Akina Hōmoto is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with the agency Just Production, born on August 5, 1996. She is best known for voicing the character Lanzhu Zhong across the multimedia Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club franchise. Hailing from Osaka Prefecture, Hōmoto's unique background includes spending a significant part of her childhood in Guangdong, China, from 2004 to 2012, which has given her fluency in Mandarin Chinese.

Hōmoto made her professional voice acting debut in 2018 with a role in the web anime Live Animation Heart x Algorhythm, where she voiced the character Linlin. Her early career included minor roles in television anime such as Dropkick on My Devil!. Her breakthrough came in 2020 when she was cast as Lanzhu Zhong, a transfer student from Hong Kong, in the popular Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club project, first appearing in the game Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS. This role, which she has reprised in multiple anime adaptations including the second season of the television series, the short-form series Nijiyon Animation, and the film Next Sky, significantly raised her public profile. Her bilingual abilities have also led to her involvement behind the scenes, such as serving as a staff member for sound cooperation on Love Live! Superstar!!, where she helps facilitate communication and translation between the cast and directors.

Beyond her signature role, Hōmoto's other voice acting credits include the character Harbin in the popular video game Azur Lane and a role in the anime Chiikawa. As part of the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club project, she performs as a member of the sub-unit R3BIRTH, contributing to singles and performing in live concerts and tours, including international events in Asia. Her hobbies include playing the guitar and drawing.