is a Japanese

voice actress Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...

, singer and

idol Idol or Idols may refer to: Religion and philosophy * Cult image, a neutral term for a man-made object that is worshipped or venerated for the deity, spirit or demon that it embodies or represents * Murti, a point of focus for devotion or medit ...

from

Saitama Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...

. She is a member of

i☆Ris (stylized as i☆Ris) is a Japanese voice acting and singing female idol group, formed in 2012 by Avex. The group currently consists of five members: Saki Yamakita, Yu Serizawa, Himika Akaneya, Yūki Wakai, and Miyu Kubota. The leader is Saki ...

. Kubota is affiliated with

81 Produce is a voice talent management firm in Japan founded on 3 February 1981 (thus the year is the company's namesake). A hybrid CD-ROM featuring voice talent data for members of 81 Produce was released on 19 October 1997. The company is located in Sh ...

and Avex Pictures.

Career

Kubota attended a technical high school, and while there obtained a license to operate a

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and to arc weld. As a senior in high school Kubota passed the Anisong vocal audition. In 2012 she and five other singers who had passed the audition formed the idol group

and debuted in the same year. Her image color was orange. After graduating from high school she went on to university and continued her work as a voice actress and singer. In 2013, she began voice acting in the anime '' Nyaruko: Crawling with Love''. Her first major role was in 2014 as Sophy Hōjō in '' PriPara''. I☆Ris won the 10th annual Seiyu Award for singing in 2016. In September 2017, Kubota was cast as Karin Asaka in the smartphone game '' Love Live School Idol Festival All Stars''.

Filmography

Anime

;2013 * '' Nyaruko: Crawling with Love'' as store clerk * ''Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live'' as Customer 5 ;2014 * '' Battle Spirits: Saikyou Ginga Ultimate Zero'' as Samantha * ''

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'' as Tort * ''

Hamatora is a Japanese mixed-media project created by Natsu Matsumai and Yūki Kodama. The project began with a manga series written by Yukino Kitajima and Yūki Kodama as the artist, with Yū Wazu adapting the original designs for animation. The ...

'' as Girl * ''Pripara'' as Sophy Hōjō * ''

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'' as Betty ;2015 * ''

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'' as Kojika Betsujo ;2017 * ''Idol Time Pripara'' as Sophy Hōjō, Hana, and Powan * ''Makeruna!! Aku no Guntan'' as Narrator for episode 2 * ''

Kabukibu! is a light novel series written by Yūri Eda, with illustrations by Ishinoya. The series began on August 24, 2013 and finished with seven volumes, published by Kadokawa Shoten on November 25, 2017. The series is about Kurogo Kurusu, a boy who ...

'' as Tōko * ''

Black Clover is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūki Tabata. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since February 2015, with its chapters collected in 33 ''tankōbon'' volumes ...

'' as Sister Lily ;2018 * ''

Kiratto Pri Chan , short for ''Sparkling Prism☆Channel'', is a Japanese arcade game by Takara Tomy Arts. It is the successor to ''Pretty Rhythm'', '' PriPara'', ''Idol Time PriPara'' and the third entry in Takara Tomy's ''Pretty Series''. An anime televi ...

'' as Emo Moegi * ''

Magical Girl Site is a Japanese magical girl manga series written and illustrated by Kentarō Satō. It is a spin-off of ''Magical Girl Apocalypse''. The series is about a severely tormented, abused and suicidal high school student named Aya, who gains the ...

'' as Maimu Akane * ''

Gurazeni or ''Money Diamond'', is a Japanese baseball manga series written by Yūji Moritaka and illustrated by Keiji Adachi. The manga was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Morning'' and has been followed by four sequels sinc ...

'' as Uguisu-jō * ''

Dropkick on my Devil! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiwo. The series began serialization in Flex Comix's ''Comic Meteor'' web magazine in April 2012. Twenty volumes have been released as of December 2022. An anime television series adap ...

'' as Medusa ;2019 * '' Grimms Notes The Animation'' as Shane, Alice * ''

Wise Man's Grandchild is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsuyoshi Yoshioka and illustrated by Seiji Kikuchi. It began serialization online in January 2015 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. At the beginning of edisode 3 ...

'' as Alice Corner *'' King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars'' as God VII ;2020 * '' Plunderer'' as Saki Ichinose * ''

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club is a Japanese multimedia spin-off project from the ''Love Live!'' series and its game series ''Love Live! School Idol Festival''. It was first introduced in 2017 as "Perfect Dream Project" and was initially created as part of the game ''Lov ...

'' as Karin Asaka ;2022 * '' Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 2nd Season'' as Karin Asaka * '' Musasino!'' as Kojika Bessho * ''

Shine Post is a Japanese idol-themed mixed-media project created by Konami Digital Entertainment and Straight Edge. A light novel series written by Rakuda and illustrated by Buriki, titled ''Shine Post: Nee Shitteta? Watashi o Zettai Idol ni Suru Tame ...

'' as Itoha Karabayashi * '' Aru Asa Dummy Head Mike ni Natteita Ore-kun no Jinsei'' as Toto Asakusa ;2023 * '' In Another World with My Smartphone 2nd Season'' as Sakura

OVA

*''Fantasy Star Stellara (''2014) as Ayumi Kido

Animated films

* PriPara movies (4 from 2015-2017) as Sophy Hōjō * ''King of Prism -Pride the Hero-'' (2017) as audience * ''Pripara &

Kirakira Memorial live'' (2018) as Emo Moegi）

Video games

2013

* '' Metal Max 4: Gekkō no Diva'' as Mikan

2014

* ''OreTawā -Over Legend Endless Tower-'' as Scoop, Spana, and Asphalt cutter

2015

* ''Uchi no Hime-sama wa Ichiban Kawaii'' as Harumachi-hime * ''MaidenCraft'' as Inori Tokitō * ''Tokyo Harem'' as Erika Chihaya

2016

* ''

Grimms Notes is an online free-to-play role-playing game developed by Genki and published by Square Enix. It was released in Japan on January 21, 2016 for Android and iOS devices. The game was released worldwide on March 2, 2018 in South Korea, China, ...

'' as Shane

2017

* ''SOUL REVERSE ZERO'' as Waltraute and Roßweiße * ''Raramaji Honyarara MAGIC'' as Mai Suzaki

2018

* ''Monster Musume Harem'' as Medusa

2019

* Love Live! School Idol Festival as Karin Asaka * '' Love Live School Idol Festival All Stars'' as Karin Asaka * ''Grand Summoners'' as Shiki

2020

* ''

Digimon ReArise This is a list of video games that are part of the '' Digimon'' franchise by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Bandai). Most of the games have been developed by Namco Bandai Games and have been released for a variety of home and handheld ...

'' as Sara Shinkai

2022

* ''

Azur Lane ''Azur Lane'' () is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by Chinese developers Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi, released in 2017 for the iOS and Android operating systems. Set in an alternate timeline of World War II, pl ...

'' as SN Arkhangelsk

Drama CD

* 38th Aimoto Girls High School Student Council Activity Journal Aipon (2014 - 2015) as Satoko Kozora. * Momo Kyun Sword Special CD "Peach" (2015) as Akebi * Fureraji☆ (2016) as Aoi Aoyagi * In Another World With My Smartphone Drama CD 02 (2019) as Sakura

Radio

* A&G Artist Zone i☆Ris's 2h (2013 - 2014) as a member of i☆Ris * Radio Animage (2015-） * Dive II Station NewGenerations! (2015) * Fureraji☆Real Radio (2015-) * NACK5 SPECIAL "VOICE ACTORS RADIO" (2016）

Television

* Japacon★Wonderland (Narration, April 6, 2015 - September 19, 2016） * Irakon (April 30, 2015-）

Stage

* Pripara "Minna ni Todoke! Prism☆Voice! (February 4–7, 2016 at the Zepp Blue Theater, Roppongi) as Sophy Hōjō * SOLID STAR Produce Vol.7 "Bright Funeral" (June 15–19, 2016 at the Haiyuza Theater) * Pripara "Minna ni Todoke! Prism☆Voice! 2017 (January 26–29, 2017 at the Zepp Blue Theater, Roppongi) as Sophy Hōjō * KARATE MUSICAL「SAUCE」(July 6–13, 2017 at Zenrosai Hall /Space Zero) *

Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de is a Japanese television drama series based on the mystery novel of the same name by Japanese author Tokuya Higashigawa. It premiered on Fuji TV on October 18, 2011. This drama series was subsequently followed two-hour long special episode, then ...

, a recitation (November 23–26; December 2–3, 2017, Imagine Studio) * Shin☆Yuki no Princess (February 21–25, 2018,

New National Theatre Tokyo The is Japan's first and foremost national centre for the performing arts, including opera, ballet, contemporary dance and drama. It is located in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. Since 1997 more than 650 productions were staged. There are about 300 pe ...

) * Jekyll vs Hyde, a musical recitation (March 20, 2018, Tokyo FM Hall) as Marie

References

External links

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