Sumire Uesaka (上坂すみれ, Uesaka Sumire; born December 19, 1991) is a Japanese voice actress and singer associated with Voice Kit. She began her career as a junior model in 2000, appearing in various commercials and becoming the first Japanese person featured in a Vidal Sassoon commercial. In 2011, she transitioned into voice acting. She won the Best Rookie Actress at the 10th Seiyu Awards. In addition to voice acting, Uesaka began a music career in April 2013 under King Records under the King Amusement Creative label.
In 2025, Uesaka made her professional wrestling debut and was an Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion twice.
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Career
2000–2009: Early modeling work
When Uesaka was eight years old, she was scouted by Space Craft Agency's junior talent division on her way home from taking the STEP Eiken exams. In the same year, she made her first media appearance in a Vidal Sassoon commercial, becoming the first Japanese person featured in the company's advertisements. Uesaka continued making appearances in commercials, such as Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children – Book of Fire in 2003 and Vicks in 2009.
2011–present: Voice acting career
In April 2011, at the age of 19, Uesaka decided to pursue voice acting and transferred to Space Craft's voice acting division. She auditioned for the anime adaptation of Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!, winning the role of Sora Takanashi, which was her first leading role in voice acting.
She voiced Nonna in Girls und Panzer and was a guest at J-Fest in Russia in November 2013.
Since October 2011, she has been the radio personality on the web radio program A&G NEXT GENERATION Lady Go!!.
On September 4, 2020, she announced that she had left Space Craft Entertainment and would become a freelancer. On March 1, 2021, she announced that she would be joining the agency Voice Kit.
Other ventures
Modeling
Uesaka is a fan of lolita fashion and wore it when she started voice acting professionally. Since 2011, Uesaka has modeled for Baby, the Stars Shine Bright and made guest appearances at their events. She also modeled for the brand during their fashion runway events. In addition, she has also modeled for Metamorphose temps de fille. Uesaka has modeled in lolita fashion publications, such as Gothic & Lolita Bible, Kera, Harajuku Pop and Lapin Labyrinthe. In 2024, she produced a themed café called Twilight Rouge, with the outfits designed by lolita fashion brand Victorian Maiden.
Professional wrestling
Uesaka made her professional wrestling debut during DDT Pro-Wrestling's DDT Las Vegas Series ~ Neshin ~ event on April 20, 2025, where she won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship for a short time. On March 29, 2026, she regained the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.
DDT Pro-Wrestling
Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (2 times)
Personal life
Uesaka cites Halko Momoi as her inspiration and became interested in voice acting after watching Nurse Witch Komugi when she was 10 years old. Since hearing the State Anthem of the USSR in her first year of high school, Uesaka became interested in Russian culture and the former Soviet Union. In April 2010, she enrolled in Faculty of Foreign Studies at Sophia University. She majored in Russian studies and announced that she had graduated on March 27, 2014.
In March 2016, after several cases of online sexual harassment, she announced that her personal Twitter account would no longer be updated, but resumed in November 2016. Her personal Twitter and Instagram were closed on July 21, 2017, after continuous harassment, after which her social media presence has been limited to a new Twitter account run by her staff.
In September 2026, her talent agency Voice Kit announced that several planned Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair appearances were cancelled following the actress receiving several email threats.
Filmography
Anime series
2012
Girls und Panzer as Nonna, Piyotan
Kokoro Connect as Kaoru Setouchi
Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father! as Sora Takanashi
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions as Sanae Dekomori
Sengoku Collection as Annihilate Princess Mogami Yoshiaki
2013
Fantasista Doll as Manai Hatsuki
Genshiken Nidaime as Rika Yoshitake
GJ-bu as Tamaki Kannazuki
Muromi-san as Sumida
Outbreak Company as Elvia Hanaiman
2014
Cross Ange as Momoka Oginome
Gonna be the Twin-Tail!! as Sōji Mitsuka (Tail Red)
Hozuki's Coolheadedness as Peach Maki
Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san as Yachiyo Inugami
Lord Marksman and Vanadis as Titta
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Heart Throb as Sanae Dekomori
Nobunagun as Gariko
Seitokai Yakuindomo as Vice-president Mori
Z/X Ignition as Reia Sento
Original net animation
Eyedrops (2016) as Epsilon-Aminocaproic Acid
Cute Executive Officer (2021–2023) as Yuki Karuizawa
Ganbare Dōki-chan (2021) as Kōhai-chan
Love Through a Prism (2026) as Catherine Astor
Anime films
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Rikka Version (2013) as Sanae Dekomori
Girls und Panzer der Film (2016) as Nonna, Piyotan
KanColle: The Movie (2016) as Fubuki, Sōryū, Hiryū
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me (2018) as Sanae Dekomori
BanG Dream! Film Live (2019) as Chisato Shirasagi
Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown (2020) as Noble Fencer
BanG Dream! Film Live 2nd Stage (2021) as Chisato Shirasagi
Re:cycle of Penguindrum (2022) as Purin-Chu-Penguin
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom (2024) as Ingrid Tradoll
Ōmuro-ke (2024) as Megumi Sonokawa
Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era (2024) as Agnes Tachyon
Me & Roboco (2025) as Roboco
Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl (2025) as Vespa
Doko Yori mo Tooi Basho ni Iru Kimi e (2026) as Tamaki Mishima
Video games
2012
Game Demo Papa no Iu Koto wo Kikinasai! as Sora Takanashi
Corpse Party Anthology: Sachiko's Game of Love Hysteric Birthday 2U as Ran Kobayashi
Kokoro Connect Yochi Random as Kaoru Setouchi
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls as Anastasia
2013
Kantai Collection as Sōryū, Hiryū, Fubuki class
2014
Chaos;Child as Onoe Serika
Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart as Lid
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls as Jataro Kemuri
Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea as Shallotte Elminus
2015
League of Legends as Jinx
Xenoblade Chronicles X as Avatar voice (Japanese only)
Battle Girl High School as Yuri Himukai
2016
Girls' Frontline as Mosin-Nagant, Makarov, PPSh-41, AS Val, and PPS-43
Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates as Waffle
Lego Dimensions as Bubbles
Granblue Fantasy as Hallessena
Overseas dubbing
2016
The Powerpuff Girls as Bubbles (Kristen Li)
2018
Mutafukaz as Luna
2019
Valley of the Boom as Jenn (Siobhan Williams)
2020
Trolls World Tour as Pennywhistle (Charlyne Yi)
2021
Vivo as Gabi (Ynairaly Simo)
Arcane as Powder/Jinx
2025
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (The Cinema edition) as Neela Ezar (Nathalie Kelley)
Tokusatsu
2021
Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga as Carmeara Voice/Human Form
2022
Ultraman Decker as Carmeara Voice
Other works
Web radio
Web radio @ Dengeki-Bunko (うぇぶらじ@電撃文庫) (from September 2009 to December 2011)
A&G NEXT GENERATION Lady Go!! (Nippon Cultural Broadcasting's Anime and Game Zone (超A&G+, Chō ē ando gī purasu), from October 2011 to October 2015
Uesaka Sumire's Armored Guards Infantry Regiment Broadcast (上坂すみれの装甲親衛歩兵連隊放送) (Nico Nico Live (ニコニコ生放送), from April 2012)
