is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with VIMS. She is known for voicing Mizuki Makabe in The Idolmaster Million Live!, Z23 in Azur Lane, and Hresvelgr in Frame Arms Girl.
Biography Rika Abe, a native of Mie Prefecture, was born on 20 September and educated at the Japan Narration Acting Institute. In 2013, she voiced Mizuki Makabe in The Idolmaster Million Live!. In 2014, she made her anime debut in The Pilot's Love Song, voicing a schoolgirl. In 2015, she voiced Yousuke Tateishi's mother in Death Parade.
In March 2017, she was cast as Hresvelgr in Frame Arms Girl. This marked the first time she was cast in a major role in an anime television series. In July 2017, Abe was invited to appear at Anime Festival Asia Indonesia as a guest for the Frame Arms Girl franchise. In October 2017, as part of the Frame Arms Girl franchise, she was invited to appear at AFA Singapore as a guest, alongside her co-stars Narumi Kaho and Hibiku Yamamura.
She voices the Azur Lane franchise's anthropomorphic personification of the German destroyer Z23, and her character single (released on 20 November 2019) charted at #33 at the Oricon Single Chart. In 2019, she voiced Kanade Hokaze in Re:Stage! Dream Days. In 2021, she reprised her role as Z23 in Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!.
In June 2022, she was cast in Extreme Hearts as Hazuki Sakurai, one of the five members of May-Bee (one of the series' fictional idol groups).
In anime, she has also voiced Haruko Urachi in Sagrada Reset, Tomoko Inukai in Hanebado!, Yuriko in Boogiepop Phantom, Zerotarō in Ojarumaru, Shōko in Smile Down the Runway, Rubius in Vlad Love, and Sara in Rusted Armors. In video games, she has also voiced Riana in Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz, Chloe and Luel in White Cat Project, Otsuu in Mary Skelter 2, Shirosai in Kemono Friends 3, and Rinka Kuon in Omega Labyrinth Live.
Filmography Television animation 2014 The Pilot's Love Song, schoolgirl Riddle Story of Devil 2015 Death Parade, Yousuke's mother 2017 Frame Arms Girl, Hresvelgr Sagrada Reset, Haruko Urachi 2018 A Certain Magical Index III, salesperson Hanebado!, Tomoko Inukai, Chikage Yamoto, Actress, Friend of Athlete 2019 Azur Lane, Z23 Boogiepop Phantom, Yuriko Domestic Girlfriend, Sanae Mob Psycho 100 II, parent B My Roommate Is a Cat, Yasaka's mother Ojarumaru, Zerotarō Re:Stage! Dream Days, Kanade Hokaze 2020 Smile Down the Runway, Shōko 2021 Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!, Z23, Washington Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress, Students 2022 Extreme Hearts, Hazuki Sakurai Rusted Armors, Sara 2023 Shy, Civirevo Show Children 2024 Loner Life in Another World, Vice Rep A
Original net animation 2021 Vlad Love, Rubius 2022 Spriggan, Airport Announcement
Theatrical animation 2018 Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution, Dominic (Assistant) 2019 Ride Your Wave, Woman C
Video games 2013 The Idolmaster Million Live!, Mizuki Makabe Koepura, Kaho Mochizuki 2015 Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz, Riana White Cat Project, Chloe, Luel 2017 Azur Lane, Z23, Washington, Z25 Re:Stage! Prism Step, Kanade Hokaze Summer Lesson: Allison Snow, Allison Snow 2018 Lost Trigger, Mao Mary Skelter 2, Otsuu Tale of the Fragmented Star: Single Fragment Version 2019 Kemono Friends 3, Shirosai Omega Labyrinth Live, Rinka Kuon Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint, teammate, Alice B., others 2023 Snowbreak: Containment Zone, Nita
Discography Title Year Details Peak chart positions Sales JPN JPNHot "Azur Lane Character Song Single: Vol. 5 Z23" 2019 Released: 20 November 2019 Label: Stray Cats Formats: CD 33 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
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