"D4DJ" is an anime that depicts high school and college girls working as DJs. The first series was broadcast in 2020, and the second series is scheduled to air in 2023. There are a total of six units that appear in the series, featuring a wide variety of unique characters. Many people are probably curious about who is the voice actor for these characters. This time, we will select one person from each unit and introduce the voice actors for those characters!
Introduction: What kind of story is it?
Aimoto Rinku, who transferred to Yoyo Academy, which is famous for its DJ activities, was attracted to the school's internal broadcast during lunch break and met Akashi Mahiro, who is a DJ. Rinku, who didn't know about DJs, was informed by Mahiro that DJ activities are popular at the school. After that, he takes her to a live performance by Peaky P-key, a famous unit at the school. Impressed by the charismatic and high-level performance, Rinku asked Mahiro if she could be a DJ with him. Mahiro is confused by the sudden proposal, but he takes Rinku to the DJ booth and teaches him the basics of DJing. While teaching, Mahiro realizes that Rinku has an intuitive sense of music, and feels that he can do it with Rinku, so he decides to DJ together.
Aimoto Rinku (Happy Around!) Role: Nishio Yuka
First, let's introduce Nishio Yuka, the voice actress of the main character Aimoto Rinku from Happy Around!. She graduated from Keio University and is a very highly educated voice actress. She originally worked under the name HARUCA, but later changed her name to her current name and continues to work today. Before appearing in D4DJ, she had a career as a DJ and participated in anime song club events. In the band-themed anime "Bang Dream!", she plays the role of Hiromachi Nanami, a member of the band Morfonica. In the series, she plays the bass, and Nishio himself actually plays the bass at live shows.
Yamate Kyoko (Peaky P-key) role: Aimi
Next, we will introduce Aimi, who plays the charismatic Yamate Kyoko of Peaky P-key. She won a music audition as a teenager and has been attracting attention ever since. In 2010, she made her debut as a voice actress in "Detective Opera Milky Holmes". In "Bang Dream!", she played the main character, Toyama Kasumi. A native of Hyogo Prefecture, she voices Takahashi Yomogi, a character who speaks in the Kansai dialect, in "Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", an anime about high school girls doing comedy. As a voice actress from Kansai, her Kansai dialect sounds very natural and unnatural.
Izumo Sakihime (Photon Maiden) voiced by Tsumugi Risa
Next, I'd like to introduce you to Tsumugi Risa, who plays Photon Maiden's DJ, Izumo Sakihime. She was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, but grew up in Okinawa Prefecture. After watching Hirano Aya's videos, she decided to become a voice actress. In "BanG Dream!" (commonly known as Bandori), she plays Chuchu, a member of the band RAISE A SUILEN. Both Nishio and Aimi, mentioned above, appear in the anime. By the way, there are other voice actors in D4DJ who also appear in Bandori. She is known as a very high-spirited person, and her free-spirited behavior is often a topic of conversation at anime-related events.
Rika Seto (Merm4id): Natsumi Hirajima
Next, we will introduce Natsumi Hirajima, who plays the role of Rika Seto in Merm4id. In fact, before becoming a voice actress, she was active as a member of AKB4. Do you know the group "Watarirouka Hashiritai" formed by AKB members? Hirajima was also a member of the group. In addition to being a voice actress, she is also active as a YouTuber, with about 80,000 subscribers. She posts many videos about her hobby of motorcycles. Hirashima's hobby is a contrast to her appearance, so I hope she will use that element to become famous as a biker girl!
Aoyagi Tsubaki (Rinbukyoku): Kato Rihona
Next, I'd like to introduce Kato Rihona, who plays the role of Aoyagi Tsubaki in Rinbukyoku. She has a history of working as a junior model since she was in junior high school. After that, she worked as an actress and appeared in many TV programs such as TV dramas and variety shows. She also has a lot of experience as a stage actress, and has appeared in various stage productions for about 10 years. Although she hasn't done much work as a voice actress yet, I hope she will gain recognition through this work and become famous as a voice actress.
Sakurada Miyu (Lyrical Lily): Hazuki Tantana
The last person I would like to introduce is Hazuki Tantana, the voice actress of Sakurada Miyu from Lyrical Lily. She has been attending an actors school since she was in elementary school, and this episode shows that she has been interested in the entertainment industry since then. Since then, she has been working as an idol. In 2018, she was active as an idol and YouTuber in a group called "Nankin Pepper", but the group disbanded in April 2019. At the time, idol groups that were also YouTubers were rare, so it's unfortunate that they disbanded, but fans will be happy to see them succeed in new fields as voice actors.
Summary of voice actor introduction
I've introduced the voice actors of the characters that appear in D4DJ. By learning about the voice actors, you can learn about their various backgrounds and roots. There are a variety of people, from actresses to idols, and I think it's because of these experiences that they are able to use them in their work as voice actors. In addition to the people introduced in this article, there are many other famous voice actors who appear, so be sure to check them out. It can also be an opportunity to learn about and fall in love with works you haven't seen yet! That's all for now. Thank you for reading.
