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from

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who is currently affiliated with

I'm Enterprise is a voice talent management firm in Japan. Members Female *Hikaru Akao *Saori Hayami *Yōko Hikasa *Hiromi Hirata *Kaede Hondo *Momoko Ishikawa *Rie Kugimiya *Rin Kusumi *Natsuko Kuwatani *MAKO * Ayano Matsumoto *Tomomi Mineuchi *Maria Nagana ...

. Having aspired to become a voice actress since her early life, she entered a training school, and after graduating became affiliated with I'm Enterprise. She made her voice acting debut in 2016, and played her first lead role in 2018 as the character Kaoruko Moeta in the anime television series '' Comic Girls''.

Biography

During her sixth grade of elementary school, Akao watched the anime series ''

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'' on television. Although she had been familiar with the occupation of

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during that time, she did not initially wish to pursue that career as she "hated her voice". She became interested in broadcasting during her elementary years, so upon entering junior high school, she joined her school's broadcasting club. During this time, she began speaking during club events, which made her more confident in her voice and realized that she had fun using it. During her second year of high school, she came across a pamphlet for a voice acting training school that had been delivered to her club. Although she initially did not want to pursue voice acting, she decided to give it a try as she thought that many people were aiming for that career. As the schedule of that training school was in conflict with her club activities, she decided to go to another school. She later studied at the Japan Narration Actor Institute, graduating in 2015. After finishing her studies, Akao became part of I'm Enterprise in 2015. She began her voice acting career playing minor roles in anime series such as ''

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''. In 2018, she played her first lead role as Kaoruko Moeta in '' Comic Girls''. She played the role of Chika Sugihara in ''

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''. In 2022, Akao was one of the winners of the Best New Actress Award at the

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Filmography

Anime

;2016 *''

'' (Female student) *''

'' (Female student) ;2017 *'' Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria'' (Lulune Louie) *''

'' (Girl) *''

'' (Girl B) ;2018 *''

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'' (Upierzyca) *'' Comic Girls'' (Kaoruko Moeta) *''

'' (Chika Sugihara) ;2019 *''

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'' (Yulia "Yuusha" Chardiet) *''

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'' (Kibō Kohinata) *''

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'' (Hinata & Hikage) ;2020 *''

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'' (Ichika Tsumura) *'' Lapis Re:Lights'' (Maryberry) *'' Assault Lily Bouquet'' (Riri Hitotsuyanagi) ;2021 *''

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Original video animation

;2017 *'' Is the Order a Rabbit?: Dear My Sister'' (Girl) ;2021 *''Alice in Deadly School'' (Sayaka Murasaki)

Video games

;2018 *'' Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings'' (Suelle Malen) *''

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'' (Kaoruko Moeta) *'' Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story'' (Riko Chiaki) *'' Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz'' (Iyori, Nazuna) *''

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'' ( Gr Mk23, QSB-91) ;2019 *'' The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross'' (Valkyrie Megellda) *''

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'' (Lice Pasla Oliva) *''

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) ;2020 *'' Atri: My Dear Moments'' (Atri) *''

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'' (Bubble) ;2021 *''Assault Lily: Last Bullet'' (Riri Hitotsuyanagi) *''

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'' (Koharu Shimoe)

References

External links

Official blog

Official agency profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Akao, Hikaru 1995 births Living people I'm Enterprise voice actors Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Seiyu Award winners Voice actresses from Saitama Prefecture