Risa Mei

Risa Mei
Mei in 2024
EducationAzusa Pacific University
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2001–present
Websitewww.risamei.com

Risa Mei is an American voice actress, known for her work on video games and English dubs for anime.

Early life and career

Mei started working in entertainment from age 7, after her second grade teacher noticed her singing abilities and a first performance at a school assembly lead to performing regularly both within and outside her school. Mei won "kid champion" on the first episode of Ed McMahon's The Next Big Star, performed on Showtime at the Apollo, and toured around Southern California as part of a local singing and dancing group. She booked her first commercial and landed an agent by age 9. Around this time, Mei discovered she had dwarfism and noticed the roles she was being offered had shifted towards "novelty" roles, and stopped receiving auditions for leading and background roles.

Mei attended Azusa Pacific University, and graduated with a bachelor's in music with a focus on vocal performance. While in college, Mei joined Beckii Cruel's Oishii Project, a Japanese pop idol group. She was also a founding member of 4TE, a Japanese electronic pop girl group, and the lead singer of Psycho Bando, a punk Japanese rock-inspired band.

After graduating, Mei worked as a suit and character actor for Universal Studios Japan on a contract basis, moving back and forth between the US and Japan for several years. When in Japan, Mei performed for shows such as Amazing Sesame Street, One Piece Premiere Shows, and was an atmospheric actor for Universal's Halloween Horror Nights. While in the US, she booked commercials and landed her first motion capture role as Tilly the Tortoise in Word Party.

Personal life

Mei is of Chinese and Indonesian descent. Mei met her husband while working at Universal Studios Japan.

Filmography

Animated series

List of voice performances in animated series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Word Party Tilly the Tortoise Motion capture and voice
2020 Kakushigoto Nadila
Rainbow High Kim Nguyen
2021 Shadows House Rum/Shirley
Restaurant to Another World Pakke
My Senpai Is Annoying Futaba Igarashi
2022 Show By Rock!! Stars!! Rameka
My Dress-Up Darling Sajuna Inui
2023 Heavenly Delusion Nanaki
Rurouni Kenshin (2023 TV series) Kaoru Kamiya
2024 Delicious in Dungeon Benichidori
Undead Unluck Yusai, Leila Mirah
Hot Wheels Let's Race Brights
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Oldrin Zevon, Yuri Sano
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai Shoko Makinohara
2025 Medalist Ryota, Ako Koara
Blue Box Gomi, Akari, Une
Kowloon Generic Romance Xiaohei
Digimon Beatbreak Gekkomon
2026 Fate/Strange Fake Philia / Ishtar
Grow Up Show: Sunflower Circus Imari Agano

Film

List of voice performances in film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Sing a Bit of Harmony Satomi
2022 The House of the Lost on the Cape Hiyori
2024 Sailor Moon Cosmos Sailor Lethe
2025 Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl Vespa
2026 Cocoon Shiho

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Fire Emblem Heroes Syrene
2020 Genshin Impact Sangonomiya Kokomi
2022 Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers Jynx
Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 Shiron
Tower of Fantasy Annabella, Alyss, Gnonno
Goddess of Victory: Nikke Folkwang
2023 Higan: Eruthyll Eupheria
Cassette Beasts Heather
Loop8: Summer of Gods Benihime Tenno
Eternights Yuna
Honkai: Star Rail Lynx
Reverse: 1999 Anjo Nala
Sand Land Beelzebub
Astral Ascent Aquarius
2024 Unicorn Overlord Melisandre
Solo Leveling: ARISE Mirei Amamiya
Honor of Kings Nakoruru, Mayene
Zenless Zone Zero Burnice White
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven Azami
2025 Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete Mia Ausa, Royce
Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero
Yakuza 0: Director's Cut Makoto Makimura
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Rouge, Cherry
Octopath Traveler 0 Laurana
Everybody's Golf Hot Shots Lani
2026 Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Peni Parker Pending release
Mobile Legends Bang Bang Hira (Hirara)

References

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