Rika Nagae
長江 里加
BornSeptember 28
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Years active2015–present
AgentAoni Production
Notable work

Rika Nagae (長江 里加, Nagae Rika, born September 28)[1] is a Japanese voice actress from Saitama Prefecture who is affiliated with Aoni Production. She started her voice acting career in 2015, and in 2017 she played her first main role as Baselard in the anime series Frame Arms Girl. Her roles include Olivia in Asobi Asobase, Hinata Hoshino in Wataten!, Hayate Hisakawa in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage, and Mitsuha Yamano in Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement.

Biography

Nagae had dreamed of appearing on TV since childhood after becoming a fan of Disney works. She also developed an interest in music, and learned to play the piano at the age of five. Although she had heard about voice acting at an early age, it was not until she was in high school when she decided to pursue it as a career.[2]

While in high school, Nagae was a member of a band, serving as its vocalist and later its electric guitarist. She also attended a vocational school for voice acting, believing that pursuing that career would allow her to be herself.[2]

Nagae started her voice acting career in 2015 after a period of training, and became affiliated with the talent agency Aoni Production. In 2017 she played her first main role in an anime, voicing Baselard in the television series Frame Arms Girl; she was also among the show's cast members who performed its ending theme "Fullscratch Love".[3]

In 2018, Nagae was cast as the character Olivia in the anime series Asobi Asobase; she also performed the show's opening and ending themes together with her fellow cast members.[4][5] The following year she voiced Hinata Hoshino in Wataten!;[6] she and other cast members performed the series' opening and ending themes under the name Wataten Five.[7] In 2019, she was cast as the character Hayate Hisakawa in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage.[1] She has been cast as Mitsuha Yamano in Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement, which premiered in 2023.[8]

Filmography

Anime

2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024

Games

2019

References

  1. 1 2 3 長江 里加 | 株式会社青二プロダクション (in Japanese). Aoni Production. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. 1 2 「長江里加」声優インタビュー＆ミニグラビア【声優図鑑】. Da Vinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. August 15, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 22, 2017). "Frame Arms Girl Anime's English-subtitled Video Reveals Staff, Cast, April Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 18, 2018). "Asobi Asobase Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, July Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  5. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 8, 2018). "Asobi Asobase Anime's Theme Song Artists, Original Anime DVD Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Sherman, Jennifer (October 17, 2018). "Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita! Anime Reveals Visuals, Cast, January 2019 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  7. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 26, 2018). "5 Main Cast Members to Also Perform Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita! Anime's Ending Theme". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  8. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 7, 2022). "Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement Anime Reveals Lead Voice, Staff". Anime News Network (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  9. ↑ Loo, Egan (February 19, 2022). "Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Romantic Comedy Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, TrySail's Opening Song, April 1 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  10. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (June 14, 2023). "TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You Anime Gets New 4-Episode Series on July 12". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  11. ↑ Loo, Egan (October 4, 2023). "I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness Anime's 3rd Video Unveils More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  12. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (December 17, 2023). "Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! Anime Unveils New Commercial Video, Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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