Ayahi Takagaki

Ayahi Takagaki (高垣 彩陽, Takagaki Ayahi, born October 25, 1985) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer.[3] She had her first major voice acting roles in 2007, voicing Jasmine in Deltora Quest and Lucia Nahashi in Venus Versus Virus.

Ayahi Takagaki
高垣 彩陽
Ayahi Takagaki in Sphere’s eternal live tour 2014
Born (1985-10-25) October 25, 1985[1]
Tokyo, Japan[1]
Occupation
Years active2006–present
AgentMusic Ray'n
Notable work
Height150.8 cm (4 ft 11 in)[1]
Musical career
Genres
[2]
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2009–present
Labels Sony Music Entertainment Japan / Music Ray'n
Associated actsSphere
Websitewww.takagakiayahi.com

Her career as a musician began with her performance of the opening themes of the anime series First Love Limited in April 2009. In the same month, she and three other voice actresses debuted as the musical group Sphere with their single "Future Stream". She announced her marriage on her blog on August 22, 2019.[4]

Voice acting career

Takagaki has a fairly wide acting range, from little kids to romantic teens to gentle weak girls to elder sister types to proper young ladies to boyish girls to serious young women.[5]

She had her first major role as voice actor in 2007, providing the voice of Jasmine, a main character of the anime series Deltora Quest.[6] She was subsequently featured in Venus Versus Virus and Da Capo II as Lucia Nahashi and Asakura Otome, respectively.,[7][8] as well as Feldt Grace in Mobile Suit Gundam 00.

She went on to voice Noe Isurugi in the 2008 series True Tears and held a leading role in S · A: Special A, proving the voice of Megumi Yamamoto.[9][10] She later took the roles of Nina Antalk, in Chrome Shelled Regios and Ein, in Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom, in 2008.[11][12] Later that year, she was cast as Alesta Blanket in Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!! and as Sumika Murasame, protagonist of Sasameki Koto.[13][14] Takagaki also reprised her role as Feldt Grace in the second half of Mobile Suit Gundam 00.

In addition to voice acting, Takagaki has also appeared on camera. She, Aki Toyosaki, Haruka Tomatsu, and Minako Kotobuki appeared on the Anime Song Plus (アニソンぷらす, Anison Purasu) television show as a narrator on April 6, and as part of Sphere on April 20, 2009, and July 27, 2009, and by herself.[2]

Musical career

Takagaki graduated from a music college in Tokyo, with a major in operatic singing.[5] Her first musical performance was the opening theme of the 2009 First Love Limited series, titled "Future Stream" with Aki Toyosaki, Haruka Tomatsu, and Minako Kotobuki.[15] Shortly after, the four formed the musical group Sphere. They are affiliated with Music Ray'n, an artist management and publishing group of Sony Music Entertainment Japan.[16][17] The theme was released as the group's first single on April 22, 2009.[15] In July, the anime series Sora no Manimani debuted with the Sphere performed opening theme "Super Noisy Nova", which was released as a single on July 29, 2009.[18] Sphere released their third single "It Raises the Wind/Brave my heart" on November 25, 2009.[19] The group released their first album Atmosphere on December 23, 2009.[20] After, the group performed "Realove:Realife", the opening theme of Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaō, which aired in April 2010.[21]

Filmography

Anime
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

Video games

Live-action

Animation

Photobooks
Release dateTitle
December 15, 2011Sunlight Note
December 24, 2015Ayahitori Tabi

Discography
See also: Sphere (Japanese band) § Discography

Albums
Release dateTitleCatalog No.Oricon Weekly Charts
Limited editionRegular edition
April 17, 2013RelationSMCL-291~2SMCL-2938
November 25, 2015IndividualSMCL-406~7SMCL-40825

Solo mini-albums
Release dateTitleCatalog No.Oricon Weekly Charts
November 23, 2011MelodiaSMCL-25328
December 11, 2013Melodia 2SMCL-31630
November 9, 2016Melodia 3SMCL-44821

Solo singles
Release dateTitleCatalog no.Oricon Weekly ChartsNotesAlbum
Limited editionRegular edition
July 21, 2010Kimi ga Iru Basho (君がいる場所)SMCL-198/9SMCL-20014Ending theme for the anime Seikimatsu Occult GakuinRelation
November 17, 2010Hikari no Fillment (光のフィルメント)SMCL-222/3SMCL-22420Ending theme for the anime Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu
April 6, 2011Takaramono (たからもの)SMCL-235/6SMCL-23715-
February 8, 2012Meteor LightSMCL-257/8SMCL-25915Ending theme for the anime Senki Zesshou Symphogear
June 13, 2012Tsuki no Namida (月のなみだ)SMCL-270/1SMCL-27219Opening theme for PSP game Juzaengi: Engetsu Sangokuden
August 14, 2013Next DestinationSMCL-303/4SMCL-30512Ending theme for the anime Senki Zesshou Symphogear GIndividual
May 28, 2014Kaze ni Naru (風になる)SMCL-334/5SMCL-33625Ending theme for PSP game Juzaengi: Engetsu Sangokuden 2
October 8, 2014Ai no Hi (愛の陽)SMCL-353/4SMCL-35516-
July 29, 2015Rebirth-daySMCL-393/4SMCL-39510Ending theme for the anime Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX
January 18, 2017Live & TrySMCL-463/4SMCL-46523-
August 2, 2017FuturismSMCL-495/8SMCL-49715Ending Theme for the anime Senki Zesshou Symphogear AXZ
August 21, 2019Lasting Song15
[59]		Ending Theme for the anime Senki Zesshou Symphogear XV

Concerts
YearTitleNotes
2012Takagaki Ayahi 1st Concert Tour "Memoria×Melodia"Solo Concert
2013Takagaki Ayahi 2nd Concert Tour : Relation of ColorsSolo Concert
2014Symphogear Live 2013Anime Concert
2016Takagaki Ayahi 3rd Concert Tour : IndividualSolo Concert
2016Symphogear Live 2016Anime Concert
2018Symphogear Live 2018Anime Concert

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