Honoka Inoue

Honoka Inoue (井上 ほの花, Inoue Honoka, born February 9, 1998)^[1][2] is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kanagawa Prefecture who is affiliated with Office Anemone.^[2] She is the daughter of voice actress Kikuko Inoue. She debuted as a singer in 2015, and she began her voice acting career in 2016, appearing as minor characters in the anime series Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School and Maho Girls PreCure!. She released her first mini-album First Flight in 2016, and her first single "Sparkling Chinatown" in 2017.

Honoka Inoue
井上 ほの花
Born	(1998-02-09) February 9, 1998 (age 27) Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Honoka
Occupations	Voice actress singer
Years active	2015–present
Agent	Office Anemone
Mother	Kikuko Inoue

Career

Inoue was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on February 9, 1998.^[1][2] She is the daughter of voice actress Kikuko Inoue.^[2]

In 2015, Inoue began her career in entertainment as a singer, performing the song "Koi Maboroshi (Love Fantasy)" (恋幻想(Love Fantasy)) under the mononym Honoka;^[3] the song was used in the video game Taiko no Tatsujin.^[4] She then made her voice acting debut in 2016 after becoming affiliated with Office Anemone, the same agency as her mother.^[2] Her first voice acting roles were in the anime series Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School and Maho Girls PreCure!.^[2] Later that year, she would release her first mini-album First Flight,^[5] and she performed the songs "Netemonetemo" (ネテモネテモ) and "Sekai wa Itsu Demo Mystery" (世界はいつでもミステリー, Sekai wa itsu demo misuterī) for Taiko no Tatsujin.^[6][7]

In 2016, Inoue provided the voice for the Live action Anime Japanese film Shimajiro in Bookland.^[8]

In 2017, Inoue and her mother appeared as a daughter and mother in the original net animation Pokémon Generations.^[9] She also appeared in the anime series WorldEnd as Phyracorlybia Dorio and In Another World With My Smartphone as Alma.^[10][11] That same year, she was cast as the character Ruby Azumi in the mobile game Between the Sky and Sea.^[12] She released her first single "Sparkling Chinatown" on June 28, 2017.^[13]

In 2018, Inoue played the role of Sakura Uzuki in the anime series Pazudora.^[14] She will also reprise the role of Ruby for the anime series adaptation of Between the Sky and Sea.^[15]

In 2021, it was announced that Inoue would be the voice actress for Nanami Asari in The Idolmaster franchise, who appears in two mobile games The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls and The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage.^[16] This role involves publishing CDs under the character's name as well as appearing in concerts.

Filmography

Anime series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School	Karen Kisaragi[17]
	Maho Girls Precure!	Female Student[18]
2017	Tsuki ga Kirei	Sakura Tanaka[19]
	Tsugumomo	Tamami Tadata[20]
	The Laughing Salesman New	Yume Mamano[21]
	WorldEnd	Phyracorlybia Dorio[22]
	Pokémon Generations	Daughter[9]
	In Another World With My Smartphone	Alma[11]
2018	Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko	Sanae Iwakura[2]
	Pazudora	Sakura Uzuki[14]
	Asobi Asobase	Student Council President[23]
	Between the Sky and Sea	Ruby Azumi[15]
	Merc Storia	Princess Sarodia[24]
2019	Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine	Tomoe Kawakita[25]
2021	Edens Zero	Xiaomei[26]
2022	Slow Loop	Aiko Ninomiya[27]
	Ninjala	Gumchi[28]
	RPG Real Estate	Kotone Kazairo[29]
	In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki	Tanpopo[30]
2023	Record of Ragnarok II	Hlökk[31]
2024	'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess	Inki[32]
	Duel Masters Lost: Tsuioku no Suishō	Crysta[33]
2025	Anne Shirley	Anne Shirley[34]
TBA	Magical Girl Raising Project Restart	Pechka[35]
	Rebuild World	Sheryl[36]

Anime films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Shimajiro in Bookland	Voice
2023	Rakudai Majo: Fūka to Yami no Majo	Fūka[37]

ONA

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2024	Duel Masters Lost: Tsuioku no Suishō	Crysta[38]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2016	Puyo Puyo Chronicle	Ally	Nintendo 3DS
2021	The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls and The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage	Nanami Asari	iOS, Android	[16]
2021	Arknights	Honeyberry	iOS, Android
2022	Azur Lane	Emden	iOS, Android	[39]
2022	Uma Musume Pretty Derby	Aston Machan	iOS, Android
2023	Crymachina	Hayat		[40]
2023	Brown Dust 2	Refithea	iOS, Android, Windows

Dubbing

• The 100, Madi Griffin (Lola Flanery)^[41]
• Annabelle: Creation, Janice (Talitha Bateman)^[42]
• Don't Breathe 2, Phoenix (Madelyn Grace)^[43]
• Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Dora (Isabela Moner)^[44]
• Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Sherry Birkin (Holly de Barros)^[45]

Stage Play

• Fate Grand Order THE DRAMALOGUE-Avalon le Fae (Nameless Fairy)^[46]