is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with VIMS. She is known for voicing Mizuki Makabe in '' The Idolmaster Million Live!'', Z23 in ''

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'', and Hresvelgr in '' Frame Arms Girl''.

Biography

Rika Abe, a native of

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, was born on 20 September and educated at the Japan Narration Acting Institute. In 2013, she voiced Mizuki Makabe in '' The Idolmaster Million Live!''. In 2014, she made her anime debut in '' The Pilot's Love Song'', voicing a schoolgirl. In 2015, she voiced Yousuke Tateishi's mother in '' Death Parade''. In March 2017, she was cast as Hresvelgr in '' Frame Arms Girl''. This marked the first time she was cast in a major role in an anime television series. In July 2017, Abe was invited to appear at

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Indonesia as a guest for the ''Frame Arms Girl'' franchise. In October 2017, as part of the ''Frame Arms Girl'' franchise, she was invited to appear at AFA Singapore as a guest, alongside her co-stars Narumi Kaho and

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. She voices the ''

'' franchise's anthropomorphic personification of the German destroyer ''Z23'', and her character single (released on 20 November 2019) charted at #33 at the Oricon Single Chart. In 2019, she voiced Kanade Hokaze in '' Re:Stage! Dream Days''. In 2021, she reprised her role as Z23 in ''Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!''. In June 2022, she was cast in '' Extreme Hearts'' as Hazuki Sakurai, one of the five members of May-Bee (one of the series' fictional idol groups). In anime, she has also voiced Haruko Urachi in ''

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'', Tomoko Inukai in '' Hanebado!'', Yuriko in ''

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'', Zerotarō in ''

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'', Shōko in '' Smile Down the Runway'', Rubius in '' Vlad Love'', and Sara in '' Rusted Armors''. In video games, she has also voiced Riana in '' Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz'', Chloe and Luel in '' White Cat Project'', Otsuu in '' Mary Skelter 2'', Shirosai in ''

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3'', and Rinka Kuon in '' Omega Labyrinth Live''.

Filmography

Television animation

;2014 *'' The Pilot's Love Song'', schoolgirl *''

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'' ;2015 *'' Death Parade'', Yousuke's mother ;2017 *'' Frame Arms Girl'', Hresvelgr *''

'', Haruko Urachi ;2018 *'' A Certain Magical Index III'', salesperson *'' Hanebado!'', Tomoko Inukai, Chikage Yamoto, Actress, Friend of Athlete ;2019 *''

'', Z23 *''

'', Yuriko *''

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'', Sanae *''

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'' II, parent B *''

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'', Yasaka's mother *''

'', Zerotarō *'' Re:Stage! Dream Days'', Kanade Hokaze ;2020 *'' Smile Down the Runway'', Shōko ;2021 *''

: Slow Ahead!'', Z23, Washington *'' Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress'', Students ;2022 *'' Extreme Hearts'', Hazuki Sakurai *'' Rusted Armors'', Sara ;2023 *'' Shy'', Civirevo Show Children ;2024 *''

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Original net animation

;2021 *'' Vlad Love'', Rubius ;2022 *'' Spriggan'', Airport Announcement

Theatrical animation

;2018 *'' Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution'', Dominic (Assistant) ;2019 *'' Ride Your Wave'', Woman C

Video games

;2013 *'' The Idolmaster Million Live!'', Mizuki Makabe *''Koepura'', Kaho Mochizuki ;2015 *'' Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz'', Riana *'' White Cat Project'', Chloe, Luel ;2017 *''

'', Z23, Washington, Z25 *'' Re:Stage! Prism Step'', Kanade Hokaze *'' Summer Lesson: Allison Snow'', Allison Snow ;2018 *''Lost Trigger'', Mao *'' Mary Skelter 2'', Otsuu *''Tale of the Fragmented Star: Single Fragment Version'' ;2019 *''

3'', Shirosai *'' Omega Labyrinth Live'', Rinka Kuon *''

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'', teammate, Alice B., others ;2023 *''Snowbreak: Containment Zone'', Nita

Discography

References

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