Wakana Maruoka
Wakana Maruoka | |
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丸岡 和佳奈 | |
| Born | 13 May 1995 |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
| Employer | With Line |
| Notable work | Rinze Morino in The Idolmaster Shiny Colors Ireena Litz de Olhyde in The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody Sumire Kasahara in My Clueless First Friend Yuki Suou in Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian |
Wakana Maruoka (丸岡 和佳奈, Maruoka Wakana; born 13 May 1995) is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with With Line.[1] She is known for voicing Rinze Morino in The Idolmaster Shiny Colors, Ireena Litz de Olhyde in The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody, Sumire Kasahara in My Clueless First Friend and Yuki Suou in Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian.
Biography
Wakana Maruoka, a native of Tokyo, was born on 13 May 1995.[2] She initially planned to work as a civil servant, but later decided to become a voice actress instead.[3] She was educated at the Tokyo Seiyu Academy.[3]
In March 2018, she was cast as Rinze Morino, one of five members of Hōkago Climax Girls, one of the few idol units within The Idolmaster Shiny Colors spin-off franchise.[4] Since then, she has performed as a singer on several Idolmaster music releases, including Hōkago Climax Girls' 2018 single Yumesaki After School (which charted at #8 in the Oricon Singles Chart) and the 2022 single Synthe-Side 02 (which charted at #25 in the aforementioned chart).[5][6] She later recalled in a 2022 interview with Da Vinci Web that while portraying Rinze, she initially "acted quietly while suppressing my emotions, but as [she] grew older, [her] emotions gradually came to the fore".[3]
In December 2021, she was cast as Ireena Litz de Olhyde in The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody.[7] In January 2022, she began voicing Urara Yume, a character in the Magia Record event "Gray Revolution".[8] In May 2022, she was cast as Lujei Piche in GrimGrimoire OnceMore, the 2022 remaster of the 2007 game GrimGrimoire.[9] In February 2023, she was cast as Sumire Kasahara in My Clueless First Friend.[10] In 2024 she was cast as Yuki Suou in Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian.
Filmography
Anime television
- 2018
- Anima Yell!, student[1]
- Gurazeni, announcer[1]
- Harukana Receive, fan[1]
- Rascal Does Not Dream, girl, student, schoolgirl[1]
- 2019
- Actors: Songs Connection, prostitute[1]
- B-Project, employee A[1]
- Namu Amida Bu! Rendai Utena, announcer[1]
- Stand My Heroes, girl[1]
- 2020
- BanG Dream!, Roselia fan[1]
- Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, maid[1]
- 2021
- Visual Prison, fan[1]
- 2022
- Girls' Frontline, Kawasaki[1]
- The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody, Ireena Litz de Olhyde[7]
- World's End Harem, employee B[1]
- 2023
- Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World, girl[1]
- My Clueless First Friend, Sumire Kasahara[10]
- 2024
- 2026
- Petals of Reincarnation, Haito Luo Buffett[12]
Anime film
- 2021
Video games
- 2018
- The Idolmaster Shiny Colors, Rinze Morino[4]
- 2020
- Hortensia Saga, Livia[1]
- Touhou LostWord, Reimu Hakurei, Alice Margatroid[13]
- 2021
- Kirara Fantasia, Miku Sōenji[1]
- 2022
- Azur Lane, Leonardo da Vinci[1]
- The DioField Chronicle, Rickenback Madea[13]
- GrimGrimoire OnceMore, Lujei Piche[9]
- Kemono Friends 3, Aotsura Katsuodori[1]
- Magia Record, Urara Yume[3]
- 2019
- Action Taimanin, Kana Shimanami[1]
- Monster Strike, Aquamarine[1]
- Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz, Angela[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "丸岡和佳奈". With Line. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "丸岡和佳奈". Animate Times (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b "The Idolm@ster: Shiny Colors Game Adds 'After School Climax Girls' Idol Unit". 5 March 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS BRILLI@NT WING 04「夢咲きAfter school」". Oricon. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS Synthe-Side 02". Oricon. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ a b Mateo, Alex (16 December 2021). "The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Cast, Staff, Opening Theme, April 2022 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "『マギレコ』新イベントは魔法少女が抱える宿命に抗おうとしながらも、諦念に至るまでを描くストーリー". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ a b Mateo, Alex (13 May 2022). "GrimGrimoire OnceMore Remastered Game's Trailer Reveals, Previews Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ a b Cayanan, Joanna (21 February 2023). "My Clueless First Friend Anime Reveals April 9 Premiere, More Cast, Visual, Ending Theme Artist". Anime News Network. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Loo, Egan (7 November 2023). "Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Anime Slated for April 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (4 August 2025). "Petals of Reincarnation Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Main Cast, Staff, 2026 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Wakana Maruoka (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved 23 July 2023.