Kotori Shigemoto
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Kotori Shigemoto is a Japanese tarento, fashion model, singer, and voice actress, born on October 5, 1996, in Tokushima Prefecture. She began her entertainment career in 2006 and gained prominence as a member and the leader of the dance and vocal group Dream5, which was formed through the NHK educational program Tensai TV-kun Max. Her voice acting career is closely linked to the popular Yo-kai Watch franchise, marking her debut in the industry.
Shigemoto is primarily known for voicing the character USApyon, also referred to as Usapyon or USA-pyon, across multiple installments of the Yo-kai Watch media mix. Her first involvement was in the Yo-kai Watch anime television series in 2015. She subsequently reprised the role in the 2015 video game Yo-kai Watch Busters and the 2016 game Yo-kai Watch 3. Her filmography also includes the anime films Yo-kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan! and Yo-kai Watch: Sora Tobu Kujira to Double Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan!. Beyond the Yo-kai Watch franchise, her voice acting work includes a role in the Japanese dub of the 2017 animated film Sing, where she voiced a member of a rabbit trio.
In addition to her on-screen roles, Shigemoto contributed to the Yo-kai Watch series through music, performing theme songs for the anime such as Yōkai Taisō Daiichi and Dan Dan Dubi Zuba! as a member of Dream5. Her activities as a voice actress were part of a broader career in entertainment that also included television appearances, radio programs, and magazine serializations. She announced her retirement from the entertainment industry in March 2019.
Shigemoto is primarily known for voicing the character USApyon, also referred to as Usapyon or USA-pyon, across multiple installments of the Yo-kai Watch media mix. Her first involvement was in the Yo-kai Watch anime television series in 2015. She subsequently reprised the role in the 2015 video game Yo-kai Watch Busters and the 2016 game Yo-kai Watch 3. Her filmography also includes the anime films Yo-kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan! and Yo-kai Watch: Sora Tobu Kujira to Double Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan!. Beyond the Yo-kai Watch franchise, her voice acting work includes a role in the Japanese dub of the 2017 animated film Sing, where she voiced a member of a rabbit trio.
In addition to her on-screen roles, Shigemoto contributed to the Yo-kai Watch series through music, performing theme songs for the anime such as Yōkai Taisō Daiichi and Dan Dan Dubi Zuba! as a member of Dream5. Her activities as a voice actress were part of a broader career in entertainment that also included television appearances, radio programs, and magazine serializations. She announced her retirement from the entertainment industry in March 2019.
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