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
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Other namesHonoka
Occupation
Years active2015–present
AgentOffice Anemone
Parent(s)

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 2017, Inoue and her mother appeared as a daughter and mother in the original net animation Pokémon Generations.[8] She also appeared in the anime series WorldEnd as Phyracorlybia Dorio and In Another World With My Smartphone as Alma.[9][10] That same year, she was cast as the character Ruby Azumi in the mobile game Between the Sky and Sea.[11] She released her first single "Sparkling Chinatown" on June 28, 2017.[12]

In 2018, Inoue played the role of Sakura Uzuki in the anime series Pazudora.[13] She will also reprise the role of Ruby for the anime series adaptation of Between the Sky and Sea.[14]

Filmography

Television Animation
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School Karen Kisaragi[15]
Maho Girls Precure! Female Student[16]
2017 Tsuki ga Kirei Sakura Tanaka[17]
Tsugumomo Tamami Tadata[18]
The Laughing Salesman New Yume Mamano[19]
WorldEnd Phyracorlybia Dorio[20]
Pokémon Generations Daughter[8]
In Another World With My Smartphone Alma[10]
2018 Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko Sanae Iwakura[2]
Pazudora Sakura Uzuki[13]
Asobi Asobase Student Council President[21]
Between the Sky and Sea Ruby Azumi[14]
Merc Storia Princess Sarodia[22]
2019 Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Tomoe Kawakita[23]

Dubbing

References
  1. 井上喜久子×井上ほの花 はじめての母娘１７才対談【前編】 母１７才(おいおい)×娘１７才(リアル)ってどういうこと!? (in Japanese). Animate Times. January 31, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  2. オフィスアネモネ＊所属タレント: 検索結果 (in Japanese). Office Anemone. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  3. 井上喜久子×井上ほの花　はじめての母娘１７才対談【前編】　母１７才(おいおい)×娘１７才(リアル)ってどういうこと!? (in Japanese). Eplus inc. January 31, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  4. "Archived copy" AC太鼓の達人 ホワイトVer.新曲発表だドン！ (in Japanese). Bandai Namco Entertainment. November 12, 2015. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. 井上ほの花「ファースト・フライト」本日発売です (in Japanese). Office Anemone. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  6. "Archived copy" 太鼓の達人ホワイトVer. VerUPのお知らせ(V9.10) (in Japanese). Bandai Namco Entertainment. May 16, 2016. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. 【先出し週刊ファミ通】『太鼓の達人』最新作で井上喜久子さん＆ほの花さんのインタビューを"音どけ"(2016年6月16日発売号) (in Japanese). Famitsu. June 16, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  8. "Mother-Daughter Pair Kikuko & Honoka Inoue Star in Pokémon Generations Episode". Anime News Network. February 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  9. "'SukaSuka' Anime Reveals Main Cast, More Staff". Anime News Network. February 20, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  10. "In Another World With My Smartphone official website" (in Japanese). Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  11. "Sora to Umi no Aida official website" (in Japanese). ForwardWorks. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  12. 井上ほの花 / スパークリング・チャイナタウン. Diskunion Company. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  13. "Staff and Cast" (in Japanese). GungHo Online. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  14. "Sora to Umi no Aida Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, Visual". Anime News Network. June 6, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  15. "Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School: Despair Arc (TV) - Anime News Network".
  16. 井上ほの花 on Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  17. スタッフ＆キャスト ☾ 月がきれい. 月がきれい (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  18. オフィスアネモネ＊所属タレント: 検索結果. office-anemone.com. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  19. "The Laughing Salesman NEW - Anime News Network".
  20. "SukaSuka' Anime Reveals Main Cast, More Staff". Anime News Network. February 20, 2017.
  21. "Staff & Cast". Asobi Asobase official website (in Japanese). Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  22. 井上喜久子、井上ほの花がTVアニメ「メルクストーリア」に出演. Office Anemone (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  23. "Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Anime Reveals 5 Returning Cast Members". Anime News Network. November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  24. "アナベル　死霊人形の誕生". Star Channel. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
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