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Rika Morinaga

Acting Born Apr 25, 1980 Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

Biography

Rika Morinaga (森永 理科, Morinaga Rika, April 25, 1980) is a Japanese voice actress, stage actress, and singer. She is the lead vocalist of the band functioncode. She is currently affiliated with Mausu Promotion, and previously was affiliated with I'm Enterprise and Exellex.

In 2002, she formed the voice actor unit Mix JUICE (みっくすJUICE) with Kana Ueda, Chiwa Saito and Mai Nakahara. The following year, she made her debut as a voice actor in Wacky Science Fiction Series Wandaba Style, shortened to Wandaba Style, that starred with her unit members.

She is also a stage actress in the angura theater company L'Opéra d'Éclipse lunaire. Her stage name, Rika Morinaga, was given when she joined the group. Her first play was Livestock Man Yapu in May 2000. She was also in charge of the choreography for Peter Pan in October of the same year. She hasn't performed on stage since then.

In October 2003, she formed the band functioncode and is the lead vocalist. The band has a goth aesthetic and made its major debut on September 26, 2007 with maxi single Undying Love.

She also works as a clothing model in catalogs and websites for brands such as DIETS! and Senseless Face.

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Known for

Clannad

as Child (voice)

Black Lagoon

as Kageyama's Daughter (voice)

Blood+

as Nahabi (voice)

Claymore

as Claudia (voice)

Claymore

as Diana (voice)

Hell Girl

2005

Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere

as Azuma (voice)

Kiba

as Mirette (voice)

Stigma of the Wind

as Ren KANNAGI

Minami-ke

as Makoto

My Bride is a Mermaid

as 銭形 巡 / Mawari Zenigata (voice)

Full filmography

  • Clannad (2007) as Child (voice)
  • Black Lagoon (2006) as Kageyama's Daughter (voice)
  • Blood+ (2005) as Nahabi (voice)
  • Claymore (2007) as Claudia (voice)
  • Claymore (2007) as Diana (voice)
  • Hell Girl (2005)
  • Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (2011) as Azuma (voice)
  • Kiba (2006) as Mirette (voice)
  • Stigma of the Wind (2007) as Ren KANNAGI
  • Minami-ke (2007) as Makoto
  • My Bride is a Mermaid (2007) as 銭形 巡 / Mawari Zenigata (voice)
  • Rozen Maiden (2004) as Souseiseki (voice)
  • The Diary of a Crazed Family (2008) as Shiruku Kirisaki (voice)
  • Kamichu! (2005) as Matsuri Saegusa (voice)
  • Princess Resurrection (2007) as Francesca
  • Tona-gura! (2006)
  • Simoun (2006) as Mamiina (voice)
  • Transformers: Cybertron (2005) as Lori (voice)
  • Inukami! (2006) as Tayune
  • Wandaba Style (2003) as Sakura Haruno
  • For Whom the Alchemist Exists (2019) as Alma / Yui Yamagiwa (voice)
  • Strike Witches the Movie (2012) as Fernandia Malvezzi
  • Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike (2009) as Rita Mordio (voice)
  • Minami-ke Natsuyasumi (2013)