Saori Ōnishi
Japanese voice actress
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Saori Ōnishi (大西 沙織, Ōnishi Saori; born August 6, 1992) is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with I'm Enterprise.[3] She voiced La Folia Rihavein in her first main role for the anime series Strike the Blood. She is known for her roles as Mejiro McQueen in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, Eriri Spencer Sawamura in Saekano, Ais Wallenstein in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vignette April Tsukinose in Gabriel DropOut, Miyako Shikimori in Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, and Akari Watanabe in More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers. She won the Best Supporting Actress award and the Personality Award at the 12th Seiyu Awards.[4]
Saori Ōnishi | |
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大西 沙織 | |
| Born | August 6, 1992 Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Agent | I'm Enterprise |
| Height | 156 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1][2] |
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Biography
Ōnishi began aspiring to become an actress in elementary school, while watching television. Maaya Sakamoto and Sanae Kobayashi inspired her to pursue the profession.[5] While attending elementary and junior high school, Ōnishi was part of a brass band club. Although she was part of the science class in high school, she did not join any clubs. She attended a voice acting training school.[5]
Ōnishi initially voiced characters in a number of drama CDs, before moving on to supporting roles in anime.[6] Her first main role in an anime was as La Folia Rihavein in Strike the Blood.[7] In 2014, she voiced Jamie Hazaford in Argevollen,[8] Emi Murakami in Jinsei,[9] and Kanon Chiyoda in The Irregular at Magic High School.[9] Ōnishi voiced Eriri Spencer Sawamura in Saekano.[10] She played the roles of Ais Warenstein in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?,[11] Hisako Arato in Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma,[12] and Miyuki Kujō in Shomin Sample.[13] In 2016, she played the roles of Kazuha Shibasaki in Girlish Number, Non Toyoguchi in Keijo, Madoka Amano in Active Raid,[14] and Ai Ninomiya in Amanchu!.[15] In August 2016, she visited Hong Kong to promote the game Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, in which she voiced Dana.[16] In 2017, Ōnishi voiced Vignette April Tsukinose in Gabriel DropOut. She, Miyu Tomita, Naomi Ōzora, and Kana Hanazawa performed the series' opening theme "Gabriel Drop Kick", and ending theme "Hallelujah Essaim".[17] She voiced Muramasa Senju in Eromanga Sensei,[18] Marie Bell Breguet in Clockwork Planet,[19] and Kuro in Restaurant to Another World.[20] In 2018, she played Hiyori Jūjō in Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko,[21] Ruka Irokawa in Comic Girls,[22] and Beelzebub in As Miss Beelzebub Likes.[23] In 2019, she played Nagi Kirima in Boogiepop and Others.[24] She voiced Kaori Shirasaki in Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest.[25]
On February 22, 2022, she tested positive for COVID-19.[26] In May 2023, her talent management agency announced that she would temporarily reduce her work activity due to health issues.[27][28]
Filmography
Anime
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2013 | Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War | Sahara | |
| The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel | Naomi | ||
| 2016 | Selector Infected WIXOSS | Piruluk | |
| 2019 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion | Ais Wallenstein | |
| Saekano the Movie: Finale | Eriri Spencer Sawamura | [90] | |
| 2020 | Date A Live Fragment: Date A Bullet | White Queen | |
| 2021 | Tokyo 7th Sisters Movie: Bokura wa Aozora ni Naru | Alessandra Susu | [91] |
| Kin-iro Mosaic: Thank you!! | Akari Kuzehashi | [92] | |
| 2024 | Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction | Hikari Sumaru | [93] |
Video games
Radio
- Kakuma Ai & Onishi Saori no Can-chome Can-banchi - Niconico
- 7-Eleven presents Sakura toshitai Onishi - Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
- A&G TRIBAL RADIO AGSON - Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
- Takamina to Onishi no Takanishiya - Niconico
Dubbing
- Live-action
- All of Us Are Dead (Min Eun-ji (Oh Hye-soo))[136]
- Animation
- The Loud House and The Casagrandes (Lynn Loud)[137]