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and singer from

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, Japan. After starting her career in 2013, she began playing supporting roles in anime series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2017, she played the roles of Nozomi Momijidani in the anime series ''

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'' and Lisa Imai in the multimedia franchise ''

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''. Endō is part of the vocal unit Yuri*Kari together with fellow Swallow voice actress

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. She also became part of the bands Baby's Breath and Roselia as part of her participation in ''Angel's 3Piece'' and ''BanG Dream!'' respectively. She also appeared at anime conventions in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. In December 2017, due to health reasons, she announced her retirement from the entertainment industry following the release of an album in May 2018 and a solo live concert in June 2018.

Biography

Endō was born in Tokyo on June 24, 1994. From an early age, she had dreamed of becoming a voice actress and singer, and she had become interested in anime due to watching series such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. Her desire to become an entertainer was also bolstered by her interest in anime and manga, which she maintained during her high school years. While in high school, she became part of a band that performed covers of anime music. While still a high school student, Endō joined the 6th

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contest, where she became a finalist. Following this, she decided to participate in an audition held by the media company

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. She won the grand prize at the audition, and she became affiliated with the voice acting agency Swallow. She was then paired with fellow newcomer voice actress

as the vocal unit Yuri*Kari. Endō debuted in the entertainment industry as a singer, performing with Takahashi the song , which was used as the ending theme to the 2013 anime series '' The Severing Crime Edge''. That same year, she made her debut as a voice actress, playing the role of Haruno Yoshikawa in the anime television series ''

''. In 2014, Endō released her first solo single "Monochrome Overdrive", the title track of which was used as the ending theme to the anime series ''

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'', where she plays the role of Aina Mikage. The single was written and composed by

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, the lead guitarist of the band

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. She also played the roles of Rina Sakai in ''

'' and Tanako Kujirai in ''

''. Her second single, was released on August 6, 2014, and is used as the ending theme to ''Magimoji Rurumo''. In 2015, Endō made an appearance at

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Indonesia and Anime Festival Asia Singapore. In 2017, she was cast as the character Lisa Imai in the multimedia franchise ''

'', where she became part of the band Roselia. She was also cast as the character Nozomi Momijidani in the anime series ''

'', where she became part of the band Baby's breath, and as the character Mitsuki Gero in the multimedia project ''

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''. On December 18, 2017, Endō announced that due to health reasons, she would retire from the entertainment industry in 2018. Her final overseas appearance was at C3 AFA Hong Kong in February 2018, while her last appearance as part of Roselia was on May 13, 2018. She released a compilation album titled ''Emotional Daybreak'' on May 9, 2018, while her final activity as an entertainer was a solo live concert that took place at Akasaka Blitz on June 1, 2018.

Filmography

TV anime

* ''

'' (2013–15), Haruno Yoshikawa * ''

'' (2014), Tanako Kujirai * ''

'' (2014), Rina Sakai * ''

'' (2014), Aina Mikage * '' Ace of Diamond: Second Season'' (2015–16), Haruno Yoshikawa * ''

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'' (2016), Haruka * ''

'' (2017), Lisa Imai * ''

'' (2017), Nozomi Momijidani

Web anime

* ''

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'' (2015), Asuna Kangoshi * ''

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'' (2016), Reika Shiragane / Windom

Discography

Singles

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Endo, Yurika 1994 births Living people Anime singers Japanese women pop singers Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Voice actresses from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers