Tomoe Shinohara is a Japanese singer, actress, fashion designer, and artist who was born in Tokyo on March 29, 1979. While she is widely known for her music career and her significant influence on Harajuku fashion, particularly the Decora style, her work as a voice actor is a smaller, though notable, part of her diverse portfolio.

Shinohara made her debut in the entertainment industry as a singer in 1995 and has since built a prolific career that spans television, film, and stage. Her foray into voice acting is documented as part of her broad range of talents, with her official profile noting that she has taken on various roles as a narrator and voice actress in TV programs and commercials.

In the realm of anime, Shinohara is perhaps best recognized by audiences for her role as the voice of Hotaru-chan. She performed this voice role in the 2002 animated short film Ghiblies Episode 2, a work from the renowned Studio Ghibli. This specific credit is consistently referenced across multiple entertainment databases and filmographies. Another voice acting credit attributed to Shinohara is for the 2003 project "小on 梦之力量大冒险". Beyond these roles, her direct contributions to the anime industry have been primarily musical, such as performing the second opening theme song Ultra Relax for the series Kodomo no Omocha and the ending theme asoFever 2005 for Zatch Bell!.