Sally Amaki

Sally Amaki (天城サリー, Amaki Sarī, born April 26) is an American singer and voice actress based in Tokyo, Japan. She is a member of the voice acting idol group 22/7 which debuted in 2017 and is the group's "overseas representative."[2] Within the group, she appears both as herself and as the animated character Sakura Fujima (藤間 桜, Fujima Sakura) (designed by Kantoku), for whom she provides the voice and motion capture.

Sally Amaki
天城サリー
Amaki at Creators Super Fest 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia
BornApril 26[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
Years active2017–present
Musical career
OriginJapan
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsSony Music Records
Associated acts
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020–present
GenreVlog
Subscribers49,700
Total views2,204,255
Updated: 10 February 2021

Career

In 2016, Amaki moved from Los Angeles to Japan by herself to pursue voice acting, as she felt that anime brought a positive influence on her life and wanted to contribute back.[3] She took and failed many auditions, in part due to her limited Japanese proficiency, until in December 2016, she successfully auditioned for Yasushi Akimoto's idol and anime girl group project, later named 22/7, despite her reluctance to become an idol in addition to becoming a voice actress.[4]

Since the group's introduction, Amaki has attracted an international audience after a montage of her joking around in English went viral on Twitter.[3][5][6] After noticing Amaki had drawn in a large overseas fan base, her character was rewritten as an English speaker.[4] In May 2018, she and several other members of 22/7 have started their official Twitter accounts, where Amaki posts tweets in both English and Japanese.[7] In June 2018, she became involved in 22/7's virtual YouTube marketing campaign as Sakura Fujima.[7] In July 2018, Amaki and fellow members Mei Hanakawa and Reina Miyase appeared at Anime Expo 2018 in Los Angeles.[4][8]

On June 19, 2019, Amaki revealed that she has suffered from social anxiety disorder since she joined the group and announced that she would be absent from handshake events while receiving treatment.[9]

Personal life

Both of Amaki's parents are Japanese who emigrated to Los Angeles and met and got married there, which makes her a second generation Japanese American (nisei).[10] She has an older brother.[11]

Prior to moving to Japan, Amaki had trained in ballet and ice skating, the latter with the late Olympic figure skater Denis Ten.[12][4] Her first language is English and in addition to Japanese, she also speaks some French and Spanish.[13]

Amaki is a supporter of LGBT rights.[3]

Discography
Main article: 22/7 (idol group) § Discography

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Dive!! Elementary school student Voice[1]
2018–present 22/7 Keisanchu Herself, Sakura Fujima 22/7's variety show
2019 Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Betsy Beltoise Voice; episode 4[14]
Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia Little girl Voice; episode 5[1]
2020 22/7 Sakura Fujima[15]
Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima Women B Voice; episode 1[16]

Original Net Animation
Year Title Role Notes
2018 The Girls on That Day Sakura Fujima 22/7 first animation before the TV series

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Pandora to Akubi Akubi (ja) Main character; voice role [17]

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Ashley Taylor [18]

References
  1. "天城サリー". 22/7(ナナブンノニジュウニ) (in Japanese). Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. Sony Music Records [@SMR_info] (April 1, 2017). "【Sally Amaki (Character: Sakura Fujima)】 I'm Sally Amaki, the overseas rep of 22/7. I'm not as sociable as people say, but I will do my best to become a great voice actor with my huge American size smile!!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 30, 2018 – via Twitter. |date= mismatches calculated date from |number= by two or more days (help)
  3. "Who is Sally Amaki (22/7), and Why is She Going Viral?". Anime News Network. October 18, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  4. St. Michel, Patrick (July 27, 2018). "Sally Amaki's life as an animated idol-pop star". The Japan Times. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  5. Dennison, Kara (October 14, 2017). "Bilingual "22/7" Voice Actress Demonstrates Two Sides to Personality". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  6. Aniplex of America [@aniplexusa] (October 24, 2017). "Sally Amaki fans! We got a special comment video where Sally wants to say a few things to her fans! Check it out! #天城サリー #ナナブンノニジュウニ" (Tweet). Retrieved June 30, 2018 – via Twitter.
  7. "秋元康氏総合プロデュース、22/7(ナナブンノニジュウニ)初のテレビ番組＆バーチャルYouTuber企画がスタート!! そして待望の3rdシングル発売決定!!". Niconico News (in Japanese). June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  8. "22/7 - Anime Expo". Anime Expo. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  9. "天城サリーの今後の活動に関しまして" (in Japanese). June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  10. "4ヶ国語を駆使する声優アイドル界の黒船、天城サリー。22/7（ナナブンノニジュウニ）で実現したい夢とは。 | 【es】エンタメステーション". Entertainment Station (in Japanese). September 18, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  11. Amaki, Sally (January 3, 2018). "【22/7 オフィシャルブログ】紹介しよう!マイブラザー(天城サリー)" [Introducing... my brother!]. blog.nanabunnonijyuuni.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  12. Sally Amaki [@sally_amaki] (July 19, 2018). "It breaks my heart to hear the news that Denis has passed away. Although I never got to know him well, I remember training with him in LA and always admired his speed and grace across the ice. He had such a kind heart and was an inspiration to all of us skaters. RIP Denis Ten" (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2018 – via Twitter.
  13. "4ヶ国語を駆使する声優アイドル界の黒船、天城サリー。22/7（ナナブンノニジュウニ）で実現したい夢とは。". WHAT's IN? tokyo. September 18, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  14. Dennison, Kara (February 2, 2019). "Sally Amaki Enters the Battlefield of KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR". Crunchyroll. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  15. Sherman, Jennifer (September 20, 2019). "22/7 Idol Project's TV Anime Reveals Staff, Video, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  16. @sally_amaki (October 3, 2020). "Voiced on the first episode of 「Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 」. Please check it out. ラップバトルとても熱い気持ちになります！『ヒプノシスマイク-Division Rap Battle-』ep1 に出演させて頂きました！チェックして頂けると嬉しいです" (Tweet). Retrieved October 3, 2020 – via Twitter.
  17. "映画『パンドラとアクビ』XFLAG × タツノコプロによるオリジナルアニメ 後編《精霊と怪獣の街》" (in Japanese). Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  18. @MagiaRecordEN (March 9, 2020). "Happy #MagicalMonday! For today's sneak peek at the Magia Record – English exclusive Magical Girl, we invited special guest @sally_amaki to help deliver the news! Check out the video for the big reveal! #MagiRecoEN" (Tweet). Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Twitter.
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