is a Japanese

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from

Kumamoto Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to ...

who is affiliated with

I'm Enterprise is a voice talent management firm in Japan. Members Female *Hikaru Akao *Saori Hayami *Yōko Hikasa * Hiromi Hirata * Kaede Hondo *Momoko Ishikawa *Rie Kugimiya *Rin Kusumi *Natsuko Kuwatani *MAKO * Ayano Matsumoto *Tomomi Mineuchi *Maria Na ...

. She began her career in 2016, and in 2018 she played her first main role as Akari Amano in the anime television series '' Ms. Vampire who lives in my neighborhood''.

Biography

Sasahara learned to play the piano at a young age and dreamed of becoming a singer during her elementary school years. She was persuaded against pursuing that career by her parents, who advised her that becoming one was difficult. While in junior high school, she played the clarinet as a member of her school's brass band. Around this time, she was encouraged to pursue a career in

voice acting 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 ...

by her father, who told her that she could sing, act, and appear on TV in that line of work. Her father then encouraged her by printing out an audition form for a role in the Japanese dub of the film ''

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'', although she ultimately did not push through with auditioning. Nevertheless, as she had already been interested 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 ...

and

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, the experience influenced her to investigate voice acting more and learn about anime production. During her third year of high school, Sasahara applied for enrollment at the Japan Narration Acting Institute. After passing the entrance examinations, she enrolled at the school while also going to university. While in her third year of training, she received a notification that the she had been accepted into the

talent agency; she then debuted as a voice actress in 2016. Among her earliest roles was as the character Li Xuelan in the 2018 anime series ''

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''. Later that year, she was cast in her first main role as the character Akari Amano in the anime series '' Ms. Vampire who lives in my neighborhood''. The following year, she was cast as Rū Hitoma in the anime series '' Over Drive Girl 1/6'' and Rin Namiki in the multimedia franchise ''

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''. In 2020, she was cast as Yūki Kuroiwa in the anime series ''

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''. In 2021, she was cast as Emilico in the anime series ''

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''.

Filmography

Anime

;2016 *''

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'' as Female student *''

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'' as Child ;2017 *'' Urara Meirocho'' *''

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'' as Marie Unuma ;2018 *'' Dagashi Kashi 2'' *''

'' as Li Xuelan *''

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'' as Mei Kunizuka (episodes 2, 4) *'' Kyōto Teramachi Sanjō no Holmes'' as Kumi Kitamoto (episode 4) *'' Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood'' as Akari Amano ;2019 *'' Over Drive Girl 1/6'' as Rū Hitoma *''

'' as Rin Namiki ;2020 *''

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'' as Girl *''

'' as Yūki Kuroiwa *''

Listeners is an original Japanese anime television series produced by MAPPA, created by Jin, and directed by Hiroaki Ando. The series aired from April 3 to June 19, 2020 on the Animeism programming block. Plot The series is set in a post-apocalyptic wor ...

'' as Loudspeaker, Grange & Anorak Brothers, Minami Girl *''

Mewkledreamy is a character franchise created by Sanrio, illustrated by character designer Mayumi Yanagita. The franchise was officially launched in 2017. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired on all TXN stations in Japan from April ...

'' as Women (2), Moderator *'' Lapis Re:Lights'' as Salsa *'' Dropout Idol Fruit Tart'' as Nua Nakamachi ;2021 *''

'' as Emilico *''

Platinum End is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Jump Square'' monthly magazine from November 2015 to January 2021, with its chapters collected in 14 ''tankōbon'' volumes ...

'' as Akira ;2022 *'' Shadows House 2nd Season'' as Emilico ;2023 *''

The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady is a Japanese light novel series written by Piero Karasu and illustrated by Yuri Kisaragi. It was originally serialized online on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō between February 2019 and August 2021. It was ...

'' as Tilty Claret *''

Dark Gathering is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenichi Kondō. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Jump Square'' since March 2019. An anime television series adaptation by OLM is set to premiere in Q3 20 ...

'' as Yayoi Hōzuki

Games

*'' Lapis Re:Lights'' as Salsa *''

Uma Musume Pretty Derby is a multimedia franchise created by Cygames. A mobile game for iOS and Android was scheduled to debut in late 2018 and then delayed to February 2021. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by P.A. Works aired from April ...

'' as Curren Chan *''

'' as Rin Namiki *''

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 USS Boise *''Birdie Crush'' as Lucie de Bei *''

Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 ''Azure Striker Gunvolt'', known as in Japan, is a 2D side-scrolling action-platform game developed and published by Inti Creates. It was first released for Nintendo 3DS via eShop in August 2014. Ports of the game were released for Windows in 201 ...

'' as Kirin *''Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2'' as Kirin

References

External links

Agency profile
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