is a Japanese

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and singer from Kyoto Prefecture who is affiliated with Digital Double. She is known for her roles as Kasumi Nakasu in ''

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club is a Japanese multimedia spin-off project from the ''Love Live!'' series and its game series ''Love Live! School Idol Festival''. It was first introduced in 2017 as "Perfect Dream Project" and was initially created as part of the game ''Lov ...

'' and Ayaka Mizusawa in ''

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''.

Biography

Sagara was born in Kyoto Prefecture on April 17, 1995. She had an interest in

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from a young age and wanted to pursue a career as a

by the time she was in her sixth year of elementary school. This desire was strengthened after watching the anime series ''

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'' and noticing that its lead cast members,

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and

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, performed the show's opening and ending themes. After graduating from high school she enrolled in a training school operated by the voice acting agency

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; after completing her training, she became affiliated with the agency's subsidiary Link-Plan. Sagara's first named voice acting role was as the character Mirai Kajiwara in the anime series ''

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''. In 2017 she was cast as the character Kasumi Nakasu in ''

''. In 2020 she voiced Moe Isurugi in ''

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''. That same year she left Link-Plan and transferred to talent agency Digital Double. In 2021 she played Ayaka Mizusawa in ''

''. On September 8, 2023, she made her solo singer debut under

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with her first album releasing on November 15, 2023.

Filmography

Anime

;2015 *'' World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman'', Student ;2016 *''

'', Mirai Kajiwara ;2017 *''

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'', Chako ;2019 *''

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'', Announcer *''

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'', Yukari Daikuhara *''

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'', Manami ;2020 *''

'', Kasumi Nakasu *''

'', Moe Isurugi ;2021 *''

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'', Miruki Amauri *''

'', Ayaka Mizusawa ;2022 *'' Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 2nd Season'', Kasumi Nakasu *'' Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing 'til You Cry'', Kana Kiyotsuru *'' Aru Asa Dummy Head Mike ni Natteita Ore-kun no Jinsei'', Ume Toranomon ;2023 *''

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'', Mike Nekotani

Video games

;2019 *''

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'', Kasumi Nakasu ;2020 *''Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Mei'', Kazuho Kimiyoshi ;2022 *''

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'', Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt

References

External links

Official agency profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sagara, Mayu 1995 births Living people Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Nijigasaki High School Idol Club members Voice actresses from Kyoto Prefecture 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers Singers from Kyoto Prefecture Universal Music Japan artists