is a Japanese

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and musician. Affiliated with the HiBiKi talent agency, she plays the bass guitar for the band Poppin'Party of the ''

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'' franchise, which includes portraying the character Rimi Ushigome.

Career

Nishimoto became interested in voice acting after watching the anime ''

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'' in elementary school. She began playing the piano and

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at the age of three and the guitar at 14, and was a euphonium and saxophone player in her middle and high schools' band clubs. In April 2013, Nishimoto auditioned for a spot in the

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franchise ''

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'' and qualified for the finals. Although

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ultimately won the role, Nishimoto's guitar playing caught Bushiroad head

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's interest and she was later recruited for his new music project ''

'' as a bassist; at the time, Nishimoto had the least experience with the bass compared to the guitar and piano. Nishimoto, along with Itō and Aimi, comprised the original cast for the first ''BanG_Dream!'' live on April 18, 2015, and the three would form the band Poppin'Party with

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and

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. In addition to live concerts, Nishimoto's role in the franchise included portraying Rimi Ushigome in the anime and mobile game ''

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''; certain aspects of her character were also inspired by her real-life personality. A Rimi-based

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by Nishimoto titled "Chocolate no Teion Recipe" was released on June 21, 2017; the single peaked at 20th on the

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. In 2016, Nishimoto voiced Unne Sonosaki in the Bushiroad short series '' We Are the Luck & Logic Club!'', followed by Amol in ''Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic'' a year later. She also portrayed Haru Mikado in the 2018 show '' Future Card Buddyfight Ace'', which featured Poppin'Party's "Saa Ikō!" as the opening

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. Nishimoto voiced Fumi Futagawa in the 2020 anime '' Assault Lily Bouquet'' and its spin-off series ''Assault Lily Fruits''. She portrayed Lulune in the 2021 anime ''

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''.

Personal life

Nishimoto graduated from university in 2017. During her first year of college, she received a second Microsoft Office Specialist certification in

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and

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and a second-level grade in the .

Filmography

Anime

Video games

References

External links

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Official agency profile
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