Chihara Minori was born November 18, 1980 in in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan and was raised in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. She is a voice actress (seiyuu) who has had roles in several anime series, and a J-pop singer. As a seiyuu, she works under the agency Avex Planning & Development while in her musical career, she has been signed under King Records, Avex Trax, and is now currently with Lantis. Her blood type is B, and is the middle child of three siblings consisting of an older sister and younger brother. She is affectionately referred to as "Minorin" (みのりん) by her fans.

Filmography

• 2023THE 6th KYOTO ANIMATION THANKS EVENT KYOANI MUSIC FESTIVAL -Heart race through the tracks of wonder-
• Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation — (voice)
• Super Cub — Japanese Language Teacher (voice)
• 2021Violet Evergarden: Recollections — Erica Brown (voice)
• 2020Violet Evergarden: The Movie — Erica Brown (voice), Theme Song Performance, Songs
• Kandagawa Jet Girls — Risa Aoi (voice)
• 2019Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll — Erica Brown (voice), Theme Song Performance
• 一騎当千 Western Wolves — Ekitoku Chouhi (voice)
• Pop Team Epic — Pipimi (voice)
• Violet Evergarden — Erica Brown (voice), Theme Song Performance
• 2017Sound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You! — Kaori Nakaseko (voice)
• 2017THE IDOLM@STER PRODUCER MEETING 2017 765PRO ALLSTARS -Fun to the new vision!!- — Leon
• Ange Vierge — Code Omega 33 Carene (voice)
• My Hero Academia — Camie Utsushimi (voice)
• 2016Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band — Kaori Nakaseko (voice)
• 2015Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future — Mitsuki Nase (voice)
• 2015Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past — Mitsuki Nase (voice)
• 2015Date A Live: Mayuri Judgement — Miku Izayoi
• Sound! Euphonium — Kaori Nakaseko (voice)
• 2015THE IDOLM@STER 9th ANNIVERSARY WE ARE M@STERPIECE!! — Leon
• The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan — Yuki Nagato (voice)
• 2014Animelo Summer Live 2014 -ONENESS- 8.29
• Nobunaga the Fool — Oichi no Kata, Theme Song Performance
• Rail Wars! — Noa Kashima (voice)
• Beyond the Boundary — Mitsuki Nase (voice), Theme Song Performance
• Date A Live — Miku Iyazoi (voice)
• 2013Minori Chihara Birthday Live 2012 — Vocal
• Sparrow's Hotel — Sayuri Satou (voice)
• Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 — Miezela Celestella (voice)
• 2012Busou Shinki Moon Angel
• Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess — (voice)
• Hyouka — Yuri Kounosu (voice)
• Love, Election, & Chocolate — Ayumu Mitani (voice)
• 2012Minami-ke Omatase
• 2012Minori Chihara Live 2012 ULTRA-Formation — Vocal
• OniAi — Anastasia Nasuhara (voice)
• Utakoi — 清少纳言 (voice)
• A-Channel — Kimiko Kitou (voice)
• 2011Baby Princess 3D Paradise Love — Fubuki Amatsuka (voice)
• C³ - CubexCursedxCurious — Konoha Muramasa (voice)
• 2011Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere — Horizon Ariadust (voice)
• Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere — Horizon Ariadust (voice), Theme Song Performance
• 2011Ikki Tousen in Kyoto — Ekitoku Chouhi (voice)
• Mayo Chiki! — Ichigo Saotome (voice)
• 2010Animelo Summer Live 2010 -evolution- 8.29
• Chu-Bra!! — Nayu Hayama
• Occult Academy — Mikaze Nakagawa (voice)
• 2010The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya — Yuki Nagato (voice), Theme Song Performance
• The Qwaser of Stigmata — Teresa Beria (voice)
• 2009Animelo Summer Live 2009 RE:BRIDGE 8.22
• 2009Lucky Star in Budokan — 岩崎みなみ
• Needless The Secret Of Saint Lily Academy — Kuchinashi
• Nyoron! Churuya-san — Nagato Yuki (voice)
• The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya — Nagato Yuki (voice)
• The Sacred Blacksmith — Margot (voice)
• 2009The Symphony of Haruhi Suzumiya
• Ga-Rei-Zero — Kagura Tsuchimiya (voice)
• The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk — Coopa (voice)
• 2008Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk - Jil's Adventure
• Claymore — Girl (voice)
• Dragonaut: The Resonance — Toa (voice)
• 2007Lovedol ～Lovely Idol～ First Live in Yokohama BLITZ
• Lucky Star — Minami Iwasaki (voice), Minori Chihara (voice), Minami Iwasaki / Yuki Nakato (voice)
• Minami-ke — Chiaki Minami
• Polyphonica — Matia Machiya
• 2007Sisters of Wellber – Elegy for a Sad Warrior — Rio
• 2007The Extravaganza of Haruhi Suzumiya
• Venus Versus Virus — Sumire Takahana
• Humanoid Monster Bem — Mitsuki Kisaragi (voice)
• 2006Lovedol: Lovely Idol - Prologue
• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya — Yuki Nagato (voice)
• Animelo Summer Live
• 2005Mars of Destruction — Kurita Aoi (voice)
• Major — Ayane (voice)
• Samurai Gun — Ohana
• 2004Skelter+Heaven — Ayaka Matsumoto (voice), Theme Song Performance
• Tenjho Tenge — Aya Natsume (voice)
• Da Capo — Shirakawa Naka

Appearances as themselves (9)

• 2025Animelo Summer Live 2025 - ThanXX! - DAY3 — Self
• 2024Animelo Summer Live 2024 -Stargazer- 9/1 — Self
• 2022KYOANI MUSIC FESTIVAL -Inspiration for the future- — Self
• 2021Violet Evergarden Orchestra Concert — Self
• 2019Minori Chihara Live Tour 2019 SPIRAL — Herself
• 2015Minori Chihara 10th Anniversary Live - Sanctuary — Herself
• 2013Animelo Summer Live 2013 -FLAG NINE- 8.23 — Self
• 2008Minori Chihara 1st Live 2008 - Contact — Herself
• 2007Animelo Summer Live 2007 Generation-A — Self