Yuko Hara (voice actress)
Yuko Hara | |
|---|---|
原優子 | |
| Born | June 13, 1992 Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Agent | Enkikaku |
Yuko Hara (原 優子, Hara Yūko; born June 13, 1992) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Saitama Prefecture, affiliated with En.[1] She has starred as Mizuki Mashiro in Tribe Cool Crew, Akari Acura in Chaika: The Coffin Princess, and Takumi Mukai in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls.
Biography
Hara, a native of Saitama Prefecture, was born on June 13, 1992.[2] She was educated at Niijima Gakuen High School,[3] before enrolling at the En Theatre Institute in 2011.[1] She joined En in 2013.[1]
Although she had joined a theatrical troupe to do acting, Hara decided to switch to voice acting after she passed an anime audition.[4] In 2014, she starred as Mizuki Mashiro in Tribe Cool Crew and Akari Acura in Chaika: The Coffin Princess.[5][6] She also voiced Ami Gidou/Blue Princess in the 2016 anime Six Hearts Princess.[7]
Hara voices Takumi Murai in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, a sub-franchise in The Idolmaster franchise.[8] She has performed as a singer on several Idolmaster music releases, including the 2015 single "The Idolmaster Cinderella Master: Absolute Nine" (which charted at #8 in the Oricon Singles Chart) and the 2016 single "The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Starlight Master 05: Junjō Midnight Densetsu" (which charted at #3 in the Oricon Singles Chart).[9][10] In 2021, she voiced JunJun/Sailor Juno in Sailor Moon Eternal and Daisangen in the second season of Umamusume: Pretty Derby.[11][12]
Hara cites Mitsuko Mori as her idol.[4]
In October 2023, Hara confirmed on Twitter/X that she would be marrying a non-celebrity man "whom [she had] been dating for some time".[12]
Filmography
Television animation
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mysterious Joker | Ginko Kurosaki | |
| 2014 | Kindaichi Case Files R | Akane Akimine | |
| 2014 | Tribe Cool Crew | Mizuki Mashiro | [5] |
| 2014 | Chaika: The Coffin Princess | Akari Acura | [6] |
| 2015 | The Seven Deadly Sins | Griamore (child) | |
| 2015 | Sky Wizards Academy | Beach Chevro | |
| 2016 | Six Hearts Princess | Ami Gidou/Blue Princess | [7] |
| 2017 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Theater | Takumi Mukai | |
| 2019 | Beastars | Shiira, Cosmo | [13] |
| 2021 | Umamusume: Pretty Derby | Daisangen | [12] |
Theatrical animation
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie | JunJun/Sailor Juno | 2-Part film, Season 4 of Sailor Moon Crystal (Dead Moon arc)[11] |
| 2023 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie | Sailor Juno | 2-Part film, Season 5 of Sailor Moon Crystal (Shadow Galactica arc) |
Video games
- The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls (2015) (Takumi Mukai)
- Arknights (2019) (Melantha, Beehunter, Indra)
- Life Is Strange 2 (2020) (Lyra Park)
References
- ^ a b c "原優子プロフィール". www.enkikaku.jp. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "原 優子". Nihon Talent Meikan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ 日本タレント名鑑（2017年版）. VIP Times. January 27, 2017. p. 685. ISBN 978-4-904674-08-6.
- ^ a b "ここだけプロフィール 原優子". Animemashite. TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ a b "Shizuka Ishigami, Tooru Sakurai Star in Sunrise's Tribe Cool Crew Dancing Anime". Anime News Network. September 2, 2014.
- ^ a b "Chika Anzai, Junji Majima Lead Hitsugi no Chaika Anime Cast". Anime News Network. February 6, 2014.
- ^ a b "6HP（シックスハートプリンセス）｜アニメ声優・キャラクター・登場人物・2017秋アニメ最新情報一覧". Animate Times (in Japanese). Retrieved December 10, 2025.
- ^ "光り輝くステージで夜露士苦の挨拶！「アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ」4thライブ神戸公演初日レポート | キャスト | レポート". WebNewtype (in Japanese). September 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER Absolute NIne | THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS STARLIGHT MASTER 05 純情Midnight伝説 | 向井拓海(原優子),藤本里奈(金子真由美),松永涼(千菅春香),大和亜季(村中知),木村夏樹(安野希世乃)". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ a b "Sailor Moon Eternal Films Cast Amazoness Quartet Characters". Anime News Network. August 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c Murakami, Kosuke (October 4, 2023). "「ウマ娘」ダイサンゲン役の原優子「どんな困難も笑って乗り越えていける」一般男性との結婚発表 - 結婚・熱愛 : 日刊スポーツ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "BEASTARS Anime Reveals More Cast Members, 3rd Promo Video". Anime News Network. August 6, 2019.
External links
- Official profile
- Yuko Hara at Anime News Network's encyclopedia