Rurika Yamamoto
Description
Rurika Yamamoto is a Japanese voice actress, narrator, singer, and corporate executive from Osaka Prefecture, born on September 14. She graduated from the professional course at the Image Technology Academy and holds the qualification of Advanced Secretary. She was previously affiliated with the talent agency E-sprinG until March 2017, after which she assumed the role of representative director of the company CROSS CALL, where she is currently based.
Yamamoto began working in animation in 2004. She is best known for providing the voice of Professor Anne Finnelan in the Little Witch Academia franchise. She voiced this strict instructor of Luna Nova Academy across multiple installments, including the original 2013 short film, the 2015 sequel film The Enchanted Parade, the 2017 television series, and the 2017 PlayStation 4 game Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time. Her other anime credits include a role in the 2010 series Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru (also known as And Yet the Town Moves), where she played the characters Yoshinaga and the Master of the Mohiri Shop.
Beyond animation, a significant portion of her voice work lies in the dubbing of foreign television series and films. Her Japanese dubbing portfolio includes roles in major Western dramas such as Downton Abbey, The Good Wife, Better Call Saul, The Blacklist, Breaking Bad, and Dexter. She has also lent her voice to animated films like How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, as well as voice-over narration for documentary programs on the Discovery Channel and History Channel. In the video game industry, she has contributed to titles including Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden, the latter of which also saw her take on the role of sound director.
In addition to her voice acting and business responsibilities, Yamamoto performs as a singer under the stage name Rurika, having released music under the PICARESQUE and CROSS CALL labels since 2009. Her reported hobbies include singing and stretching, and her professional motto is "osienai," which translates roughly to "do not teach".
Yamamoto began working in animation in 2004. She is best known for providing the voice of Professor Anne Finnelan in the Little Witch Academia franchise. She voiced this strict instructor of Luna Nova Academy across multiple installments, including the original 2013 short film, the 2015 sequel film The Enchanted Parade, the 2017 television series, and the 2017 PlayStation 4 game Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time. Her other anime credits include a role in the 2010 series Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru (also known as And Yet the Town Moves), where she played the characters Yoshinaga and the Master of the Mohiri Shop.
Beyond animation, a significant portion of her voice work lies in the dubbing of foreign television series and films. Her Japanese dubbing portfolio includes roles in major Western dramas such as Downton Abbey, The Good Wife, Better Call Saul, The Blacklist, Breaking Bad, and Dexter. She has also lent her voice to animated films like How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, as well as voice-over narration for documentary programs on the Discovery Channel and History Channel. In the video game industry, she has contributed to titles including Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden, the latter of which also saw her take on the role of sound director.
In addition to her voice acting and business responsibilities, Yamamoto performs as a singer under the stage name Rurika, having released music under the PICARESQUE and CROSS CALL labels since 2009. Her reported hobbies include singing and stretching, and her professional motto is "osienai," which translates roughly to "do not teach".
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Little Witch Academia