Kotomi Aihara
Japanese voice actress
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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.
- Voice actress
- singer
Kotomi Aihara | |
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藍原 ことみ | |
Aihara in 2016 | |
| Born | 2 May 1990 |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Employer | Atomic Monkey |
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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 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 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
Anime television series
Original net animation
| Year | Work | Role | Ref. |
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| 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. |
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| 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] |
| 2022 | Uma Musume Pretty Derby | Bamboo Memory | [9] |
| 2022 | Arknights | Erato | |
| 2025 | Honkai: Star Rail | Young Phainon | [1] |
| 2026 | Genshin Impact | Jeht | [14] |