Koe Girl! (声ガール!, Koe Gāru!, lit. "Voice Girl!") is a Japanese television series starring Haruka Fukuhara, Aoi Yoshikura, Mariya Nagao, Yurika Nakamura, and Jun Amaki. The series focuses on the lives of five aspiring voice actresses who live together in a dorm, and follows their goal of becoming established in the voice acting industry. It premiered on TV Asahi on April 8, 2018. The series ran for ten episodes, with the last episode premiering on June 10, 2018. The series is a spin-off of the Pretty Cure multimedia franchise, but does not directly feature its story or universe.

Plot

The series follows Makoto Kikuchi, the daughter of a grocery shop owner who has no experience in voice acting or acting. Her life changes when she is scouted to be a voice actress, which leads her to live in a dorm with four other newcomers: Ryōko Ochiai, a former child actress, Ren Inaba, a fan of the PreCure franchise, Asami Kuriyama, who Makoto later considers to be her rival, and Konatsu Morimoto, who originally hails from Kansai. The series depicts their journey of becoming voice actors, showing their voice acting lessons and other events in their lives.

Characters

Makoto Kikuchi (菊池 真琴, Kikuchi Makoto)

Portrayed by: Haruka Fukuhara^[1]

She is the daughter of a grocery shop owner. She knew nothing about voice acting until she was scouted.

Asami Kuriyama (栗山 麻美, Kuriyama Asami)

Portrayed by: Yurika Nakamura^[1]

A young girl who is later considered by Makoto to be her rival.

Ren Ineba (稲葉 蓮, Ineba Ren)

Portrayed by: Mariya Nagao^[1]

An otaku who has deep admiration for the PreCure franchise.

Konatsu Morimoto (森本 小夏, Konatsu Morimoto)

Portrayed by: Jun Amaki^[1]

A girl originally from the Kansai region who tends to speak in the Kansai dialect. She serves as the group's moodmaker.

Ryōko Ochiai (落合 涼子, Ochiai Ryōko)

Portrayed by: Aoi Yoshikura^[1]

She is a former child actress who decided to pivot to voice acting. She is the eldest among five children and takes care of her four siblings.

Haruka Tomatsu (戸松 遥, Tomatsu Haruka)

A popular voice actress who notices Makoto's talent during an acting test. She serves as a mentor for the group.

Production and release

The series was produced as part of the franchise's 15th anniversary. Produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and Fine Entertainment, the series is directed by Natsuki Seta, Toshiki Sōma, and Kyōhei Tamazawa, and is written by Kōta Fukuhara and Shinya Hokimoto.^[1] The series premiered on TV Asahi on April 8, 2018 and will run for 10 episodes.^[2] Voice actors Haruka Tomatsu, Daisuke Namikawa, Noriko Hidaka, and Mitsuo Iwata appear as themselves in the series.^[3][4][5] Footage of Tomatsu performing at a concert the song "Q&A Recital", used as the opening theme to the anime series My Little Monster, is used in the series' seventh episode.^[3][6] The series' ending theme is "It's Show Time!" by Tomatsu and Haruka Fukuhara.^[7]