Nomico

Nomico, often stylized as "nomico" or "Nomiko", is a Japanese singer and voice actress.[1] She has released four albums[2] and is signed to the Lantis record label. She has done voice-acting[1] and has released songs which have been used in anime and various visual novels.[1]

Nomico
Born18 February
Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
TelevisionRenkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān
Musical career
GenresJ-pop, electronic, doujin
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, voice actress
Years active2004–present
LabelsLantis
Associated actsAlstroemeria Records
Websitehttps://ameblo.jp/nomico-honey/

Biography

Early life

Nomico was born in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.

Career

Nomico first started her career off in 2004, as a part of the musical circle LOOPCUBE, where she provided the main vocals.[3] She released her first album, entitled のみこの大空 in 2004 together with LOOPCUBE.[4] She left the group after 2 years of being a member, in 2006.

In 2006, Nomico released her first major single, entitled Shichaimashou. The song has been used in the anime Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān[3] which had been used as the ending theme.[3] She also debuted as a voice actress at the same time, playing the role of Keimi,[5] as well as voicing character Jun. Nomico had also released her first album in her solo career, entitled "Nomico no Mi" in the same year.[6] It averaged a rating of 3.5/5 on Rate Your Music.[6] As of 2019, Nomico has released a total of four albums from 2004 to 2010.[1][1] Throughout her career, Nomico went on to sing various theme songs for other anime and visual novels.[7] She sung "Koisora Recycling" for Akikan!, Skip! for Moetan, Randoseling for Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu!, Karakuri Nemuri Dan for Katanagatari, Hoshikaze no Horoscope for Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi, and Shichaimashou for Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Nomico released the song "Bad Apple!!"[14] in 2007, which was a collaboration with Alstroemeria Records, in which she provided vocals. The song remixed was originally featured in the 1998 game Lotus Land Story, part of the Touhou Project.[15] The song soon started to gain traction on YouTube, and Nico Nico Douga in 2007, which had spawned a massive number of remixes and fanworks.[15] This gave Nomico a great amount of fame to her name and is considered one of her most notable works. In 2019, on YouTube, the "Bad Apple!!" music video has gained 18 million views. The song also charted on Nico Nico Douga's rankings around the time of its release.[16]

Filmography

List of anime[1][17]
Anime Title Year Character Notes
Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān 2006 Keimi, Jun Debut as a voice actor

Discography

Albums
Album Title Year Released Notes
The Great Sky 2004 Released with LOOPCUBE
Nomico no Mi 2006 First solo album
Nomical Hystery Hour! 2009 —
Twinkle Show! 2010 —
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References
  1. "nomico – generasia". generasia.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. "のみこ discography". RateYourMusic. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. "Nomico biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. のみこの大空 on OTOTOY Music Store (in Japanese), retrieved 6 June 2019
  5. "Nomico". IMDb. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  6. のみこの実 [Nomico no Mi] by のみこ [Nomico], retrieved 6 June 2019
  7. "Nomico". MyAnimeList.net. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  8. Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu!, retrieved 6 June 2019
  9. Moetan, retrieved 6 June 2019
  10. Akikan!, retrieved 6 June 2019
  11. Katanagatari, retrieved 6 June 2019
  12. Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi, retrieved 6 June 2019
  13. Renkin San-kyuu Magical? Pokaan, retrieved 6 June 2019
  14. "nomico – Videos, Songs, Discography, Lyrics". RadioVolna.net. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  15. "Bad Apple!!". Know Your Meme. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  16. "【東方】Bad Apple!! ＰＶ【影絵】 (sm8628149) [動画記事]". ニコニコ大百科 (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  17. "のみこ discography". RateYourMusic. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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