Aki Toyosaki

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Aki Toyosaki ( Japanese 豊 崎 愛 生 , Toyosaki Aki ; born October 28, 1986 in Tokushima Prefecture , Japan ) is a Japanese voice actress and singer . Her breakthrough came with the roles of Yui Hirasawa and Kana Nakamachi in K-On! or Kanamemo , in connection with which she also started her singing career.

Life

Before starting her career as a seiyū , she was a permanent member of the variety television show Doyō wa Naisho !! ( 土 曜 は ナ イ シ ョ ！！ , Eng. "Saturday is a secret!"), In which she presented her everyday life as a high school student.

Aki Toyosaki took part in the 1st Music Ray'n Super Seiyū Audition ( ミ ュ ー ジ ッ ク レ イ ン ス ー パ ー 声優 オ ー デ ィ シ ョ ン , Myūjikku Rein Sūpā Seiyū Ōdishon ), which was organized by the Sony Music Entertainment (Japan Music) agency. Along with Minako Kotobuki , Ayahi Takagaki and Haruka Tomatsu, she was one of the four winners and was thus signed.

In 2006 she made her debut as a voice actress in the anime Red Garden with the role of a nameless high school student . Her first leading role was the character of Amuro Ninagawa in the series Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō . Since then she has played several leading roles in series such as Minami-ke and Shugo Chara! which she continued over several seasons. In 2008, the first single Minami-ke: Hiyori ( み な み け び よ り ) was released, which they sang together Eri Kitamura .

In 2009 she made her breakthrough as both voice actress and singer. For example, she spoke Yui Hirasawa, the main character of the very successful series K-On! . In this series, she was also involved as the singer of the opening and closing credits, which she interpreted together with the voice actors Yōko Hikasa , Satomi Satō and Minako Kotobuki. Both singles cagayake! Girls and Don't say “lazy” were very successful and reached positions 2 and 4 in the Japanese singles charts and were later awarded gold by the RIAJ . The single Fuwa Fuwa Jikan from the same anime was also very successful and reached third place in the Japanese charts. A character single for Yui Hirasawa followed a short time later. In the course of the wave of success of K-On! This also reached third place in the Japanese singles charts in the first week and only just had to admit defeat to Mio Akiyama by the second character single of her colleague Yōko Hikasa. At the same time, on February 15, 2009, at the Music Ray'n girls: Haru no Choco Matsuri event, the founding of the music group Sphere ( ス フ ィ ア , Sufia ) with her and her agency colleagues Ayahi Takagaki, Haruka Tomatsu and Minako Kotobuki was announced. This has released ten singles and three albums so far.

In 2011, she was recognized for the role of Yui Hirasawa in the series K-On !! at the Tokyo Anime Awards. awarded as Best Seiyū .

Filmography (selection)

Discography

Singles

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ 第一 回 合格者 経 歴 . (No longer available online.) In: ミ ュ ー ジ ッ ク レ イ ン ス ー パ ー 声優 オ ー デ ィ シ ョ ン . Music Ray'n, archived from the original on January 13, 2013 ; Retrieved August 25, 2012 (Japanese).
  3. ↑ 人 気 声優 デ ー タ フ ァ イ ル 2009 . In: Animedia . Gakken, June 14, 2009.
  4. ↑ TOKYO MX ＊ 「ケ ン コ ー 全裸 系 水 泳 部 ウ ミ シ ョ ー」 . Tokyo Metropolitan Television Broadcasting, accessed August 20, 2009 (Japanese).
  5. ↑ ミ ュ ー ジ ッ ク レ イ ン girls 春 の チ ョ コ ま つ り . (No longer available online.) Music Ray'n, archived from the original on July 12, 2012 ; Retrieved September 22, 2012 (Japanese).
  6. ↑ Egan Loo: Arrietty Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Top Award & 4 More (Update 2). In: Anime News Network. March 1, 2011, accessed June 1, 2019 .

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personal data
SURNAME Toyosaki, Aki
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 豊 崎 愛 生 (Japanese name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese voice actress and singer
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Tokushima Prefecture , Japan