Raychell

was born on January 13, 1985 in Japan. She is the vocalist and bassist of RAISE A SUILEN and also voices Wakana Rei. She is currently affiliated with Rhythm Zone, while her singing activities are signed under Ace Crew Entertainment.

Background
She was previously a solo singer and went under the name LAY in 2010-2013. Under Avex, she released an album, "Are you ready to FIGHT", and a mini-album, "0".

Raychell has been hosting a radio corner on NACK5 called "R World Radio" every Wednesday since late 2010; Otsuka Sae used to be a frequent quest in the show.

She sang the ending theme song for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. She also produced songs for the film Travelers: Dimension Police, as well sang the ending theme for the Tamagotchi anime series.

With the band SHAZNA officially reuniting last August 2017 for their 20th anniversary, she is one of the three new members.

Similarly to Natsume, Raychell had no experience in voice acting prior to her role as LAYER. She voices Himegami Shano in the D4DJ series as well.

Personality & Hobbies
Due to her motherly personality, the other members of RAISE A SUILEN often refer to her as the band's "mother".

Raychell loves hot drinks and often posts pictures of them on her Twitter.

When posting and talking about her everyday activities and non-work related things on Twitter, she uses the #ちぇるの戯言 (Cheru no Zaregoto/Chell's Nonsense) hashtag.

Raychell owns four cats named Maetel (メーテル), Kotetsu (小鉄), Makkii (マッキー) and Shachou (社長).

Trivia

 * Her nicknames are Ray (レイ) and Chell/Cheru (ちぇる).
 * She has an older brother.
 * Her father is also a big Natsume fan.