is a Japanese voice actress and professional

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player. She is currently affiliated with

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Biography

Arisa Date was born on May 10, 1991, in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. She lived there until the first year of junior high school. She then moved to

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during her second year of junior high and lived there until her third year in high school. After she graduated from high school, Date enrolled in Ritsumeikan University studying image arts and sciences. It was later revealed that voice actress

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also studied in the same field. In 2014 Date voiced a minor character in Saki: The Nationals which features riichi mahjong. She became addicted to playing riichi mahjong after this role. In April 2019, she announced that she became a professional mahjong player affiliated with the Japan Professional Mahjong League. In 2021, Date won her first Japan Professional Mahjong League Title by placing 1st in the 1st Sakura Bud Fight for young female professionals of the league. In August 2021, she was drafted by the

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Mahjong Fight Club professional mahjong team to participate in the team riichi mahjong tournament M-League. Her hobbies/skills are drawing with aquarelle pencils, watching live performances, mahjong,

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, and

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. Her favorite artists include

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and

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. She likes tomato sauce pasta, but dislikes tomatoes, celery, and

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Filmography

Television animation

;2013 *'' Duel Masters Victory V3'' ;2014 *''

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'' (Fan) *'' Saki: The Nationals (Suzu Ueshige)'' *''

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'' (Girl) *''

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'' (Maid, Karen) *'' Shounen Hollywood'' (Girl) ;2015 *''

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'' (Emi Namba) *''

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'' (Girl) *''

Rin-ne is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 2009 to December 2017, with its chapters were collected into forty volumes. The s ...

'' (Yumi) *''

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'' (Rumi) *'' Venus Project: Climax'' (Isami Kawato) ;2016 *''

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'' (Chiyoko Katagiri, Kanoko Degawa) ;2017 *''

Little Witch Academia is a Japanese anime franchise created by Yoh Yoshinari and produced by Trigger. The original short film, directed by Yoshinari and written by Masahiko Otsuka, was released in theaters in March 2013 as part of the Young Animator T ...

'' (Maril Cavendish) *''

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'' (Yui Yumekawa) ;2018 *'' Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku'' (Narumi Momose) *''

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'' (Sigrun) ;2022 *''

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'' (Rikka Yanagi)

Video games

;2022 * ''

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'' ( Hai Tien, Hai Chi) ;2023 *'' Honkai: Star Rail'' ( Qingque)

References

External links

Official agency profile
* * 1991 births Living people Japanese video game actresses Voice actresses from Hyōgo Prefecture 81 Produce voice actors 21st-century Japanese actresses {{japan-voice-actor-stub