Rico Sasaki (佐々木李子)

Rico Sasaki (佐々木李子), born on November 10, 1997, is a Japanese singer, voice actress, and performer from Akita, Japan. She began her entertainment career in 2008 after being chosen to play Annie in the musical Annie, and she made her recording debut in 2014 under the stage name Rico with the single "Come & Get It!!". On March 10, 2016, she returned to using 佐々木李子 as her stage name. That year she also began voice acting, including her debut in 想いのかけら and her first starring television anime role in 美少女遊戯ユニット クレーンゲール. She made her major-label debut through Victor Entertainment with the triple A-side single "カサブタ/想いのかけら/ドリームクライマー", and in 2024 she moved her label affiliation to Lantis. Sasaki works across j-pop, anime songs, and character-song projects. As a voice actress, she has played Poporon in Dropkick on My Devil!, Daia Nijinosaki/Daia in Kiratto Pri Chan, and Ayako Yamada in Kageki Shojo!!. Her anime theme work includes "Anoko ni Drop Kick (あの娘にドロップキック)" for Dropkick on My Devil!, "Palette Days" for Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!, and "Windshifter" for リンカイ!. Within the BanG Dream! multimedia franchise, she is the vocalist and lead guitarist of Ave Mujica and portrays Uika Misumi/Doloris. In 2026, she made her first solo appearance at Animelo Summer Live, collaborated there with MYTH & ROID, and also appeared in BanG Dream! coverage alongside Hina Youmiya and Koko Hayashi.