Hikari Yono

Born: 1974-10-08

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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Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison

as Samui (voice)
Released: 2011-07-30

After his capture for attempted assassination of the Raikage, leader of Kumogakure, as well as...

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Hal

as Rumiko (voice)
Released: 2013-06-08

Kurumi’s heart was broken by the sudden death of her boyfriend in a tragic airplane accident. By...

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Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact

as Additional Voices
Released: 2002-07-26

The stickup that started it all! Lupin III and Fujiko are both after an ancient artifact Jigen...

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Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics

as Waitress (voice)
Released: 2005-07-22

Stolen from the famous "secret" Air Force base, Area 51, Lupin's most recently stolen treasure...

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JAPAN, Our Homeland

as Fukuko Yanagizawa (mother)
Released: 2007-04-07

The 31st year of the Showa Era (1956) marked the tenth year since Japan's defeat in World War...

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Popolocrois Monogatari

as Aina
First aired: 1998-10-04

Prince Pietro is the half-human, half-dragon prince of the kingdom of Popolocrois. After the...

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Ristorante Paradiso

as Savina (voice)
First aired: 2009-04-09

When she was a child, Nicoletta was taken in by her grandmother so that her mother could...

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BURN THE WITCH

as Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2020-10-02

Historically 72% of all the deaths in London are related to dragons, fantastical beings...

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