Riho Iida

Riho Iida (飯田 里穂, Iida Riho, born 26 October 1991 in Saitama) is a Japanese ex-child model-turned-actress, voice actress and singer. Her nickname is Rippi.

Riho Iida
飯田 里穂
Born	(1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 (age 33) Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Rippi
Occupation(s)	Actress, voice actress and gravure idol, singer
Years active	2002–present
Agent	Houeishinsha
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Children	2

Career

Iida came into the spotlight when she was 11 years old, appearing on the Tensai Terebi Kun MAX (天才てれびくんMAX) series on NHK Educational TV in 2002. Since then she starred in many movies and TV series. She was also a model of a famous lolita gravure magazine Pure Pure. She played the leading role in the film Shougaiken gibu no okurimono (障害犬ギブのおくりもの), which won a prize at the Japan Educational Film Festival. Her first photobook Pool (プール, Pūru)in 2003 became the top-selling photobook in Japan.

She plays one of the main characters in the Love Live! School Idol Project anime and game project, Rin Hoshizora. The success of Love Live! contributed to an increase in exposure of her career. In 2014 she formed the duo group 4to6 with her co-star Pile (voice of Maki Nishikino). They released their first single in August 2014.^[1][2] She is a member of a mini unit in the Love Live! project, Lily White, alongside Aina Kusuda (voice of Nozomi Toujou) and Suzuko Mimori (voice of Umi Sonoda).^[3]

Her song "Aoi Honō Syndrome" (青い炎シンドローム, Blue Flame Syndrome) is used as the ending theme to the 2017 anime television series Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters.^[4] Her song "Itsuka Sekai ga Kawaru Made" (いつか世界が変わるまで, lit. "Someday Until The World Changes") is used as the ending theme to the 2018 anime television series Boarding School Juliet.^[5]

Personal life

Iida announced her marriage to a non-celebrity man on 1 January 2022.^[6] On 25 December 2024, she announced her pregnancy.^[7] She gave birth to twins in April 2025.^[8]

Filmography

Films

Year	Name	Kanji/Nihongo	Role	Notes	Ref
2001	Hitorine	ひとりね
2002	Shougaiken Gibu no okurimono	障害犬ギブのおくりもの	Sakie
2003	Seirei nagashi	精霊流し
2004	Photo Frame	フォトフレーム

TV series/TV movies

Year	Name	Kanji/Nihongo	Role	Network	Notes	Ref
1999-2003	Tensai Terebukun Wide	天才てれびくんワイド		NHK
2000	*Oyajii	オヤジぃ。	Young Suzu Kanzaki	TBS
	Hyakunen no Monogatari	百年の物語	Freddie's girl
2001	Zukkoke Trio 3	ズッコケ三人組3		NHK	Ep. 12
	Ougon no Inu	黄金の犬	Aya Matsushita	TV Tokyo
2001-2002	Wagamanma Kitchin	わがまんまキッチン	TV Asahi
2003	Okusama A	奥さまA	Wakana Kimura	NBN
	Musashi	大河ドラマ 『武蔵』	Kogiku	NHK
2003-2011	Tensai TV kun MAX	天才てれびくんMAX
2007	Sexy voice and Robo	セクシーアンドボイスロボ	Classmate
	Tantei Gakuen Q	探偵学園Q	Madoka Sasaki		Ep. 1

TV anime

Year	Name	Kanji/Nihongo	Role	Network	Notes	Ref
2013-2014	Love Live! School Idol Project	ラブライブ! School idol project	Rin Hoshizora	Tokyo MX, TVA, ytv, BS11	Seasons 1-2	[9]
2015	Re-Kan!	レーカン!	Kana Uehara	TBS, CBC, TUT, Sun TV, BS-TBS		[10]
	Venus Project -Climax-	VENUS PROJECT -CLIMAX-	Ruka Sovagasky	Tokyo MX		[11]
2017	ēlDLIVE	エルドライブ【ēlDLIVE】	Veronica Borowczyk	Tokyo MX, FBS, ytv, STV, CTV, BS11		[12]
	Clione no Akari	クリオネの灯り	Yuna Nagino	AT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, GYT, RNB, RNC, MMT, BS Fuji, FCT		[13]
	Urahara	うらはら	Sayumin	Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, AT-X		[14]
2018	Boarding School Juliet	寄宿学校のジュリエット	Shizuka Shishi	JNN		[15]
2019	Kiratto Pri☆Chan	キラッとプリ☆チャン	Hoshi-nee	TV Tokyo, BS Japan, AT-X
2020-2021	King's Raid: Successors of the Will	ぼくのとなりに暗黒破壊神がいます。	Elise	TV Tokyo		[16]
2020	Odd Taxi	オッドタクシー	Shirakawa	TV Tokyo, AT-X		[17]
2022	World's End Harem	終末のハーレム	Akira Tōdō	AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS Fuji		[18]
2024	Dahlia in Bloom	魔導具師ダリヤはうつむかない ～今日から自由な職人ライフ～	Irma Nuvolari	TBA		[19]

Anime films

Year	Name	Kanji/Nihongo	Role	Notes	Ref
2015	Love Live! The School Idol Movie	ラブライブ！The School Idol Movie	Rin Hoshizora		[20]
2022	Odd Taxi: In the Woods	映画 「オッドタクシー イン・ザ・ウッズ」	Shirakawa		[21]

Web anime

• Kaiju Girls (2016) as Aki Miyashita / Agira^[22]

Video games

Year	Name	Role	Notes	Ref
2013	Love Live! School Idol Festival	Rin Hoshizora		[23]
2014	Omega Quintet	Otoha		[24]
2017	Shin'yaku Eien no Aselia - The Spirit of Eternity Sword-	Myuugi Fanaan		[25]
2018	Onsen Musume: Yunohana Collection	Suika Hanamaki		[26]
2019	Love Live! School Idol Festival - All Stars	Rin Hoshizora

Web Drama

• Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga (2017) as Pertel^[27]

Dubbing roles

Dubbing

Original year	Dub year	Title	Role	Original actor	Notes	Ref
2017		Anna and the Apocalypse	Lisa	Marli Siu		[28]
2013		The House of Magic	Maggie	Shanelle Gray
		The House of Magic	Maggie	Shanelle Gray		[29]
2017		The Wedding Invitation	Ryann	Camille Guaty		[30]
		The Breadwinner	Shauzia/Deliwar	Soma Chhaya		[31]
2018		Legend of the Ancient Sword	Wen Renyu	Victoria Song
		Mid90s	Dabney	Katherine Waterston		[32]
		More than Blue	Song Yuan-Yuan/Cream	Camille Guaty
		ReBoot: The Guardian Code	Tamra/Enigma	Sydney Scotia
2019-2020		Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life	Kim Seol-ah	Jo Yoon-hee		[33]
2022		The Medium	Mink	Narilya Gulmongkolpech		[34]
2023	2024	Voltes V: Legacy: Super Electromagnetic Edition	Zandra	Liezel Lopez		[35]

Radio

• Date unknown: Rippy Rainbow Party (リッピーレインボーパーティ) as NIKKEI (ラジオ)

Works

Photobooks/DVDs

• 2003: SWEET (SWEET 飯田里穂)
• 2003: Pool (プール―飯田里穂写真集) ISBN 4-88641-887-2
• 2004: Crawl (飯田里穂2nd写真集「クロール」) ISBN 4-7778-0044-X
• 2004: Chiyohime Senmki (千代姫戦鬼)
• 2005: Photo Frame (フォトフレーム)
• 2006: En-Ei　(飯田里穂3rd写真集｢遠泳｣) ISBN 4-7778-0241-8
• 2012: Kitto Zutto (きっと☆ずっと)

CDs

• 2002: Tentere neko damasii ～天てれ猫だましぃ～ MTK5th
• 2002: Tentere uta makura ～天てれ歌まくら～ MTK4th
• 2003: Go! Go! Tamagodon (Go!Go!たまご丼)
• 2003: Tentere jou karubi ～天てれ上カルビ～ MTK6th
• 2003: Tentere big bun ~MTK The7th ～天てれビッグバン～
• 2004: MTK the 8th
• 2015: rippi-rippi 2015
• 2016: "KISS! KISS! KISS!" 2016
• 2016: "Kataomoi Sekkin" (片想い接近)
• 2016: rippi‐holic
• 2016: "Aoi Honoo Syndrome" (青い炎シンドローム)

Magazines

• 2002: Juvenile Vol.2 and 3
• 2002-2006: Pure 2 (pure☆pure) Vol.10~36