:Yurika Endō
{{Infobox person
| name = Yurika Endō
| native_name = 遠藤 ゆりか
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|06|24}}
| death_date =
| death_place =
| other_names = Yurishii
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Voice actress
- singer
}}
| years_active = 2013–2018
| agent = Swallow
| height = 157 cm
| website =
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- bass
}}
| associated_acts = {{Unbulleted list|Yuri*Kari|Baby's breath|Roselia}}
| label = Pony Canyon
}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Yurika Endō|遠藤 ゆりか|Endō Yurika|born June 24, 1994{{Cite web|url=http://www.pc-artists.co.jp/voice_actor/detail.php?id=28|title=遠藤 ゆりか|trans-title=Yurika Endō|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023064410/http://www.pc-artists.co.jp/voice_actor/detail.php?id=28|publisher=Pony Canyon Artists|archive-date=October 23, 2013 |access-date=May 25, 2015}}}} is a former Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. After starting her career in 2013, she began playing supporting roles in anime series such as Ace of Diamond, Magimoji Rurumo, and Sakura Trick. In 2017, she played the roles of Nozomi Momijidani in the anime series Angel's 3Piece! and Lisa Imai in the multimedia franchise BanG Dream!.
Endō is part of the vocal unit Yuri*Kari together with fellow Swallow voice actress Karin Takahashi. She also became part of the bands Baby's Breath and Roselia as part of her participation in Angel's 3Piece and BanG Dream! respectively. She also appeared at anime conventions in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. In December 2017, for health reasons, she announced her retirement from the entertainment industry following the release of an album in May 2018 and a solo live concert in June 2018.
Biography
Endō was born in Tokyo, Japan, on June 24, 1994. From an early age, she had dreamed of becoming a voice actress and singer, and she had become interested in anime due to watching series such as Ojamajo Doremi and Cardcaptor Sakura.{{cite web|last1=Endō|first1=Yurika|title=いつも応援して下さっている皆様へ。突然のご報告で本当に申し訳ありません。自分の言葉で、思いを綴りました。|url=https://twitter.com/endo_yurika/status/942336760767320064|publisher=Twitter|language=ja}} Her desire to become an entertainer was also bolstered by her interest in anime and manga, which she maintained during her high school years. While in high school, she became part of a band that performed covers of anime music.{{cite web|title=「遠藤ゆりか」声優インタビュー＆撮り下ろしグラビア【声優図鑑】|url=https://ddnavi.com/interview/196086/a/|website=Da Vinci News|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|access-date=March 22, 2018|language=ja|date=June 5, 2014}}
While still a high school student, Endō joined the 6th Animax Anison Grand Prix contest, where she became a finalist.{{cite web |title=GLAY・HISASHI、新人声優・遠藤ゆりかに初アニソン |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2031787/full/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=June 24, 2019 |language=ja |date=December 9, 2013}} Following this, afterwards, she decided to participate in an audition held by the media company Pony Canyon. She won the grand prize at the audition, and she became affiliated with the voice acting agency Swallow. She was then paired with fellow newcomer voice actress Karin Takahashi as the vocal unit Yuri*Kari.{{cite web|url=http://swallow-p.com/va_endo.html|title=遠藤ゆりか Endo Yurika|publisher=Swallow|access-date=May 25, 2015|language=ja|archive-date=March 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331005011/http://swallow-p.com/va_endo.html|url-status=dead}} Endō debuted in the entertainment industry as a singer, performing with Takahashi the song {{nihongo|"Kimi to Futari"|君と二人}}, which was used as the ending theme to the 2013 anime series The Severing Crime Edge. That same year, she made her debut as a voice actress, playing the role of Haruno Yoshikawa in the anime television series Ace of Diamond.
In 2014, Endō released her first solo single "Monochrome Overdrive", the title track of which was used as the ending theme to the anime series Z/X Ignition, where she plays the role of Aina Mikage. The single was written and composed by Hisashi, the lead guitarist of the band Glay.{{cite web|last1=Komatsu|first1=Mikikazu|title=VIDEO: Rookie Voice Actress Yurika Endo's Solo Debut Song "Monochrome Overdrive" PV|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/01/28-1/video-rookie-voice-actress-yurika-endos-solo-debut-song-monochrome-overdrive-pv|publisher=Crunchyroll|access-date=March 22, 2018|date=January 29, 2014}} She also played the roles of Rina Sakai in Sakura Trick and Tanako Kujirai in Magimoji Rurumo. Her second single, {{Nihongo|"Futari no Chrono Stasis"|ふたりのクロノスタシス|Futari no Kurono Sutashisu|lit. '"Our Chrono Stasis"}} was released on August 6, 2014, and is used as the ending theme to Magimoji Rurumo.
In 2015, Endō made an appearance at Anime Festival Asia Indonesia and Anime Festival Asia Singapore.{{cite web|title=AFA Indonesia to Host Voice Actress Junko Takeuchi|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-05/afa-indonesia-to-host-voice-actress-junko-takeuchi/.92518|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=March 22, 2018|date=September 5, 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Pineda|first1=Rafael|title=Anime Festival Asia 2015|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2015/anime-festival-asia/.96282|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=March 22, 2018|date=December 12, 2015}} In 2017, she was cast as the character Lisa Imai in the multimedia franchise BanG Dream!, where she became part of the band Roselia. She was also cast as the character Nozomi Momijidani in the anime series Angel's 3Piece!, where she became part of the band Baby's breath, and as the character Mitsuki Gero in the multimedia project Onsen Musume.{{cite web|title="Onsen Musume" Project Kicks Off With Cast Listing, Key Visual, and (NSFW-ish) Preview Video|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/03/15/onsen-musume-project-kicks-off-with-cast-listing-key-visual-and-nsfw-ish-preview-video|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318024346/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/03/15/onsen-musume-project-kicks-off-with-cast-listing-key-visual-and-nsfw-ish-preview-video|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 18, 2017|publisher=Crunchyroll|access-date=March 22, 2018|date=March 15, 2017}}
On December 18, 2017, Endō announced that for health reasons, she would retire from the entertainment industry in 2018.{{cite web|title=Voice Actress Yurika Endō to Retire From Entertainment Career in May|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-17/voice-actress-yurika-endo-to-retire-from-entertainment-career-in-may/.125401|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=December 17, 2017|date=December 17, 2017}} Her final overseas appearance was at C3 AFA Hong Kong in February 2018,{{cite web|last1=Pineda|first1=Rafael|title=C3 AFA Hong Kong Hosts 'Baby's breath' Vocal Unit|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-02/c3-afa-hong-kong-hosts-baby-breath-vocal-unit/.125975|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=March 22, 2018|date=January 2, 2018}} while her last appearance as part of Roselia was on May 13, 2018.{{cite web|title=BanG Dream! 今井リサ役について|url=https://bang-dream.com/news/bang-dream-%E4%BB%8A%E4%BA%95%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B5%E5%BD%B9%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6/|publisher=Bushiroad|access-date=March 22, 2018|language=ja|date=December 18, 2017}} She released a compilation album titled Emotional Daybreak on May 9, 2018, while her final activity as an entertainer was a solo live concert that took place at Akasaka Blitz on June 1, 2018.{{cite web|title=遠藤ゆりか「YURIKA ENDO FINAL LIVE-Emotional Daybreak-」の開催が決定!!|url=http://yurika-endo.com/information/archives/500|website=Yurika Endō official website|publisher=Pony Canyon|access-date=March 22, 2018|language=ja|date=February 14, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190310134242/http://yurika-endo.com/information/archives/500|url-status=dead}}
Filmography
=TV anime=
- Ace of Diamond (2013–15), Haruno Yoshikawa{{cite web|title=遠藤ゆりか(Yurika Endou)|url=http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=05336&namecode=0|website=Voice Artist DataBase|publisher=GamePlaza Haruka|access-date=March 22, 2018|language=ja|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812012349/http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=05336&namecode=0|url-status=dead}}
- Magimoji Rurumo (2014), Tanako Kujirai{{Cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-24/suzuko-mimori-misato-fukuen-star-in-magimoji-rurumo-tv-anime/.74837|title=Suzuko Mimori, Misato Fukuen Star in Magimoji Rurumo TV Anime|work=Anime News Network|date=May 24, 2014|access-date=August 30, 2014}}
- Sakura Trick (2014), Rina Sakai{{cite web|last1=Foronda|first1=Anthony|title=Anime Spotlight - Sakura Trick|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anime-spotlight/2013/winter-2014/sakura-trick|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=March 22, 2018|date=December 31, 2013}}
- Z/X Ignition (2014), Aina Mikage
- Ace of Diamond: Second Season (2015–16), Haruno Yoshikawa
- Rilu Rilu Fairilu (2016), Haruka (ep 13)
- BanG Dream! (2017), Lisa Imai
- Angel's 3Piece! (2017), Nozomi Momijidani{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-05/main-cast-performs-tenshi-no-3p-here-comes-the-three-angels-anime-opening-theme/.115728|title=Main Cast Performs Tenshi no 3P!/Here Comes the Three Angels Anime's Opening Theme|date=May 5, 2017|access-date=December 6, 2017|work=Anime News Network}}
=Web anime=
- Comical Psychosomatic Medicine (2015), Asuna Kangoshi{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-10/comical-psychosomatic-medicine-anime-1st-promo-streamed/.80871|title=Comical Psychosomatic Medicine Anime's 1st Promo Streamed|date=November 10, 2014|access-date=November 12, 2014|work=Anime News Network}}
- Kaiju Girls (2016), Reika Shiragane / Windom{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-01/kaiju-girls-short-anime-series-cast-staff-unveiled/.103784|title=Kaiju Girls Short Anime Series' Cast, Staff Unveiled|date=July 1, 2016|access-date=December 6, 2017|work=Anime News Network}}
Discography
=Singles=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Release Date | Title | Peak Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2014
| {{Nihongo|Monochrome Overdrive|モノクロームオーバードライブ|Monokurōmu Ōbādoraibu}} | 41{{cite web|title=モノクロームオーバードライブ|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/603893/products/1055531/1/|publisher=Oricon|access-date=March 22, 2018|language=ja}} | ||
| August 6, 2014
| {{Nihongo|Futari no Chrono Stasis|ふたりのクロノスタシス|Futari no Kurono Sutashisu|lit. Our Chrono Stasis}} | 55{{cite web|title=ふたりのクロノスタシス|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/603893/products/1082171/1/|publisher=Oricon|access-date=March 22, 2018|language=ja}} | ||
| April 6, 2017
| Melody and Flower | 40{{cite web|title=Melody and Flower|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/603893/products/1218130/1/|publisher=Oricon|access-date=March 22, 2018|language=ja}} |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://swallow-p.com/va_endo.html|name=Official agency profile}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{ann|people|124986}}
{{BanG Dream}}
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Category:Japanese women pop singers
Category:Japanese video game actresses
Category:Roselia (band) members
Category:Voice actresses from Tokyo
Category:21st-century Japanese singers