Rie Takahashi

Takahashi was born in Saitama Prefecture.[1] She watched Ojamajo Doremi, Higurashi When They Cry and Soul Eater while in high school. She noticed that many male characters were voiced by female voice actors; as this fact interested her, she decided to pursue a career in voice acting.[2] She joined her school's broadcasting club during her third year of high school, and she also won a special citation for voice acting at the 4th High School Animation Fair.[3] During her third year of high school, Takahashi participated in an audition sponsored by the voice acting agency 81 Produce.[1] After graduating from Koshigaya-Minami High school,[3] she attended 81 Produce's training school, 81 Actor's Studio.[4] While continuing with her lessons, she became part of the voice actor unit Anisoni∀, alongside Reina Ueda, Chiyeri Hayashida and Kayoto Tsumita.[5] After graduating from the 81 Actor's Studio in 2013, she formally joined 81 Produce.[1] She worked many part-time jobs such as at supermarkets and a bra factory.

In 2013, she played background or supporting roles in each series, such as Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³, Driland and Aikatsu.[6] She also played the role of a student in a voiced comic stream of the online manga Pokémon Card Game XY: Yarouze!.[7] In 2015, she played her first lead role as Futaba Ichinose in the anime television series Seiyu's Life!.[8] Takahashi, together with Seiyu's Life! co-stars Marika Kouno and Yuki Nagaku, formed the musical unit Earphones.[9] That same year, she was cast as the characters Miki Naoki in School-Live! and Kaon Lanchester in Comet Lucifer.[10][11] She and fellow School-Live! co-stars Inori Minase, Ari Ozawa, and Mao Ichimichi, performed the series' opening theme "Friend Shitai" (ふ・れ・ん・ど・し・た・い, I Want to be Friends).[12] In March 2016, Takahashi received the Best Newcomer Award at the 10th Seiyu Awards.[13] She was then cast as the character Megumin in the anime series KonoSuba;[14] she and co-stars Sora Amamiya and Ai Kayano performed the series' closing theme "Chiisana Boukensha" (ちいさな冒険者, Little Adventurer).[14] She also voiced the roles of Noct Leaflet in Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle,[6] OL in Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters,[6] Mirai Asahina in Maho Girls PreCure!,[15] and Code Omega 00 Yufilia in Ange Vierge.[6] She played Emilia in the anime series Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World;[16] Takahashi performed the series' second closing theme "Stay Alive".[17] Later that year, she was cast as the character Mash Kyrielight in the mobile phone game Fate/Grand Order, replacing Risa Taneda who had gone on hiatus earlier that year.[18] In 2017, Takahashi reprised the role of Megumin in the second season of KonoSuba, where she, Amamiya and Kayano performed the series' closing theme "Ouchi ni Kaeritai" (おうちに帰りたい, I Wanna Go Home).[19] She played Aqua Aino in Love Tyrant,[20] and Ernesti Echevarria in Knight's & Magic.[21] In 2018, she played Takagi in the anime series Teasing Master Takagi-san,[22] where she performed the series' ending themes.[23] She also played the roles of Tsubasa Katsuki in Comic Girls and Sagiri Ameno in Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs.[24][25] In 2019, she played Nozomi Makino in Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka.[26] and reprised her role as Takagi-san in Teasing Master Takagi-san,[22] where she performed the series' closing themes.

In February 2021, Takahashi announced her debut as a solo singer under A-Sketch/Astro Voice on April, along with the launch of her official fanclub, "Takaharitsu Riekoukou" (たかは私立りえ高校).[27] Her debut album Tōmei na Fusen (透明な付箋) was released on June 23, 2021.[28] In March 2022, Takahashi received the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 16th Seiyu Awards.[29]

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Rie Takahashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia