Sumire Uesaka

Japanese voice actress and singer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sumire Uesaka (上坂すみれ, Uesaka Sumire; born December 19, 1991) is a Japanese voice actress, singer and professional wrestler associated with Voice Kit. She first began her career as a junior talent in 2000, appearing in various commercials. In 2011, she transitioned into voice acting. She won the Best Rookie Actress at the 10th Seiyu Awards.[1] In addition to voice acting, Uesaka began a music career in April 2013 under King Records under the King Amusement Creative label.[2]

Born (1991-12-19) December 19, 1991 (age 34)
Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
AlmamaterSophia University
Occupations
Yearsactive2000–present
Quick facts Born, Alma mater ...
Sumire Uesaka
上坂すみれ
Uesaka at the JMSDF Fleet Week Yokohama 2019
Born (1991-12-19) December 19, 1991 (age 34)
Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Alma materSophia University
Occupations
Years active2000–present
AgentVoice Kit
AwardsBest Rookie Actress, 10th Seiyu Awards
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2013–present
Labels
Professional wrestling career
Ring nameSumire Uesaka
Billed height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Debut2025
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In 2025, Uesaka made her professional wrestling debut and is currently Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion in her second reign.

Career

Uesaka performing at Anicon 2015

2000–2009: Early modeling work

When Uesaka was 8 years old, she was scouted by Space Craft Agency [ja]'s junior talent division on her way home from taking the STEP Eiken exams.[3] In the same year, she made her first media appearance in a Vidal Sassoon commercial, becoming the first Japanese person featured in the company's advertisements.[3] Uesaka continued making appearances in commercials, such as Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children – Book of Fire in 2003 and Vicks in 2009.[4]

2011–present: Voice acting career

In April 2011, at the age of 19, Uesaka decided to pursue voice acting and transferred to Space Craft's voice acting division.[3][5] She auditioned for the anime adaptation of Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!, winning the role of Sora Takanashi, which was her first leading role in voice acting.[3]

She voiced Nonna in Girls und Panzer and was a guest at J-Fest in Russia in November 2013.[6]

Since October 2011, she has been the radio personality on the web radio program A&G NEXT GENERATION Lady Go!!.[7]

On September 4, 2020, she announced that she had left Space Craft Entertainment and would become a freelancer.[8] On March 1, 2021, she announced that she would be joining the agency Voice Kit.[9]

Other ventures

Modeling

Uesaka is a fan of lolita fashion[10] and used to wear it when she first started voice acting professionally.[11] Since 2011, Uesaka has modeled for Baby, the Stars Shine Bright and made guest appearances at their events.[12] She also modeled for the brand during their fashion runway events.[13][14] In addition, she has also modeled for Metamorphose temps de fille.[15] Uesaka has modeled in lolita fashion publications, such as Gothic & Lolita Bible,[16] Kera [ja],[17] Harajuku Pop[18] and Lapin Labyrinthe.[15] In 2024, she produced a themed café called Twilight Rouge, with the outfits designed by lolita fashion brand Victorian Maiden.[19][20]

Professional wrestling

Uesaka made her professional wrestling debut during DDT Pro-Wrestling's DDT Las Vegas Series ~ Neshin ~ event on April 20, 2025, where she won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship for a short period of time.[21] On March 29, 2026, she regained the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.[22]

Championships and accomplishments

Personal life

Uesaka cites Halko Momoi as her inspiration and became interested in voice acting after watching Nurse Witch Komugi when she was 10 years old.[3] Since hearing the State Anthem of the USSR in her first year of high school, Uesaka became interested in Russian culture and the former Soviet Union.[3] In April 2010, she enrolled in Faculty of Foreign Studies at Sophia University.[23] She majored in Russian studies[24] and announced that she had graduated on March 27, 2014.[citation needed]

In March 2016, after several cases of online sexual harassment, she announced that her personal Twitter account would no longer be updated, but resumed in November 2016. Her personal Twitter and Instagram were later closed on July 21, 2017 after continuous harassment, after which her social media presence has been limited to a new Twitter account run by her staff.[25]

Filmography

Anime series

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Original net animation

Anime films

Video games

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TBA
  • Magical Girl Destroyers Kai as Peace[138]

Overseas dubbing

2016
2018
2019
2020
2021
2025

Tokusatsu

2021

2022

Other works

Web radio

Discography

Singles

More information Year, No. ...
Year No. Single Details Catalog No. Peak Oricon

Chart Positions

 Album
2013 1 Nanatsu no Umi Yori Kimi no Umi (七つの海よりキミの海)
  • Released: April 24, 2013
  • Label: King Records
 KICM-91447 (limited),

KICM-1449 (regular)

 13[145] Kakumei Teki Broadway Shugisha Doumei

(革命的ブロードウェイ主義者同盟)

2 Genshi, Joshi wa, Taiyou Datta. (げんし、女子は、たいようだった。)
  • Released: July 10, 2013
  • Label: King Records
 KICM-91455 (limited),

KICM-1457 (regular)

 23[146]
2014 3 Parallax View (パララックス・ビュー)
  • Released: March 5, 2014
  • Label: King Records
 KICM-91506 (limited),

KICM-1508 (regular)

 14[147] 20 Seiki no Gyakushuu

(20世紀の逆襲)

4 Kitare! Akatsuki no Doushi (来たれ! 暁の同志)
  • Released: July 16, 2014
  • Label: King Records
 KICM-91524 (limited),

KICM-1525 (regular)

 26[148]
5 Enma Daiou ni Kiite Goran (閻魔大王に訊いてごらん)
  • Released: December 10, 2014
  • Label: King Records
 KICM-91556 (limited),

KICM-1558 (regular)

 20[149]
2015 6 Inner Urge
  • Released: July 22, 2015
  • Label: King Records
 KICM-91617 (limited),

KICM-1617 (regular)

 24[150]
2016 7 Koisuru Zukei (cubic futurismo) (恋する図形)
  • Released: August 3, 2016
  • Label: King Records
 KICM-91705 (limited),

KICM-1705 (regular)

 17[151] No Future Vacances

(ノーフューチャーバカンス)

2017 8 Odore! Kyuukyoku Tetsugaku (踊れ！きゅーきょく哲学)
  • Released: July 17, 2017
  • Label: King Records
 KICM-91767 (limited),

KICM-1767 (regular)

 12[152]
9 Kanojo no Gensou (彼女の幻想)
  • Released: October 18, 2017
  • Label: King Records
 KICM-91806 (limited),

KICM-1806 (regular)

 11[153]
2018 10 POP TEAM EPIC
  • Released: January 31, 2018
  • Label: King Records
 KICM-91824 (limited),

KICM-1824 (regular)

 12[154]
2019 11 Bon♡Kyu♡Bon wa Kare no Mono♡ (ボン♡キュッ♡ボンは彼のモノ♡)
  • Released: April 17, 2019
  • Label: King Records
 KICM-91917 (limited),

KICM-1917 (regular)

 10[155] NEO PROPAGANDA
2021 12 EASY LOVE
  • Released: April 21, 2021
  • Label: King Records
 KICM-92079 (limited),

KICM-2079 (regular)

 19[156]
13 Seikatsu Konkyu Damedinero (生活こんきゅーダメディネロ)
  • Released: October 27, 2021
  • Label: King Records
 KICM-92105 (limited),

KICM-2105 (regular)

 23[157]
2023 14 LOVE CRAZY
  • Released: February 8, 2023
  • Label: King Records
 KICM-92123 (limited),

KICM-2123 (regular)

 16[158]
15 Happyend Princess (ハッピーエンドプリンセス)
  • Released: October 18, 2023
  • Label: King Records
 KICM-92140 (limited),

KICM-2140 (regular)
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Albums

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Year Album details Catalog no. Peak Oricon
chart positions
2014 Kakumei Teki Broadway Shugisha Doumei (革命的ブロードウェイ主義者同盟)
  • Released: January 8, 2014[159]
  • Label: King Records
  • Format: CD
 KICS-91983 (Limited Edition A),

KICS-91984 (Limited Edition B),

KICS-1983 (Regular Edition)

 9[160]
2016 20 Seiki no Gyakushuu (20世紀の逆襲)
  • Released: January 6, 2016
  • Label: King Records
  • Format: CD
 KICS-93336 (Limited Edition A),

KICS-93337 (Limited Edition B),

KICS-93338 (Limited Edition C),

KICS-3336 (Regular Edition)

 10[161]
2018 No Future Vacances (ノーフューチャーバカンス)
  • Released: August 1, 2018
  • Label: King Records
  • Format: CD
 KICS-93726 (Limited Edition A),

KICS-93727 (Limited Edition B),

KICS-3726 (Regular Edition)

 10[162]
2020 Neo Propaganda
  • Released: January 22, 2020
  • Label: King Records
  • Format: CD
 KICS-93891 (Limited Edition A),

KICS-93892 (Limited Edition B),

KICS-3891 (Regular Edition)

 12[163]
2022 Anthology & Destiny
  • Released: October 26, 2022
  • Label: King Records
  • Format: CD
 KICS-94080 (Limited Edition),

KICS-4080 (Regular Edition)

 18[164]
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Character singles

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Date releasedCD nameCharacter (voiced by)Song titleUsed in
2011
November 9Sora Takanashi Character Song CD (パパのいうことを聞きなさい! キャラクターソング 小鳥遊空) (KIZM-121/22)[165] Sora Takanashi (Sumire Uesaka) SORAIRO (Colors of the Sky) (ソライロ, Sorairo) A character song of Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!
2012
November 21INSIDE IDENTITY (LACM-14026)[166] Black Raison d'être: Rikka Takanashi, Shinka Nibutani, Kumin Tsuyuri and Sanae Dekomori (Maaya Uchida, Chinatsu Akasaki, Azumi Asakura and Sumire Uesaka respectively) INSIDE IDENTITY,
OUTSIDER		 The ending theme song of Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!
December 26GIRLS und PANZER ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (ガールズ&パンツァー オリジナルサウンドトラック) (LACA-9256)[167] Katyusha (Hisako Kanemoto) and Nonna (Sumire Uesaka) Katyusha A song used in Girls und Panzer
Dark Iris Musical Grammar (中二病でも恋がしたい! ボーカルミニアルバム 暗黒虹彩楽典) (LACA-15262)[168] Sanae Dekomori (Sumire Uesaka) remmuS iroM em llac t'noD (でいなばよって☆マサリモ, Deinabayotte Masarimo),
Dark Death Decoration		 A character song of Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!
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Other appearances

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN JPN
Hot
"Majo ni Naritai Hime ni Naritai Majo no Rhapsody" (魔女になりたい姫と姫になりたい魔女のラプソディー)
(Maaya Uchida feat. Sumire Uesaka)		 2017 8 10 Magic Hour
"One Way My Love"
(Night Tempo feat. Sumire Uesaka)		 2021 — — Ladies in the City
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
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