Nishio Yuka (西尾 夕香)

2020.09.12→ Quality pass.
TBD: Interviews, Getsubushi Corners, HiBiKi Channel / D4DJ Radio / Rebirth Radio, HiBiKi Style 535~

Agency Profile – Twitter – Instagram – Wikipedia – Voice Sample (April)
HARUCA (Former Name): Website – Twitter – Blog

Twitter Bio:【HiBiKi】Rookie seiyuu, singer, DJ. Gacha creator. I’m an anisong otaku who likes plays, singing, game centers, and horse racing. My motto is “for starters, YES”. D4DJ: Aimoto Rinku (Happy Around!)／Rebirth: Higashiyama Yuu／Bandori:Ba. Hiromachi Nanami (Morfonica)🦋／Picot Town:Tommy／Brown Dust:Tweeny

Previous Twitter Bio:【HiBiKi-affiliated】Rookie seiyuu. I love plays, singing, game centers, and horse racing! Calmly and energetically brimming with curiosity. I’m a DJ. I can play the violin. My motto is “for starters YES”. D4DJ: Aimoto Rinku (Happy Around!) / Rebirth: Higashiyama Yuu / Bandori: Ba. Hiromachi Nanami (Morfonica) 🦋 / Picot Town: Tommy

Nishio Yuka (pronounced “Yuuka”) previously performed under the stage name HARUCA. During this time, she sang “Eien no Kotae” (Kado: The Right Answer ED), hosted an anisong radio show for two years, performed at club events as a DJ (self-taught) for a year with a focus on anisong/rock, and had minor voice-acting roles. The HARUCA Twitter account has since removed all its tweets except for the ones leading up to the transition.

On 2019.04.02, she changed her name to Nishio Yuka and joined HiBiKi after successfully passing the S・HiBiKi・Ace Crew Joint Audition along with Hazuki Himari (Ace Crew) and Kagami Karin (S). Over the next year, she received several major roles in Bushiroad mix-media franchises:
• Aimoto Rinku (Happy Around!) in D4DJ, 2019.07.20
• Higashiyama Yuu (GoGo Shichuu’s!) in Rebirth, 2019.07.18
• Hiromachi Nanami (Morfonica) in BanG Dream!, 2020.03.20

While she originally joked about not using Oyu (hot water) as her nickname, it naturally became her nickname. “Oyu” comes from the middle of her name, NishiO YUka. Despite her initial dissent, she quickly prepared with puns to accompany her new nickname. And contrary to her nickname, she takes showers rather than baths to save water. Oyu will occasionally refer to herself as “Oyu-san” but generally addresses herself by her last name “Nishio” or “Nishio-san”, a trait she proudly shares with her character, Hiromachi Nanami.

Oyu describes herself as “calmly and energetically brimming with curiosity” and her motto is “for starters, YES”. She’ll try anything at least once and see if she likes it. If catches her interest, she’ll quickly dig deeper, otherwise she’ll toss it aside. She’s prone to acting on a whim and doing as she pleases. Oyu’s favorite aspect of herself is her strong mentality (she’s even willed herself into low blood pressure and overshot an attempt to avoid going back to sleep). Despite picking up the bass for the first time for Morfonica, her attitude towards the role is「I won’t let myself say, “I’m a beginner so it can’t be helped”」.

Profile ( ˘ω˘)

Nickname	Oyu (おゆ)
Birthday	1994.03.31 (Age 26)
Birthplace	Kanagawa
Blood Type	O
Height	153cm
Skills	Violin (since age 4), Calligraphy (3-dan → advanced), Singing, DJ, Horse Racing, Mahjong, UFO Catchers (crane games)
Hobbies	Games, Anime, Concert Appreciation, Handicrafts, Surprises
Education	Keio University, Environment and Information Studies
Pets	Hedgehog (Tawashi / たわし)
Agency	HiBiKi

Twitter Translations

Detailed Information

Live Videos

[2019.07.20] Dig Delight! / Happy Around! (D4DJ 1st LIVE Day1)
[2019.07.21] Direct Drive! / Happy Around! (D4DJ 1st LIVE Day2)
[2019.09.18] Rebirth GO! (Rebirth Product Presentation)
[2020.01.31] Cosmic CoaSTAR / Happy Around! (D4DJ D4 FES. -Departure
[2020.03.27] Lost Decade & D4DJ Groovy Mix Presents ONLINE LIVE

Music Videos

Activity

Media Mix
• D4DJ (Aimoto Rinku / 愛本りんく, Happy Around!)
• Rebirth for you (Higashiyama Yuu / 東山有, GoGo Shichuu’s! / GoGo しちゅー’s!)
• Bandori! Girls Band Party (Hiromachi Nanami / 広町七深, Morfonica)

Anime
• BanG Dream! 3rd Season EP10 (Student)
• Blend S (Shop Clerk)
• Neko Neko Nihonshi (The Three Azai Sisters)
• Record of Grancrest War (Rebecca)
• Rebasu (Higashiyama Yuu, Pastry Shop Clerk) (Subs)

Animated Motion Picture
• Ballerina (Nora)
• Mazinger Z: Infinity (Nurse)

Game
• Brown Dust (Tweeny)
• Picot Town (Tommy)

Magazine
• Dengeki G’s Magazine May Issue (2020.03.30)
• Card Gamer vol.51 (2020.03.31)

Radio
• AniGirl～Anisong Hits Radio～ (Radio NEO, 2016.04.04~2018.03.26)
• HiBiKi Channel (JFN PARK, 2019.09.30~2019.10.21) (1,2,3,4)
• Ganbare! Shinmai Danchou!! (Lost Decade In-Game Broadcast, 2020.03.06~2020.03.19)
• D4DJ presents Radio (Lost Decade In-Game Broadcast, 2020.03.28~)
• Morfonica Radio (HiBiKi Radio, 2020.04.07~) (1,2,3,4,SP,5,6,7)

Television
• Gekkan Bushiroad TV (Getsubushi News corner, 2019.07.12~)

Web
• Sensei Datte, Kamatte Hoshii. (Uzuki Makoto, 2019.10.16)
• Gurumiku wo Digurou!! (2020.03.25~2020.04.15)
• MORFONICAL (2020.03.24~) (1,2,3,Subs)

Discography
• [2016.11.05] Link-a-Nation mixi game「Link-a-Nation」Theme Song
• [2017.10.16] Eien no Kotae TV Anime「Kado: The Right Answer」Ending Theme
• [2020.01.29] D4DJ Departure Disc「Dig Delight!」Aver・Bver
• [2020.04.22] D4DJ 1st Album「Direct Drive!」
• [2020.05.27] Morfonica 1st Single「Daylight」
• [2020.05.29] Rebirth GO!
• [2020.06.24] D4DJ 2nd Album 「Cosmic CoaSTAR」
• [2020.11.04] Happy Around! 1st Single「Happy Music♪」
• [2400.03.32] B.B.B. (Iris, CV. HARUCA) TV Anime「Re:GENEsis」Opening Theme

Lives
• [2019.07.20&21] D4DJ 1st LIVE @ Makuhari Messe (Flowers)
• [2019.10.14] D4DJ 2nd LIVE @ Shinagawa Prince Hotel Stellar Ball (Flowers)
• [2020.01.31] D4DJ D4 FES. -Departure- @ TOKYO DOME CITY HALL (Flowers)
• [2020.02.22] ANIMAX MUSIX NEXTAGE @ Akihabara P.A.R.M.S
• [2020.03.27] Happy Around! 1st LIVE（仮） @ SHIMOKITAZAWA GARDEN
• [2020.03.27] Lost Decade & D4DJ Groovy Mix Presents ONLINE LIVE @ SHIMOKITAZAWA GARDEN
• [2020.04.26&27] D4DJ 4th Live @ Maihama Amphitheater (Flowers)
• [2020.05.01] Morfonica Debut Event「Prelude」 @ Maihama Amphitheater
• [2020.05.03] BanG Dream! Special☆LIVE Girls Band Party! 2020 @ Maihama Amphitheater
~~• [2020.06.20] Happy Around! 1st LIVE（仮） @ LIQUIDROOM (Flowers)~~
• [2020.06.20&21] D4DJ Sound Only Live
~~• [2020.07.25&26] D4DJ 5th LIVE（仮） @ PACIFICO Yokohama~~
• [2020.08.23] 「BanG Dream! 8th☆LIVE」Special Live 〜Summerly Tone♪〜 @ Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest

Events
• [2019.10.02~] Rebirth Countrywide Classes 600
~~• [2020.05.09&10] Rebirth Fes 2020~~

Trivia

Her Twitter handle is 240y_k.
2 = ni, 4 = shi, 0 = o
y_k is for “Yuka”, with an underscore for the “u”.

Oyu is constantly making logical (and illogical) connections, so her social media is filled with puns and references. While DJing, she pays close attention to which song leads into which and gets excited when people get what she was going for (see her set lists). She tends to tease things as “this” or “that“, and has running gags like having an extra day in every month or increasingly abstract good mornings.

Together with fellow HiBiKi seiyuu Shindo Amane (pronounced “Shindou”), they form #Oyunesu! Oyunesu is a combination of their nicknames, Oyu + Amanesu. They’ll often drop the first half and simply refer to Amane as “Nesu“. Oyunesu hosts episodes of HiBiKi StYle together, and Oyu has taken to calling them “OyuneStYle“! Amanesu loses the vast majority of the time they play rock-paper-scissors, though Amanesu loses to everyone here so this isn’t especially notable.

Oyunesu YouTube Playlist

At first, Oyu wasn’t really sure about what kind of HiBiKi StYle videos she could do with a middle schooler, but to her own surprise, Oyu ended up not paying much attention on Amanesu’s age. They quickly began to bond over things like their taste in rock music, and Amanesu occasionally helps Oyu out with social media. In return, Oyu gives her important life advice. They frequently banter on Twitter!

Oyu Band Picks: UNISON SQUARE GARDEN, 9mm Parabellum Bullet, Ling Tosite Sigure, Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas, Kami-sama, I have noticed, HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR
Amanesu Band Picks: MAN WITH A MISSION, POLKADOT STINGRAY, KEYTALK, Crossfaith

More Trivia

Skills
- Served as concertmaster in her elementary school orchestra (typically the most skilled violinist, second in leadership after the conductor)
  - She was addicted to an arcade game called “GI-HORSEPARK” and this led her to actual horse racing (source)
- Her fingers are double-jointed
- Can’t ride bikes but can ride unicycles (source)
Lifestyle
- Her typical day off involves going to karaoke, the gym, and game centers (alone)
- Her pet hedgehog Tawashi sleeps all day and can generally be found like this. Despite Oyu making Tawashi refer to itself as “boku”, Tawashi is actually female!
- About 2/3s of her clothes are black (source, also), and her favorite outfit is her beret and “x~x” top (also)
- Has a younger sister who’s also an otaku
Personality
- Refers to Aimoto Rinku as “Rinku”, Higashiyama Yuu as “Yuu-chan”, Hiromachi Nanami as “Hiromachi”. She uses donut 🍩 emojis for Rinku and butterfly 🦋 emojis for Hiromachi
- Her most-used kaomoji is ( ˘ω˘), followed by ┗=͟͟͞͞( ˙∀˙)=͟͟͞͞┛ and ┏( .-. ┏ ) ┓
- Tends to use jargon and jargon when talking about her hobbies
- Makes non-stop pop culture references: Dragonball, Fate/stay Night, Harry Potter, Kamen Rider, Macross, Naruto, Rahmens, Starlight
- Loves Halloween and wishes it lasted longer
- Dislikes sweet drinks but is addicted to unsweetened drinks with tapioca
Likes
- Likes strange little creatures and ghosts such as Space Invaders, Pikmin, Meteos, Patapon, Unown, Pacman, etc… unsurprisingly, her original character also resembles these
- Her favorite Sanrio character is Hello Kitty, followed by Mari Mari (SHOW BY ROCK!!). She also loves Ueda Marie, who performs the songs for Mari Mari’s band “Shinimonogurui”
- Loves Kamen Rider and wanted to become one in high school
- Loves Karaage-kun Red (spicy chicken nuggets) from Lawson convenience stores
- Loves soy sauce and even puts it on foods like okonomiyaki and takoyaki instead of the usual sauces (i.e. thicker, sweeter versions of Worcestershire sauce)
- Huge anime song otaku who researches music even for shows she hasn’t watched. She attends anime song lives no matter how broke it makes her
- A big fan of RAISE A SUILEN and used to constantly listen to R・I・O・T to hype herself up
Interactions
- Fellow HiBiKi seiyuu Tsumugi Risa greeted her in Okinawan and Oyu responded with the standard ordering of Japanese syllables…
- Has a “wife” (best friend)
- Goes to escape rooms with her friends
- Responded to every birthday greeting she was permitted to (celebrities/staff), almost 50 tweets in total
Games
- Always playing games, even backstage. In middle school she would sit behind school and play Mario Kart
- Loves rhythm games and especially likes the HinaBitter♪ franchise which appears in BEMANI rhythm games (also, also)
- Plays BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! and attends Bandori lives (NGNC, Raukure). Rolled 300 times for ★4 Nanami and ended up with a full ★4 Morfonica team on release
- Plays D4DJ Groovy Mix and is able to full combo almost every song on Expert difficulty
- Bought Rebirth on day 1 and wants to build a full Yuu deck (update: she did) and a Rinku deck (her characters)
- Started playing Weiss Schwarz after shooting a CM for it with fellow HiBiKi seiyuu Tono Hikaru. She uses the KanColle Fleet in the Deep Sea set, and this was the first deck that she double sleeved
- Rerolled for her ideal starting account Vanguard ZERO and wants to build a Pale Moon deck. She also has a physical deck and seems to be heading the same route, though she also has her eye on the monsters from the Granblue clan
- Started playing Revue Starlight ReLIVE and managed to roll nearly all the characters voiced by HiBiKi seiyuu in her Redo Gacha + 1 Gacha Ticket
Other
- HiBiKi originally romanized her name as “Nishio Yuka”, but later used “Nishio Yuuka” as the official romanization. It was then changed back to “Nishio Yuka“
- Surprised everyone on STAY TUNE #2 by saying her hobby is surprises (Source, Also, Also)
- When she’s projected on a large screen, she thinks about things like how many meters long her face is
- Oyu has joked about the Zero Calorie Theory and has proven that cheese is healthy because it’s high in protein/low in carbs and that MOS Burger’s Natsume Ebi Katsu (fried shrimp) is healthy because it has leaves instead of a bun.
- For some reason, she enjoys doing “that Reiwa thing” (more)

Note: Though I’ve linked to my original tweet translations for convenience, most of them have been updated/improved in the tweet translation compilation posts here.