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Yōko Hikasa (日笠 陽子 Hikasa Yōko, born July 16, 1985) is a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa who is affiliated with I'm Enterprise. Hikasa aspired to become a voice actress after watching Sailor Moon, and later attended Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyūjo, a voice actor training school. She is a member of the five-girl pop music group Ro-Kyu-Bu!, along with Kana Hanazawa, Yuka Iguchi, Rina Hidaka and Yui Ogura. The group takes its name from the anime series Ro-Kyu-Bu!; the five members voice main characters in the series. Their first single "Shoot!" was released on August 17, 2011 and was used as the opening theme of Ro-Kyu-Bu!. Ro-Kyu-Bu! put out the album Pure Elements on October 5, 2011.

She is best known for her role in the anime けいおん! (K-ON!) as the speaking and singing voice of character Mio Akiyama, who is described as one of the most "moe" characters in anime.

Website: Yōko Hikasa @ I'm Enterprise (Japanese)