Erika Ishitobi, a native of Saitama Prefecture, was born on 9 May 1997.[1] During her youth, she ran a website for yume shōsetsu [ja] and was an absentee in junior high school.[2] In December 2012, she was selected as a finalist in the 4th Popteen Model Audition and won the Pop Model Award.[3] She made her debut as a reader model for the magazine.[4] She left Popteen while she graduated high school.[2]
On 2 June 2016, she announced that she had joined Holy Peak as a voice actress.[5] In May 2017, she became an inaugural member of the voice actress idol unit Purely Monster [ja], a joint venture between Holy Peak and Amuse Inc.[6] In August 2017, she became a shinjin joshi manager for the official Monster Hunter fan site Monhan-bu.[7] In 2019, it was announced that she would voice Misao Kiyomi in the Idol Bu Show franchise.[8]
On 17 May 2021, she announced her graduation from Purely Monster;[9] she graduated on 3 November 2021.[10] In June 2021, she was cast as Saho Mizuo in The Honor Student at Magic High School.[11] She stars as Haruka Igusa in Blue Archive,[1] reprising her role in the 2024 anime adaptation.[12]
She has also worked as a stage actress and radio personality, having appeared in Tobe! Ishitobi [ja].[1]
