Haruko Momoi

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Haruko Momoi
桃井 はるこ
Haruko Momoi at an autograph signing at FanimeCon 2010 in San Jose, California, U.S.
Born	(1977-12-14) December 14, 1977 (age 46) Tokyo, Japan
Other names	Halko momo-i
Occupations	Singer songwriter voice actress
Years active	2000–present
Musical career
Genres	J-pop Anison
Instruments	Vocals Piano Keytar
Labels	Avex Trax
Musical artist
Website	www.momoi.com

Haruko Momoi (Japanese: 桃井 はるこ, Hepburn: Momoi Haruko, born December 14, 1977) is a Japanese singer, songwriter and voice actress. She also produces an all-female pop group called Afilia Saga.^[1][2] She was born in Tokyo, Japan and is affectionately referred to as Halko by her fans, a nickname she gave herself which is inspired by HAL 9000, the computer in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.^[3]

Haruko took interest in personal computers from a young age and studied personal computer communications during high school. After she graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Yoyogi High School [ja], her articles and writing on her online blog caught the attention of the chief editor of the Weekly ASCII magazine. She was later offered a job as a writer for the magazine.^[4]

During the late nineties, Haruko began singing and doing live performances on the streets of Harajuku and Akihabara. She then debuted her single "Mail Me," a cover version of which appears in the movie Suicide Circle in 2001. Soon after, she debuted as a voice actress for her role as Komugi Nakahara in Nurse Witch Komugi. In 2001, she paired with Masaya Koike to form the duo UNDER17 and together performed songs for adult and mainstream video games and anime. After their last album Best Album 3 ~Soshite Densetsu e...~ and a live tour of the same name, UNDER17 separated in 2004 citing creative differences, and the two musicians have since gone their separate ways. She continued on with her solo singing career and in 2006, was signed under avex mode as a music composer and singer.

In 2007, Halko published an autobiography entitled Akihaba-LOVE, in which she tells of the major experiences that shaped her life, mainly those that were important in constructing her career as a musician and voice actress, but it also includes anecdotes from her childhood and stories of friendship, as well as personal opinions on different aspects of anime fandom.^[5]

2001

• Final Fantasy: Unlimited (Ai Hayakawa)
• The SoulTaker (Komugi Nakahara)

2002

• Ai Yori Aoshi (Chika Minazuki)
• Galaxy Angel A (Announcer)
• Gravion (Doria)
• UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie (Maru)

2003

• Ai Yori Aoshi:Enishi (Chika Minazuki)
• Bottle Fairy (Tama-chan)
• Da Capo (Utamaru)
• Popotan (Mii)
• Mahoromatic: Summer Special (Shi Ho)
• Mouse (Samantha Morijima in Ep. 12)

2004

• DearS (China)
• Gravion Zwei (Doria)
• Kujibiki Unbalance (Shinobu Enomoto)
• Paranoia Agent (Maromi)
• Ragnarok The Animation (Maya)
• Ryūsei Sentai Musumet (Kō Saotome)

2005

• Da Capo Second Season (Utamaru)

2006

• Blackjack 21 (Suzie)
• Lovely Idol (Mai Nonomiya)
• Magikano (Marin Nijihara)

2007

• Code-E (Keiko Komatsuna)
• Prism Ark (Filia)
• My Bride Is a Mermaid (San Seto)

2008

• Mission-E (Keiko Komatsuna)
• Tales of the Abyss (Anise Tatlin)

2011

• Steins;Gate (Faris NyanNyan)

2014

• Wonder Momo (Original Wonder Momo)

2017

• Akiba's Trip: The Animation (Momo Tsukumo)

2018

• Steins;Gate 0 (Faris NyanNyan)

• Majokko Tsukune-chan (Tsukune)
• Netrun-mon (Chiyu)
• Nurse Witch Komugi (Komugi Nakahara/Magical Nurse Komugi)
• Nurse Witch Komugi-Chan Magikarte Z (Komugi Nakahara/Magical Nurse Komugi)
• Moekan (Moe no Mikoto)

• Camp Pikachu (Wynaut)

• Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger (herself)
  • Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger Season Two (Yuru-Chara Jigen)

• Baldr Force EXE (Baschiera)
• BALDR BULLET "REVELLION" (Asou Natsume)
• D.C.P.S.: Da Capo Plus Situation (Utamaru)
• D.C. Four Seasons: Da Capo Four Seasons (Utamaru)
• DearS (China)
• Nurse Witch Komugi (Komugi Nakahara/Magical Nurse Komugi)
• Prism Ark (Filia)
• Prism Ark -AWAKE- (Filia)
• Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos (Wonder Momo)
• Steins;Gate (Feiris Nyannyan)
• Steins;Gate - Darling of Loving Vows (Feiris Nyannyan)
• Steins;Gate - Linear Bounded Phenogram (Feiris Nyannyan)
• Steins;Gate 0 (Feiris Nyannyan)
• Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity (Tia)
• Tales of the Abyss (Anise Tatlin)
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (Anise Tatlin)
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 (Anise Tatlin)
• Tales of Fandom Vol.2 (Anise Tatlin)
• Phantasy Star Online 2 (Lottie)

• Kawaii! JeNny (Sister B)

• Kageyama ☆ Momoi no Baisoku Moe-Chan Neru
• Popo-Radi (Ended)
• Ragnarok Online: THE RADIO (Ended)
• Ura Momoi (Ended)
• Prism Knight (Ended)
• TOKYO→NIIGATA MUSIC CONVOY (January, 2006)
• Momoi Haruko no Chō! Momoi
• Momoi Haruko no Radio ☆ UP DATE (Ended)
• avex presents Momoi Haruko no NikoNiko RADIO
• avex presents Momoi Haruko no FumuFumu RADIO
• My Bride Is a Mermaid: Yomeiri Radio (Ended)

• Ai Yori Aoshi series (Chika Minazuki)
• Tales of the Abyss series (Anise Tatlin)
• Prism Ark Special Sound Package (Filia)
• Prism Ark Drama CD: Sister Hell Prism Variation (Filia)
• Ragnarok The Animation Ver.1-Ver.3 (Maya)
• Poporaji (Mii)

• D's Garage21 (TV Asahi, ended)
• Anime TV (Guest)
• AniPara Music-place (Guest)
• Geki☆Ten (Guest)
• Akiba!AKIBA☆Akiba^[6] (Guest)
• Anime Tengoku (Guest, regular from October 2007)
• HOT WAVE (TV Saitama, guest)
• JoyPopTune (TV Saitama)
• @Tunes. (tvk, guest)

• momo-i Live DVD (avex mode)
• Haruko☆UP DATE (Pony Canyon)
• CLIP BEST (avex mode)

Simultaneous release with the album Sunday early morning on March 5, 2008 with the making-of of her PVs and image collection.

• Akihaba LOVE ~Akihabara to issho ni otona ni natta~

Momoi has appeared in various convention concerts outside Japan. To date, she has visited the United States, Germany, Canada, Mexico, Finland, United Kingdom and Russia.

• Anime Expo 2007, Long Beach, California: June 29 - July 2, 2007^[7]
• Connichi 2007, Kassel, Germany: September 7–9, 2007^[8]
• Anime North 2008, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: May 23–25, 2008^[9][10]
• Connichi 2008, Kassel, Germany: September 12–14, 2008^[11]
• FanimeCon 2009, San Jose, California: May 22–25, 2009^[12]
• Aya Revolution 2009, Coventry, United Kingdom: August 14–16, 2009^[13]
• Anime Vegas 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada: September 5–7, 2009^[14]
• FanimeCon 2010, San Jose, California: May 28–31, 2010^[15]
• Desucon 2010, Lahti, Finland: June 12–13, 2010^[16]
• Momo-i Night Fest 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada: June 19, 2010^[17]
• J-popcon 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark: November 13, 2010
• FanimeCon 2011, San Jose, California: May 27–30, 2011
• Japan Expo 2011, Paris, France: June 30-July 3, 2011
• Otakuthon 2011, Montreal, Quebec, Canada: August 12-August 14, 2011
• JapanDay 2011, Düsseldorf, Germany: October 15-October 16, 2011
• J-Fest 2011, Moscow, Russia: November 19-November 20, 2011
• Anime Boston 2012, Boston, Massachusetts: April 6–8, 2012
• SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show 2013, Sydney, Australia: August 10, 2013
• Idol Matsuri 2014, Silverdale, Washington: June 20–22, 2014 ^[18]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haruko Momoi.

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official blog (in Japanese)
• Haruko Momoi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Haruko Momoi convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
• J!-ENT Special Feature Article & Interview: Momoi Halko (2007) 25-page J!-ENT Special Feature
• A public statement from Momoi Halko to her American fans J!-ENT - July 2007
• Exclusive Momoi Halko Interview at FanimeCon 2009 The-O Network Online
• Interview With Haruko Momoi at Anime Boston 2012 Anime Herald