Rie Takahashi

is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with 81 Produce. A member of the musical unit Earphones, she had a leading role in the anime series '' Seiyu's Life!''. She voiced Megumin in '' KonoSuba'', Emilia in '' Re:Zero'', Takagi in '' Teasing Master Takagi-san'', Mash Kyrielight in '' Fate/Grand Order'', Mirai Asahina/Cure Miracle in '' Witchy Pretty Cure!'', Yuzuriha in '' Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku'', Sumi Sakurasawa in '' Rent-A-Girlfriend'', and Ai Hoshino in '' Oshi no Ko''. She won the Best Female Newcomer at the 10th Seiyu Awards.

Biography

Takahashi was born in Saitama Prefecture. She watched '' Ojamajo Doremi'', '' Higurashi When They Cry'', and '' Soul Eater'', while in high school. She noticed that some voice actresses have played each male characters, as this fact interested her. She decided to pursue a career in voice acting. She joined the broadcasting club during her third year of high school, and won a special citation for voice acting at the 4th High School Animation Fair. During her third year of high school, Takahashi participated in an audition sponsored by the voice acting agency 81 Produce. After graduating from Koshigaya-Minami High School, she attended 81 Produce's training school, 81 Actor's Studio. While taking lessons, she became part of the voice actor unit Anisoni∀, alongside Reina Ueda, Chiyeri Hayashida, and Kayoto Tsumita. After graduating from the 81 Actor's Studio in 2013, she joined 81 Produce. She had a part-time job at the supermarket and a bra factory.

In 2013, she played background or supporting roles in each series, such as '' Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3'', '' Driland'', and '' Aikatsu!''. She also played the role of a student in a voiced comic stream of the online manga ''Pokémon Card Game XY: Yarouze!''. In 2015, she had a leading role in the anime series '' Seiyu's Life!''. Takahashi, Marika Kouno, and Yuki Nagaku, formed the musical unit Earphones. Takahashi voiced Miki Naoki in '' School-Live!'' and Kaon Lanchester in '' Comet Lucifer''. She and fellow ''School-Live!'' co-stars, Inori Minase, Ari Ozawa, and Mao Ichimichi, performed the series' opening theme . In March 2016, Takahashi received the Best Newcomer Award at the 10th Seiyu Awards. She was cast as the character Megumin in the anime series '' KonoSuba''. Takahashi, Sora Amamiya, and Ai Kayano performed the series' closing theme . She also voiced Noct Leaflet in '' Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle'', OL in '' Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters'', Mirai Asahina in '' Maho Girls PreCure!'', Code Omega 00 Yufilia in '' Ange Vierge'', and Emilia in '' Re:Zero''. Takahashi performed the series' second closing theme "Stay Alive". She voiced Mash Kyrielight in the mobile phone game '' Fate/Grand Order'', replacing Risa Taneda who went on a hiatus earlier that year. In 2017, Takahashi reprised the role for the second season of ''KonoSuba'', where she, Amamiya, and Kayano performed the series' closing theme . She played Aqua Aino in '' Love Tyrant'', and Ernesti Echevarria in '' Knight's & Magic''. She voiced Takagi in the anime series '' Teasing Master Takagi-san'', where she performed the series' ending themes. She also voiced Tsubasa Katsuki in '' Comic Girls'', Sagiri Ameno in '' Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs'', and Nozomi Makino in '' Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka''. For the second season of ''Teasing Master Takagi-san'', she performed the series' closing themes.

In February 2021, Takahashi announced her debut as a solo singer under A-Sketch/Astro Voice on April, along with the launch of her official fanclub, . Her debut album was released on June 23, 2021. She won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 16th Seiyu Awards.

In April 2025, 81 Produce announced that Takahashi would be taking a break for a month to undergo surgery for a vocal cord nodule.

Filmography

Anime series

Original net animation

Original video animation

Anime films

Video games

Live-action

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

Discography

Singles

Extended plays

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Takahashi, Rie
1994 births
81 Produce voice actors
21st-century Japanese actresses
21st-century Japanese singers
21st-century Japanese women singers
Living people
Anime singers
Earphones (band) members
Japanese women pop singers
Japanese video game actresses
Seiyu Award winners
Voice actresses from Saitama Prefecture
A-Sketch artists