Marika Kouno
高野 麻里佳
Born (1994-02-22) February 22, 1994
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Years active2013–present
AgentAoni Production
Musical career
GenresJ-Pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2020–present
LabelsNippon Columbia
Websitecolumbia.jp/kohnomarika/

Marika Kouno (高野 麻里佳, Kōno Marika, born February 22, 1994) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo. She was previously affiliated with the agency Mausu Promotion, but is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Debuting as a voice actress in 2013, she played her first main role as Rin Kohana in the 2015 anime television series Seiyu's Life!. She, together with the other main cast members of Seiyu's Life, are also members of the music group Earphones. She is known for her roles as Yua Nakajima in Hinako Note, Yumina Urnea Belfast in In Another World with My Smartphone, Silence Suzuka in Uma Musume Pretty Derby, and Mahiro Oyama in Onimai.

Biography

Kouno was born in Tokyo on February 22, 1994.[1] She is the second of three sisters;[2] her older sister Rina is a dancer.[3][4] As a child, she was already fond of reading aloud during elementary school classes.[5] She first became interested in voice acting from watching anime series. After learning that the characters Pikachu from Pokémon and Chopper from One Piece were voiced by the same person, Ikue Ōtani, Kouno began to aspire to pursuing a career in voice acting.[5]

Upon entering high school, Kouno joined her school's voice acting club, where she studied the performances of voice actors. She also participated in other activities such as playing basketball. After her graduation, she enrolled in a training school operated by the Yoyogi Animation Academy.[5][6] She completed her studies in 2014, and became affiliated with the Mausu Promotion agency the same year.[7][6][8]

Kouno began her career playing minor roles in anime series such as Aikatsu!, Log Horizon, and Rail Wars!.[9] She then played the roles of Utako Uta and Pakuko in Chikasugi Idol Akae-chan, which was also the first time she performed a song in an anime.[5] The following year, she was cast in her first main role as Rin Kohana in the anime series Seiyu's Life!.[10] She, together with her Seiyu's Life co-stars Rie Takahashi and Yuki Nagaku, formed the music group Earphones.[10] She also became a member of the idol group Team Ohenro.[11]

In 2017, Kouno played the roles of Yua Nakajima in Hinako Note, and Yumina Urnea Belfast in In Another World With My Smartphone.[12][13] She was also announced to be voicing the character Silence Suzuka in the multimedia franchise Uma Musume Pretty Derby.[14] In 2018, she played the role of Sat-chan in Mitsuboshi Colors,[15] and she reprised the role of Silence Suzuka for the anime series of Uma Musume Pretty Derby.[14]

On October 1, 2020, she transferred to Aoni Production.[7]

On February 24, 2020, Kouno made her solo singer debut under Nippon Columbia with the release of her first single, "Yume Mitai, demo Yume janai" (夢みたい、でも夢じゃない).[16]

On November 1, 2022, it was announced on Kouno's Twitter page that she had been diagnosed with adjustment disorder in mid-October 2022. Due to this, her scheduled activities have been limited per advice from her agency, Aoni Production, in order to prioritize her current treatment.[17]

Filmography

TV anime

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Anime films

2013
2015
2016

Video games

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Live-action

Dubbing

Drama CDs

  • Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! (2018), Mahiro Oyama[49]

References

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  2. ↑ Kouno, Marika (July 19, 2013). "@oshoi_169cm_p_s そう、たまに可愛いヤツなんです。笑 高野家は三姉妹ですね〜☆彡 姉は一つ上で、妹は高校二年生ですっ！ …高校二年生…良い響き。。←" (in Japanese). Twitter. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ Kouno, Marika (November 30, 2014). "姉、高野璃奈はプロフ特に何も書いてないけど、一般人ではなく、芸能事務所に所属してる女優でダンサーでタレントですよ。22歳でダンス歴は15年以上。舞台やミュージカルに出演したり、アーティストのバックダンサーやダンス講師もしていたりするプロです。気になる方はぜひ舞台とか見に行っては？" (in Japanese). Twitter. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
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