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Hikari Yono

Hikari Yono (よの ひかり, Yono Hikari, October 8, 1974 - November 15, 2020) was a Japanese voice actress and narrator born in Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Hikari Yono was a graduate of Nihon University College of Art. After working at the TV narration school "School Birds", she was affiliated with Mausu Promotion and B-Box. After that, she worked as a freelancer. She also was a narrator and was involved in dubs of foreign films and TV through the project Boar Butterfly. Her roles in anime included Samui in Naruto: Shippuuden, Kaolinite in Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Crystal Season III, and Yoshino Uehara in Gantz. From early spring of 2020, she became ill and took a rest from work. On November 20 of the same year, Yono's Twitter was updated by her family, and it was reported that she had passed away on the 15th of the same month while she was being treated for illness. A message from the bereaved family was released by the manager of the Velvet Office participating in the Boar Butterfly project, revealing that she was being treated for cancer.


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Born:
Oct 8, 1974 In Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan
Movie/TV Credits:
8
First Appeared:
In the series Popolocrois Monogatari 1998-10-04
Latest Project:
Series BURN THE WITCH 2020-10-02
Known For
Poster of BURN THE WITCH
Poster of Hal
Poster of Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
Poster of Ristorante Paradiso
Filmography
Series BURN THE WITCH Narrator (voice) 2020-10-02
Movie Hal Rumiko (voice) 2013-06-08
Movie Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison Samui (voice) 2011-07-30
Series Ristorante Paradiso Savina (voice) 2009-04-09
Movie JAPAN, Our Homeland Fukuko Yanagizawa (mother) 2007-04-07
Movie Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics Waitress (voice) 2005-07-22
Movie Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact Additional Voices 2002-07-26
Series Popolocrois Monogatari Aina 1998-10-04