is a Japanese voice actress from Kagoshima Prefecture affiliated with the agency Across Entertainment. After aspiring to become a voice actress early in life, she made her acting debut in 2012 as the character Rin Shibuya in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls franchise. She is also known for her roles as Myoko in Arpeggio of Blue Steel and Hotaru Rindō in Qualidea Code.
Biography Fukuhara was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on December 31, 1989. Early in life, she dreamed of becoming a veterinarian, but after listening to a radio drama adaptation of the manga series Hunter × Hunter, she became aware of the occupation of voice acting, and decided to pursue that career track instead. She then took correspondence training lessons to improve her voice skills, while also reading manga aloud in order to practice her acting skills. In high school, she was a member of her school's broadcasting club; she later participated in the national radio contest sponsored by NHK, becoming the first student of her school to make it to the contest, although she was unable to win any award. At the urging of her parents, she took a degree in nutrition at a university, while also attending the . During her time at the training school, she became part of the voice acting agency VIMS.
In 2012, she made her voice acting debut as the character Rin Shibuya in the video game The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls. She graduated from university the following year. She would then play mainly supporting or background roles in anime until 2015 when she was cast as the character Myōkō in the anime film Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova DC. She also reprised the role of Rin for the anime adaptation of The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls. In 2016, she was cast as the character Grea in the anime series Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends, and Hotaru Rindō in the anime series Qualidea Code. In 2017, she played the roles of Sayaka Igarashi in Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, and Kasumi Ayase in the anime series Dies Irae. She played the role of Tarō Misaki in a new television series adaptation of the manga series Captain Tsubasa in 2018. That same year, she was cast as Mega Man in the video game Mega Man 11.
On October 25, 2020, Fukuhara announced she has married fellow voice actor Reo Nakanishi.
On January 6, 2022, Fukuhara announced that she has transferred to Across Entertainment, after leaving VIMS on November 30, 2021.
Filmography Anime + List of voice performances in anime Year Title Role Notes Source Duel Masters: Victory V3 Jenny No. 1 Arata: The Legend Nao Hinohara Love Lab Maki's older sister Rozen Maiden High school girl WataMote School nurse Jinsei Mari Kurokawa Trinity Seven Lugh A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd Female student E, Chairman –2019 The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Rin Shibuya Also Theater Mysterious Joker Ray Season 3 Super Lovers Nozomi Anzai Qualidea Code Hotaru Rindō ViVid Strike! Lyra Caprice –2019 Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Sayaka Igarashi Also Kakegurui ×× Dies irae Kasumi Ayase Captain Tsubasa Tarō Misaki 2018 TV Series Manaria Friends Grea Fairy Gone Veronica Thorn Smile Down the Runway Kaoru Kizaki Sakura Wars: The Animation Anastasia Palma LBX Girls Miharu Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure Yuriko Shiratori Irodorimidori Aliciana Ogata Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2 Chika Girls' Frontline RO635 Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie Kamiya Extreme Hearts Yukino Tachibana You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story Nikoru Yamana Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master Masuho no Susuki Plus-Sized Elf Oga Rock Is a Lady's Modesty Tina Isemi The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt Rui Tasaki Mebius Dust Kyōko
Films + List of voice performances in feature films Year Title Role Notes Source Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova DC Myōkō Compilation film Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza- Myōkō Servamp -Alice in the Garden- Mitsuki Usami Collar × Malice -deep cover- Hisashi Sakuragawa
Video games + List of voice performances in video games Year Title Role Notes Source The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Rin Shibuya Debut role Granblue Fantasy Rin Shibuya, Grea Princess Connect! Re:Dive Chika Misumi Irodorimidori Aliciana Ogata The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage Rin Shibuya 2016Girls' FrontlineG11, RO635 Collar × Malice Hisashi Sakuragawa Azur Lane KMS Scharnhorst, KMS Bismarck, KMS U-556 The King of Fighters XIV Najd WarioWare Gold Ashley, Amy 2018Captain Tsubasa Zero: Miracle ShootTaro Misaki Dragalia Lost Cibella Mega Man 11 Mega Man Dragon Star Varnir Karikaro The Curse of Kudan Sakuya Kudan Sakura Wars Anastasia Palma 2019ArknightsMeteor/Nasti2020Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New ChampionsTaro Misaki Nier Reincarnation Gayle/Frenrizé DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power Green Lantern / Jessica Cruz WarioWare: Get It Together! Ashley Umamusume: Pretty Derby Seeking the Pearl Genshin Impact Dehya Path to Nowhere Zoya Street Fighter 6 Manon The King of Fighters XV Najd WarioWare: Move It! Ashley
Dubbing + List of voice performances in dub recordings Year Title Role Notes Source High Strung Ruby Voice dub for Keenan Kampa Wacky Races Pandora Pitstop Animation DC Super Hero Girls Green Lantern Animation Dolittle Lily Dolittle Voice dub for Kasia Smutniak The Addams Family Candi Animation Space Jam: A New Legacy Young Malik Wrong Turn Jennifer Shaw Voice dub for Charlotte Vega Shazam! Mary Bromfield Voice dub for Grace Fulton and Michelle Borth2021 THE CINEMA edition Clifford the Big Red Dog Florence Shark Bait Milly
References
External links Across Entertainment profile
Ayaka Fukuhara at Oricon