Risa Tsumugi

is a Japanese voice actress, DJ, rapper and singer from Okinawa Prefecture who is affiliated with Hibiki. She is a member of the band Raise A Suilen (RAS), and plays the character CHU²/Chiyu Tamade in the multimedia franchise BanG Dream!. She also portrays Tazusa Andō in Assault Lily and Saki Izumo in D4DJ.

Biography Tsumugi was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 5, 1996, and moved to Okinawa Prefecture after her birth. From kindergarten to fourth grade of elementary school, she attended an international school where she learned to speak English. After graduating from high school, she moved to Tokyo for university and studied in the school's law department.

As a second-year middle school student, she became interested in voice acting after watching a video of voice actress Aya Hirano perform a live dubbing of Haruhi Suzumiya. and she also voiced unnamed characters in shows like We Never Learn and Anima Yell!. In October, she and other members of Raise A Suilen made an appearance at CharaExpo USA, later returning for the event's 2019 iteration. Her character, Chiyu Tamade (nicknamed ), debuted in the anime's second season in 2019 before appearing in the game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! the following year. Created with input provided to the staff in interviews, Chiyu has various similarities with Tsumugi such as fluency in English due to her overseas education, which allows her to mix languages while speaking. Bushiroad founder and BanG Dream! creator Takaaki Kidani regarded Tsumugi's bilingualism, which is featured in RAS songs, as an important asset in the franchise's growth overseas. Alongside RAS member Reo Kurachi, Tsumugi is a host on the franchise-focused variety show Radio RIOT.

Tsumugi joined D4DJ, also a Bushiroad property, in 2019 as Saki Izumo of the unit Photon Maiden. In the project's debut concert on July 20–21, she performed with Photon Maiden on the first day before joining Raise A Suilen for the opening act on the second. As Saki is also a DJ, Tsumugi explained in a 2020 interview with Anime News Network that the character allows her to "[appreciate] the joy of DJing through my role again." Tsumugi and Photon Maiden host the variety program D4DJ Photon Maiden TV.

In 2020, she began playing Tazusa Andō in the mixed-media project Assault Lily.

Personal life In 2022, she married music composer Yuki Honda. In 2023, she announced her divorce.

Filmography Anime Year Title Role Notes 2019 BanG Dream! 2nd Season Chiyu Tamade Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale Fina 2020 BanG Dream! 3rd Season Chiyu Tamade BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico: Ohmori Assault Lily Bouquet Tazusa Andō 2021 D4DJ Petit Mix BanG Dream! Film Live 2nd Stage Chiyu Tamade Movie BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico Fever! Assault Lily Fruits Tazusa Andō 2022 BanG Dream! Poppin'Dream! Chiyu Tamade Movie 2025 Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru Naoya Higa 2026 Magical Explorer Claris

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2018 Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight: Re Live Rui Akikaze Yakuza 3 Remastered Miyu Shiraboshi 2020 D4DJ Groovy Mix Saki Izumo BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Chiyu Tamade Fate/Grand OrderLocusta Honkai Impact 3rdProject Bunny

Theater Date Title Role Notes 2020 Assault Lily League of Gardens Tazusa Andō Ran on January 9–15 at Shinjuku Face We are Raise A Suilen: BanG Dream! The Stage Chiyu Tamade Ran on July 15–19 at Tennozu Galaxy Theater Assault Lily The Fateful Gift Tazusa Andō Ran on September 3–13 at Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall