Nao Ojika
Japanese voice actress and singer
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Nao Ojika (Japanese: 小鹿 なお, Hepburn: Ojika Nao; born 9 August) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Nagoya, affiliated with I'm Enterprise.[1] She has starred as Temari Tsukimura in Gakuen Idolmaster, Rui Nonoyama/Lulu Mashū in Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly, and Kaede Saionji in Ghost Concert: Missing Songs.
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| Born | 9 August |
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| Years active | 2021–present |
| Employer | I'm Enterprise |
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Biography
Nao Ojika, a native of Nagoya, was born on 9 August.[1][2] During her youth, she enjoyed reading textbooks for class, was interested in acting, and had aspirations of being a musician and narrator; this inspired her to become a voice actor.[2] Although originally interested in evening anime song performers like Porno Graffitti, Scandal, Sid, and Spyair, she shifted towards rock bands with male vocals by high school, including 04 Limited Sazabys, The Oral Cigarettes, and Uverworld.[3] She attended the Japan Narration Acting Institute Nagoya School for three years and passed the annual office affiliation examination.[2] She joined I'm Enterprise on 1 April 2019.[4]
In March 2024, it was announced Ojika would star as Temari Tsukimura, a major character of Gakuen Idolmaster, a spinoff of The Idolmaster franchise.[5] Her Idolmaster singles, "Luna Say Maybe", "Ivy", and "Kanaetai, Kotabakari", charted respectively at #22, #25, and #18 at the Oricon Digital Singles Chart,[6][7][8] as well as #27, #26, and #23 at the Billboard Japan Download Songs Chart.[9][10][11]
In October 2025, Ojika was cast as Rui Nonoyama/Lulu Mashū, one of the two protagonists of Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly.[12] She also starred as Kaede Saionji in Ghost Concert: Missing Songs.[13] She released two digital photobooks, Nao kara and Aoi to Nao kara (alongside her Idolmaster co-star Aoi Nagatsuki), with Shueisha in February 2026.[14] She also hosts Radio Dot Ai: Nao Ojika no Ojika no Oji-kan! on Chō! A&G+.[15]
Ojika's special skill is dancing;[1] she attended a dance club in high school and, as revealed in a 2024 LisAni! interview that she added it to her profile as a strength in a work that includes live performances.[3] He holds a regular driver's license as a qualification, and her dialect is Nagoya dialect.[1]
Filmography
Television animation
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Blue Period | Woman | [16] |
| 2022 | A Couple of Cuckoos | Amusement Park Guest | [16] |
| 2022 | My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex | Yume's Friend | [16] |
| 2023 | Insomniacs After School | Schoolgirl | [16] |
| 2023 | My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 | Tousei High School Student | [16] |
| 2023 | Oshi no Ko | Clerk (Episode 22) | [16] |
| 2023 | The Dangers in My Heart | Maimai | [16] |
| 2024 | Blue Box | Eimei Sports Club Member | [16] |
| 2024 | Villainess Level 99 | Student | [16] |
| 2025 | Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly | Rui Nonoyama/Lulu Mashū | [12] |
| 2026 | Ghost Concert: Missing Songs | Kaede Saionji | [13] |
| 2026 | A Hundred Scenes of Awajima | Nurse | [16] |
| 2026 | Tamon's B-Side | Event Audience | [16] |
| 2027 | Fall in Love, You False Angels | Otogi Katsura | [17] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Goddess of Victory: Nikke | Ein | [16] |
| 2024 | Gakuen Idolmaster | Temari Tsukimura | [5] |
| 2025 | Chaos Zero Nightmare | Priscilla | [16] |
| 2026 | Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary | Shiori Kugayama | [18] |
| Crymelight | Mad | [19] |