is a Japanese actress,

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 ...

, and singer from

Akita Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in ; "Tōhoku" in . Its population is approximately 966,000 (as of 1 October 2019) and its ge ...

who is affiliated with Honeycomb Entertainment. Her entertainment career began in 2008 when she was selected to play Annie in a musical production of ''

Annie Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress * Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer The ...

'' in 2008. She started a music career in 2014 under the stage name Rico, before reverting to using her real name in 2016. That same year, she started a voice acting career. As a voice actress, she is known for her roles as Poporon in ''

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 ada ...

'', Daia in ''

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 ...

'', and Ayako Yamada in ''

Kageki Shojo!! is a Japanese manga series by Kumiko Saiki. It was serialized as in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Jump X'' from 2012 to 2014 and was collected in two ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was later re-released as in a single ''tankōbon'' vol ...

'', while her music has been featured in

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

series such as ''

Danchi Tomoo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tobira Oda. An anime adaptation was announced in January 2013 and ran between April 2013 and February 2015. Plot ''Danchi Tomoo'' stars elementary school student Tomoo Kinoshita who lives ...

'', ''

Duel Masters is a media franchise consisting of a manga, several anime series, a trading card game and several #Video games, video games. The original manga, accompanied with his sequels, sold 4.5 million copies in Japan. Plot The st ...

'', and ''

Bofuri is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuumikan and illustrated by Koin. It began serialization online in 2016 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was acquired by Fujimi Shobo, which published the f ...

''.

Biography

Sasaki was born in Akita Prefecture on November 10, 1997. She had an interest in music from an early age, partly under the influence of her grandmother, and she began taking voice lessons while in elementary school. While in her third year of elementary, she watched a Japanese production of the musical ''

'', which inspired her to pursue a career in theater. Partly at the suggestion of her teacher, she auditioned for a role in ''Annie'', and out of around 9,000 applicants, she was selected to play the titular role Annie; she began appearing in productions in late 2008. In 2013, Sasaki launched a music career after winning a competition held by

Teichiku Records is a Japanese record label, run by , that specializes in enka, kayōkyoku, and similar music. Teichiku is an abbreviation for , the former name of the company. Teichiku Entertainment also runs the record labels Imperial Records, Takumi Note, ...

as part of its 80th anniversary, beating 3,836 other applicants; she debuted under the stage name Rico. Her first single, "Come and Get It!", was released on July 23, 2014. That same year, she joined Honeycomb Entertainment. Sasaki studied music at the Tokiwagi Gakuen High School in

Sendai is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, desig ...

and graduated from the school in 2016. That same year, she started using her real name for entertainment activities and released the single . She also started a voice acting career, a decision she originally made while still in junior high school at the urging of a friend and one of her agency's staff members. Among her early roles was as the character Nanami in the

television series ''

Clione no Akari is a Japanese online novel by Natural-Rain. It was originally posted online in 2004, and was published in June 2012 by East Press. An anime television series adaptation by Drop aired from July 12 to September 27, 2017. The series is entirely d ...

''. In 2018, she formed the music duo Re-connect together with singer Kyoco; the duo was forced to suspend activities in 2019 after Kyoco's contract with her agency was terminated. Her song , released on February 21 of that year, was used as an ending theme to the anime series ''

''. She was also cast as the character Poporon in the anime television series ''

''. In 2019, she played the role of Daia in ''

''. In 2020 Sasaki released the single "Play the world"; the title song was used as the ending theme to the anime series ''

''. In 2021, she played the role of Ayako Yamada in the anime series '' Kageki Shojo!''.

Filmography

Anime

;2016 *''Crane Game Girls'' as Kyōko *''

Cardfight!! Vanguard G ''Cardfight!! Vanguard G'' is the fifth season of ''Cardfight!! Vanguard'' and the first season of the ''G'' series. It aired in Japan from October 26, 2014 to October 4, 2015 for 48 episodes. Plot Set 3 years later after the events of Legion Mat ...

'' as Boy 3 *''Omoi no Kakera'' as Michiru *''

All Out!! ''All Out!!'' (stylized as ''ALL OUT!!'') is a Japanese manga series written by Shiori Amase. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Morning Two'' from November 2012 to February 2020, with its chapter collected in ...

'' as Female student ;2017 *'' Love Kome'' as Gurue *''

'' as Nanami Yukine ;2018 *''

'' as Poporon ;2019 *''

'' as Daia Nijinosaki ;2020 *''

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 Student council secretary ;2021 *''

'' as Ayako Yamada ;2023 *''

World Dai Star is a mixed-media project written by Takahiro and created by Egg Firm and Bandai Namco Filmworks, with original character designs by Mika Pikazo. An anime television series by Lerche aired from April to June 2023, and a mobile game titled ' ...

'' as Chisa Sasuga

Video games

;2020 *'' Death End Request 2'' as Makoto Franper ;2022 *''Azure Striker Gunvolt 3'' as Layla, Luxia

Discography

Singles

As Rico Sasaki: * (Release date: July 22, 2016) *"Recollections" (Release date: June 21, 2017) * (Release date: February 21, 2018) * (Release date: January 9, 2019) * (Release date: January 9, 2019) * (Release date: January 9, 2019) * (Release date: November 20, 2019) *"Play the world" (Release date: February 26, 2020) * (Release date: November 10, 2020)

References

External links

Official website
* 1997 births Anime musicians Japanese musical theatre actresses Japanese voice actresses Voice actresses from Akita Prefecture Teichiku Records artists Victor Entertainment artists Living people {{DEFAULTSORT:Sasaki, Rico