Yūka Morishima
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is a Japanese voice actress from
Kyoto Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358 () and has a geographic area of . Kyoto Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, Shiga Prefecture ...
, affiliated with
81 Produce is a voice talent management firm in Japan founded on 3 February 1981 (thus the year is the company's namesake). A hybrid CD-ROM featuring voice talent data for members of 81 Produce was released on 19 October 1997. The company is located in Sh ...
. After some unsuccessful auditions, she won an audition to star as Otome Morishima in ''
Wake Up, Girls! ''Wake Up, Girls!'' is an anime series produced by Ordet and Tatsunoko Production and directed by Yutaka Yamamoto. A film titled opened in Japan on January 11, 2014, and a television series aired in Japan between January and March 2014. T ...
New Chapter!'' and therefore was part of the unit Run Girls, Run! until their dissolution in 2023. She has also starred as Mei in ''
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord is a Japanese light novel series written by Yukiya Murasaki and illustrated by Takahiro Tsurusaki. The light novels are published in English by J-Novel Club. A manga adaptation by Naoto Fukuda has been running since 2015, and is licensed b ...
'', Mel Shido in '' Kiratto Pri Chan'', Gripen in '' Girly Air Force'', and Tōko Futaba in ''
Kotaro Lives Alone is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mami Tsumura. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' from March 2015 to June 2023, with its chapters collected in ten volumes. A ten-episode televisio ...
''.


Biography

Yuuka Morishima, a native of
Kyoto Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358 () and has a geographic area of . Kyoto Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, Shiga Prefecture ...
, was born on 16 March 1997. She had wanted to become a voice actor since she was a high school student due to her admiration for the voice acting industry. She was a finalist at the 2013 " Milky Holmes Sisters Kanojo Member Scout Audition", which was later won by
Ayasa Itō is a Japanese voice actress from Kyoto Prefecture. She is a member of the singing unit ''Milky Holmes Feathers'', formed with fellow voice actress Aimi for the media franchise ''Tantei Opera Milky Holmes''. She is known for playing keyboardis ...
. She was a finalist in
Tohokushinsha Film is a Japanese film distributor, production company and dubbing studio based in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo. It was founded in 1961 by Banjirō Uemura (who was also once the head of the Japanese branch of ITC Entertainment) as a dubbing house for fo ...
's 2016 Kimikoe Audition. In July 2017, she passed the "Avex x 81 Produce Wake Up, Girls! Audition 3rd Anison Vocal Audition" and was cast as Otome Morishima in ''
Wake Up, Girls! ''Wake Up, Girls!'' is an anime series produced by Ordet and Tatsunoko Production and directed by Yutaka Yamamoto. A film titled opened in Japan on January 11, 2014, and a television series aired in Japan between January and March 2014. T ...
New Chapter!'' and made a part of Run Girls, Run!. She was later announced as the unit's leader. She also voiced Mel Shido in '' Kiratto Pri Chan''. The unit disbanded on 31 March 2023. In June 2018, she was cast as Mei in ''
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord is a Japanese light novel series written by Yukiya Murasaki and illustrated by Takahiro Tsurusaki. The light novels are published in English by J-Novel Club. A manga adaptation by Naoto Fukuda has been running since 2015, and is licensed b ...
''. In August 2018, she was cast as Gripen in '' Girly Air Force''. In November 2019, it was announced that she would voice a heretofore-undisclosed character in ''
Nekopara , taglined ''Cats Paradise'', is a series of adult visual novels developed by NEKO WORKs and published by Sekai Project. The first game in the series, ''Nekopara Vol. 1'', was released in December 2014, taking place in a world where human ...
''; the character was later revealed to be Cacao. In 2022, she starred as Tōko Futaba in ''
Kotaro Lives Alone is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mami Tsumura. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' from March 2015 to June 2023, with its chapters collected in ten volumes. A ten-episode televisio ...
''.


Filmography


Animated television

;2017 *''
Wake Up, Girls! ''Wake Up, Girls!'' is an anime series produced by Ordet and Tatsunoko Production and directed by Yutaka Yamamoto. A film titled opened in Japan on January 11, 2014, and a television series aired in Japan between January and March 2014. T ...
New Chapter!'', Otome Morishima ;2018 *''
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord is a Japanese light novel series written by Yukiya Murasaki and illustrated by Takahiro Tsurusaki. The light novels are published in English by J-Novel Club. A manga adaptation by Naoto Fukuda has been running since 2015, and is licensed b ...
'', Mei *'' Kiratto Pri Chan'', Mel Shido ;2019 *''
Assassins Pride is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Kei Amagi and illustrated by Nino Ninomoto. Fujimi Shobo have published the series since January 20, 2016 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Yoshie Ka ...
'', Myra, schoolgirl, Daisy *'' Girly Air Force'', Gripen *'' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'', female student B ;2020 *''
Nekopara , taglined ''Cats Paradise'', is a series of adult visual novels developed by NEKO WORKs and published by Sekai Project. The first game in the series, ''Nekopara Vol. 1'', was released in December 2014, taking place in a world where human ...
'', Cacao ;2022 *''
Kotaro Lives Alone is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mami Tsumura. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' from March 2015 to June 2023, with its chapters collected in ten volumes. A ten-episode televisio ...
'', Tōko Futaba


Video games

;2018 *''Brown Dust'', Kyuubi *''Gekkō Luster'', Ellen Eliza *''
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord is a Japanese light novel series written by Yukiya Murasaki and illustrated by Takahiro Tsurusaki. The light novels are published in English by J-Novel Club. A manga adaptation by Naoto Fukuda has been running since 2015, and is licensed b ...
: Cross Reverie'', Mei *'' Kiratto Pri Chan'', Mel Shido *Blue Archive, Akari Wanibuchi *''
Wake Up, Girls! ''Wake Up, Girls!'' is an anime series produced by Ordet and Tatsunoko Production and directed by Yutaka Yamamoto. A film titled opened in Japan on January 11, 2014, and a television series aired in Japan between January and March 2014. T ...
Shinsei no Tenshi'', Otome Morishima ;2019 *''Machimusu: Chikyū Bōei Live'', Munich, Kyoto *''Shirohime Quest Sawami'', , Tsuchiura Castle ;2021 *''
Blue Archive ''Blue Archive'' is a 2021 real-time strategy role-playing game developed by the South Korean developer MX Studio under the management umbrella of Nexon Games (formerly NAT Games). The player and protagonist is a Sensei who was summoned ...
'', Akari Wanibuchi


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morishima, Yuuka 1997 births Living people Anime singers Japanese women pop singers Singers from Kyoto Prefecture Voice actresses from Kyoto Prefecture 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers 81 Produce voice actors Run Girls, Run! members