, also known by the stage name NU-KO, is a Japanese singer and

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affiliated with Swallow. Beginning her activities as a ''

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'' (self-published) musician in 2012, she began voice acting activities in 2018. She is known for her roles as King Halo in ''

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'', Kimie "Tanpopo" Kamata in ''

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'', Vanilla in ''

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'', Ashley in '' Lapis Re:Lights'', and Yashiro Chikama in ''

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''.

Biography

Saeki was born in

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on July 22, 1994. She grew up in a family that was fond of playing video games such as a fighting game in the ''

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'' series. While in elementary school, she became interested in

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after watching the series ''

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'' and developing a fondness for the character

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and his voice actor

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. She also became a fan of

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, and was impressed by how Mizuki was able to find success both as a singer and as a voice actress. Although she initially wanted to pursue a career in voice acting, she decided to start out as a singer instead. In 2012, Saeki learned of an audition to perform songs for the arcade game series ''

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''. Under the name NU-KO, she applied for the audition, and after passing, performed the song for the series. She would continue singing songs for ''Pop'n Music'', including , , and "Sing a Song Sigh". She would also release several more ''dōjin'' songs under the NU-KO alias. In 2017, Saeki decided to start a voice acting career, and trained at a school run by the talent agency Swallow. After finishing her training, she became affiliated with Swallow in 2018 and made her voice acting debut as a maid in the anime television series ''

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''. She was then cast as King Halo in the multimedia franchise ''

''. Later that year, she was cast as the characters Maiko Kurashiki in the mobile game ''

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'' and Mitsuki Gero in the mixed-media project ''

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'', replacing

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who had announced her retirement from voice acting. In 2019, she reprised the role of Maiko for the anime television series adaptation of ''Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine'', and played the role of Kimie "Tanpopo" Kamata in ''

''. In 2020, she played the role of Vanilla in ''

'', played the role of Kozue Kasugai in ''Rebirth'', reprised the role of Ashley for the anime television series adaptation of '' Lapis Re:Lights'', and played the role of Yashiro Chikama in ''

''. In 2021, she played the role of Kei Ayamine in ''

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''. In 2022, she played the role of Menou in ''

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'', and played the role of Moe Yanagida in ''

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''.

Filmography

Anime

;2018 *''

'' as Maid *''

'' as King Halo *''

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'' as Hinano Kyōmoto (episode 1), Marina Banbaen (episode 2), Classmate, Child, Costume B ;2019 *''

'' as Maiko Kurashiki *''Gifu no Taketayo'' as Gero Kaeru Noyatarou *'' Z/X Code reunion'' as Honome Chōgasaki *''

'' as Kimie "Tampopo" Kamata ;2020 *''

'' as Vanilla *''Rebirth'' as Kozue Kasugai *'' Lapis Re:Lights'' as Ashley *'' Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation Season 2'' as Boy *'' Umayon'' as King Halo *''

'' as Yashiro Chikama *'' Assault Lily Bouquet'' as Hiromu Sejima ;2021 *'' The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬'' as Tsubaki *'' SSSS.Dynazenon'' as Kano Minami *''

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'' as Schoolgirl 2, Fan 2, Idol B, Schoolchild, Tina Musuko *''

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'' as Yukiko Takaoka *''

Dragon Goes House-Hunting is a Japanese fantasy manga series written by Kawo Tanuki and illustrated by Choco Aya. It was serialized in Mag Garden's shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Comic Garden'' from December 2016 to December 2022 and has been coll ...

'' as Receptionist *''

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'' as Julia *''

'' as Kei Ayamine ;2022 *''

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'' as Mika *'' Cue!'' as Recording Assistant *''

'' as Menou *''

'' as Moe Yanagida ;2023 *''

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'' as Amelia Rose *''

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'' as Vivian *'' The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist'' as Mina Ichinose ;2024 *'' Pon no Michi'' as Pai Kawahigashi

Video games

;2015 *''

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'' as Nyandora ;2018 *''Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine'' as Maiko Kurashiki *''Gothic wa Mahou Otome'' as Mitoca *'' Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight -Re LIVE-'' as Yuyuko Tanaka *''Megido 72'' as Baphomet ;2021 *''

'' as King Halo ;2022 *''

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OnceMore'' as Lillet Blan ;TBA *'' Lapis Re:Lights'' as Ashley

References

External links

Official agency profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saeki, Iori 1994 births Living people Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture Voice actresses from Kanagawa Prefecture 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers