Manami Numakura

Manami Numakura (沼倉 愛美, Numakura Manami, born April 15, 1988) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is affiliated with Arts Vision.[1][2] Her best-known role is in The Idolmaster video game franchise where she voices Hibiki Ganaha from the rival group known as Project Fairy. Other major roles include Riko in Love Lab, Takao in Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Machi Tokiwa in Hanayamata and Saya Endō in Dagashi Kashi. She made her solo music debut in 2016, performing the opening theme to the anime series Magical Girl Raising Project. From 2013 to 2016, she was a member of the voice acting unit Trident.

Manami Numakura
沼倉 愛美
Born (1988-04-15) April 15, 1988
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupation
Years active2008–present
AgentArts Vision
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2019)​
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
LabelsFlying Dog
Associated acts
Websitenumakuramanami.com

Career

Numakura decided to become a voice actress while in high school after listening to a drama CD lent to her by a friend who liked anime; she also became a fan of the Gundam franchise during this time and she cited this as another reason for her deciding to become a voice actress.[3]

Numakura made her voice acting debut in 2008 after auditioning for a role in the franchise The Idolmaster; she was cast as the character Hibiki Ganaha.[4] She made her anime voice acting debut in 2009, playing the role of a student in an episode of the anime series Gintama.[1] She would primarily voice background and supporting roles until 2011, when she played Hibiki in the anime adaptation of The Idolmaster.[1]

In 2012, Numakura was cast as the role of Arata Obata in the anime series Black Rock Shooter[5] and as the role of Yurika Tōdō in the franchise Aikatsu!.[6] In 2013 she played the role of Riko Kurahashi in the anime series Love Lab[7] and the role of Takao in the anime series Arpeggio of Blue Steel.[8] Numakura, together with Mai Fuchigami and Hibiku Yamamura, formed the singing unit Trident, which performed songs for Arpeggio of Blue Steel.[9] In 2014 she played Nanami Tokou in the anime series Brynhildr in the Darkness[10] and Aoi Sakurai in the anime series Rail Wars![11] and Machi Tokiwa in the anime series Hanayamata.[12] In 2015, she was cast as the character Paula McCoy in the anime series Nisekoi.[13] In 2016, she was cast as the character Saya Endō in the anime series Dagashi Kashi[14] and as Kano Sazanami in the anime series Magical Girl Raising Project.[1] Trident disbanded in 2016 following the release of its last album Blue and a final concert at the Makuhari Messe Hall.[15] In 2017, she was cast as Akane Hiyama in the anime series Love Tyrant.[16]

Numakura made her debut as a solo music artist under the Flying Dog label in 2016.[3] Her first single "Sakebe" (叫べ, Shout) was released on November 2, 2016;[17] the title song is used as the opening theme to the anime television series Magical Girl Raising Project.[18] Her second single "Climber's High!" was released on February 8, 2017;[19] the title song is used as the opening theme to the anime series Fuuka, where Numakura plays the role of Tama.[20] Numakura opened her official fanclub Area Nu in April 2017,[21] and she released her first album My Live on June 14, 2017.[22] She made an appearance at Animelo Summer Live in 2016[23] and she made an appearance at Animax Musix 2018.[24] She released her second album Ai (アイ) on February 20, 2019.[25]

On November 25, 2019, Numakura announced that she would be ending her solo singing career after the release of a compilation album titled Minna de! (みんなで!) on February 12, 2020 and her final concert at Toyosu Pit on February 16, 2020, although she will continue her activities as a voice actress. Her fanclub is set to close in March of the same year.[26][27]

Personal life

Numakura announced her marriage to fellow voice actor Ryōta Ōsaka on October 23, 2019.[28]

Filmography

Anime
List of voice performances in anime
Year Series Role Notes Source[1]
2009Gin TamaStudent AEp. 188
2010Hanamaru KindergartenKenji
2011NichijouMihoshi Tachibana
2011Sket DanceAyano Sugisaki
2011Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san
2011Hoshizora e Kakaru HashiKeita Yamakawa
2011Zoobles!Panky
2011Bunny Drop
2011The IdolmasterHibiki GanahaAlso OVAs and specials
2011Tamayura: HitotoseShōko Hirono
2012High School DxDMarion
2012Black Rock ShooterArata Kohata
2012Sengoku CollectionYumi
2012Shirokuma CafeMizuki
2012Natsuiro KisekiAsano-senpai, others[29]
2012Moyasimon ReturnsA. Soe, Kobo
2012–16Aikatsu!Yurika Tōdō
2013–14Puchimas! Petit IdolmasterHibiki Ganaha, Chibikiweb series, also sequels and OVAs[29][30]
2013Sasami-san@GanbaranaiJō Edogawa
2013A Certain Scientific Railgun SYumi KusakabeEp. 4[29]
2013Love LabRiko Kurahashi[7]
2013Arpeggio of Blue SteelTakao[8]
2014HarmonieMayumiAnime Mirai 2014 short film[31]
2014Riddle Story of DevilOtoya Takechi[32]
2014Brynhildr in the DarknessNanami Tokou[10]
2014Rail Wars!Aoi Sakurai[11]
2014HanayamataMachi Tokiwa[12]
2014–15ShirobakoYumi Iguchi, Poppy, Noa, others[29]
2015Unlimited FafnirMitsuki Mononobe[33]
2015–16Assassination ClassroomRio Nakamura[34]
2015–21Show by Rock!!Retoree[35]
2015–16The Heroic Legend of ArslanAlfreed[36]
2015Sound! EuphoniumMamiko Oumae[29]
2015Nisekoi:Paula McCoy[13]
2015–18OverlordNarberal Gamma[37]
2015Lance N' MasquesYoriko Sudo[38]
2016–18Dagashi KashiSaya Endō[14]
2016Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost UrnClarion
2016SchwarzesmarkenCirce Steinhoff
2016Magical Girl Raising ProjectRipple / Kano Sazanamieps. 1- (Ripple), 1, 3, 7, 9 (Kano Sazanami)
2016Seisen Cerberus: Ryūkoku no FataliteMumuu
2017SeirenTomoe Kamita
2017FuukaTama
2017Love TyrantAkane Hiyama[16]
2017Made in AbyssShiggy
2017Konohana KitanKiri
2017A Sister's All You NeedAshley Ōno
2018Slow StartKiyose Enami
2018Shinkansen Henkei Robo ShinkalionAkita Oga[39]
2018Gundam Build DiversAya Fujisawa / Ayame
2018Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru!Tsubame Kamoi
2018Release the SpyceYuki Hanzōmon[40]
2018Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist KnightArthur de Richemont
2018Fairy TailBrandish μ
2019Mini TojiMiruya Kitora
2019–20Attack On TitanCart Titan / Pieck Finger
2019If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon LordRita
2019Dr. StoneKohaku
2019Kochoki: Wakaki NobunagaOhana
2019–20No Guns LifeMary Steinberg
2020Adachi and ShimamuraAkira Hino[41]
2021That Time I Got Reincarnated as a SlimeHinata Sakaguchi
2021I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My LevelBeelzebub

Movies
List of voice performances in anime
Year Series Role Notes Source[1]
2015Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova DCTakaofeature film[42]
2015Ghost in the Shell: The New MovieTsumugi (young)[43]
2015Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost UrnClarion
2017Fairy Tail: Dragon CryBrandish μ

Video games
List of voice performances in video games
Year Series Role Notes Source[1]
2009–14The Idolmaster seriesHibiki GanahaStarting with The Idolmaster SP[29]
2009Puzzle: Boku ra no 48-jiken senso
パズル－ぼくらの４８時間戦争		Keiko Takigawa
2012Touch, Shot! Love Application
ja:たっち、しよっ! 〜Love Application〜		Natsu
2012WonderKing Online
2012Mugen SoulsAlys Levantine
2012Atelier Elkrone: Dear for OtomateKaya
2012Kidō Senshi Gundam SEED Battle Destiny
2012Agarest Senki Mariage
ja:アガレスト戦記 Mariage		Ka Kaoru
2013Demon GazePine
2013Mugen Souls ZAlys Levantine
2013Killer Is DeadScarlett
2013Lord of Vermillion IIIFreya
2014Dai ransō dasshu or dasshu! !
ja:大乱走ダッシュor奪取!!		Ai Tensakamari
2014ja:RE:VICE【D】Violet
2014Hanayamata: Yosakoi Live!Machi TokiwaPS Vita[29][44]
2016Girls' FrontlineAN-94, FP6
2015Tokyo XanaduRion Kugayama
2016Tokyo Xanadu: eX+Rion Kugayama
2017Azur LaneBenson, Dorsetshire, Sovetskaya Rossiya, Surcouf
2019Another EdenRosetta

Audio dramas
List of voice dub performances in audio drama productions
Series Role Notes Source[1]
Puchimasu! Petit Idolmaster Drama CDHibiki Ganaha
Star MineKazami Hoshino
Super Star: Me to MeMika Tachibana

Overseas dubbing
List of voice dub performances in overseas productions
Series Role Notes Source[1]
August
iCarly
The Pacific

Discography

Character albums
List of character albums, extended plays and singles, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
[45]
The Idolmaster Master Artist 2 -First Season- 02 Ganaha Hibiki
(as Hibiki Ganaha)
  • Released: November 3, 2010
  • Label: Nippon Columbia
  • Cat. No.: COCX-36511
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 24
The Idolmaster Master Artist 3 02 Ganaha Hibiki
(as Hibiki Ganaha)
  • Released: April 22, 2015
  • Label: Nippon Columbia
  • Cat. No.: COCX-39142
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 4
Petit Idolmaster Twelve Seasons! Vol. 10: Ganaha Hibiki & Chibiki
(as Hikibi Ganaha)
  • Released: March 6, 2013
  • Label: Frontier Works
  • Cat. No.: MFCZ-1037
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 18
Ongaku Shoujo「Rock the Hero」
(as Haru Chitose)
  • Released: March 29, 2013
  • Label: Cosmic Record
  • Cat. No.: CORE-00012
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 –
Yosakoi Song Series Go Machi
Yui Hama gakuen chūgaku yo-sa koi bu Tokiwa Machi
  • Released: November 19, 2014
  • Label: Diveii Entertainment
  • Cat. No.: AVCA-74544
  • Formats: CD, digital download
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