Rico Sasaki

is a Japanese actress and singer who is affiliated with Honeycomb Entertainment. Her entertainment career began in 2008 when she was selected to play Annie in a musical production of Annie in 2008. She started a music career in 2014 under the stage name Rico, before reverting to using her real name in 2016. That same year, she started a voice acting career. As a voice actress, she is known for her roles as Poporon in Dropkick on My Devil!, Daia Nijinosaki/Daia in Kiratto Pri Chan, and Ayako Yamada in Kageki Shojo!!, while her music has been featured in anime series such as Danchi Tomoo, Duel Masters, and Bofuri. She is the vocalist and lead guitarist for the band Ave Mujica of the BanG Dream! multimedia franchise, which includes portraying the character Uika Misumi/Doloris.

Biography

Sasaki was born in Akita Prefecture on November 10, 1997. She had an interest in music from an early age, partly under the influence of her grandmother, and she began taking voice lessons while in elementary school. While in her third year of elementary, she watched a Japanese production of the musical Annie, which inspired her to pursue a career in theater. Her first single, "Come and Get It!", was released on July 23, 2014.

In 2018, she formed the music duo Re-connect together with singer Kyoco; the duo was forced to suspend activities in 2019 after Kyoco's contract with her agency was terminated. Her song , released on February 21 of that year, was used as an ending theme to the anime series Duel Masters. In 2019, she played the role of Daia Nijinosaki/Daia in Kiratto Pri Chan. In 2021, she played the role of Ayako Yamada in the anime series Kageki Shojo!.

Filmography Anime 2016 Crane Game Girls as Kyōko BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! as Uika Misumi The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse as Elba

2024 Rinkai! as Tsutsuji Kurume

2025 BanG Dream! Ave Mujica as Doloris/Uika Misumi Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! as Mewi Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra as Emle

Video games 2020 Death End Request 2 as Makoto Franper

2022 Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 as Layla, Luxia Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars as Uzuki Satō

2023 World Dai Star: Yume no Stellarium as Chisa Sasuga BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! as Uika Misumi

2024 Tokyo 7th Sisters as Alina Laisto Death End Request 2 as Makoto Franper Gunvolt Records Cychronicle as Luxia

2026 Arknights: Endfield as Liino

Discography Singles As Rico Sasaki: (Release date: July 22, 2016) "Recollections" (Release date: June 21, 2017) (Release date: February 21, 2018) (Release date: January 9, 2019) (Release date: January 9, 2019) (Release date: January 9, 2019) (Release date: November 20, 2019) "Play the world" (Release date: February 26, 2020) (Release date: November 10, 2020)