is a Japanese voice actress from Chigasaki, Kanagawa affiliated with Aoni Production also known for her work on the stage. Biography While a student at Wako University, Nishihara attended voice acting classes run by Kaneta Kimotsuki. When Kimotsuki established in 1984, Nishihara went on to leave her undergraduate studies unfinished to become a founding member, taking numerous roles as a leading actress in several productions and appearing in the lead role of Alice from Alice in Wonderland three times. Theatre Company 21st Century Fox became known for producing numerous voice actors with a theatre background such as Kaneta, Nishihara, and Kappei Yamaguchi. Nishihara took on voice acting roles in anime starting with Little Memole and becoming known for major voice acting roles in anime such as Hello! Lady Lynn, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars, and s-CRY-ed, in addition to voice acting roles in a number of Japanese games. Nishihara is known for taking on voice acting roles involving high pitched female voices and a great deal of singing, leading to appearances on the Japanese music variety show Utaban aired by the Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation. With her departure from 21st Century Fox in 2004 and transfer of her voice acting work to Aoni Production, Nishihara shifted emphasis from her previously prolific voice acting in anime and the Japanese gaming industry to her stage career. In 2006 together with Junko Okada, Nishihara founded the Liddel Project as an experiment in independent theatre. Nishihara went on to take roles with the newly established , appearing in their first production, Fractal and a production of Alice in Wonderland as the Black Queen. Nishihara continues to be active in contemporary Japanese theatre. Her most recent work with Blanc Chat is Final Week, their 14th production since establishment and she is scheduled to appear in a series of Liddel Project performances from November 2012 in Tokyo. Filmography Anime 1984 Little Memole (Pi) Oyoneko Boonyan (Neko Girl) 1985 Hai Step Jun (Yukinojou) 1986 Anmitsu Hime (Kinako) 1987 Esper Mami (Youko) Kiteretsu Daihyakka (Boy C) Norakuro-kun (Hiroko) 1988 Hello! Lady Lynn (Lynn Russell) 1989 Akuma-kun (Red Pixie, Yuko) Obocchamakun (Youji Dentatsu) The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (Choko) Time Travel Tondekeman (Yumi Arama) Dash! Yonkuro (Anna Kawai) Magical Hat (Roboggu) Madō King Granzort (Noa) Sally the Witch (Poron) Warau Salesman (Shain, Matsumoto suzu ko) 1990 NG Knight Ramune & 40 (Ure P) Chinpui (Kiki, Yuki Daruma) Anpanman (Omochatenshi (Shodai),