Kiko Tamura
Description
Kiko Tamura, now known professionally as Kiko Takizawa, is a Japanese voice actress born in Tokyo on November 6, 2003. She began her career under her birth name, Kiko Tamura, after graduating from the Shochiku Geino Voice Actor Academy. Her entry into the professional voice acting world came in 2020 when, at the age of 17, she won a role in the television anime Tomica Kizuna Gattai Earth Granner through an audition that drew over 360 candidates.
Her early roles in 2021 included a veterinary student in Tomica Kizuna Gattai Earth Granner and the character Hamucky in the television anime Mazica Party. In the same year, she was cast as Saki in the Netflix original animated series Yasuke, a high-profile production by studio MAPPA. In Yasuke, which reimagines the story of the first African samurai in a fantastical version of feudal Japan, she voiced the mysterious young girl with powerful abilities who becomes the charge of the titular protagonist. Her performance as Saki remains one of her most widely recognized roles.
In 2023, she continued her career with a voice role as Iori Moriguchi in the television anime series My Clueless First Friend. On April 1, 2023, she transitioned to the agency Horipro International and concurrently changed her stage name from Kiko Tamura to Kiko Takizawa. Information regarding her hobbies includes playing musical instruments, singing, and video games.
Her early roles in 2021 included a veterinary student in Tomica Kizuna Gattai Earth Granner and the character Hamucky in the television anime Mazica Party. In the same year, she was cast as Saki in the Netflix original animated series Yasuke, a high-profile production by studio MAPPA. In Yasuke, which reimagines the story of the first African samurai in a fantastical version of feudal Japan, she voiced the mysterious young girl with powerful abilities who becomes the charge of the titular protagonist. Her performance as Saki remains one of her most widely recognized roles.
In 2023, she continued her career with a voice role as Iori Moriguchi in the television anime series My Clueless First Friend. On April 1, 2023, she transitioned to the agency Horipro International and concurrently changed her stage name from Kiko Tamura to Kiko Takizawa. Information regarding her hobbies includes playing musical instruments, singing, and video games.