Karin Takahashi

is a Japanese voice actress and singer who is affiliated with Aoni Production. After winning an audition in 2012, she began her entertainment activities in 2013 with the release of the song "Kimi to Futari" which she sang with Yurika Endō. That same year, she played her first role as Yui Natsukawa in the anime television series Ace of Diamond. She is also known for her roles as Nono Morikubo in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, Sasame Mitsukuri in Ongaku Shōjo, and Haru Soramachi in Between the Sky and Sea. From 2013 to 2016, she was a member of the music group Trefle. She had been interested in songs used in anime since the age of four, when under the influence of her grandfather, she would listen to music from Inuyasha and Cardcaptor Sakura. While in elementary school, she wanted to become a lawyer as she had become fond of watching crime drama series on television, but later on decided to pursue an entertainment-related career instead. When she was 17, she participated in a voice acting audition held by the media company Pony Canyon; she would become the audition's winner, beating numerous other participants. That same year, she made her voice acting debut as the character Yui Natsukawa in the anime series Ace of Diamond.

In 2017, Takahashi announced that she had graduated from Rikkyo University. That same year, she was cast as Nono Morikubo in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls. In 2018, she was cast as Sasame Mitsukuri in Ongaku Shōjo, and she would reprise the role of Haru for the anime television series adaptation of Between the Sky and Sea.

In 2022, Takahashi tested positive for COVID-19.

Filmography

Anime 2013 Ace of Diamond as Yui Natsukawa SSSS.Dynazenon as The 2nd

2020 Assault Lily Bouquet as Miriam Hildegard von Gropius

2021 Gunma-chan as Gunma-chan Assault Lily Fruits as Miriam Hildegard von Gropius

2022 Do It Yourself!! as Shii Chainsaw Man as Kobeni Higashiyama

2025 Me and the Alien MuMu as Siberia

Anime films Gridman Universe (2023) as The 2nd Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) as Kobeni Higashiyama

Video games Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (2014) as Zero Super Robot Wars 30 (2021) as Lian Ambird Assault Lily: Last Bullet (2021) Miriam Hildegard von Gropius Alchemy Stars (2022) as Kayano D4DJ (2022) as Lumina Ichihoshi Azur Lane (2023) as The 2nd, Hatsuzuki WitchSpring R (2023) as Pieberry Zenless Zone Zero (2024) as Burnice White Arknights: Endfield (2026) as Estella

Stage Kageki Shojo!! (2024) as Chika Sawada