Kotomi Aihara

Kotomi Aihara
藍原 ことみ
Aihara in 2016
Born (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990 (age 34)
Occupations
  • Voice actress
  • singer
Years active2015–present
EmployerAtomic Monkey
Notable work

Kotomi Aihara (藍原 ことみ, Aihara Kotomi, born 2 May 1990) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Aomori Prefecture, affiliated with Atomic Monkey.[1] She is known for voicing Shiki Ichinose in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, Bamboo Memory in Uma Musume Pretty Derby, and Bōrinmaru Gokokuhōtenji in Tasūketsu: Fate of the Majority.

Biography

Kotomi Aihara, a native of Aomori Prefecture, was born on 2 May 1990.[2] As a preteen, she watched Cardcaptor Sakura and Hunter x Hunter and wanted to be a "2D boy", so she gradually became interested in voice acting.[3][4] This tendency had already existed in the previous few years, with her parents buying her a lot of goods associated with Sailor Uranus, a character she liked because of her voice (which was provided by Megumi Ogata).[4] She was educated at the Atomic Monkey Voice Acting and Acting Institute, where she was taught by instructor Miki Nagasawa,[4] and she also took part in the finals of the Seiyu Awards New Voice Actor Discovery Auditions and in the Koebu [ja] audition, winning the special prize at the latter.[2]

Aihara voices Shiki Ichinose in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, a sub-franchise in The Idolmaster franchise.[5] Since then, she has performed as a singer on several Idolmaster music releases, including "The Idolmaster Cinderella Master 038: Ichinose Shiki" (2015), which charted at #11 in the Oricon Singles Chart and the 2016 album The Idolmaster Cinderella Master Cute Jewelries! 003 (the series' first album to top the Oricon Albums Chart).[6][7] She reprised her role in the anime adaptation The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Theater.[8]

She voices Bamboo Memory in Uma Musume Pretty Derby.[9] In May 2024, it was announced that she would voice Bōrinmaru Gokokuhōtenji in Tasūketsu: Fate of the Majority.[10]

She cites Shiho Niiyama as an influence.[11]

She likes anison and is often interested in music by Megumi Hayashibara and Nana Mizuki, whose song "Scarlet Knight" she performed in her Seiyu Awards self-introduction.[4] She likes horror and mystery games, having played Mystereet  [ja] repeatedly,[11] and she also plays the puzzle games Disney Tsum Tsum and Tetris.[3] She is a fan of 1990s anime, with her favorites being Cardcaptor Sakura and Sailor Moon Sailor Stars.[11]

Filmography

Animated television

Year Work Role Ref.
2016 Beyblade Burst Haruto Aota [1]
2017 Duel Masters Planetta, Nagnagutulis, others [1]
2017 The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Theater Shiki Ichinose [8]
2018 Cardfight!! Vanguard Maron [1]
2018 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Kircheis (childhood) [1]
2019 Fairy Gone Child [1]
2019 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Boy [1]
2020 A Certain Scientific Railgun Boy [1]
2020 A3! Audience [1]
2020 Ahiru no Sora Momoharu Hanazono (childhood) [1]
2020 Mewkledreamy Kanta Anzai [1]
2020 The Day I Became a God Toshinori's child [1]
2021 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team Kimichika Haijima (childhood) [1]
2021 Amaim Warrior at the Borderline Takuma Fudo [1]
2021 Takt Op. Destiny Takuto Asahina (childhood) [1]
2022 Requiem of the Rose King Young Gatesby [1]
2022 Smile of the Arsnotoria Vellum [1]
2023 Ayakashi Triangle Riita Kanade [1]
2024 Solo Leveling Lina [1]
2024 Tasūketsu: Fate of the Majority Bōrinmaru Gokokuhōtenji [10]

Original net animation

Year Work Role Ref.
2019 Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise Stola [1]
2019 The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls 8th Anniversary Special Project: Spin-off! Shiki Ichinose [5]
2019 The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Female student [1]

Video games

Year Work Role Ref.
2015 The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Shiki Ichinose [1]
2017 Onigiri Amanojaku [1]
2017 Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz Lila G [1]
2019 Girls' Frontline USAS-12, wz.29 [1]
2019 Monster Strike Mei, Sango [1]
2020 Sakura Kakumei Rin Shiranui [1]
2021 Kirara Fantasia Yuki Takahashi [1]
2021 Smile of the Arsnotoria Vellum [1]
? Uma Musume Pretty Derby Bamboo Memory [9]

Discography

Title Year Single details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN JPN
Hot
"The Idolmaster Cinderella Master 038: Ichinose Shiki" 2015
  • Released: 18 November 2015
  • Label: Nippon Columbia
 11[6] — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

References

  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 "藍原 ことみ". Atomic Monkey (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "藍原ことみ". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "フレッシュ夏フェス隊！". ウチの夏フェス2015! (in Japanese). AT-X. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "藍原ことみインタビュー（前編） 「小さい頃から2次元の男の子になりたくて、それなら"声優"だと思いました」" (in Japanese). Nizista (ニジ★スタ). 19 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b Loo, Egan (10 November 2019). "The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Gets 'Spin-off!' Anime Promo Short". Anime News Network. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER 038 一ノ瀬志希 | 藍原ことみ". Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  7. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (6 June 2016). "Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Is 1st Game With #1 Album in 5 Years". Anime News Network. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  8. ^ a b "ススタッフ＆キャスト". ＴＶアニメ「シンデレラガールズ劇場」 公式サイト (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 23 September 2023.
  9. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (9 September 2017). "Uma Musume Pretty Derby Anime Reveals Visual, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  10. ^ a b Cayanan, Joanna (28 May 2024). "Tasūketsu Anime's Full Promo Video Announces More Cast, July 2 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  11. ^ a b c "藍原ことみインタビュー（後編） 「演技も歌も、技術以上に気持ちが大切だと思っています」" (in Japanese). Nizista (ニジ★スタ). 20 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.