Akari Harashima

Akari Harashima
Akari Harashima
原嶋あかり
Born	9 March 1990 (age 34)
Occupations	Voice actress; singer;
Years active	2011–present
Agent	Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society
Notable work	The Idolmaster Million Live! as Iku Nakatani; Fire in His Fingertips as Megumi Sasahara;

Akari Harashima (Japanese: 原嶋あかり, Hepburn: Harashima Akari, born 9 March 1990) is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society.^[1] She is known for voicing Iku Nakatani in The Idolmaster Million Live! and Megumi Sasahara in Fire in His Fingertips.

Biography[edit]

Akari Harashima, a native of Hokkaido, was born on 9 March 1990.^[2] As an elementary school student, she decided to pursue a career as a voice actor after her older sister, an anime lover, said that it was an interesting career. Although there was a voice acting school in her prefecture of origin, she planned to move to Tokyo, which her mother vetoed until the former was in junior high school.^[3]

Harashima entered the Amusement Media Academy as a 15th generation student while studying in high school.^[4]^[3] She joined Aoni Production in 2010, and after spending some time as a freelancer joined Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society in 2015.^[1] In May 2019, she was cast as Megumi Sasahara in Fire in His Fingertips.^[5]

Harashima voices Iku Nakatani in The Idolmaster Million Live!, a spin-off of The Idolmaster franchise. As part of the franchise, she performed as part of the quartet TIntMe! in the 2021 single "The Idolmaster Million Theater Wave 13: TIntMe!" (which charted at #9 in the Oricon Singles Chart).^[6] She reprised the role in Million Live's 2023 anime adaptation.^[7]

Harashima was the vocalist of a musical group called "ChocoNekoB" (styled chocoNekoβ).^[8] In March 2018, the group's agency TA-Link's announced that the group's activities had been indefinitely suspended.^[9]

She is a certified food sanitation manager.^[1] One of her hobbies is collecting Kutusita Nyanko [ja] merchandise.^[1]

Filmography[edit]

Animated television[edit]

2011

Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth, maid^[1]
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, host^[1]

2012

2013

Fantasista Doll, Ponpon^[1]
Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East, Kinko^[1]
Jewelpet Happiness, Rin^[1]
Karneval, Nurse^[1]
Kiniro Mosaic^[1]
Kyousougiga, Pakupaku^[1]
Little Busters!^[1]
Senki Zesshō Symphogear G, Komichi Ayano^[1]
Tamako Market, Kaede^[1]

2014

Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea^[1]

2019

Fire in His Fingertips, Megumi Sasahara^[5]

2023

The Idolmaster Million Live!, Iku Nakatani^[7]

Original video animation[edit]

2010

Yuri Seijin Naoko-san, Misuzu^[1]

2014

Futari Ecchi, Rui Tsutsumi^[1]

Video games[edit]

2011

Dokidoki Suikoden, Nana Hachiōji^[1]

2012

Tales of Xillia 2, Elle Mel Marta (as motion capture)^[1]
Unchain Blaze XIV, Wepal^[1]

2013

The Idolmaster Million Live!, Iku Nakatani^[1]

2015

Tales of Zestiria, Edna (as motion capture)^[1]

2016

BraveSword x BlazeSoul, Flametongue^[1]
Tales of Berseria, Laphicet (as motion capture)^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac "原嶋あかり". Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "原嶋あかり". Animate Times (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b Harashima, Akari (17 August 2016). "声優・原嶋あかりの新しい可能性「chocoNekoβ」について直撃 - 自分の中身がカスカスになるまで出しきる気持ちで歌ってしまう". Mynavi News (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Daiki Katō. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "原嶋あかり". Aoni Production. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b Sherman, Jennifer (22 May 2019). "Tanishi Kawano's Firefighter Romance Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION THE@TER WAVE 13 TIntMe!". Oricon News. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b "アニメ公式『アイドルマスターミリオンライブ！』全国の映画館にて全話先行上映決定！ #ミリアニ". The Idolmaster Million Live! (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ "声優・原嶋あかりchocoNekoβ、渡部恵子や小岩井ことりらと一周年イベント開催". Mynavi News (in Japanese). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "chocoNekoβ運営より皆様への大切なお知らせ". TA-Link's (in Japanese). 31 March 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[haikyo-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac "原嶋あかり". Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[2] "原嶋あかり". Animate Times (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[mynavi-3] Harashima, Akari (17 August 2016). "声優・原嶋あかりの新しい可能性「chocoNekoβ」について直撃 - 自分の中身がカスカスになるまで出しきる気持ちで歌ってしまう". Mynavi News (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Daiki Katō. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[4] "原嶋あかり". Aoni Production. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[ANN_20190522-5] Sherman, Jennifer (22 May 2019). "Tanishi Kawano's Firefighter Romance Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[6] "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION THE@TER WAVE 13 TIntMe!". Oricon News. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[MLA-7] "アニメ公式『アイドルマスターミリオンライブ！』全国の映画館にて全話先行上映決定！ #ミリアニ". The Idolmaster Million Live! (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[8] "声優・原嶋あかりchocoNekoβ、渡部恵子や小岩井ことりらと一周年イベント開催". Mynavi News (in Japanese). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[9] "chocoNekoβ運営より皆様への大切なお知らせ". TA-Link's (in Japanese). 31 March 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

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