Tsumugi Risa (紡木 吏佐) is a voice actress from Okinawa, Japan. She is the DJ of the band RAISE A SUILEN and also voices Tamade Chiyu.
She is currently a freelancer.
Background[]
Risa went to an international school when she was younger, and as a result she is quite skilled in English. Due to being born in Okinawa, she is also proficient in speaking in the Okinawan dialect. When she was in elementary school, she started reading Katekyo Hitman Reborn! after one of her friends recommended it to her, and through that she started becoming more interested in anime and manga. In eight grade, Risa saw a video of Hirano Aya live dubbing, which inspired her, leading to her dreaming of becoming a voice actress.
Risa decided to audition at HiBiKi after her parents told her she needs to choose her path as she was finishing her third year of law school. She was then scouted and became affiliated with HiBiKi through their rookie scouting in 2017. She debuted with the role of Yukimura "Hime" Yuzuki in the 15th episode of Aikatsu Friends!
On October 31, 2023, Risa announced that her contract with HiBiKi had ended.[1] She also created a new Twitter account due to her forgetting the password to her original one.[2]
Her addition to the band was announced during THE THIRD 2nd Live. Prior to her addition, she had no DJing experience at all.[3]
She is also known for voicing:
- Akikaze Rui in Revue Starlight Re LIVE
- Izumo Saki in the D4DJ series
- Fina in Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale
- Maiko Plasma in One Punch Man 2
- Tazusa Andou in the Assault Lily series
- Bumbleberry Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom
- Shiraboshi Miyu in Yakuza 3 Remastered
- Mondlicht in Reverse: 1999
She was also one of the hosts for RAISE A SUILEN's RADIO RIOT together with Kurachi Reo.
Together with fellow agency member Tono Hikaru, she is one half of the duo, TonoTsumu (とのつむ). The two of them are rather close and spend time together frequently, often posting videos of them interacting on Twitter, especially during Assault Lily events.
Personality & Hobbies[]
Risa's hobbies include traveling around different shrines and temples, camping, drawing, fishing and collecting temple seals. She is quite skilled at tennis as well, and used to be a member of the tennis club from the age of 6 till the end of middle school. Her favorite foods are cheese, jerky, and prosciutto. Risa mentions that she spent a lot of her time outside as a child, but as she was an only child she would also play 2-player games on her own (such as Othello) when she had nothing else to do.
Risa also loves playing video games, especially RPGs and simulation games, however she is terrible at FPS' and shooter games.[4]
Similarly to CHU², Risa frequently adds English words into her speech and is very energetic and hyper. She is also affectionally called "yabai/yabee yatsu" (lit. dangerous person, やべえやつ) by her fans and bandmates alike[5], referring to her aforementioned hyper personality.
She enjoys looking up fanart of PAREO and CHU², and considers them an "official couple" (公認カップル).[6]
She also owns a ferret named Chikuwa (ちくわ).[7]
On October 19, 2022, Risa announced her marriage with the Japanese composer Honda Yuki of Arte Refact.[8] On October 31, 2023, she announced that the two had divorced.[9]
Health Issues[]
On January 21, 2022, Risa's agency announced that she had injured herself during the Assault Lily Lost Memories stageplay.[10] The next day, Risa announced that she was diagnosed with a lumbar sprain and is currently hospitalized.[11] On February 1, 2022, she announced that she has recovered.[12]
Trivia[]
- She puts hashtags into all of her tweets.
- Aside from Hirano Aya, she is also a big fan of Yuuki Aoi.
- She has a YouTube channel.
References[]
- ↑ https://twitter.com/risa_tsumugi/status/1719199679798460736
- ↑ https://twitter.com/tsumustaff/status/1719533326502179062
- ↑ https://ddnavi.com/interview/583496/a/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/risa_tsumugi/status/1238473706000670720
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZbK329nQeo
- ↑ Bandori! TV LIVE 2021 #57
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md4U3tIoJqc&
- ↑ https://twitter.com/risa_tsumugi/status/1582582325615136769
- ↑ https://twitter.com/risa_tsumugi/status/1719278033646047712
- ↑ https://hibiki-cast.jp/20220121/tsumugilm/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/_satsunyan/status/1484742919865380867
- ↑ https://twitter.com/risa_tsumugi/status/1488469525922480129
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