Rimi Nishimoto

Rimi Nishimoto
西本りみ
Nishimoto at a BanG Dream! promotion with Pacific League baseball in 2018
Born (1994-10-25) October 25, 1994 (age 30)
Hyōgo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2016–present
AgentHiBiKi
Musical career
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Bass guitar
Years active2015–present
Member ofPoppin'Party

Rimi Nishimoto (西本りみ, Nishimoto Rimi, born October 25, 1994) is a Japanese voice actress and musician. Affiliated with the HiBiKi talent agency, she plays the bass guitar for the band Poppin'Party of the BanG Dream! franchise, which includes portraying the character Rimi Ushigome.

Career

Nishimoto became interested in voice acting after watching the anime Mirmo! in elementary school.[1] She began playing the piano and Electone at the age of three and the guitar at 14, and was a euphonium and saxophone player in her middle and high schools' band clubs.[2][3]

In April 2013, Nishimoto auditioned for a spot in the Bushiroad franchise Tantei Opera Milky Holmes and qualified for the finals.[4] Although Ayasa Itō ultimately won the role, Nishimoto's guitar playing caught Bushiroad head Takaaki Kidani's interest and she was later recruited for his new music project BanG Dream! as a bassist;[5] at the time, Nishimoto had the least experience with the bass compared to the guitar and piano.[6] Nishimoto, along with Itō and Aimi, comprised the original cast for the first BanG_Dream! live on April 18, 2015,[7] and the three would form the band Poppin'Party with Sae Ōtsuka and Ayaka Ōhashi.[8] In addition to live concerts, Nishimoto's role in the franchise included portraying Rimi Ushigome in the anime and mobile game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!; certain aspects of her character were also inspired by her real-life personality.[9] A Rimi-based image song by Nishimoto titled "Chocolate no Teion Recipe" was released on June 21, 2017; the single peaked at 20th on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[10]

In 2016, Nishimoto voiced Unne Sonosaki in the Bushiroad short series We Are the Luck & Logic Club!,[11] followed by Amol in Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic a year later.[12] She also portrayed Haru Mikado in the 2018 show Future Card Buddyfight Ace, which featured Poppin'Party's "Saa Ikō!" as the opening theme music.[13] Nishimoto voiced Fumi Futagawa in the 2020 anime Assault Lily Bouquet and its spin-off series Assault Lily Fruits.[14] She portrayed Lulune in the 2021 anime The Fruit of Evolution.[15]

Personal life

Nishimoto graduated from university in 2017. During her first year of college, she received a second Microsoft Office Specialist certification in Microsoft Word and Excel and a second-level grade in the secretary proficiency exam [ja].[16]

Filmography

Anime

Year Title Role Notes
2016 We Are the Luck & Logic Club! Unne Sonosaki [11]
2017 Hina Logic: From Luck & Logic Amol [12]
BanG Dream! Rimi Ushigome [17]
2018 BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico [18]
Future Card Buddyfight Ace Haru Mikado [13]
2019 BanG Dream! 2nd Season Rimi Ushigome [19]
BanG Dream! Film Live Movie[20]
2020 BanG Dream! 3rd Season [21]
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ Pico ~Ohmori~ [22]
Assault Lily Bouquet Fumi Futagawa [14]
2021 Assault Lily Fruits Fumi Futagawa [23]
BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia Rimi Ushigome Two-part film series
BanG Dream! Film Live 2nd Stage Movie[24]
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico Fever! [25]
The Fruit of Evolution Lulune [15]
2022 BanG Dream! Poppin'Dream! Rimi Ushigome Movie[26]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2017–present BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Rimi Ushigome
2020 Azur Lane KMS Weser

References

  1. ^ Nishimoto, Rimi. "Rimi Nishimoto". AT-X (Interview) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Nishimoto, Rimi (June 15, 2020). "西本りみ「居場所がなかった私が輝ける場所を、音楽が教えてくれた」【声優図鑑】" [Rimi Nishimoto "Music taught me where I could shine because I didn't have a place to stay" [Voice actor pictorial book]] (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Tanu, Azabu. DDNavi. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Nishimoto, Rimi (August 15, 2015). "『BanG_Dream!』連載第５回<西本りみさん・前編>". Dengeki G's Comic (Interview). Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "伊藤彩沙が「ミルキィホームズ シスターズ」に決定！ミルキィホームズ新シリーズ7月放送開始！" [Ayasa Ito has been selected as "Milky Holmes Sisters"! Milky Holmes new series broadcast in July!]. Livedoor (in Japanese). April 27, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Nakazato, Kiri (September 26, 2017). "木谷社長が西本りみを見出した場所とは？ 「バンドリ！ スペシャルトークステージ Poppin'Party誕生秘話～西本りみ編～」in 東京ゲームショウ2017" [Where did President Kidani find Rimi Nishimoto? "BanG Dream! Special Talk Stage Poppin'Party Birth Secret Story-Rimi Nishimoto Edition-" in Tokyo Game Show 2017] (in Japanese). Akiba Souken. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Konno, Eriko; Satō, Daiki (December 28, 2016). "アニメ『BanG Dream!』(バンドリ!)とPoppin'Partyの舞台裏" [Behind the scenes of anime "BanG Dream!"]. Player (Interview) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "君は伝説の始まりを見たか――？ 熱狂、そして号泣の 『BanG_Dream!』1stライブをレポート!!" [Did you see the beginning of the legend? Enthusiastic and crying "BanG_Dream!" 1st live report!]. Dengeki G's Comic (in Japanese). April 30, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  8. ^ Liong, Jessica (July 10, 2017). "BANG DREAM: Poppin' Party's Rise to Stardom". ComicsVerse. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  9. ^ Nishimoto, Rimi (January 29, 2020). "冬アニメ『バンドリ！』声優・西本りみ（牛込りみ役）インタビュー" [Winter anime "BanG Dream! Interview with voice actor Rimi Nishimoto (role of Rimi Ushigome)] (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Toriyabe, Kohei. Animate Times. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "TVアニメ「BanG Dream!」キャラクターソング牛込りみ「チョコレイトの低音レシピ」" [TV anime "BanG Dream!" character song – Rimi Ushigome "Chocolate no Teion Recipe"]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 17, 2016). "Luck & Logic Streams 1st 'We Are the Luck & Logic Club' Anime Short". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  12. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 6, 2017). "Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Song Artists, July 1 Premiere (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  13. ^ a b Sherman, Jennifer (May 15, 2018). "Future Card Buddyfight Ace Anime Reveals Video, Cast, Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  14. ^ a b Friedman, Nicholas (September 29, 2020). "SHAFT Action Anime Assault Lily BOUQUET Joins the Funimation Fall 2020 Lineup". Funimation. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  15. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 8, 2021). "Shinka no Mi TV Anime Reveals 5 More Cast Members, New Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  16. ^ Nishimoto, Rimi (March 20, 2017). "大学卒業しました☆" [I graduated from university ☆] (in Japanese). Ameba. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  17. ^ "TVアニメ「BanG Dream!（バンドリ！）」公式サイト - CHARACTER - 牛込 りみ". BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  18. ^ "STAFF&CAST 第1期 |「BanG Dream! ガルパ☆ピコ ふぃーばー！」公式サイト". BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  19. ^ "CHARACTER | 「BanG Dream! 2nd Season」公式サイト". BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  20. ^ "CAST・STAFF | 劇場版「BanG Dream! FILM LIVE」". BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  21. ^ "CHARACTER | 「BanG Dream! 3rd Season」公式サイト". BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  22. ^ "STAFF&CAST 大盛り（第2期） | 「BanG Dream! ガルパ☆ピコ ふぃーばー！」公式サイト". BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  23. ^ "Character". anime.assaultlily-pj.com (in Japanese). 2 July 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  24. ^ "CAST・STAFF | 劇場版「BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage」公式サイト". BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  25. ^ "STAFF&CAST | 「BanG Dream! ガルパ☆ピコ ふぃーばー！」公式サイト". BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  26. ^ "CHARACTER | 劇場版「BanG Dream! ぽっぴん'どりーむ！」". BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2022.