Rika Morinaga

Acting

Rika Morinaga

Born
(age 46)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Credits
23 titles

Biography

Rika Morinaga (森永 理科, Morinaga Rika, April 25, 1980) is a Japanese voice actress, stage actress, and singer. She is the lead vocalist of the band functioncode. She is currently affiliated with Mausu Promotion, and previously was affiliated with I'm Enterprise and Exellex.

In 2002, she formed the voice actor unit Mix JUICE (みっくすJUICE) with Kana Ueda, Chiwa Saito and Mai Nakahara. The following year, she made her debut as a voice actor in Wacky Science Fiction Series Wandaba Style, shortened to Wandaba Style, that starred with her unit members.

She is also a stage actress in the angura theater company L'Opéra d'Éclipse lunaire. Her stage name, Rika Morinaga, was given when she joined the group. Her first play was Livestock Man Yapu in May 2000. She was also in charge of the choreography for Peter Pan in October of the same year. She hasn't performed on stage since then.

In October 2003, she formed the band functioncode and is the lead vocalist. The band has a goth aesthetic and made its major debut on September 26, 2007 with maxi single Undying Love.

She also works as a clothing model in catalogs and websites for brands such as DIETS! and Senseless Face.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 23

YearTitleRole
2019 For Whom the Alchemist Exists Film Alma / Yui Yamagiwa (voice)
2013 Minami-ke Natsuyasumi Film
2012 Strike Witches the Movie Film Fernandia Malvezzi
2011 Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere TV Azuma (voice) (26 ep)
2009 Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike Film Rita Mordio (voice)
2008 The Diary of a Crazed Family TV Shiruku Kirisaki (voice) (26 ep)
2007 Minami-ke TV Makoto (52 ep)
2007 Clannad TV Child (voice) (1 ep)
2007 Princess Resurrection TV Francesca (26 ep)
2007 Stigma of the Wind TV Ren KANNAGI (24 ep)
2007 Claymore TV Claudia (voice), Diana (voice) (4 ep)
2007 My Bride is a Mermaid TV 銭形 巡 / Mawari Zenigata (voice) (26 ep)
2006 Tona-gura! TV (1 ep)
2006 Black Lagoon TV Kageyama's Daughter (voice) (1 ep)
2006 Inukami! TV Tayune (26 ep)
2006 Simoun TV Mamiina (voice) (26 ep)
2006 Kiba TV Mirette (voice) (51 ep)
2005 Blood+ TV Nahabi (voice) (5 ep)
2005 Hell Girl TV (1 ep)
2005 Kamichu! TV Matsuri Saegusa (voice) (12 ep)
2005 Transformers: Cybertron TV Lori (voice) (52 ep)
2004 Rozen Maiden TV Souseiseki (voice) (24 ep)
2003 Wandaba Style TV Sakura Haruno (12 ep)
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