Maria Sashide

Maria Sashide was born on September 20, 1998 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Her common voice actress nickname is "Chunrun" and "Chun." She voices Emma Verde, one of the main characters in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.

Her call and response during concerts begins with "Emergency! Otsukare no kata wa imasen ka?" (lit. Emergency! Is anyone here tired?), to which the audience replies "Hai!" (lit. Me!). She then says, "Mainasu ion houshutsu~!" (lit. Sending you negative ions~!) and the audience reacts with "Woah!". She then finishes off with "Kyou mo tanoshi mo ne?" (lit. Let's have fun today too, okay?).

Her call and response is a reference to negative ion therapy.

Her image color during concerts is light green.

Background
She voices Hana Shirosaki in "Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!", Eve Kagayaki in Kiratto Pri☆Chan, and Mai Inose in "Koisuru Asteroid". She also voices Niina Nijikawa in VR Idol Stars Project and Cocco Rupico in DUEL MASTERS PLAY'S.

Maria has an elder sister who creates original songs, which she often sings.

Personality & Hobbies
Her hobbies and skills include singing, vocal music, jazz and tap dancing, and playing the piano. She is an animal lover.

Etymology

 * The name Maria means "ball" (毬) (mari) and "second, Asia" (亜) (a).
 * Maria's surname Sashide means "indication" (指出).

Trivia

 * The word "Emergency" in her call and response is actually a pun using Emma's name. "Emergency" spelled with katakana is "エマージェンシー" (emaajenshii) and Emma's name in kana is "エマ" hence the pun "エマ"ージェンシー or "Emma"gency
 * She's part of seiyuu unit Wataten☆5 along with Akari Kito

Backstage pictures
Maria Sashide