Akina Homoto
Akina Homoto | |
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法元 明菜 | |
| Born | August 5, 1996[1] Tottori Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
| Agent | Just Production |
| Notable work | Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club as Lanzhu Zhong |
| Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Subscribers | 32.3 thousand |
| Views | 2.09 million |
| Last updated: 16 September 2025 | |
| Website | 法元 明菜 - 株式会社ジャストプロ オフィシャルWEBSITE |
Akina Homoto (法元 明菜, Hōmoto Akina; born August 5, 1996) is a Japanese voice actress from Osaka. She is currently affiliated with Just Production. Homoto is best known for her role as Lanzhu Zhong in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.[3]
Early life
Homoto was born in Tottori Prefecture. She grew up in Chiba, Guangdong, and Osaka. Homoto is a hāfu, with a Japanese father and a Chinese mother. Her father wanted her to learn Chinese, so they lived in Guangdong from 2004 to 2012, where she used her Chinese name, Yang Ming (楊明; Yáng Míng).[4]Homoto speaks with her family using a mix of Chinese and Japanese.
After Homoto graduated from high school, she gave up on going to university and went to Tokyo alone with 100,000 yen to pursue her dream of being a voice actress.
Career
Since she lived China from 2004 to 2012, Homoto can speak Mandarin fluently, and also knows some Cantonese. For that reason, she debuted in Live Animation Heart X Algorhythm, playing a Chinese character named Linlin, through audition hosted on Line.[5]
In 2020, Homoto started her YouTube channel, holding weekly livestreams. The stream usually includes chatting, letter reading, Chinese teaching and guitar segments.
Apart from being the voice actress for the Lanzhu Zhong character in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, she is also a staff member under the sound cooperation unit in Love Live! Superstar!!. She helps translate Chinese and Japanese between Liyuu and the director.[6][7]
Filmography
Television anime
- Dropkick on My Devil! (2018–2020, Sister, Skull)
- Love Live! Superstar!! (2021, Sound cooperation)[6]
- Gunma-chan (2021–2023, Honey Work D)
- Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 2nd Season (2022, Lanzhu Zhong)[8]
- Nijiyon Animation (2023, Lanzhu Zhong)
- Chiikawa (2023, Gray's children)
Web anime
- Live Animation Heart × Algorhythm (2018–2019, Linlin, Kiilin)[9]
Video games
- Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars (2020–2023, Lanzhu Zhong)[10]
- Azur Lane (2022–present, Harbin)
References
- ^ 法元 明菜 [Akina Homoto]. Just Production (in Japanese). December 16, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ あだ名決定しましたー！「ほーみん」です！. Twitter. X Corp. May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ "Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club - Data de estreia da 2ª temporada revelada". AnimeNew (in Portuguese). October 3, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ あとでエーペックスやる. YouTube. September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ 『直感×アルゴリズム♪ 2nd Season』へ法元明菜さん出演 | 声優・俳優養成機関 ヤオヨロズ ボイスラボ (in Japanese). February 18, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ a b @homoto_akina (July 18, 2021). ラブライブ！スーパースター‼︎に音響協力で参加させて頂いております。 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ ラブライブ！スーパースター!! Liella!生放送 TVアニメ放送開始記念！第1～2話振り返り！新情報☆よっしゃ！SP. YouTube. July 25, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ 【響け！ときめきーー。】TVアニメ「ラブライブ！虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会」2期放送情報🌈. YouTube. October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ^ 生放送アニメ. Project Algorhythm (in Japanese). March 25, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ 鐘 嵐珠 [Zhong Lanzhu]. Love Live! official website (in Japanese). Retrieved March 5, 2026.
External links
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Akina Homoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia