is a Japanese

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and musician. Affiliated with the HiBiKi talent agency, she plays the bass guitar for the band

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of the ''

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'' franchise, which includes portraying the character Rimi Ushigome.

Career

Nishimoto became interested in voice acting after watching the anime '' Mirmo!'' in elementary school. She began playing the piano and

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at the age of three and the guitar at 14, and was a euphonium and saxophone player in her middle and high schools' band clubs. In April 2013, Nishimoto auditioned for a spot in the

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franchise ''

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'' and qualified for the finals. Although Ayasa Itō ultimately won the role, Nishimoto's guitar playing caught Bushiroad head

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's interest and she was later recruited for his new music project ''

'' as a bassist; at the time, Nishimoto had the least experience with the bass compared to the guitar and piano. Nishimoto, along with Itō and Aimi, comprised the original cast for the first ''BanG_Dream!'' live on April 18, 2015, and the three would form the band

with Sae Ōtsuka and

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. In addition to live concerts, Nishimoto's role in the franchise included portraying Rimi Ushigome in the anime and mobile game ''

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''; certain aspects of her character were also inspired by her real-life personality. A Rimi-based

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by Nishimoto titled "Chocolate no Teion Recipe" was released on June 21, 2017; the single peaked at 20th on the

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. In 2016, Nishimoto voiced Unne Sonosaki in the Bushiroad short series '' We Are the Luck & Logic Club!'', followed by Amol in ''Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic'' a year later. She also portrayed Haru Mikado in the 2018 show '' Future Card Buddyfight Ace'', which featured Poppin'Party's "Saa Ikō!" as the opening

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. Nishimoto voiced Fumi Futagawa in the 2020 anime '' Assault Lily Bouquet'' and its spin-off series ''Assault Lily Fruits''. She portrayed Lulune in the 2021 anime '' The Fruit of Evolution''.

Personal life

Nishimoto graduated from university in 2017. During her first year of college, she received a second Microsoft Office Specialist certification in

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and Excel and a second-level grade in the .

Filmography

Anime

Video games

References

External links

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Official agency profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nishimoto, Rimi Living people 1994 births Japanese bass guitarists Japanese women guitarists Japanese video game actresses Musicians from Hyōgo Prefecture Voice actresses from Hyōgo Prefecture 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers Poppin'Party members