Kotomi Aihara

Kotomi Aihara
藍原 ことみ
Aihara in 2016
Born (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990
Occupations
  • Voice actress
  • singer
Years active2015–present
EmployerAtomic Monkey
Notable work

Kotomi Aihara (藍原 ことみ, Aihara Kotomi; born 2 May 1990) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Aomori Prefecture, affiliated with Atomic Monkey.[1] She is known for voicing Shiki Ichinose in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, Bamboo Memory in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, and Bōrinmaru Gokokuhōtenji in Tasūketsu: Fate of the Majority.

Biography

Kotomi Aihara, a native of Aomori Prefecture, was born on 2 May 1990.[2] As a preteen, she watched Cardcaptor Sakura and Hunter x Hunter and wanted to be a "2D boy", so she gradually became interested in voice acting.[3][4] This tendency had already existed in the previous few years, with her parents buying her a lot of goods associated with Sailor Uranus, a character she liked because of her voice (which was provided by Megumi Ogata).[4] She was educated at the Atomic Monkey Voice Acting and Acting Institute, where she was taught by instructor Miki Nagasawa,[4] and she also took part in the finals of the Seiyu Awards New Voice Actor Discovery Auditions and in the Koebu audition, winning the special prize at the latter.[2]

Aihara voices Shiki Ichinose in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, a sub-franchise in The Idolmaster franchise.[5] Since then, she has performed as a singer on several Idolmaster music releases, including "The Idolmaster Cinderella Master 038: Ichinose Shiki" (2015), which charted at #11 in the Oricon Singles Chart and the 2016 album The Idolmaster Cinderella Master Cute Jewelries! 003 (the series' first album to top the Oricon Albums Chart).[6][7] She reprised her role in the anime adaptation The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Theater.[8]

She voices Bamboo Memory in Umamusume: Pretty Derby.[9] In May 2024, it was announced that she would voice Bōrinmaru Gokokuhōtenji in Tasūketsu: Fate of the Majority.[10]

She cites Shiho Niiyama as an influence.[11]

She likes anison and is often interested in music by Megumi Hayashibara and Nana Mizuki, whose song "Scarlet Knight" she performed in her Seiyu Awards self-introduction.[4] She likes horror and mystery games, having played Mystereet  repeatedly,[11] and she also plays the puzzle games Disney Tsum Tsum and Tetris.[3] She is a fan of 1990s anime, with her favorites being Cardcaptor Sakura and Sailor Moon Sailor Stars.[11]

Filmography

Anime television series

Year Work Role Ref.
2016Beyblade BurstHaruto Aota[1]
2017Duel MastersPlanetta, Nagnagutulis, others[1]
2017The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls TheaterShiki Ichinose[8]
2018Cardfight!! VanguardMaron[1]
2018Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue TheseKircheis (childhood)[1]
2019Fairy GoneChild[1]
2019Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?Boy[1]
2020A Certain Scientific RailgunBoy[1]
2020A3!Audience[1]
2020Ahiru no SoraMomoharu Hanazono (childhood)[1]
2020MewkledreamyKanta Anzai[1]
2020The Day I Became a GodToshinori's child[1]
20212.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball TeamKimichika Haijima (childhood)[1]
2021Amaim Warrior at the BorderlineTakuma Fudo[1]
2021Takt Op. DestinyTakt Asahina (childhood)[1]
2022Requiem of the Rose KingYoung Gatesby[1]
2022Smile of the ArsnotoriaVellum[1]
2023Ayakashi TriangleRiita Kanade[1]
2024Solo LevelingLina[1]
2024Tasūketsu: Fate of the MajorityBōrinmaru Gokokuhōtenji[10]
2025Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the DungeonHulemy[12]
2026Medalist 2nd SeasonRiina Kojō[13]

Original net animation

Year Work Role Ref.
2019Gundam Build Divers Re:RiseStola[1]
2019The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls 8th Anniversary Special Project: Spin-off!Shiki Ichinose[5]
2019The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.Female student[1]

Video games

Year Work Role Ref.
2015The Idolmaster Cinderella GirlsShiki Ichinose[1]
2017OnigiriAmanojaku[1]
2017Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic WizLila G[1]
2019Girls' FrontlineUSAS-12, wz.29[1]
2019Monster StrikeMei, Sango[1]
2020Sakura KakumeiRin Shiranui[1]
2021Kirara FantasiaYuki Takahashi[1]
2021Smile of the ArsnotoriaVellum[1]
2022Umamusume: Pretty DerbyBamboo Memory[9]
2022ArknightsErato
2025Honkai: Star RailYoung Phainon[1]
2026Genshin ImpactJeht[14]

Discography

Title Year Single details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN JPN
Hot
"The Idolmaster Cinderella Master 038: Ichinose Shiki" 2015
  • Released: 18 November 2015
  • Label: Nippon Columbia
 11[6] — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 藍原 ことみ. Atomic Monkey (in Japanese). 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 藍原ことみ. CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 フレッシュ夏フェス隊！. ウチの夏フェス2015! (in Japanese). AT-X. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 藍原ことみインタビュー（前編） 「小さい頃から2次元の男の子になりたくて、それなら"声優"だと思いました」 (in Japanese). Nizista (ニジ★スタ). 19 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  5. 1 2 Loo, Egan (10 November 2019). "The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Gets 'Spin-off!' Anime Promo Short". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  6. 1 2 THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER 038 一ノ瀬志希 | 藍原ことみ (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (6 June 2016). "Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Is 1st Game With #1 Album in 5 Years". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  8. 1 2 ススタッフ＆キャスト. ＴＶアニメ「シンデレラガールズ劇場」 公式サイト (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 23 September 2023.
  9. 1 2 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (9 September 2017). "Uma Musume Pretty Derby Anime Reveals Visual, Staff". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  10. 1 2 Cayanan, Joanna (28 May 2024). "Tasūketsu Anime's Full Promo Video Announces More Cast, July 2 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 藍原ことみインタビュー（後編） 「演技も歌も、技術以上に気持ちが大切だと思っています」 (in Japanese). Nizista (ニジ★スタ). 20 November 2016. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  12. ↑ 「俺自販機」2期に松岡禎丞＆高橋李依、ヒュールミ役は新たに藍原ことみ　本PV到着. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 11 June 2025. Archived from the original on 23 June 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  13. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (9 December 2025). "Medalist Season 2's 1st Video Reveals More Cast, Opening Song Artist, January 24 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  14. ↑ Video on YouTube
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