Shiho Niiyama (新山 志保, Niiyama Shiho, March 21, 1970 – February 7, 2000) was a Japanese voice actress from Matsuyama, Ehime.
She was attached to Aoni Production at the time of her death. Niiyama was most known for the roles of Kou Seiya/Sailor Star Fighter in the Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon series, Risa Kanzaki in Neighborhood Story, Suou Takamura in Clamp School Detectives and Deedlit in Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight. She was also involved in one voice actor group, Virgo, who are the voice actresses of the anime and game, Ojōsama Sōsamō.
Shiho Niiyama | |
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新山 志保 | |
Born | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | March 21, 1970
Died | February 7, 2000 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | (aged 29)
Occupation | Voice actress |
Years active | 1992–1998 |
Agent | Aoni Production |
Height | 163.5 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
Niiyama was diagnosed with leukemia in 1998 and later returned for a bone marrow transplant on February 7, 2000. At approximately 6:23 A.M., Niiyama suffered a bout of internal bleeding in her lung and died as a result of complications from leukemia. Niiyama was 29 years old at the time of her death. Her final performance was in the TV series Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight as the voice of Deedlit.
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