Erika Ishitobi

Erika Ishitobi (Japanese: 石飛 恵里花, Hepburn: Ishitobi Erika, born 9 May 1997) is a Japanese actress and singer from Saitama Prefecture, affiliated with Holy Peak. A former member of the voice acting idol unit Purely Monster, she is known for voicing Saho Mizuo in The Honor Student at Magic High School, Misao Kiyomi in Idol Bu Show, and Haruka Igusa in Blue Archive.

Biography

Erika Ishitobi, a native of Saitama Prefecture, was born on 9 May 1997. During her youth, she ran a website for yume shōsetsu  and was an absentee in junior high school. In December 2012, she was selected as a finalist in the 4th Popteen Model Audition and won the Pop Model Award. She made her debut as a reader model for the magazine. She left Popteen while she graduated high school.

On 2 June 2016, she announced that she had joined Holy Peak as a voice actress. In May 2017, she became an inaugural member of the voice actress idol unit Purely Monster, a joint venture between Holy Peak and Amuse Inc. In August 2017, she became a shinjin joshi manager for the official Monster Hunter fan site Monhan-bu. In 2019, it was announced that she would voice Misao Kiyomi in the Idol Bu Show franchise.

On 17 May 2021, she announced her graduation from Purely Monster; she graduated on 3 November 2021. In June 2021, she was cast as Saho Mizuo in The Honor Student at Magic High School. She stars as Haruka Igusa in Blue Archive, reprising her role in the 2024 anime adaptation.

She has also worked as a stage actress and radio personality, having appeared in Tobe! Ishitobi .

Ishitobi has a pet cat named Ten-san (てんさん).

Filmography

Television animation

Animated film

Video games

Stage productions

References

1. A Centaur's Life
2. Idol Bu Show
3. GirlsAward