Azumi Waki

is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo who is affiliated with Haikyō. She debuted in 2015, playing the role of Sanae Katagiri in the video game ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls''. She is also known for her roles as Galko in ''Please Tell Me! Galko-chan'', Maika Sakuranomiya in ''Blend S'', Special Week in ''Uma Musume Pretty Derby'', and Senko in ''The Helpful Fox Senko-san''.

In January 2020, she made her debut as a solo singer under Nippon Columbia.

Biography

Waki was born in Tokyo. She has three older siblings. Although she had been interested in anime since she was young, she initially dreamed of becoming a flight attendant. She continued pursuing this dream after entering junior high school, although she gave up upon reaching high school because she felt that her English language skills were inadequate. At the age of 13, as her interest in anime grew, she instead decided to pursue a voice acting career.

Waki enrolled at the Tokyo Anime Voice Acting College after her third year of high school, where she would also work as a radio assistant personality while studying. After graduating from the college, she became affiliated with Haikyō. Her first voice acting role was as Sanae Katagiri in the video game and anime series ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls''. That same year, she was cast as Eri Higuchi in the anime series ''Ani Tore! EX''.

In 2016, Waki played the role of Galko in the anime series ''Please Tell Me! Galko-chan''. She along with her co-stars also performed the show's opening theme "YPMA Girls".

In 2017, she played the role of Maika Sakuranomiya, the main character of the anime series ''Blend S''; she and her co-stars Akari Kitō and Anzu Haruno performed the show's opening theme and ending theme under the name Blend A. She was also cast as the character Special Week in the multimedia franchise ''Uma Musume Pretty Derby''.

In 2018, Waki played Special Week in the anime series of ''Uma Musume Pretty Derby''. She also played the role of Rem Galleu in the anime series ''How Not to Summon a Demon Lord'', and Elly in the anime series '' Ms. Vampire who lives in my neighborhood''.

In 2019, she played Ao Horie in the anime series '' Ao-chan Can't Study!''. She also played the role of Senko in the anime series ''The Helpful Fox Senko-san'', Shion Kujō in the anime series '' Are You Lost?'', and Adele von Ascham in the anime series '' Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!''.

In 2020, she played Akari in the anime series '' Shachibato! President, It's Time for Battle!'', Kusue Hakozaki in the anime series ''I'm Standing on a Million Lives'', and Fina in the anime series ''Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear''.

In 2021, she played Hinata Tachibana in the anime series ''Tokyo Revengers'', Flatorte in the anime series ''I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level'', Nagisa Minase in the anime series ''Girlfriend, Girlfriend'', and Tsukimi Teruya in ''The Aquatope on White Sand''.

In 2022, she will play Nanao Inusaka in the anime series ''Orient'', and Dryad in the anime series '' My Isekai Life''.

Filmography

Anime television series

;2015
* ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'' – Sanae Katagiri
* ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid'' – Luka
* '' Anitore! EX'' – Eri Higuchi

;2016
* ''Please Tell Me! Galko-chan'' – Galko
* ''BBK/BRNK'' – Dorsey, Domina

;2017
* ''Blend S'' – Maika Sakuranomiya

;2018
* ''Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko'' – Mai Yanase
* ''Uma Musume Pretty Derby'' – Special Week
* ''How Not to Summon a Demon Lord'' – Rem Galleu
* '' Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood'' – Erie

;2019
* '' Mini Toji'' – Mai Yanase
* '' Ao-chan Can't Study!'' – Ao Horie
* ''The Helpful Fox Senko-san'' – Senko
* '' Are You Lost?'' – Shion Kujō
* '' Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!'' – Adele von Ascham / Mile
* ''Assassins Pride'' – Salacha Schicksal

;2020
* '' My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!'' – Anne Shelley
* '' Shachibato! President, It's Time for Battle!'' – Akari
* ''I'm Standing on a Million Lives'' – Kusue Hakozaki
* ''Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear'' – Fina
* ''Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World'' – Sisbell Lou Nebulis IX

;2021
* '' Uma Musume Pretty Derby Season 2'' – Special Week
* '' Ex-Arm'' – Elmira
* '' Farewell, My Dear Cramer'' – Ayumi Kishi
* '' How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Ω'' – Rem Galleu
* ''I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level'' – Flatorte
* ''Tokyo Revengers'' – Hinata Tachibana
* ''Girlfriend, Girlfriend'' – Nagisa Minase
* '' My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X'' – Anne Shelley
* ''The Aquatope on White Sand'' – Tsukimi Teruya
* '' I'm Standing on a Million Lives 2nd Season'' – Kusue Hakozaki
* '' 180-Byō de Kimi no Mimi o Shiawase ni Dekiru ka?'' – Hikari Sawake
* ''Muv-Luv Alternative'' – Tо̄ko Kazama

;2022
*''Orient'' – Nanao Inusaka
*''Girls' Frontline '' – Steyr AUG
*'' My Isekai Life'' – Dryad
*''Call of the Night'' – Hatsuka Suzushiro
*''Prima Doll'' – Haizakura
*'' Hanabi-chan Is Often Late'' – Hanabi Hana Ariake
*'' Beast Tamer'' – Kanade
*''Do It Yourself!!'' – Takumi
*'' More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers'' – Natsumi Ōhashi
*''Delicious Party Pretty Cure'' - Maira Isuki

;2023
*''The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World'' – Rebecca Bradley
*'' The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World'' – Efa
*'' Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch!'' – Fina
*''The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses'' – Shiragiku Ono
*''My One-Hit Kill Sister'' – Sophie
*''Shangri-La Frontier'' – Saiga 0/Rei Saiga

Original net animations

*'' Null & Peta'' (2019) – Null
*''Oshiete Hokusai!: The Animation'' (2021) – Tenkorin Okakura

Theatrical animation

*''The Orbital Children'' (2022) – Konoha Be Nanase

Video games

*''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'' – Sanae Katagiri

*''Shikigami Monogatari'' – Tsukito
*''8 Beat Story'' – Yukina Hoshimiya
*''Kirara Fantasia