Hikaru Iida

Hikaru Iida
飯田 ヒカル
Born28 August
Occupations
  • Voice actress
  • singer
Years active2019–present
EmployerRaccoon Dog
Notable work

Hikaru Iida (Japanese: 飯田 ヒカル, Hepburn: Iida Hikaru; born 28 August) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Fukuoka Prefecture, affiliated with Raccoon Dog.[1] She has starred as Kotone Fujita in Gakuen Idolmaster and Riko Yokoya in You Are Ms. Servant.

Biography

Hikaru Iida, a native of Fukuoka Prefecture, was born on 28 August.[1] She decided to become a voice actor because she was known at school for her high-pitched voice and in junior high, received praise from a Japanese class teacher for her reading-aloud skills.[2] A frequent stage actor at her high school where several classmates even auditioned outside of school, she won the runner-up prize at the Cross FM[1] Seiyū Stadium 2017 in Fukuoka while at her third year of high school.[2] She graduated from Pro-Fit Voice Actor Training School[1] and joined the agency.[3]

Iida's first appearance in an anime television series was as Sukashi Masamune in the Tenka Hyakken: Meiji-kan e Yōkoso!, which began airing in October 2019.[4] She was also part of the voice actor unit Hocho Sanshimai for the series.[5] She also voiced Miyuri Yukari in Magia Record.[6] In April 2022, Iida was among 34 voice actors joining Nobuhiko Okamoto's newly-formed agency Raccoon Dog.[3] She also appeared as a guest DJ at Gekirock DJ Party in March 2024.[7]

In March 2024, it was announced Iida would star as Kotone Fujita, a major character of Gakuen Idolmaster, a spinoff of The Idolmaster franchise.[8] Her Idolmaster singles, "Sekaiichi Kawaii Watashi" and "Yellow Big Bang!", charted respectively at #31 and #21 at the Oricon Digital Singles Chart,[9][10] as well as #37 and #21 at the Billboard Japan Download Songs Chart.[11][12]

In August 2024, Iida starred as Riko Yokoya in the You Are Ms. Servant anime;[13] this was her first time playing a major character in an anime.[14] She also starred as Dia Nox in the 2026 short anime series I Want You To Show Me Your Panties With a Disgusted Face R.[15]

Iida's special skills are singing and food reporting, and she holds the Japanese Word Processing Proficiency Test Pre-2nd Grade and the Presentation Creation Proficiency Test 2nd Grade qualifications.[1] Her native dialect is the Hakata dialect.[1] She has two older brothers, a fact that helped her relate to her role as Riko.[14]

Filmography

Television animation

Year Title Role Ref
2019Tenka Hyakken: Meiji-kan e Yōkoso!Sukashi Masamune[16]
2022Shikimori's Not Just a CutieSchoolgirl[17]
2024You Are Ms. ServantRiko Yokoya[13]
2026I Want You To Show Me Your Panties With a Disgusted Face RValmina Dia Nox[15]

Video games

Year Title Role Ref
2021Cookie Run: KingdomChess Choco Cookie[17]
2021Magia RecordMiyuri Yukari[6]
2024Gakuen IdolmasterKotone Fujita[8]
2025Silver and BloodAcappella[17]
2025Trails in the Sky 1st ChapterTita Russell[17]

Discography

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
Dig.		 JPN
DL
"Sekaiichi Kawaii Watashi" (世界一可愛い私) 2024 31[9] 37[11] Non-album singles
"Yellow Big Bang!" 21[10] 21[12]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "飯田　ヒカル". Raccoon Dog. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 "飯田ヒカル「誰か一人からでも憧れの先輩だと思ってもらえる役者になっていたい」【声優図鑑 by 声優グランプリ】". seigura.com. 5 September 2025. p. 1. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 Pineda, Rafael Antonio (15 December 2021). "34 Pro Fit Voice Actors Move to Nobuhiko Okamoto's Raccoon Dog Agency". Anime News Network.
  4. ↑ "飯田ヒカル「誰か一人からでも憧れの先輩だと思ってもらえる役者になっていたい」【声優図鑑 by 声優グランプリ】". seigura.com. 5 September 2025. p. 2. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "アニメ「天華百剣」の主題歌＆挿入歌CDが発売決定。メインキャストによるラジオ番組も10月開始". 4Gamer.net. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  6. 1 2 "『マギレコ』足フェチイベント開催!? ネオマギウスの秘密兵器・遊狩ミユリがトンじゃいますぅ". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "峯田茉優、飯田ヒカル 初のゲストDJ出演決定！3/15（日） 激ロックDJパーティーSPECIAL＠渋谷clubasiaチケット予約受付中！". Gekirock News (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  8. 1 2 『学園アイドルマスター』主要キャストに長月あおい・小鹿なお・飯田ヒカル オーディション合格からの3年に誇り「ゼロから一緒に作り上げてきた」. Oricon News. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  9. 1 2 オリコン週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2024年05月13日～2024年05月19日 31～40位 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  10. 1 2 オリコン週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2024年06月10日～2024年06月16日 21～30位 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  11. 1 2 Download Songs [ 2024/05/22 公開] (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  12. 1 2 Download Songs [ 2024/06/19 公開] (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  13. 1 2 Cayanan, Joanna (7 August 2024). "You are Ms. servant Anime Reveals 4 More Cast, Key Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  14. 1 2 "「君は冥土様。」横谷李恋役・飯田ヒカルインタビュー！「人好と雪の背中を押す 太陽のような李恋」". Anime! Anime!. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  15. 1 2 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (5 March 2026). "Iya na Kao Sare Nagara Opantsu Misete Moraitai R Net Anime Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  16. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (29 August 2019). "Tenka Hyakken Sword Girl Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Title, October Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Hikaru Iida (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved 29 June 2026.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.