Honoka Inoue
Honoka Inoue (井上 ほの花, Inoue Honoka, born February 9, 1998)[1][2] is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kanagawa Prefecture who is affiliated with Office Anemone.[2] She is the daughter of voice actress Kikuko Inoue. She debuted as a singer in 2015, and she began her voice acting career in 2016, appearing as minor characters in the anime series Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School and Maho Girls PreCure!. She released her first mini-album First Flight in 2016, and her first single "Sparkling Chinatown" in 2017.
Honoka Inoue | |
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井上 ほの花 | |
Born | Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | February 9, 1998
Other names | Honoka |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Agent | Office Anemone |
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Career
Inoue was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on February 9, 1998.[1][2] She is the daughter of voice actress Kikuko Inoue.[2]
In 2015, Inoue began her career in entertainment as a singer, performing the song "Koi Maboroshi (Love Fantasy)" (恋幻想(Love Fantasy)) under the mononym Honoka;[3] the song was used in the video game Taiko no Tatsujin.[4] She then made her voice acting debut in 2016 after becoming affiliated with Office Anemone, the same agency as her mother.[2] Her first voice acting roles were in the anime series Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School and Maho Girls PreCure!.[2] Later that year, she would release her first mini-album First Flight,[5] and she performed the songs "Netemonetemo" (ネテモネテモ) and "Sekai wa Itsu Demo Mystery" (世界はいつでもミステリー, Sekai wa itsu demo misuterī) for Taiko no Tatsujin.[6][7]
In 2017, Inoue and her mother appeared as a daughter and mother in the original net animation Pokémon Generations.[8] She also appeared in the anime series WorldEnd as Phyracorlybia Dorio and In Another World With My Smartphone as Alma.[9][10] That same year, she was cast as the character Ruby Azumi in the mobile game Between the Sky and Sea.[11] She released her first single "Sparkling Chinatown" on June 28, 2017.[12]
In 2018, Inoue played the role of Sakura Uzuki in the anime series Pazudora.[13] She will also reprise the role of Ruby for the anime series adaptation of Between the Sky and Sea.[14]
Filmography
Television Animation
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School | Karen Kisaragi[15] | |
Maho Girls Precure! | Female Student[16] | ||
2017 | Tsuki ga Kirei | Sakura Tanaka[17] | |
Tsugumomo | Tamami Tadata[18] | ||
The Laughing Salesman New | Yume Mamano[19] | ||
WorldEnd | Phyracorlybia Dorio[20] | ||
Pokémon Generations | Daughter[8] | ||
In Another World With My Smartphone | Alma[10] | ||
2018 | Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko | Sanae Iwakura[2] | |
Pazudora | Sakura Uzuki[13] | ||
Asobi Asobase | Student Council President[21] | ||
Between the Sky and Sea | Ruby Azumi[14] | ||
Merc Storia | Princess Sarodia[22] | ||
2019 | Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine | Tomoe Kawakita[23] | |
Dubbing
- Annabelle: Creation, Janice (Talitha Bateman)[24]
References
- 井上喜久子×井上ほの花 はじめての母娘17才対談【前編】 母17才(おいおい)×娘17才(リアル)ってどういうこと!? (in Japanese). Animate Times. January 31, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- オフィスアネモネ*所属タレント: 検索結果 (in Japanese). Office Anemone. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- 井上喜久子×井上ほの花 はじめての母娘17才対談【前編】 母17才(おいおい)×娘17才(リアル)ってどういうこと!? (in Japanese). Eplus inc. January 31, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- "Archived copy" AC太鼓の達人 ホワイトVer.新曲発表だドン! (in Japanese). Bandai Namco Entertainment. November 12, 2015. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- 井上ほの花「ファースト・フライト」本日発売です (in Japanese). Office Anemone. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- "Archived copy" 太鼓の達人ホワイトVer. VerUPのお知らせ(V9.10) (in Japanese). Bandai Namco Entertainment. May 16, 2016. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- 【先出し週刊ファミ通】『太鼓の達人』最新作で井上喜久子さん&ほの花さんのインタビューを"音どけ"(2016年6月16日発売号) (in Japanese). Famitsu. June 16, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- "Mother-Daughter Pair Kikuko & Honoka Inoue Star in Pokémon Generations Episode". Anime News Network. February 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- "'SukaSuka' Anime Reveals Main Cast, More Staff". Anime News Network. February 20, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- "In Another World With My Smartphone official website" (in Japanese). Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- "Sora to Umi no Aida official website" (in Japanese). ForwardWorks. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- 井上ほの花 / スパークリング・チャイナタウン. Diskunion Company. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- "Staff and Cast" (in Japanese). GungHo Online. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- "Sora to Umi no Aida Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, Visual". Anime News Network. June 6, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- "Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School: Despair Arc (TV) - Anime News Network".
- 井上ほの花 on Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- スタッフ&キャスト ☾ 月がきれい. 月がきれい (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- オフィスアネモネ*所属タレント: 検索結果. office-anemone.com. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- "The Laughing Salesman NEW - Anime News Network".
- "SukaSuka' Anime Reveals Main Cast, More Staff". Anime News Network. February 20, 2017.
- "Staff & Cast". Asobi Asobase official website (in Japanese). Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- 井上喜久子、井上ほの花がTVアニメ「メルクストーリア」に出演. Office Anemone (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Anime Reveals 5 Returning Cast Members". Anime News Network. November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- "アナベル 死霊人形の誕生". Star Channel. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
External links
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Honoka Inoue at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Honoka Inoue on Twitter (in Japanese)