Rika Abe

Rika Abe
阿部 里果
Born	20 September
Occupations	Voice actress singer
Years active	2014–present
Notable work	Mizuki Makabe in The Idolmaster Million Live! Hresvelgr in Frame Arms Girl Z23 in Azur Lane

Rika Abe (阿部 里果, Abe Rika, born 20 September) is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with VIMS.[1] She is known for voicing Mizuki Makabe in The Idolmaster Million Live!, Z23 in Azur Lane, and Hresvelgr in Frame Arms Girl.

Biography

Rika Abe, a native of Mie Prefecture, was born on 20 September and educated at the Japan Narration Acting Institute.[1] In 2013, she voiced Mizuki Makabe in The Idolmaster Million Live!.[2] In 2014, she made her anime debut in The Pilot's Love Song,[3] voicing a schoolgirl.[2] In 2015, she voiced Yousuke Tateishi's mother in Death Parade.[2]

In March 2017, she was cast as Hresvelgr in Frame Arms Girl.[4] This marked the first time she was cast in a major role in an anime television series.[3] In July 2017, Abe was invited to appear at Anime Festival Asia Indonesia as a guest for the Frame Arms Girl franchise.[3] In October 2017, as part of the Frame Arms Girl franchise, she was invited to appear at AFA Singapore as a guest, alongside her co-stars Narumi Kaho and Hibiku Yamamura.[5]

She voices the Azur Lane franchise's anthropomorphic personification of the German destroyer Z23, and her character single (released on 20 November 2019) charted at #33 at the Oricon Single Chart.[6] In 2019, she voiced Kanade Hokaze in Re:Stage! Dream Days.[7] In 2021, she reprised her role as Z23 in Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!.[8]

In June 2022, she was cast in Extreme Hearts as Hazuki Sakurai, one of the five members of May-Bee (one of the series' fictional idol groups).[9]

In anime, she has also voiced Haruko Urachi in Sagrada Reset, Tomoko Inukai in Hanebado!, Yuriko in Boogiepop Phantom, Zerotarō in Ojarumaru, Shōko in Smile Down the Runway, Rubius in Vlad Love, and Sara in Rusted Armors.[1] In video games, she has also voiced Riana in Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz, Chloe and Luel in White Cat Project, Otsuu in Mary Skelter 2, Shirosai in Kemono Friends 3, and Rinka Kuon in Omega Labyrinth Live.[1]

Filmography

Television animation

2014

• The Pilot's Love Song, schoolgirl[2]
• Riddle Story of Devil[1]

2015

• Death Parade, Yousuke's mother[2]

2017

• Frame Arms Girl, Hresvelgr[4]
• Sagrada Reset, Haruko Urachi[1]

2018

• A Certain Magical Index III, salesperson[1]
• Hanebado!, Tomoko Inukai, Chikage Yamoto, Actress, Friend of Athlete[1][10]

2019

• Azur Lane, Z23[1]
• Boogiepop Phantom, Yuriko[1]
• Domestic Girlfriend, Sanae[1]
• Mob Psycho 100 II, parent B[1]
• My Roommate Is a Cat, Yasaka's mother[1]
• Ojarumaru, Zerotarō[1]
• Re:Stage! Dream Days, Kanade Hokaze[7]

2020

• Smile Down the Runway, Shōko[1]

2021

• Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!, Z23, Washington[8][1]
• Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress, Students[10]

2022

• Extreme Hearts, Hazuki Sakurai[9]
• Rusted Armors, Sara[1]

2023

• Shy, Civirevo Show Children[10]

2024

• Loner Life in Another World, Vice Rep A[11]

Original net animation

2021

• Vlad Love, Rubius[1]

2022

• Spriggan, Airport Announcement[10]

Theatrical animation

2018

• Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution, Dominic (Assistant)[10]

2019

• Ride Your Wave, Woman C[10]

Video games

2013

• The Idolmaster Million Live!, Mizuki Makabe[2]
• Koepura, Kaho Mochizuki[1]

2015

• Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz, Riana[1]
• White Cat Project, Chloe, Luel[1]

2017

• Azur Lane, Z23, Washington, Z25[1]
• Re:Stage! Prism Step, Kanade Hokaze[1]
• Summer Lesson: Allison Snow, Allison Snow[1]

2018

• Lost Trigger, Mao[1]
• Mary Skelter 2, Otsuu[1]
• Tale of the Fragmented Star: Single Fragment Version[1]

2019

• Kemono Friends 3, Shirosai[1]
• Omega Labyrinth Live, Rinka Kuon[1]
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint, teammate, Alice B., others[1]

2023

• Snowbreak: Containment Zone, Nita[1]

Discography

Title	Year	Details	Peak chart positions		Sales
			JPN	JPN Hot
"Azur Lane Character Song Single: Vol. 5 Z23"	2019	Released: 20 November 2019 Label: Stray Cats Formats: CD	33[6]	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

References

1. "阿部里果". VIMS. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
2. "阿部里果". GamePlaza Haruka. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
3. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (12 July 2017). "C3 AFA Indonesia Hosts Voice Actress Rika Abe". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
4. Chapman, Paul (9 March 2017). "Rika Abe Suits Up and Joins the Cast of "Frame Arms Girl"". Crunchyroll News. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
5. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (19 October 2017). "C3 AFA Singapore to Host Voice Actresses Narumi Kaho, Hibiku Yamamura, Rika Abe". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
6. "TVアニメーション『アズールレーン』キャラクターソングシングル Vol.5 Z23". Oricon News. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
7. "Re:ステージ！ ドリームデイズ♪ - アニメ詳細データ". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
8. "アズールレーン びそくぜんしんっ！ - アニメ詳細データ". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
9. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (17 June 2022). "Extreme Hearts Anime Streams Reveals 5 More Cast Members in Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
10. "Rika Abe (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
11. Cayanan, Joanna (21 July 2024). "Loner Life in Another World Anime Reveals 1st Video, More Cast, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 July 2024.