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affiliated with the talent agency Crocodile. She began her career in 2012, after passing an audition for the role of Mirai Higashiura in ''Chita Musume.'', a multimedia project created to promote

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. Kozakai is also the Tourism Ambassador of Higashiura, a member of idol unit Guil Drops, and a

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. Her notable roles in

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include Pekola in ''

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'', and Ichika Arima in '' Koikimo''.

Biography

Early life

Kozakai was born in Higashiura on July 6, 1995. Having been interested in music since childhood, she took piano lessons at an early age and later became interested in

when she was in elementary school, influenced by children in her neighborhood. During this time, she played flute in a marching band and was a member of a

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team. She started to play guitar due to her admiration for musician

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and was aspired to become a voice actress after watching ''

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''. While in high school, she joined a light music club, stating that she wanted to carry a guitar to her school.

Career

Her career as a voice actress began in 2012 at the age of 16, after passing an audition for the role of Mirai Higashiura in the multimedia project ''Chita Musume.'', which produced a series of anime shorts to promote her hometown. She and her fellow actresses won Best Performance Group Award at Taipei International Travel Fair for three consecutive years for their roles in the project. She was appointed the Tourism Ambassador of Higashiura in 2014, and joined the talent agency Crocodile in 2017. She played her first major role as Pekola in the 2018 anime television series ''

'', which she also performed the series' opening theme , along with her co-stars. The same year, Kozakai became a member of the voice actress idol unit Guil Drops, created by

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as part of BS Fuji's television program ''Japacon Project'', titled ''Guild Friends ~Iida Riho no ! Sekai e? Honki Desu!'', and started to work as a ring announcer for

. She graduated from college in March 2019, and received her first lead role as Ichika Arima in the 2021 anime series '' Koikimo''. In February 2023, Kozakai was featured in the magazine ''

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Filmography

Anime

Video games

References

External links

Official agency profile

Official announcer profile
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