# Momo Asakura

Momo Asakura (麻倉 もも, Asakura Momo, born June 25, 1994) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is part of the Music Ray'n agency. After passing an audition held by Music Ray'n, she made her voice acting debut as Yumi in the anime My Little Monster. She played her first main role as Ayumi Otosaka in the anime television series Charlotte. She is a member of the voice acting unit TrySail, alongside Sora Amamiya and Shiina Natsukawa. Apart from voice acting, she also performed theme song for various anime she acted in.

## Biography

Asakura's interest in becoming a voice actress began in middle school and continued through high school. She got her break in 2011 when, together with Sora Amamiya and Shiina Natsukawa, passed an audition held by Sony Music Entertainment Japan's sub-label Music Ray'n. She made her voice acting debut in 2012, voicing the character Yumi in the anime My Little Monster. Since then, she was given minor roles in various anime.
In 2014, she was cast as Sumi Otokawa in Sakura Trick, Rin Kazari in Witch Craft Works. She and other cast members performed the series' ending theme "Witch☆Activity". On December 21, 2014, it was announced that Asakura, Amamiya, and Natsukawa would be forming the voice acting unit TrySail, which released its first single "Youthful Dreamer", used as the opening theme song for the anime television series Ultimate Otaku Teacher, on May 13, 2015. That same year, she was cast as Ayumi Otosaka in the anime television series Charlotte becoming her first main role. She then played the role of Manako in Monster Musume, and Yuyu Aizawa in Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA.
In 2016, she made her official debut as a solo artist for Music Ray'n by releasing her first single "Ashita wa Kimi to." (明日は君と) which was used as an insert song for the anime film Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai. The song peak at number 8 on the Oricon weekly charts. Her first solo album Peachy! was released on October 3, 2018; the album peaked at number 6 on the Oricon weekly charts. The following year, she was cast as Rona Pricipa O'Lapanesta in Endro!, and Nagisa Kashiwagi in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.

## Filmography
### Anime

List of voice performances in anime :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | My Little Monster | Yumi | Ep. 9 |
| 2013 | A Certain Scientific Railgun S | Minori | Ep. 7 |
| 2013 | Karneval | Girl | Ep. 11 |
| 2013 | Aikatsu! | Rion | Ep. 42 |
| 2013 | Walkure Romanze: Shōjo Kishi Monogatari | School girl C | Ep. 4 |
| 2014 | Witch Craft Works | Rin Kazari | |
| 2014 | Sakura Trick | Sumi Otokawa, student | |
| 2014 | Noragami | Student B | Ep. 2 |
| 2014 | Hamatora: The Animation | Female student B | Ep. 8 |
| 2014 | Bladedance of Elementalers | Vitte | Ep. 9 |
| 2014 | Sword Art Online II | High school girl | Ep. 24 |
| 2015 | Ultimate Otaku Teacher | Ayaka | Ep. 6 |
| 2015 | Fairy Tail | Lummy | |
| 2015–2016 | Charlotte | Ayumi Otosaka | Also OVA |
| 2015–2017 | Monster Musume | Manako | Also OVA |
| 2015 | Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri | Aurea | Ep. 7 |
| 2015 | Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA | Yuyu Aizawa | |
| 2016 | Kuromukuro | Koharu Shirahane | |
| 2016–2017 | High School Fleet | Mikan Irako | Also OVA |
| 2016 | WWW.Working!! | Miri Yanagiba | |
| 2017 | PriPri Chi-chan!! | Yuka Saeki | |
| 2017 | Interviews with Monster Girls | Shouko Hasegawa | Ep. 13 |
| 2019 | Endro! | Rona Pricipa O'Lapanesta | |
| 2019–present | Kaguya-sama: Love Is War | Nagisa Kashiwagi | |
| 2019 | O Maidens in Your Savage Season | Momoko Sudō | |
| 2020–2022 | Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story | Iroha Tamaki | |
| 2020–2022 | Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It | Rikekuma | |
| 2021–2023 | Horimiya | Honoka Sawada | Also The Missing Pieces |
| 2021 | Idoly Pride | Yū Suzumura | |
| 2022 | Akebi's Sailor Uniform | Hotaru Hiraiwa | |
| 2022 | Heroines Run the Show | Hina Setoguchi | |
| 2022 | Arknights: Prelude to Dawn | Medic | |
| 2023 | Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead | Maki | |
| 2023 | Protocol: Rain | Mio Tokinoya | |
| 2024 | Demon Lord, Retry! R | Aku | |

### Films

List of voice performances in feature films :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2014 | The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! | Serika Hakozaki |
| 2015 | Love Live! The School Idol Movie | School idol |
| 2016 | Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai | Hina Setoguchi |
| 2016 | Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai | Hina Setoguchi |
| 2020 | High School Fleet: The Movie | Mikan Irako |
| 2020 | The Island of Giant Insects | Miura Mami |
| 2022 | Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never Ends | Nagisa Kashiwagi |

### Video games

List of voice performances in video games :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Girl Friend Beta | Yuki Hanafusa | iOS, Android |
| 2013 | The Idolmaster Million Live! | Serika Hakozaki | iOS, Android |
| 2014 | The Idolmaster One For All | Serika Hakozaki | PS3 |
| 2014 | Freedom Wars | Anne "Charm" Vito | PS Vita |
| 2015 | School Fanfare | Kotone Genshouin | iOS, Android |
| 2017 | The Idolmaster: Million Live! Theater Days | Serika Hakozaki | iOS, Android |
| 2017 | Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story | Iroha Tamaki | iOS, Android |
| 2018 | Dragalia Lost | Daikokuten | iOS, Android |
| 2021 | Idoly Pride | Yu Suzumura | iOS, Android |
| 2022 | Azur Lane | Prinz Rupprecht | iOS, Android |
| 2022 | The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story | Kanako | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows |
| 2024 | Panic in Sweets Land | Purffee | Nintendo Switch, PC |
| 2024 | Touhou Spell Carnival | Flandre Scarlet | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation4 |

## Discography
### Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Catalogue No. | Catalogue No. | Oricon |
| Regular edition | Limited edition | Peak position | Weeks charted |
| Peachy! | Released: October 3, 2018 Label: Music Ray'n Format: CD, CD + DVD, CD + Blu-ray, digital download | SMCL-565 | SMCL-561/2 (CD+DVD) SMCL-563/4 (CD+Blu-ray) | 6 | 4 |
| Agapanthus | Released: April 8, 2020 Label: Music Ray'n Format: CD, CD + DVD, CD + Blu-ray, digital download | SMCL-655 | SMCL-650/1 (CD+DVD) SMCL-653/4 (CD+Blu-ray) | 5 | 5 |
| Apiacere | Released: July 17, 2022 Label: Music Ray'n Format: CD, CD + DVD, CD + Blu-ray, digital download | SMCL-779 | SMCL-774/5 (CD+DVD) SMCL-776/8 (CD+Blu-ray) | 10 | 5 |
| ChouChou | Released: August 21, 2024 Label: Music Ray'n Format: CD, CD + DVD, CD + Blu-ray, digital download | SMCL-912 | SMCL-907/9 (CD+DVD) SMCL-910/1 (CD+Blu-ray) | 15 | 3 |

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Release date | Title | Catalogue No. (Regular edition) | Oricon | Album | Notes |
| Peak position | Weeks charted |
| November 2, 2016 | "Ashita wa Kimi to." (明日は君と。) | SMCL-456 | 8 | 7 | Peachy! | Insert song for Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai |
| June 7, 2017 | "Tokubetsu Ichiban!!" (トクベツいちばん!!) | SMCL-485 | 11 | 4 | Peachy! | 1st opening theme song for PriPri Chi-chan!! |
| November 1, 2017 | "Colorful" (カラフル) | SMCL-517 | 7 | 3 | Peachy! | 3rd opening theme song for PriPri Chi-chan!! |
| August 22, 2018 | "Pumpkin Meat Pie" (パンプキン・ミート・パイ) | SMCL-554 | 11 | 3 | Peachy! | — |
| February 13, 2019 | "365×LOVE" | SMCL-593 | 14 | 1 | Agapanthus | — |
| May 22, 2019 | "Smash Drop" (スマッシュ・ドロップ) | SMCL-602 | 6 | 1 | Agapanthus | 3rd ending theme song for PazuDora |
| September 4, 2019 | "Yume Cinderella" (ユメシンデレラ) | SMCL-616 | 15 | 1 | Agapanthus | Ending theme song for O Maidens in Your Savage Season |
| November 11, 2020 | "Boku Dake ni Mieru Hoshi" (僕だけに見える星) | SMCL-678 | 8 | 3 | Apiacere | — |
| August 18, 2021 | "Pinky Hook" (ピンキーフック) | SMCL-722 | 9 | 5 | Apiacere | Ending theme song for Girlfriend, Girlfriend |
| March 2, 2022 | "Saishiki Garasu" (彩色硝子) | SMCL-755 | 10 | 3 | Apiacere | — |
| August 16, 2023 | "Shuwawa!" (シュワワ!) | SMCL-828 | 17 | 3 | ChouChou | — |
| February 14, 2024 | "Sweet Essence" | SMCL-862 | 12 | 4 | ChouChou | — |
| May 15, 2024 | "Libra" | SMCL-892 | 15 | 3 | ChouChou | — |