Momo Asakura

Momo Asakura (麻倉 もも, Asakura Momo, born June 25, 1994) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is part of the Music Ray'n agency.[1][2] After passing an audition held by Music Ray'n, she made her voice acting debut as Yumi in the anime My Little Monster. She played her first main role as Ayumi Otosaka in the anime television series Charlotte.[3] She is a member of the voice acting unit TrySail, alongside Sora Amamiya and Shiina Natsukawa. Apart from voice acting, she also performed theme song for various anime she acted in.

Momo Asakura
麻倉 もも
Momo Asakura at HoneyWorks Premium Live 2021
Born (1994-06-25) June 25, 1994
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
Years active2012–present
EmployerMusic Ray'n
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2016–present
LabelsSony Music Entertainment Japan/Music Ray'n

Biography

Asakura's interest in becoming a voice actress began in middle school and continued through high school.[4] She got her break in 2011 when, together with Sora Amamiya and Shiina Natsukawa, passed an audition held by Sony Music Entertainment Japan's sub-label Music Ray'n.[3] She made her voice acting debut in 2012, voicing the character Yumi in the anime My Little Monster.[5] Since then, she was given minor roles in various anime.[5]

In 2014, she was cast as Sumi Otokawa in Sakura Trick,[6] Rin Kazari in Witch Craft Works.[7] She and other cast members performed the series' ending theme "Witch☆Activity". On December 21, 2014, it was announced that Asakura, Amamiya, and Natsukawa would be forming the voice acting unit TrySail, which released its first single "Youthful Dreamer", used as the opening theme song for the anime television series Ultimate Otaku Teacher, on May 13, 2015.[8][9] That same year, she was cast as Ayumi Otosaka in the anime television series Charlotte becoming her first main role.[3][10] She then played the role of Manako in Monster Musume,[11] and Yuyu Aizawa in Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA.[5]

In 2016, she made her official debut as a solo artist for Music Ray'n by releasing her first single "Ashita wa Kimi to." (明日は君と) which was used as an insert song for the anime film Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai.[12] The song peak at number 8 on the Oricon weekly charts.[13] Her first solo album Peachy! was released on October 3, 2018; the album peaked at number 6 on the Oricon weekly charts.[14] The following year, she was cast as Rona Pricipa O'Lapanesta in Endro!,[15] and Nagisa Kashiwagi in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.[16]

Filmography

Anime
List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source[2]
2012My Little MonsterYumiEp. 9[5]
2013A Certain Scientific Railgun SMinoriEp. 7[5][17]
2013KarnevalGirlEp. 11[5]
2013Aikatsu!RionEp. 42
2013Walkure Romanze: Shōjo Kishi MonogatariSchool girl CEp. 4[5]
2014Witch Craft WorksRin Kazari[5][7]
2014Sakura TrickSumi Otokawa, student[5][6][18]
2014NoragamiStudent BEp. 2[5]
2014Hamatora: The AnimationFemale student BEp. 8[5]
2014Bladedance of ElementalersVitteEp. 9[5]
2014Sword Art Online IIHigh school girlEp. 24
2015Ultimate Otaku TeacherAyakaEp. 6[5][17]
2015Fairy TailLummy
2015–2016CharlotteAyumi OtosakaAlso OVA[5][10][17]
2015–2017Monster MusumeManakoAlso OVA[5][11][17]
2015Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku TatakaeriAureaEp. 7[5]
2015Aria the Scarlet Ammo AAYuyu Aizawa[5]
2016KuromukuroKoharu Shirahane[5]
2016–2017High School FleetMikan IrakoAlso OVA[5][17]
2016WWW.Working!!Miri Yanagiba[5][17]
2017PriPri Chi-chan!!Yuka Saeki[5]
2017Interviews with Monster GirlsShouko HasegawaEp. 13
2019Endro!Rona Pricipa O'Lapanesta[15][17]
2019–presentKaguya-sama: Love Is WarNagisa Kashiwagi[16]
2019O Maidens in Your Savage SeasonMomoko Sudō[19]
2020–2022Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side StoryIroha Tamaki[20]
2020–2022Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove ItRikekuma[21]
2021–2023HorimiyaHonoka SawadaAlso The Missing Pieces[22][23]
2021Idoly PrideYū Suzumura[24]
2022Akebi's Sailor UniformHotaru Hiraiwa[25]
2022Heroines Run the ShowHina Setoguchi[26]
2022Arknights: Prelude to DawnMedic[27]
2023Protocol: RainMio Tokinoya[28]

Films
List of voice performances in feature films
Year Title Role Notes Source[2]
2014The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future!Serika Hakozaki[5][29]
2015Love Live! The School Idol MovieSchool idol[5]
2016Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkou IinkaiHina Setoguchi[5]
2016Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o: Kokuhaku Jikkō IinkaiHina Setoguchi[5]
2020High School Fleet: The MovieMikan Irako[5]
2020The Island of Giant InsectsMiura Mami
2022Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never EndsNagisa Kashiwagi[30]

Video games
List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source[2]
2012Girl Friend BetaYuki HanafusaiOS, Android[5]
2013The Idolmaster Million Live!Serika HakozakiiOS, Android[5][17][29]
2014The Idolmaster One For AllSerika HakozakiPS3[29]
2014Freedom WarsAnne "Charm" VitoPS Vita[31]
2015School FanfareKotone GenshouiniOS, Android[32]
2017The Idolmaster: Million Live! Theater DaysSerika HakozakiiOS, Android
2017Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side StoryIroha TamakiiOS, Android[33]
2018Dragalia LostDaikokuteniOS, Android
2021Idoly PrideYu SuzumuraiOS, Android
2022Azur LanePrinz RupprechtiOS, Android
2022The Centennial Case: A Shijima StoryKanakoNintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows[34]
TBAPanic in Sweets LandPurffeePC[35]

Discography

Albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title[36] Album details[36] Catalogue No. Oricon[14]
Regular
edition		 Limited
edition		 Peak
position		 Weeks
charted
Peachy! SMCL-565 SMCL-561/2
(CD+DVD)
SMCL-563/4
(CD+Blu-ray)		 6 4
Agapanthus
  • Released: April 8, 2020
  • Label: Music Ray'n
  • Format: CD, CD + DVD, CD + Blu-ray, digital download
 SMCL-655 SMCL-650/1
(CD+DVD)
SMCL-653/4
(CD+Blu-ray)		 5 1

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Release date Title[36] Catalogue No.
(Regular edition)		 Oricon[13] Album Notes
Peak
position		 Weeks
charted
November 2, 2016"Ashita wa Kimi to." (明日は君と。)SMCL-45687Peachy!Insert song for Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai
June 7, 2017"Tokubetsu Ichiban!!" (トクベツいちばん!!)SMCL-4851141st opening theme song for PriPri Chi-chan!!
November 1, 2017"Colorful" (カラフル)SMCL-517733rd opening theme song for PriPri Chi-chan!!
August 22, 2018"Pumpkin Meat Pie" (パンプキン・ミート・パイ)SMCL-554113—
February 13, 2019"365×LOVE"SMCL-593141Agapanthus
May 22, 2019"Smash Drop" (スマッシュ・ドロップ)SMCL-602613rd ending theme song for PazuDora
September 4, 2019"Yume Cinderella" (ユメシンデレラ)SMCL-616151Ending theme song for O Maidens in Your Savage Season

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