, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress,

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and singer represented by Aoni Production. She voiced Komachi Hikigaya in '' My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected'', Rita Rossweisse in ''

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'', Tanya von Degurechaff in ''

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'', Lucy in '' Ninjala'', Lumine in ''

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'', Nodoka Hanadera/Cure Grace in ''

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'', Krul Tepes in ''

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'', Madoka Kaname in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Hibiki Tachibana in '' Senki Zesshou Symphogear'', Diane in '' The Seven Deadly Sins'', Tamaki Kotatsu in ''

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'', the young Murasaki Kuhōin in '' Kure-nai'', Kumoko/Shiraori in ''

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'', and Lucy in '' Cyberpunk: Edgerunners''.

Biography

Yūki was born in

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. She entered the entertainment industry at the age of four. As a child, she acted in films and dramas. From 1999 to 2002, she made regular appearances on the variety shows ''Appare Sanma Dai-sensei'' and ''Yappari Sanma Dai-sensei'' which aired on

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. When she was in fifth grade, she made her debut as a voice actress. In late 2006, she was affiliated with the theater company Central. After her admission to high school in August 2007, she joined the agency Breath, changing her

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to Aoi Yūki. She got her first major role in 2008 in '' Kure-nai'' as Murasaki Kuhōin. In August of the same year, she moved to the agency Pro-Fit. In 2009, she starred in two anime: ''

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'' as Mikogami Riko and '' Yumeiro Patissiere'' as Amano Ichigo, respectively. After that, she voiced the female protagonists of several of her series, notably Iris from '' Pokémon: Best Wishes!'' and Victorique de Blois from ''

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''. She graduated from high school in March 2010 and university in March 2014. In 2011, Yūki voiced Madoka Kaname in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica''. In October of the same year, she won the award for best voice actor in the Newtype x Machi Asobi Anime Awards. She was awarded the Best Lead Actress Award in the sixth

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. In 2013, Yūki and

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, formed the singing unit Petit Milady. Together, they performed the song , which was used as the third opening theme to the 2013 anime television series '' Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II'', and in 2014, performed the song "Azurite", which was used as the opening theme for the 2014 anime series ''

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''. She has also played Hibiki Tachibana in ''

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'', Yuuki Konno in ''

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'', Tanya Degurechaff in ''

'', Yoshiko Hanabatake in '' Aho-Girl'', Nodoka Hanadera/Cure Grace in '' Healin' Good Pretty Cure'', and Futaba Sakura in ''

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''. In 2019, she played as Tamaki Kotatsu in ''

'', and reprised her role at the second season. Beyond voice acting, Yūki is also a digital artist and illustrator, making several fanart of anime she had voiced in. She also created her own original character project "YUKI×AOI Chimera Project" in 2019 in the hopes to be greenlit for an anime adaptation. On April 28, 2017, the official fan website AoimAniA announced that she would take a temporary break from her music career. After the closure of her website and fan club, she resumed her music activities under Nippon Columbia.

Filmography

Television animation

Original video animation (OVA)

Original net animation (ONA)

Theatrical animation

Video games

Drama CDs

*'' Arpeggio of Blue Steel'', Iona, I-400, I-402 *''Fate/GUDAGUDA Order'', Okita Souji *''Himawari-san'', Ami Minami *'' My Sweet Tyrant'', Non Katagiri. *''

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'', Mao Motomiya *''

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'', Saliphie *'' Vampire Knight Memories'', Kiryu Ren

Live action

Dubbing roles

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Music

On March 28, 2012, she released her first solo album ''Petipa''. Her first single, "VisuMania", was released on January 29, 2014, which is used as the ending theme to the anime television series '' World Conquest Zvezda Plot''.

Awards

References

External links

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