Yurika Endō

is a former Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. After starting her career in 2013, she began playing supporting roles in anime series such as Ace of Diamond, Magimoji Rurumo, and Sakura Trick. In 2017, she played the roles of Nozomi Momijidani in the anime series Angel's 3Piece! and Lisa Imai in the multimedia franchise BanG Dream!.

Endō is part of the vocal unit Yuri*Kari together with fellow Swallow voice actress Karin Takahashi. She also became part of the bands Baby's Breath and Roselia as part of her participation in Angel's 3Piece and BanG Dream! respectively. She also appeared at anime conventions in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. In December 2017, for health reasons, she announced her retirement from the entertainment industry following the release of an album in May 2018 and a solo live concert in June 2018.

Biography Endō was born in Tokyo, Japan, on June 24, 1994. Her desire to become an entertainer was also bolstered by her interest in anime and manga, which she maintained during her high school years. While in high school, she became part of a band that performed covers of anime music.

While still a high school student, Endō joined the 6th Animax Anison Grand Prix contest, where she became a finalist. Following this, afterwards, she decided to participate in an audition held by the media company Pony Canyon. She won the grand prize at the audition, and she became affiliated with the voice acting agency Swallow. Endō debuted in the entertainment industry as a singer, performing with Takahashi the song , which was used as the ending theme to the 2013 anime series The Severing Crime Edge. In 2017, she was cast as the character Lisa Imai in the multimedia franchise BanG Dream!, where she became part of the band Roselia.

On December 18, 2017, Endō announced that for health reasons, she would retire from the entertainment industry in 2018. Her final overseas appearance was at C3 AFA Hong Kong in February 2018, while her last appearance as part of Roselia was on May 13, 2018. She released a compilation album titled Emotional Daybreak on May 9, 2018, while her final activity as an entertainer was a solo live concert that took place at Akasaka Blitz on June 1, 2018.

Filmography TV anime Ace of Diamond (2013–15), Haruno Yoshikawa Magimoji Rurumo (2014), Tanako Kujirai Sakura Trick (2014), Rina Sakai Z/X Ignition (2014), Aina Mikage

Web anime Comical Psychosomatic Medicine (2015), Asuna Kangoshi Kaiju Girls (2016), Reika Shiragane / Windom

Discography

Singles Release date Title Peak Ranking February 5, 2014 41 August 6, 2014 55 April 6, 2017 Melody and Flower 40