Yurika Moriyama
Description
Yurika Moriyama is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with the agency I'm Enterprise. She was born on November 11th in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Moriyama is a graduate of the Japan Narration Acting Institute.
Her debut in anime came in 2019 with minor roles, including a part in Aikatsu Friends! The Shining Jewel. She gained wider recognition for her role as Kaoruko Yanagida in the 2021 multimedia project and anime PuraOre! Pride of Orange, which focused on girls' ice hockey. That same year, she was cast as the gentle and slow-paced Kaede Otori in the popular series Komi Can't Communicate, a role she reprised for its second season.
Moriyama has built an extensive resume of supporting roles in anime. Her television appearances include parts in Love Live! Superstar!!, The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat, Liar Liar (as Tsugumi Shiina), Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, The Dangers in My Heart, and Laid-Back Camp Season 3 (as Rie Chita). Her film work includes a role in the 2021 animated film ARIA The BENEDIZIONE.
In addition to anime, Moriyama is very active in the video game industry. She is particularly well-known for her extensive work in Kantai Collection, where she has voiced multiple ship characters including L.d.S.D.d.Abruzzi, Grecale, De Ruyter, Hirato, Helena, and several others. Her other game credits include Brown Dust, White Cat Project, and Monster Strike.
Moriyama was also a member of the musical unit SMILE PRINCESS, which was formed in 2021 by the cast of PuraOre! Pride of Orange. The group performed theme songs for the anime, including the opening theme Fire Fight!. The unit was active for about three years before disbanding in August 2024.
Outside of her performance work, Moriyama is known to enjoy karaoke and traditional Japanese gagaku music. Her hobbies also include drawing and making accessories by hand, and she holds a standard Japanese driver's license. She is proud of her roots in Mie Prefecture and is known to use the Mie dialect.
Her debut in anime came in 2019 with minor roles, including a part in Aikatsu Friends! The Shining Jewel. She gained wider recognition for her role as Kaoruko Yanagida in the 2021 multimedia project and anime PuraOre! Pride of Orange, which focused on girls' ice hockey. That same year, she was cast as the gentle and slow-paced Kaede Otori in the popular series Komi Can't Communicate, a role she reprised for its second season.
Moriyama has built an extensive resume of supporting roles in anime. Her television appearances include parts in Love Live! Superstar!!, The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat, Liar Liar (as Tsugumi Shiina), Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, The Dangers in My Heart, and Laid-Back Camp Season 3 (as Rie Chita). Her film work includes a role in the 2021 animated film ARIA The BENEDIZIONE.
In addition to anime, Moriyama is very active in the video game industry. She is particularly well-known for her extensive work in Kantai Collection, where she has voiced multiple ship characters including L.d.S.D.d.Abruzzi, Grecale, De Ruyter, Hirato, Helena, and several others. Her other game credits include Brown Dust, White Cat Project, and Monster Strike.
Moriyama was also a member of the musical unit SMILE PRINCESS, which was formed in 2021 by the cast of PuraOre! Pride of Orange. The group performed theme songs for the anime, including the opening theme Fire Fight!. The unit was active for about three years before disbanding in August 2024.
Outside of her performance work, Moriyama is known to enjoy karaoke and traditional Japanese gagaku music. Her hobbies also include drawing and making accessories by hand, and she holds a standard Japanese driver's license. She is proud of her roots in Mie Prefecture and is known to use the Mie dialect.
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Komi Can't Communicate
- JapaneseAnime overview: PuraOre! Pride of Orange
- JapaneseAnime overview: Komi Can't Communicate