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Machico (singer)

Machiko Saitō(Tề đằng chân tri tử,Saitō Machiko,born March 25, 1992),better known by her stage nameMachikoorMachico,is a Japanese singer andvoice actressfromKure, Hiroshima.After participating in an audition organized byHoripro,she made her music debut in 2012, singing a theme song for a PC game. She was cast as the character Tsubasa Ibuki in the mobile gameThe Idolmaster Million Live!in 2013. Apart from voice acting, she has performed theme songs forKonoSubaandAge 12.Machico released two albums between 2014 and 2015, and opened her official fanclub in late 2016.

Machico
まちこ
Born
Machiko Saitō

(1992-03-25)March 25, 1992(age 32)
Kure, Hiroshima,Japan
Occupations
Years active2012–present
Agents
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
LabelsGeneon Universal
Mastard Records
Nippon Columbia(2016–present)
Websitemachi.co

She left her seiyuu agency HoriPro International in 30 November 2022 and announced her new activity under Style Cube the next day.[1][2]

Biography

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Machico is a native ofKure, Hiroshima.[3]Machico's career began after she participated in the 36thHoriproTalent Scout Campaign in 2011, where she was a finalist.[4]Although she was not declared the campaign's winner, she would make her media debut in 2012 when she was chosen to perform the song "Magical Happy Show!", which was used as the theme song to the 2012 visual novelSupipara: Alice the Magic Conductor;the single for "Magical Happy Show!" was released on May 23, 2012.[5]

Machico debuted as a voice actress in 2013 when she was cast as the character Tsubasa Ibuki in the mobile gameThe Idolmaster Million Live!in 2013.[4]The following year, she released her first album titledColors,which was released on June 11, 2014; the album peaked at number 64 on the Oricon weekly charts.[6]Her second albumColors II -RML-was released on April 8, 2015; the album peaked at number 86 on the Oricon weekly charts.[7]That same year, she voiced the character Sophia Mertesacker in the anime television seriesWorld Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman.[8]She made a cameo as herself in the 2015 anime television seriesSeiyu's Life!.[9]

Machico performed the song "Fantastic Dreamer", which was used as the opening theme to the 2016 anime television seriesKonoSuba;the single for "Fantastic Dreamer" was released on January 27, 2016, and it peaked at number 42 on the Oricon weekly charts.[10]Her next single, "Yūki no Tsubasa"(Dũng khí のつばさ,Wings of Courage)was released on November 9, 2016;[11]the title track is used as the second ending theme to the anime television seriesAge 12.[12]She portrayed the character Serina Nishiyama in the 2016 anime television seriesThree Leaves, Three Colors.[13]She opened her official fanclubZO≒NAin December 2016.[4]Her fourth single "Tomorrow" was released on February 1, 2017; the title track is used as the opening theme to the second season ofKonoSuba.[14][15]She was cast as the character Icea Mize Valgalis in the 2017 anime television seriesWorldEnd.[16]Her fifth single "Kore Kara"(コレカラ,From Now On)was released on January 31, 2018; the title track is used as the opening theme to the anime seriesThe Ryuo's Work Is Never Done!.[17]She also played the role of Tokai Teio in the multimedia franchiseUma Musume Pretty Derby.[18]

Machico had a recurring role as Ayane Misaki inKirakira PreCure a la Mode,the fourteenth season of thePretty Curefranchise.[19]She sang the ending theme of the franchise's seventeenth seasonHealin' Good Pretty Cure,[20]and the opening theme ofTropical-Rouge! Pretty CureandDelicious Party Pretty Cure.[21]She also played the role of Hikari Kokura, the protagonist of the anime seriesRifle Is Beautiful;[22]she and her co-stars performed the series' opening theme "Let's go! Rifling 4!!!!" and ending theme "Yūyake Friends" under the name Rifling 4.[23]

Discography

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Albums

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Release date Title Peak ranking
JPN JPN
100
June 11, 2014 COLORS 63[6]
April 8, 2015 COLORS II -RML- 86[7]
July 27, 2016 Ambitious* 63[24]
May 24, 2017 SOL 68[25]

Singles

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Year Title Peak ranking Album Notes
JPN Hot 100
2012 "Magical Happy Show!" 87[5] 89 Non-album single Supipara – Alice the Magical Conductormain theme song
2016 "Fantastic Dreamer" 42[10] 43 Ambitious*
SOL 		KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!opening theme[26]
"Yūki no Tsubasa" 114[11] — SOL Age 12: A Little Heart-Poundingsecond ending theme
2017 "Tomorrow" 23[14] 26 KonoSuba 2opening theme
2018 "Kore Kara" 32[27] — Non-album single The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done!opening theme
2019 "1mm Symphony" 42[28] 26 KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Legend of Crimsontheme song
2020 "Kokuho High End" — — Mobile gameMagia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story;originally as the ending theme of "Sayuki Steps Up! desuu~" event in 2019, released as a bonus in theMagia Record Special CD 2: Vocal Song Mini Collection
2021 "Viva! Spark! Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure"[29] 15[30] — Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cureopening theme
2022 "Cheers! Delicious Party Pretty Cure" — — Delicious Party Pretty Cureopening theme
2024 "Growing Up"[31] — — KonoSuba 3opening theme[31]
"Mystic Light Quest" — — Image song for character Pepe in video gameArknights[32]

Filmography

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Television animation

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Anime films

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Video games

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Drama CD

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  • The Idolmaster Million Live!(2015–present), Tsubasa Ibuki[4]

References

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