Yuko Hara (voice actress)

Yuko Hara
原優子
Born (1992-06-13) June 13, 1992
OccupationVoice actor
Years active2013–present
AgentEnkikaku

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

YearTitleRoleNote
2014Mysterious JokerGinko Kurosaki
2014Kindaichi Case Files RAkane Akimine
2014Tribe Cool CrewMizuki Mashiro[5]
2014Chaika: The Coffin PrincessAkari Acura[6]
2015The Seven Deadly SinsGriamore (child)
2015Sky Wizards AcademyBeach Chevro
2016Six Hearts PrincessAmi Gidou/Blue Princess[7]
2017The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls TheaterTakumi Mukai
2019BeastarsShiira, Cosmo[13]
2021Umamusume: Pretty DerbyDaisangen[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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "原優子プロフィール". www.enkikaku.jp. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ "原 優子". Nihon Talent Meikan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ 日本タレント名鑑(2017年版). VIP Times. January 27, 2017. p. 685. ISBN 978-4-904674-08-6.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. 1 2 "Shizuka Ishigami, Tooru Sakurai Star in Sunrise's Tribe Cool Crew Dancing Anime". Anime News Network. September 2, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Chika Anzai, Junji Majima Lead Hitsugi no Chaika Anime Cast". Anime News Network. February 6, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER Absolute NIne | THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. 1 2 "Sailor Moon Eternal Films Cast Amazoness Quartet Characters". Anime News Network. August 18, 2020.
  12. 1 2 3 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.
  13. ↑ "BEASTARS Anime Reveals More Cast Members, 3rd Promo Video". Anime News Network. August 6, 2019.