Reo Kurachi | |
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倉知 玲鳳 | |
Born | 22 May 1997 |
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Years active | 2017–present |
Employer | S Inc. |
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Reo Kurachi (倉知 玲鳳, Kurachi Reo, born 22 May 1997) is a Japanese voice actress and keyboardist affiliated with S Inc.[1] She plays the keyboard for the band Raise A Suilen of the BanG Dream! franchise, which includes portraying the character Reona "Pareo" Nyubara. She also voices Esora Shimizu in D4DJ and Kina Asaka in Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki.
Biography
Reo Kurachi, a native of Saitama Prefecture, was born on 22 May 1997.[2] She learned to play the Electone and piano during her youth, while her interest in voice acting began in junior high school after watching the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist and K-On!.[1][3] She joined S Inc., a talent management agency run by singer Hiromi Satō, after passing their 3rd Newcomer Audition in 2016.[1]
In 2018, Kurachi became a member of the BanG Dream! band Raise A Suilen, serving as its keyboardist.[4] She voiced the character Reona "PAREO" Nyubara, the keyboardist of Raise A Suilen's fictional counterpart of the same name, in the second and third seasons of the franchise's anime television series.[5][6] Although her first voice acting role was as a character named Hatano on the 2017 Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack drama CD,[1] BanG Dream! was her first role in a television series.[7] In 2020, she began voicing the character in BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico, the franchise's chibi short anime spinoff,[8] and in Film Live 2nd Stage, the franchise's animated concert film.[9] In 2022, she reprised the role in the BanG Dream film Poppin'Dream!.[10] Alongside RAS member Risa Tsumugi, she is a host on the franchise-focused variety show Radio RIOT.[11]
Kurachi has also appeared in other Bushiroad media. In July 2019, she became part of the D4DJ franchise as Esora Shimizu, one of four members of Peaky P-key.[12] She voiced the character in D4DJ First Mix (2020-2021), D4DJ Petit Mix (2021), and D4DJ All Mix (2023).[13][14][15] She voices Fumi Yumeōji (as part of Rinmeikan Girls School) in Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight: Re LIVE, the smartphone game of Bushiroad franchise Revue Starlight.[16]
In 2022, she starred in the film adaptation of the Idol Bu Show franchise as Shiho Hoshino (who is part of the group No Princess),[17] and she starred in Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki as Kina Asaka, a student council member.[18]
Filmography
- 2017
- Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack Drama CD, Hatano[1]
- 2018
- Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight: Re LIVE, Fumi Yumeōji.[16]
- 2019
- BanG Dream! 2nd Season, Reona "Pareo" Nyubara[5]
- 2020
- BanG Dream! 3rd Season, Reona "Pareo" Nyubara[6]
- BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico: Ohmori, Reona "Pareo" Nyubara[8]
- D4DJ First Mix, Esora Shimizu[13]
- 2021
- 2022
- BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico Fever!, Reona "Pareo" Nyubara[19]
- BanG Dream! Poppin'Dream!, Reona "Pareo" Nyubara[10]
- Idol Bu Show, Shiho Hoshino[17]
- Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki, Kina Asaka[18]
- 2023
- D4DJ All Mix, Esora Shimizu[15]
- 2024
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "倉知 玲鳳". 株式会社S公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ↑ "倉知玲鳳". Tower Records Online. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ↑ Kurachi, Reo (22 May 2020). "倉知玲鳳「RASのキーボードが"私でいい"という存在意義がほしかった」声優図鑑" [Reo Kurachi: "I wanted the significance of existing as RAS' keyboard to be 'I am good'."]. DDNavi (Interview) (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ↑ Komatsu, Mikikazu (18 July 2018). "BanG Dream! Franchise's 3rd Girls Band Reveals Their Official Name "RAISE A SUILEN"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- 1 2 "OTHER". 「BanG Dream! 2nd Season」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- 1 2 "RAISE A SUILEN". 「BanG Dream! 3rd Season」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ Kurachi, Reo (17 October 2020). "『バンドリ! ガルパ』RAISE A SUILENパレオ役 倉知玲鳳さんが語る"パレオの二面性とチュチュへの忠誠心"【RAS登場記念キャストインタビュー第4弾】" ["BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!" RAISE A SUILEN's Reo Kurachi talks about "the duality of Pareo and loyalty to CHU2" [RAS 4th cast interview]]. Famitsu (Interview) (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- 1 2 "STAFF&CAST 大盛り(第2期)". 「BanG Dream! ガルパ☆ピコ ふぃーばー!」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- 1 2 "CAST・STAFF". 劇場版「BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- 1 2 "CHARACTER | 劇場版「BanG Dream! ぽっぴん'どりーむ!」". BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ "ニッポン放送にて「BanG Dream! Presents RAISE A SUILENのRADIO R・I・O・T」4月6日(月)20:30からスタート!" [Nippon Broadcasting, "BanG Dream! Presents RAISE A SUILEN's RADIO R・I・O・T" Starts April 6 (Mon) at 20:30!]. PR Times (in Japanese). 30 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ↑ "『D4DJ』20名のキャラクターとそのキャストなどの新情報が多数公開". Animate Times (in Japanese). 24 July 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- 1 2 "Peaky P-key (ピーキーピーキー)| CHARACTER". TVアニメ「D4DJ First Mix」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- 1 2 "D4DJ Petit Mix New Key Visual and Preview of First Episode" (Press release). Bushiroad USA. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Anime News Network.
- 1 2 "清水絵空". TVアニメ「D4DJ All Mix」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- 1 2 "夢大路 文". 少女☆歌劇 レヴュースタァライト -Re LIVE-(スタリラ)公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- 1 2 "IDOL舞SHOW:劇場版アニメ化 2022年初夏公開 2年ぶりCDも" (in Japanese). 1 March 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- 1 2 Loo, Egan (4 March 2022). "Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki Anime Season 4 Adds 3 More Cast Members". Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ "STAFF&CAST". 「BanG Dream! ガルパ☆ピコ ふぃーばー!」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (11 September 2023). "Yuruyuri Spinoff Anime Ōmuro-ke Unveils 4 More Cast Members". Retrieved 11 September 2023.
External links
- Reo Kurachi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia