# Hiroko Konishi

Hiroko Konishi (小西 寛子, Konishi Hiroko, born October 26, 1975) is a Japanese voice actress and musician. She is known for her roles as Jiyuu Nanohana in Jubei-chan, Sae Sawanoguchi in Magic User's Club, Nene Romanova in Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040, and the title character Ojarumaru. In video games she voiced Shiori Misaka in the original Kanon visual novel, Lilith Aensland in Darkstalkers, and Bridget in Guilty Gear X2.

## Life and career

Konishi formed a budding interest in stage acting as a junior high student, and as a high schooler, received voice training at the Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyūjo [ja].
She released NOVELETTE (EMI Music Japan, 1999), her first album under her own identity. She teamed up with Ryo Arshe (Ryo Asakawa), her musical collaborator since 1998 and the artist NAOMI, forming the musical unit Little Cure.
As a TV personality, she has appeared on both NHK and public sector network shows. She had been a regular on the TV Tokyo-syndicated variety show Ichioshi Kiss, where she was portrayed as the youngest of three sisters, with co-stars Risa Stegmayer [ja] and Hinako Saeki. She was also narrator for the short-lived "pick of the week" show Ichioshi [ja]. She also acted in live action TV Commercials for "Dial 104" (cellphone directory assistance), as keitai detective PI Hiroko.</ref>
In 2018, Konishi claimed that she was replaced as Ojarumaru in Prince Mackaroo from disputes over her voice recording on Ojarumaru dolls and other merchandise. Motivated by the MeToo movement, Konishi shared that she left voice acting after being sexually harassed and witnessing her other female peers abused by their agencies. She also alleged that she was propositioned by her manager Hara to enter a mixed bath in the nude with Akitaro Daichi and claimed that she was unable to get voice acting work after she refused.
In 2019, Hiroko Konishi provided the first ever voice for the character Natchan (playing both Natchan and Erika) in the work Natchan by renowned Japanese manga artist Jun Tanaka, which was previously serialized in *Super Jump*, a manga magazine published by Shueisha
In 2020, she was involved in the “Ichi kara Wakaru” (Understanding from Scratch) educational and opinion animation series, produced by iRONNA, the official video platform of Sankei ShimbunDigital, one of Japan’s major newspaper companies. She was responsible for the planning, composition, and script, in addition to voicing the character ”Minamikaze Hiroko”
In March 2025, Hiroko Konishi's official website underwent a profile renewal, featuring numerous officially credited works in English that are not listed on the English version of Wikipedia

## Filmography
### Anime

List of voice performances in anime :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Tenchi Universe | Mirei | |
| 1995 | Fushigi Yûgi | Girl (A) | |
| 1995 | H2 | Boy | |
| 1995 | Mojacko | Yumi | |
| 1996 | Alien from the Darkness | Hikari | Adult OVA |
| 1996 | Brave Command Dagwon | Minako Hashiba | |
| 1996 | Ninja Cadets | Sakura | OVA |
| 1996 | Kodocha | Shota Nakao | |
| 1996 | Magic User's Club | Sae Sawanoguchi | OVA |
| 1996 | You're Under Arrest | Sena Wakabayashi/Sena Nakajima | 1996 TV series |
| 1996 | Jewel BEM Hunter Lime | Store Clerk | OVA |
| 1997 | Kindaichi Case Files | Yoshino, Mikoto Mizuki | |
| 1997 | Crayon Kingdom of Dreams | Horesore | |
| 1997 | Anime Ganbare Goemon | Rumie Himuro | |
| 1997 | Dr. Slump | Akane Kimidori | 2nd TV series |
| 1997 | Agent Aika | Rion Aida | OVA series |
| 1997 | I Dream of Mimi | Kanako Shimada | OVA |
| 1998 | Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san | Tomoe Kitahara (Moe-moe) | |
| 1998 | Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden | Pinkubon | |
| 1998 | Kocchi Muite! Miiko | Yuka Kobayashi | |
| 1998 | Fushigi Mahou Fan Fan Pharmacy | Kaori Nishino (potpourri) | |
| 1998 | Heritako Pooh-chan | Mimitan / mirin-chan's mother | |
| 1998 | DT Eightron | Quilt | |
| 1998 | Super Radical Gag Family | Akane Kikuchi | |
| 1998 | Ojarumaru | Ojarumaru | |
| 1998 | St. Luminous Mission High School | Shizuku Kabe | |
| 1998 | Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 | Nene Romanova | |
| 1998 | If I See You in My Dreams | Miho Hamaoka | TV series |
| 1998 | Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi! | Mitsuru Imai | OVA |
| 1999 | Ojamajo Doremi | Hehe | |
| 1999 | Digimon Adventure | Takeru Takaishi | |
| 1999 | Jubei-chan | Jiyuu Nanohara | |
| 1999 | D4 Princess | Nejiru Gaou, Nejiri Gaou | |
| 1999 | I'm Gonna Be An Angel | Silky | |
| 1999 | Magic User's Club | Sae Sawanoguchi | TV series |
| 1999 | Mito's Great Adventure: The Two Queens | Hioko | TV series |
| 1999 | Now and Then, Here and There | Boo | |
| 1999 | Sol Bianca: The Legacy | Meio | OVA |
| 2000 | Gatekeepers | Misao Sakimori | |

### Film

List of voice performances in film :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1999 | Doctor Slump: Arale's Surprise | Akane Kimidori |
| 2000 | Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! | Takeru Takaishi |
| 2000 | Ojarumaru the Movie: The Promised Summer - Ojaru and Semira | Ojarumaru Sakanoue |

### Video games

List of voice performances in video games :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | ja:戦国サイバー 藤丸地獄変 | Kaname of Oborokage | PS1 |
| 1996 | Mega Man 8 | Roll, Eddie | PS1/SS |
| 1996 | Fire Woman Matoigumi | Lemon | Also PS version in 1998 |
| 1996–1997 | Darkstalkers series | Lilith Aensland | Arcade |
| 1996 | Magic School Lunar | Lena | Sega Saturn |
| 1997 | Mega Man Battle & Chase | Roll, Iceman | PS1 |
| 1997 | Ryuuki Denshou 2 | Melky Caring | Windows |
| 1997 | Voice Fantasia series | Weep | Sega Saturn, PS1/PS2 |
| 1997 | Magic School Lunar! | Lena | Sega Saturn |
| 1998 | Mitsumete Knight | Sophia Roberinge | PS1/PS2 |
| 1998 | Brave Fencer Musashi | Mint | PS1 |
| 1998 | Pounding Poyatchio ja:どきどきポヤッチオ | Cynthia | PS1 |
| 1998 | Night R Adventures Hen Staring ja:みつめてナイトR 大冒険編 | Sophia Roberinge | PS1 |
| 1999 | Captain Love ja:キャプテン・ラヴ | Kaori Kondo | PS1 |
| 1999 | Persona 2 | Lisa Silverman | PS1/PS2 Sin and Punishment |
| 1999 | The Misadventures of Tron Bonne | Danish Marmalade | PS1/PS2 |
| 1999 | ja:Little Lovers SHE SO GAME | Nana Ogihara | PS1 |
| 1999 | Revive: Resuscitation | Aoi Fujisawa | Dreamcast, also Adult PC in 2003 |
| 1999 | Gatekeepers | Misao Sakimori | PS1/PS2 |
| 1999 | Yukyu Fantasia 3 Perpetual blue 悠久幻想曲3 Perpetual blue | Cher Acis | DC |
| 2000 | Grandia II | Elena | Dreamcast |
| 2000 | Kanon series | Shiori Misaka | Dreamcast, PS2 |
| 2001 | Digimon Rumble Arena | Takeru Takaishi | PS1 |
| 2002 | Guilty Gear X2 | Bridget | PS1/PS2, Arcade |
| 2004 | Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower | Lilith | PSP |

### Audio dramas

List of voice performances in audio dramas :
| Title | Role |
| Agent Aika | Rion Aida |
| Fruits Basket | Tohru Honda |
| Kindaichi Case Files: Devil Suite Murder Cast | Yuka Mido |
| Kyuukyoku Parodius | Mona |

## Discography
### Albums

* Sophia (ソフィア, Sofia) (King Records, 1998, KICA-7900)
* Novelete (EMI Music Japan, 1999, TYCY-10025)
* 1975 (Wolfgang Label Japan, 2021, DSQI-20815
* ’’Her Cabriolet 80s (彼女のカブリオレ80S, Her Cabriolet 80s) Wolfgang Label, 2022, DSQI-22001)
* ’’1975 Kaze no Kisetu (1975 風の季節, 1975 kaze no kisetu) Wolfgang Label, 2024, DSQI-24011)

### Singles

* Pudding de Ojyaru (Nippon Crown Co. Ltd. 1999, as a role of Ojyaru-maru)
* "Mitsumete" (みつめて) (King Records, 1998, KIDA-7642)
* Don’t Love (EMI Music Japan, 1999)
* Bite of Love (Nippon Columbia July 2000, as a member of LITTLE CURE)
* "Sayonara Arigato" (Squirrel, 2014)
* "But She Was in Love" (Squirrel, 2014)
* "An Amulet in His Pocket" (Squirrel, 2015)
* "You Always Stay By Me" (Squirrel, 2015)