Kuriyama Chika

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Lore & Background

Taneda first learned about voice acting in the 7th grade after listening to radio programs hosted by voice actors. She was also into the fantasy world of the Harry Potter series, aspiring to 'play in the series!' She started self-practicing voice acting skills in her middle school years. In 2007, she went to university in Tokyo, majoring in Design and later graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. She also holds a certification as a middle school art teacher. While in university, she began interning at the voice acting agency Office Osawa and was successfully converted to an affiliated voice actress after an audition. In October 2011, she made her voice acting debut as a narrator in the short anime series Sakura no Ondo. In September 2012, she voiced her first title character, Saki Watanabe, in the anime series From the New World. She also performed the ending theme 'Wareta Ringo' and hosted a mini television program 'The Chronicle of From the New World' on TV Asahi Channel. Later, her career took off with notable works including Rize Tedeza in Is the Order a Rabbit?, Kaori Miyazono in Your Lie in April, Erina Nakiri in Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma, and Kotoha Tanaka in The Idolmaster Million Live!.

In Their Own Story

In 2013, Taneda voiced one of the main characters, Aya Komichi, in the anime Kin-iro Mosaic along with Nao Tōyama, Asuka Nishi, Manami Tanaka, and Yumi Uchiyama. The cast later formed the seiyuu idol unit Rhodanthe*. On September 1, 2016, Office Osawa announced that Taneda would put her career on hiatus to focus on treatment for her throat. Her role of Kisaki Kondo from WWW.Working!! was replaced by Nana Mizuki. On August 4, 2017, Office Osawa announced that her treatment was successful and she would gradually return to voice acting.

Reader's Guide

During her hiatus, several voice actors stood in for her previous roles. Rie Takahashi replaced her as Mash Kyrielight in Fate/Grand Order. Hisako Kanemoto replaced her as Erina Nakiri in Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma (The Second Plate OVA, The Third Plate). Nana Mizuki replaced her as Kisaki Kondō in WWW.Working!!. Asami Sanada replaced her as Mio Kunosato in Chaos;Child. Kaori Ishihara replaced her as Narration in Break Out. Ayako Kawasumi replaced her as Riveria Ljos Alf in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria. Ai Kakuma replaced her as Miyako Shirakawa in A Sister's All You Need (2nd drama CD and anime). Inori Minase replaced her as Altina Orion in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III.

Did You Know?

• Taneda holds a certification as a middle school art teacher.
• She made her voice acting debut as a narrator in the short anime series Sakura no Ondo in October 2011.
• She performed the ending theme 'Wareta Ringo' for the anime From the New World.
• Her role of Kisaki Kondo from WWW.Working!! was replaced by Nana Mizuki during her hiatus.
• She is a member of the voice actress idol unit Rhodanthe*, formed in 2013.