Nishimoto Rimi

was born on 25th October, 1994 in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. She voices Ushigome Rimi and is also Poppin'Party's bassist. She is affiliated with HiBiKi.

Background
When Rimi was in elementary school, after seeing the anime "Mirmo de Pon!", she knew instantly that she wanted to become a voice actor in the future.

On April 27, 2013, Rimi auditioned for Futari wa Milky Holmes during the Milky Holmes Sisters Members Scout Audition and lost to Ayasa, however she left a strong impression on Kidani Takaaki, the president of Bushiroad, because she sang while playing the guitar during her audition. When BanG Dream! was still in planning stage in 2014, Rimi was one of the first people Kidani wanted to cast into the project. She also debuted as a voice actress in in 2016 with role of Unne Aonosaki in Watashitachi, Luck Logic-bu!

Rimi, alongside with Aimi and Ayasa, was one of three original members of Poppin'Party. Prior to becoming a member of the BanG Dream! franchise, Rimi knew how to play piano, guitar, and bass, though bass was the one she had least experience in.

She is also known for voicing:
 * Haru Mikado in Future Card Shin Buddyfight
 * Amor in Hina Logi ~from Luck & Logic~
 * Fumi Futagawa in Assault Lily: Bouquet
 * Chiharu Wakamiya in Rebirth

Personality & Hobbies
Rimi has her own YouTube Channel called RiMichan, where she would often upload vlogs or videos of her playing video games.

Just like Rimi herself, she loves chocolate, however she is not good with scary things. Her skills include singing, saving, using computers and imitating Elmo's voice, while her hobbies are napping, eating chocolate and playing instruments. Besides the three mentioned, Rimi knows how to play the euphonium as well and also likes cosplaying. Her favorite foods are chocolate, crème fraîche, meat, maple syrup and especially chocolate kit kats.

Trivia

 * She shares both her first name and nickname Rimi-rin with her character.
 * She can play Bandori with one hand on the Expert difficulty.
 * In her first year of university she obtained 2nd degree secretarial skill certifications for both Microsoft Office Word and Excel.