Shion Wakayama

Shion Wakayama (Japanese: 若山 詩音, Hepburn: Wakayama Shion, born February 10, 1998) is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Himawari Theatre Group. She joined the group at the age of three and did acting in various television dramas. She later became a voice actress and was cast in her first lead role as Aoi Aioi in Her Blue Sky. Some of her other major roles include Yume Minami in SSSS.Dynazenon, Cosette Schneider/Destiny in Takt Op. Destiny, Mai Kawai in Police in a Pod, Takina Inoue in Lycoris Recoil, and Ai Mie in The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses.

Biography

Wakayama was born in Chiba Prefecture on February 10, 1998. She joined Himawari Theatre Group at the age of three. In 2002, she was cast in her first role as Natsu in Toshii to Matsu. Being a fan of video games, Wakayama wanted to pursue a career in voice acting. In 2019, she was cast in her first major role in an anime with Aoi Aioi in Her Blue Sky.

In 2022, Wakayama was cast as Mai Kawai in Police in a Pod and Takina Inoue in Lycoris Recoil. In 2023, she was a recipient of the Best New Actor Award at the 17th Seiyu Awards.

Filmography

Anime

2019

• Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise as Hinata Mukai

2021

• Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation as Shizuka Nanahoshi
• SSSS.Dynazenon as Yume Minami
• Farewell, My Dear Cramer as Sawa Echizen
• Takt Op. Destiny as Cosette Schneider/Destiny

2022

• Police in a Pod as Mai Kawai
• Akebi's Sailor Uniform as Tomono Kojou
• Lycoris Recoil as Takina Inoue
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury as Henao Jazz

2023

• The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses as Ai Mie
• Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead as Yukari
• Pokémon: Paldean Winds as Ohara
• Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 as Shizuka Nanahoshi

2024

• Pon no Michi as Izumi Tokutomi
• Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister as Asahi Amagami
• Too Many Losing Heroines! as Remon Yakishio
• Dandadan as Momo Ayase

Films

2019

• Her Blue Sky as Aoi Aioi

2021

• Farewell, My Dear Cramer: First Touch as Sawa Echizen
• Bright: Samurai Soul as Sonya

2023

• Gridman Universe as Yume Minami
• Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 4 as Jouko

Video games

2021

• World Flipper as Sariha
• Azur Lane as Yume Minami

2023

• Grandchase:Dimensional Chaser as Ganymede Jupiter
• Ys X: Nordics as Lila
• Magia Record as Heruka (Arc 2.5) and Takina Inoue (Agent Magica ~ Magireco x Lycoreco ~ event)

Dubbing

• Bambi II as Thumper's Sister

References

External links

• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Shion Wakayama at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

1. Shion
2. Wakayama
3. Bright: Samurai Soul
4. Her Blue Sky
5. Gridman Universe
6. Pon no Michi
7. List of Japanese films of 2023
8. The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
9. Himawari Theatre Group
10. Too Many Losing Heroines!
11. Dandadan
12. Pokémon: Paldean Winds
13. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
14. List of The Eminence in Shadow characters
15. Girls und Panzer das Finale
16. List of Mushoku Tensei characters
17. 17th Seiyu Awards
18. Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister
19. Masumi Hayashi (murderer)
20. Lycoris Recoil