Manami Numakura

Summary

Manami Numakura (沼倉 愛美, Numakura Manami, born April 15, 1988) is a Japanese voice actress and former 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 Pieck Finger in Attack on Titan, Kohaku in Dr. Stone, Mary in No Guns Life, 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 (age 35)
Occupations
Years active2008–present
AgentArts Vision
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse
(m. 2019)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2016–2020
LabelsFlying Dog
Websitenumakuramanami.com Edit this at Wikidata

Career edit

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 edit

Numakura announced her marriage to fellow voice actor Ryōta Ōsaka on October 23, 2019.[28] She announced that she gave birth to a baby boy on December 19, 2021.[29]

Filmography edit

Anime edit

List of voice performances in anime
Year Series Role Notes Source[1]
2009 Gin Tama Student A Ep. 188
2010 Hanamaru Kindergarten Kenji
2011 Nichijou Mihoshi Tachibana
2011 Sket Dance Ayano Sugisaki
2011 Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san
2011 Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi Keita Yamakawa
2011 Zoobles! Panky
2011 Bunny Drop
2011 The Idolmaster Hibiki Ganaha Also OVAs and specials
2011 Tamayura: Hitotose Shōko Hirono
2012 High School DxD Marion
2012 Black Rock Shooter Arata Kohata
2012 Sengoku Collection Yumi
2012 Shirokuma Cafe Mizuki
2012 Natsuiro Kiseki Asano-senpai, others [30]
2012 Moyasimon Returns A. Soe, Kobo
2012–16 Aikatsu! Yurika Tōdō
2013–14 Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster Hibiki Ganaha, Chibiki web series, also sequels and OVAs [30][31]
2013 Sasami-san@Ganbaranai Jō Edogawa
2013 A Certain Scientific Railgun S Yumi Kusakabe Ep. 4 [30]
2013 Love Lab Riko Kurahashi [7]
2013 Arpeggio of Blue Steel Takao [8]
2014 Harmonie Mayumi Anime Mirai 2014 short film [32]
2014 Riddle Story of Devil Otoya Takechi [33]
2014 Brynhildr in the Darkness Nanami Tokou [10]
2014 Rail Wars! Aoi Sakurai [11]
2014 Hanayamata Machi Tokiwa [12]
2014–15 Shirobako Yumi Iguchi, Poppy, Noa, others [30]
2015 Unlimited Fafnir Mitsuki Mononobe [34]
2015–16 Assassination Classroom Rio Nakamura [35]
2015–21 Show by Rock!! Retoree [36]
2015–16 The Heroic Legend of Arslan Alfreed [37]
2015 Sound! Euphonium Mamiko Oumae [30]
2015 Nisekoi: Paula McCoy [13]
2015–18 Overlord Narberal Gamma [38]
2015 Lance N' Masques Yoriko Sudo [39]
2016–18 Dagashi Kashi Saya Endō [14]
2016 Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Clarion
2016 Schwarzesmarken Circe Steinhoff
2016 Magical Girl Raising Project Ripple / Kano Sazanami eps. 1- (Ripple), 1, 3, 7, 9 (Kano Sazanami)
2016 Seisen Cerberus: Ryūkoku no Fatalite Mumuu
2017 Seiren Tomoe Kamita
2017 Fuuka Fuuka Akitsuki
2017 Love Tyrant Akane Hiyama [16]
2017 Made in Abyss Shiggy
2017 Konohana Kitan Kiri
2017 A Sister's All You Need Ashley Ōno
2018 Slow Start Kiyose Enami
2018 Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Akita Oga [40]
2018 Gundam Build Divers Aya Fujisawa / Ayame
2018 Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru! Tsubame Kamoi
2018 Release the Spyce Yuki Hanzōmon [41]
2018 Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight Arthur de Richemont
2018 Fairy Tail Brandish μ [42]
2019 Mini Toji Miruya Kitora
2019–23 Attack on Titan Cart Titan / Pieck Finger
2019 If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord Rita [43]
2019–present Dr. Stone Kohaku [44]
2019 Kochoki: Wakaki Nobunaga Ohana [45]
2019–20 No Guns Life Mary Steinberg [46]
2020–22 Princess Connect! Re:Dive Tamaki / Tamaki Miyasaka [47]
2020 Plunderer Erin Eps. 20–21
2020 Adachi and Shimamura Akira Hino [48]
2021 Yo-kai Watch Jam – Yo-kai Academy Y: Close Encounters of the N Kind Lana Amate [49]
2021 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Hinata Sakaguchi [50]
2021 Seven Knights Revolution: Hero Successor Shirley [51]
2021 I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level Beelzebub [52]
2022 She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man Hinata
2022 Shin Ikki Tousen Indara [53]
2022 Mamekichi Mameko NEET no Nichijō Tabi, A-chan [54]
2022 Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal Diana [55]
2023 By the Grace of the Gods Season 2 Robelia [56]
2023 Alice Gear Aegis Expansion Yotsuyu Hirasaka [57]
2023 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc Tokitō siblings' mother [58]
2024 Henjin no Salad Bowl Brenda Aisaki [59]

Film edit

List of voice performances in anime
Year Series Role Notes Source[1]
2015 Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova DC Takao feature film [60]
2015 Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Tsumugi (young) [61]
2015 Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Clarion
2017 Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry Brandish μ

Video games edit

List of voice performances in video games
Year Series Role Notes Source[1]
2009 The Idolmaster series Hibiki Ganaha Starting with The Idolmaster SP [30]
2009 Puzzle: Boku ra no 48-jiken senso
パズル-ぼくらの48時間戦争
Keiko Takigawa
2012 Touch, Shot! Love Application
ja:たっち、しよっ! 〜Love Application〜
Natsu
2012 WonderKing Online
2012 Mugen Souls Alys Levantine
2012 Atelier Elkrone: Dear for Otomate Kaya
2012 Kidō Senshi Gundam SEED Battle Destiny
2012 Agarest Senki Mariage
ja:アガレスト戦記 Mariage
Ka Kaoru
2013 Demon Gaze Pine
2013 Mugen Souls Z Alys Levantine
2013 Killer Is Dead Scarlett
2013 Lord of Vermillion III Freya
2014 Dai ransō dasshu or dasshu! !
ja:大乱走ダッシュor奪取!!
Ai Tensakamari
2014 ja:RE:VICE【D】 Violet
2014 Hanayamata: Yosakoi Live! Machi Tokiwa PS Vita [30][62]
2015 Tokyo Xanadu Rion Kugayama
2016 Tokyo Xanadu: eX+ Rion Kugayama
2016 Girls' Frontline AN-94, FP6 Mobile Games [63]
2017 Azur Lane Benson, Dorsetshire, Sovetskaya Rossiya, Surcouf
2018- Princess Connect Re:Dive Tamaki / Tamaki Miyasaka
2019 Another Eden Rosetta
2019 Sakura Wars Lancelot
2021 Blue Archive Karin Kakudate
2021 Counter:Side Estarossa de Chevalier
2022 Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream Katrina Balbastre [64]

Audio dramas edit

List of voice dub performances in audio drama productions
Series Role Notes Source[1]
Puchimasu! Petit Idolmaster Drama CD Hibiki Ganaha
Star Mine Kazami Hoshino
Super Star: Me to Me Mika Tachibana

Overseas dubbing edit

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

Discography edit

Character albums edit

List of character albums, extended plays and singles, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
[65]
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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External links edit

  • Official blog Archived May 4, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  • Official website   (in Japanese)
  • Official agency profile (in Japanese)
  • Manami Numakura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia