Hiroko Konishi

Hiroko Konishi (小西 寛子, Konishi Hiroko; born October 26, 1975) is a Japanese voice actress and musician.^[1] 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.

Hiroko Konishi
小西 寛子
Born	(1975-10-26) October 26, 1975 (age 49) Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
Alma mater	Chuo University
Occupations	Voice actress musician
Years active	1994–present
Agent	Office Squirrel
Height	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Musical career
Genres	J-Pop Folk Rock anison
Instruments	Vocals guitar Flute Drums
Labels	Nippon Columbia King Wolfgang
Formerly of	Little Cure
Website	hirokokonishi.com

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2][3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

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^[6][3]

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 Shimbun Digital, one of Japan’s major newspaper companies. She was responsible for the planning, composition, and script, in addition to voicing the character ”Minamikaze Hiroko”^[7][3]

Konishi notes on her official site, hirokokonishi.com, that detailed descriptions of her works are relatively limited outside Japan. For this reason, she encourages the use of her website as a primary source when referencing her artistic activities and career.^[8]

In 2025, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and to reflect on Hiroshima, she announced the release of a memorial digital mini-album titled Haruka no shima (Japanese: 遙カノ島), which is also referred to as "A Faraway Island" in English. The album features original songs that were composed, performed, and produced by Konishi herself.^[8]

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[3]
1995	Tenchi Universe	Mirei		[9][10]
1995	Fushigi Yûgi	Girl (A)		[9][10]
1995	H2	Boy		[9][10]
1995	Mojacko	Yumi		[9]
1996	Alien from the Darkness	Hikari	Adult OVA	[9]
1996	Brave Command Dagwon	Minako Hashiba		[9]
1996	Ninja Cadets	Sakura	OVA	[10]
1996	Kodocha	Shota Nakao		[9][10]
1996	Magic User's Club	Sae Sawanoguchi	OVA	[9][10]
1996	You're Under Arrest	Sena Wakabayashi/Sena Nakajima	1996 TV series	[9]
1996	Jewel BEM Hunter Lime	Store Clerk	OVA	[9][10]
1997	Kindaichi Case Files	Yoshino, Mikoto Mizuki		[9][10]
1997	Crayon Kingdom of Dreams	Horesore		[9]
1997	Anime Ganbare Goemon	Rumie Himuro		[9]
1997	Dr. Slump	Akane Kimidori	2nd TV series	[9][10]
1997	Agent Aika	Rion Aida	OVA series	[10]
1997	I Dream of Mimi	Kanako Shimada	OVA	[10]
1998	Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san	Tomoe Kitahara (Moe-moe)		[9][10]
1998	Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden	Pinkubon		[9]
1998	Kocchi Muite! Miiko	Yuka Kobayashi		[9]
1998	Fushigi Mahou Fan Fan Pharmacy	Kaori Nishino (potpourri)		[9]
1998	Heritako Pooh-chan	Mimitan / mirin-chan's mother		[9]
1998	DT Eightron	Quilt		[9]
1998	Super Radical Gag Family	Akane Kikuchi		[9]
1998	Ojarumaru	Ojarumaru		[9]
1998	St. Luminous Mission High School	Shizuku Kabe		[9]
1998	Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040	Nene Romanova		[9][10]
1998	If I See You in My Dreams	Miho Hamaoka	TV series	[9]
1998	Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi!	Mitsuru Imai	OVA	[10]
1999	Ojamajo Doremi	Hehe		[9]
1999	Digimon Adventure	Takeru Takaishi		[9][10]
1999	Jubei-chan	Jiyuu Nanohara		[9][10]
1999	D4 Princess	Nejiru Gaou, Nejiri Gaou		[9]
1999	I'm Gonna Be An Angel	Silky		[9][10]
1999	Magic User's Club	Sae Sawanoguchi	TV series	[9][10]
1999	Mito's Great Adventure: The Two Queens	Hioko	TV series	[9]
1999	Now and Then, Here and There	Boo		[9][10]
1999	Sol Bianca: The Legacy	Meio	OVA	[10]
2000	Gatekeepers	Misao Sakimori		[9][10]

Film

List of voice performances in film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[3]
1999	Doctor Slump: Arale's Surprise	Akane Kimidori		[9]
2000	Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!	Takeru Takaishi		[9]
2000	Ojarumaru the Movie: The Promised Summer - Ojaru and Semira	Ojarumaru Sakanoue		[9]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[3]
1995	ja:戦国サイバー 藤丸地獄変	Kaname of Oborokage	PS1	[9]
1996	Mega Man 8	Roll, Eddie	PS1/SS	[9]
1996	Fire Woman Matoigumi	Lemon	Also PS version in 1998	[9][10]
1996–1997	Darkstalkers series	Lilith Aensland	Arcade	[10]
1996	Magic School Lunar	Lena	Sega Saturn	[10]
1997	Mega Man Battle & Chase	Roll, Iceman	PS1	[9]
1997	Ryuuki Denshou 2	Melky Caring	Windows	[10]
1997	Voice Fantasia series	Weep	Sega Saturn, PS1/PS2	[9][10]
1997	Magic School Lunar!	Lena	Sega Saturn	[9][10]
1998	Mitsumete Knight	Sophia Roberinge	PS1/PS2	[9][10]
1998	Brave Fencer Musashi	Mint	PS1	[9]
1998	Pounding Poyatchio ja:どきどきポヤッチオ	Cynthia	PS1	[9]
1998	Night R Adventures Hen Staring ja:みつめてナイトR 大冒険編	Sophia Roberinge	PS1	[9]
1999	Captain Love ja:キャプテン・ラヴ	Kaori Kondo	PS1	[9]
1999	Persona 2: Innocent Sin	Lisa Silverman	PS1/PSP	[9]
1999	The Misadventures of Tron Bonne	Danish Marmalade	PS1	[9]
1999	ja:Little Lovers SHE SO GAME	Nana Ogihara	PS1	[9]
1999	Revive: Resuscitation	Aoi Fujisawa	Dreamcast, also Adult PC in 2003	[9]
1999	Gatekeepers	Misao Sakimori	PS1/PS2	[9]
1999	Yukyu Fantasia 3 Perpetual blue 悠久幻想曲3 Perpetual blue	Cher Acis	DC	[9]
2000	Grandia II	Elena	Dreamcast	[9][10]
2000	Kanon series	Shiori Misaka	Dreamcast, PS2	[9]
2000	Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	Lisa Silverman	PS1/PSP
2001	Digimon Rumble Arena	Takeru Takaishi	PS1	[9][10]
2002	Guilty Gear X2	Bridget	PS2, Arcade	[9][10]
2004	Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower	Lilith	PSP	[10]

Audio dramas

List of voice performances in audio dramas

Title	Role	Notes	Source[3]
Agent Aika	Rion Aida		[10]
Fruits Basket	Tohru Honda		[10]
Kindaichi Case Files: Devil Suite Murder Cast	Yuka Mido		[9]
Kyuukyoku Parodius	Mona		[10]

Discography

Albums

Sophia (ソフィア, Sofia) (King Records, 1998, KICA-7900) Novelette (EMI Music Japan, 1999, TYCY-10025) 1975 (Wolfgang Label Japan, 2020, DSQI-20815) Her Cabriolet 80s (女のカブリオレ80S, Kanojo no Cabriolet 80s) (Wolfgang Label, 2022, DSQI-22001) 1975 Kaze no Kisetu (1975 風の季節, 1975 Season of the Wind) (Wolfgang Label, 2024, DSQI-24011)

Digital Albums

1975 Kaze no Kisetu (2024, Wolfgang Label)

• • Akai Ribbon no Koro (赤いリボンの頃)
  • Shio Kaze no Koi (潮風の恋)
  • Natsu no Koibana 1987 (夏の恋花1987)
  • Kokoro no Shiroi Hana (こころの白い花)
  • Jizouzaka (地蔵坂)
  • Tachidomazu ni (立ち止まらずに)
  • Kaze ni Yureru Hinaichigo (風に揺れる雛菊)
  • Kurai Taiyou (暗い太陽)
  • Tsugumi (ツグミ)
  • Kaze no Kisetu no Uta (風の季節のうた)
  • 1975

Haruka no Shima (遥カノ島, Distant Island) (2025, Wolfgang Label)

• • Minato no Ballad (港のバラッド)
  • Soda Water
  • Sandy Road (サンディロード)
  • 1975
  • Miyuki Bashi (みゆき橋)
  • Haruka Shima (遥島)

Singles

• • Don't Love (1999, TYDY-2125) – Opening theme for TV Tokyo's Music Break

Digital Singles

• • Sayonara Arigato ~Mori e Kaetta Mahoutsukai (2013, DSQI-12011)
  • But She Was in Love (2014, DSQI-12012)
  • An Amulet in His Pocket (2015, DSQI-12013)
  • You Always Stay by Me (2015, DSQI-12014)
  • Her Name Was Ka Leo (2016, DSQI-12015)
  • She May Be Here (2016, DSQI-12016)
  • Wheelchair (2017, DSQI-12017)
  • Anata ni Arigato (2017, DSWG-11011)
  • She May Be Here (Requiem) (2019)
  • 23 Sai (2020, DSWG-12011)
  • Natsu no Koibana 1987 (2020, DSQI-20817)
  • Jizouzaka (2020, DSQI-12818)
  • Tachidomazu ni (2020, DSQI-12819)
  • Kaze no Kisetu no Uta (2020, DSQI-12820)
  • Shio Kaze no Koi (Instrumental) (2020, DSQI-12816)
  • Tsugumi (Music Video) (2023)
  • Kurai Taiyou (2024)
  • Kaze ni Yureru Hinaichigo(2024)
  • She May Be Here (2025)

Band/Unit

Little Cure Silver E・tude (2000, COCA-15360)

• • Silver E・tude
  • Fall in with All
  • No, No, Tension
  • Dear, Natary

Bit of Love (2000, COCA-15367)

• • Bit of Love Full Ver.
  • Leo into the Universe

Character singles

The following is a list of character songs performed by Hiroko Konishi, primarily associated with her voice acting roles in anime, games, and related media.^[11]

Character Songs

• • "Anatani Ainiyuku" (1995, SRCL-3443)
  • "GIRLS SUNSHINE" (1996, TYDY-2066) as NINJAGIRLS
  • "Nobody Knows" (1996, TYDY-2067) as Hiroko Konishi
  • "Senobi wo shite Follow You" (1996, TYDY-2065) as Mahoutsukai Tai!
  • "Kiite yo Diary" (1996, TYDY-2073)
  • "Koneko Neko Neko March" (1996, BVCH-639)
  • "The Magic Girls' Medley" (1996, TYCY-5534) as Mahoutsukai Tai!
  • "Mahou Tsukai Tai! Ondo" (1996, TYCY-5534)
  • "More Natural" (1997, CODC-1231)
  • "More Natural" (1997, COCC-14337)
  • "Mahou Club no Uta" (1997, TYCY-5558)
  • "Ohayou! Jeff-kun" (1997, TYCY-5558)
  • "Kitto Kitto..." (1997, TYCY-5558) - lyrics by Hiroko Konishi
  • "More Natural (Super Remix Version)" (1997, COCC-14492)
  • "Ano Hi no Mama de" (1997, VICL-60080) as Chie & Sena
  • "MY ENERGY" (1998, VBCD-0010) as Yoko Asada, chorus by Hiroko Konishi
  • "Kienai Yuuki" (1998, VBCD-0010) as Yoko Asada, chorus by Hiroko Konishi
  • "Eien Janai" (1998, VBCD-0010) as Yoko Asada, chorus by Hiroko Konishi
  • "▽ no STAIRWAY" (1998, KICA-7853) as Milky
  • "Kisetsu Hazure no Himawari" (1998, KCIA-7858)
  • "Koi wa Totsuzen" (1998, KICA-7870) as Sofia Roberinge
  • "Mitsumete" (1998, KICA-7870) as Sofia Roberinge
  • "Ashita wo Yumemite" (1998, KICA-7870) as Sofia Roberinge
  • "SWEET SWEET MEMORY-S" (1998, MGCD-1060)
  • "Uta wo Tonaeba" (1998, KICA-7881) as Sofia Roberinge
  • "Akanee-chan no Uta" (1998, AMCM-4393)
  • "Yume wo Shinjite" (1998, KICA-7886) as Sofia Roberinge
  • "Kimi to Deaete (Game Size Ver.)" (1998, KICA-7925) as Sofia
  • "Yume no Jikan" (1998, KICA-7926) as Sofia Roberinge
  • "Kimi to Deaete" (1998, KICA-7926) as Sofia Roberinge
  • "EN PRIVE" (1999, TKCA-71561) as Miho Hamaoka
  • "Love! On Time Yumemiru Street" (1999, FSCA-10079) as Aoi Minamiyama
  • "Love! On Time Yumemiru Street (Special Mix)" (1999, FSCA-10079)
  • "PERFECT WORLD" (1999, VICL-60233) as Nana Hagiwara
  • "Stay With Me" (1999, VICL-60233) as Nana Hagiwara
  • "Tenkousei Lovelys" (1999, VICL-60382) - lyrics and vocals by Hiroko Konishi
  • "Tenkousei Lovelys Gakuensai Version" (1999, VICL-60382)
  • "Purin de Ojaru" (1999, CRDA-1003) as Ojarumaru
  • "Mattari Ondo" (1999, CRDA-1003) as Ojarumaru
  • "Over the Rainbow" (1999, TYDY-2124) as Mahoutsukai Tai!
  • "JOKER" (1999, KICA-5043) as MUSES
  • "Don't Love" (1999, TYDY-2125)
  • "Flower of the Truth" (1999, TYDY-2125)
  • "Banshuu no Tolstoy" (1999, PCCG-00514)
  • "Be All Right... Takeru Takaishi no Theme" (2000, NECA-30010) - lyrics and vocals by Hiroko Konishi
  • "Mitsuketa Kiseki" (2000, SBIX-2000) as TINKER BELL (incl. Hiroko Konishi)
  • "Nikoniko Ginza de Oshopping" (2003, FFAN-2003)
  • "Shiawase Hitotsu Futatsu... (Gekichuu Uta Version)" (2003, FFAN-2003)
  • "Shiawase Hitotsu Futatsu... (New Take.2003)" (2003, FFAN-2003)