Akina Houmoto
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Akina Houmoto | |
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法元 明菜 | |
| Born | August 5, 1996[1] Tottori Prefecture, Japan |
| Other names | Houmin[2] |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 2018–present |
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Notable work | Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club as Lanzhu Zhong |
| Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Total views | 363,639 |
Updated: 16 December 2021 | |
| Website | 法元 明菜 - 株式会社ジャストプロ オフィシャルWEBSITE |
Akina Houmoto (法元 明菜, Houmoto Akina, born Aug 5, 1996) is a Japanese voice actress from Osaka. She is currently affiliated with Just Production. Houmoto is best known for her role as Lanzhu Zhong in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.[3]
Personal life[]
Houmoto was born in Tottori Prefecture and she grew up in Chiba, Guangdong, and Osaka. She is a Hāfu with a Japanese father and a Chinese mother. Her father wants her to learn Chinese, so they lived in Guandong from 2004 to 2012. At that time, she used her Chinese name "Yang, Ming" (楊明).[4] Most of the time, Houmoto talks to members of her family with a combination of Chinese and Japanese.
After she graduated from high school, Houmoto gave up going to the university and went to Tokyo alone with 100000 JPY to pursue her dream being a voice actress.
Career[]
Since she lived China from 2004 to 2012, Houmoto can speak Mandarin and Cantonese fluently. For the same reason, she debuted in as a Chinese - Linlin - through audition hosted on LINE.[5]
In 2020, Houmoto started her YouTube channel and does live streaming on a weekly basis. Usually, the stream includes chatting, letter reading, Chinese teaching and guitar segments.
Houmoto is not only the voice actress for the Lanzhu Zhong character in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club. She is also a staff member under the sound cooperation unit in Love Live! Superstar!!. She helps play Kanon's guitar and translate Chinese and Japanese between Liyuu and the director.[6]
Filmography[]
Television Anime[]
- Dropkick on My Devil! (2018-2020, Sister, Skull)
- Love Live! Superstar!! (2021, Sound cooperation)[6]
- Gunma-chan (2021, Honey Work D)
- Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 2nd Season (2022, Lanzhu Zhong)[7]
Web Anime[]
- Live Animation Heart X Algorhythm (2018-2019, Linlin, Kiilin)[8]
Game[]
- Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars (2020-present, Lanzhu Zhong)[9]
References[]
- ^ "法元 明菜 - Just Production 株式会社 ジャスト プロ WEBSITE". ジャストプロ. 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "あだ名決定しましたー！「ほーみん」です！". Twitter. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club - Data de estreia da 2ª temporada revelada". AnimeNew (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "あとでエーペックスやる". YouTube. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "『直感×アルゴリズム♪ 2nd Season』へ法元明菜さん出演 | 声優・俳優養成機関 ヤオヨロズ ボイスラボ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ a b "Love Live! Superstar!! / Trivia". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "【響け！ときめきーー。】TVアニメ「ラブライブ！虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会」2期放送情報