Emi Nitta

Emi Nitta was born on December 10, 1985 in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Her common voice actress nickname is "Emitsun", which was a nickname given to her by her friend. She voices Honoka Kosaka, one of the main characters in Love Live!.

Her call-and-response during concerts is a simultaneous "Faito da yo!" with the audience.

Background
Emi Nitta graduated from Nagano Prefecture Shinonoi High School, where she was engaged in band activities with her friends. She was then admitted into a College of Music outside of Nagano Prefecture.

In March 2009, she began her voice actress career after passing a voice acting audition held by S Agency.

On September 10, 2014, she started her major debut as a singer with the release of her first single, "Egao to egao de hajimaru yo!" (笑顔と笑顔で始まるよ!).

In January, 2015, she joined the Tantei Opera Milky Holmes media franchise as a new main member, placing her alongside other Love Live! voice actresses Suzuko Mimori, Sora Tokui and Yoshino Nanjo.

On February 18, 2015, her next two singles "Tankyuu Dreaming" (探求Dreaming) and "NEXT PHASE" were released simultaneously.

Despite being diagnosed with (a condition that causes pain in her throat whenever she sings) during December 2014, she continued making appearances and performed during 5th live, as well as the television show R no Housoku on February 16, 2015 where her vocal strain seemed evident during some of the performances. Her agency had cancelled all her further appearances until the end of March 2015 for her to recover. She expressed her regrets and asked her fans not to worry on Twitter, stating that she'll be back after going to get her "power-up".

After taking a 2 week break from both her work and Twitter for the operation and recovery between March 21 to April 3, 2015, she has since made a full recovery.

On October 21, 2015, her first album EMUSIC was released.

On December 2, 2017, she attended Pile's live show "Pile Live at Budokan~ Pile featuring Love Live" as a guest performer.

Personality & Hobbies
According to her official profile on her music website, Emi's hobbies are visiting different cafes, karaoke, and researching about dinosaurs. She currently holds a level 3 certification for the Japan Dinosaur Test (全日本恐竜検定).

When stressed by work, she does laundry to relieve stress.

Other Data

 * For a collection of translated interviews and videos, please refer to Translated Voice Actress Content.

Etymology

 * The name Emi means "favor, benefit" (恵) (e) and "sea, ocean" (海) (mi).
 * Emi's surname Nitta means "fresh, new" (新) (nit) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).

Trivia

 * Despite being known for her arm strength, she is forbidden by her agency to be video-recorded in any form of arm-wrestling matches, having been told that she looks "too imposing" while being engaged in such matches.
 * She appears to be close friends with Aya Uchida and Aina Kusuda; probably because they are all voice actresses who had their first major debut in the voice acting industry with Love Live!.
 * Her father is, of course, a fan of hers, but his favorite is Sora Tokui.
 * Despite being the eldest of four siblings, she is shorter than her two younger sisters and younger brother.
 * She always makes sure to wear μ's T-shirts whenever she attends rehearsals for lives, both as a sort of protective charm as well as a way of supporting the work herself.
 * Songs that she sing well on the karaoke: " (マジックナンバー)" by and " (ロマンスの神様)" by.

Gallery

 * Please refer to this voice actress' Image Gallery.