Erika Ishii, who is renowned as the voice of video game characters in popular games like Apex Legends, L.A by Night and Dimension 20, is openly in a relationship with their girlfriend, Lyra Levin.
The couple often flaunts their relationship via their respective social media accounts. On March 7, 2024, the soon-to-be wife of Erika Ishii dedicated a post on her Instagram on the occasion of Erika’s birthday with the caption, “Erika, the goblin to my princess, my dearest love and liege of legends.”
The caption further revealed that the two met decades ago and have been together since then. In the post, Lyra also wrote, “Now, I can’t imagine life any other way. Happy birthday, my love! Here’s to another year of being gay, doing crime, and kissing all around the world.”
Though Erika Ishii has been dating a woman for the last few years, they are pretty open with any gender with the fact that the actor identifies themself as Queer, pansexual, or bisexual.
In an exclusive interview with Out Traveller, Erika opened up about her gender identity and her preferences in choosing the person as the love of her life and said, “I am attracted to humans.”
Well, whatever the matter is, the truth is the actor is happily in a relationship. So, sooner or later, Erika Ishhi and their partner Lyra Levina might contemplate marrying one another.
Erika Ishii’s partner, Lyra, has constantly supported her career, and now she has succeeded in gaining a big project: Ghost of Yotei!
Lyra Levin, Erika Ishii’s romantic partner, is a performer, rigger, and producer, according to her December 13, 2023, Instagram post.
Since Lyra belongs to the same film fraternity, she appears to be giving her full support to her partner, Erika Ishii, who is rising in the mainstream entertainment industry. The two often accompany one another in several events related to their work.
Well, Erika Ishii had already started their acting career when they met the love of her life, Lyra, who they could think of as their wife. Their debut came in the 90s when she appeared as a guest on Full House.
I’ve dreamed of this my entire life. But I still can’t believe I’m part of art like this.
— Erika Ishii (@erikaishii) September 24, 2024
I am the Ghost of Yōtei. https://t.co/W07Sy1jKEW
As Erika rose in their career, they started hosting Dungeons and Dragons: The Twenty-Sider Tavern, which incorporates the actual play and Theatre, at stage 42 in New York City.
Over time, they have expressed her happiness, revealing her dream to work with huge productions like Sucker Punch Production and Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Now, they are playing the lead role of Atsu in Ghost of Yotei, an upcoming action-adventure game developed by Sucker Punch Production and Sony Interactive Entertainment.
The production team announced the game on 24 September at the PlayStation State of Play conference. The player will control Atsu, who plays the role of a female Samurai, “The Ghost,” exploring the theme of revenge.
The production will release the game in the Mountain Yotei environment for Playstations in 2025.
Additional Information
- Erika Ishii was born on March 7, 1987, in Los Angeles, California, USA. Her birth name is Erika Mari Abe Ishii.
- Erika started working as a voice actor in 2014 after watching The Last of Us. They are voice actress, hosts, producers, and Twitch streamers.
- Being a member of LGBTQ, Erika has raised various funds for LGBTQ charities.
