Ikumi Nakagami (Japanese: 中上 育実, Hepburn: Nakagami Ikumi, born 18 June 1983) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, affiliated with Aksent.[1] She is known for starring as Yukari Akiyama in Girls und Panzer, Keiko Totsugawa/Pink Lovely Doom in Futari wa Milky Holmes, Io Mizusawa in White Album 2, and Maya Yamato in BanG Dream!.

Ikumi Nakagami
中上 育実
Born18 June 1983
Occupations
  • Voice actress
  • singer
Years active2009–present
EmployerAksent
Notable work

Biography

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Ikumi Nakagami, a native of Tokyo, was born on 18 June.[1] Before aspiring to be a voice actor, she aspired to be a girls' manga artist.[2] She was educated at Tokyo Announcement Academy,[3] and later at Aksent's training school Shine, where she was part of the seventh graduating class, before eventually joining Aksent.[1]

In 2012, Nakagami was announced as the voice of Yukari Akiyama, a main character in Girls und Panzer.[4] In November 2014, she was the announcer for a television spot for the American war film Fury as her Yukari Akiyama character.[5] She also performed character songs for the franchise, particularly "1PLDK" and "Senshadō Koiuta!".[1] She also appeared as Keiko Totsugawa/Pink Lovely Doom in Futari wa Milky Holmes, Io Mizusawa in White Album 2, Alice Mifune in Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy, and Redonī Shifiasu in Ray Gigant.[6][7][8]

in 2017, Nakagami joined Bushiroad's BanG Dream! franchise as the voice of Maya Yamato, the drummer of the Pastel Palettes in-universe band.[9] She voiced the character in Pastel Palettes' anime spin-off Pastel Life and in the second and third seasons of the franchise's anime television series.[10][11][12] She has also voiced the character in the franchise's game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!, the chibi short anime spinoff BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico, and in the animated concert film spin-off Film Live.[13][14][15][16]

Nakagami married an office employee in the early-2010s, and she initially planned to have a child, but she prioritized work after being cast as Yukari Akiyama.[17][18] In 2015, she became pregnant with her first child and took a hiatus from work.[18] Her first child, a boy, was born on 19 August 2015.[6] She announced a second son on 4 September 2017.[19] Her third child, a daughter, was announced on 20 July 2022.[20]

Nakagami is a certified first-grade calligrapher.[1]

Filmography

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Animated television

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Year Title Role Ref.
2009 Erin young Nugan [1]
2010 Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector [1]
2011 Maria Holic: Alive Aoi Hitotsubashi [1]
2012 Girls und Panzer Yukari Akiyama [4]
2012 Smile PreCure! Yuta Midorikawa [1]
2012 Tamagotchi! Yume Kira Dream Yumecantchi [1]
2013 Futari wa Milky Holmes Keiko Totsugawa/Pink Lovely Doom [6]
2013 Red Data Girl Rena Akinokawa [1]
2013 White Album 2 Io Mizusawa [6]
2014 Captain Earth Rena [1]
2018–2022 BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico Maya Yamato [14][21][22]
2018 Pastel Life Maya Yamato [10]
2019–2020 BanG Dream! Maya Yamato [11][12]

Animated film

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Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Girls und Panzer der Film Yukari Akiyama [1]
2017 Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 1 Yukari Akiyama [23]
2019 Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 2 Yukari Akiyama [23]
2019 BanG Dream! Film Live Maya Yamato [15]
2021 Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 3 Yukari Akiyama [23]
2021 BanG Dream! Film Live 2nd Stage Maya Yamato [16]
2023 Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 4 Yukari Akiyama [23]

Video games

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Year Title Role Ref.
2014 Freedom Wars Nina [1]
2014 Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy Alice Mifune [7]
2015 Militärische Mädchen [ja] Tarzei, etc. [1]
2015 Ray Gigant Redonī Shifiasu [8]
2016 The Alchemist Code [ja] Aru [1]
2016 Monster Hunter Explore Argo [1]
2017 BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Maya Yamato [13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "中上 育実". Aksent (in Japanese). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  2. ^ "中上殿が徒然に語る『大洗とガールズ&パンツァー』のいいところ". 旺文社ホールディングス. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "出身の声優". 専門学校東京アナウンス学院. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b Loo, Egan (17 May 2012). "Girls und Panzer TV Anime Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  5. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (3 November 2014). "Girls & Panzer's Yukari Narrates Brad Pitt's Fury Film Ad". Anime News Network. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Hodgkins, Crystalyn (20 August 2015). "Girls & Panzer Voice Actress Ikumi Nakagami Safely Gives Birth to Boy". Anime News Network. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  7. ^ a b Loveridge, Lynzee (31 October 2013). "Tokyo Shin Seiroku: Operation Abyss Game Opening Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b Nelkin, Sarah (14 May 2015). "Ray Gigant Vita RPG's Video Previews T.M. Revolution, Yoshino Nanjou, Faylan's Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  9. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (24 February 2017). "BanG Dream! Project Reveals 8 More Band Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  10. ^ a b Sherman, Jennifer (23 April 2018). "BanG Dream!'s Pastel*Palettes Band Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Pastel*Palettes". 「BanG Dream! 2nd Season」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Pastel*Palettes". 「BanG Dream! 3rd Season」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  13. ^ a b "CHARACTER". BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  14. ^ a b "STAFF&CAST 第1期". 「BanG Dream! ガルパ☆ピコ ふぃーばー!」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  15. ^ a b "CAST・STAFF". 劇場版「BanG Dream! FILM LIVE」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  16. ^ a b "CAST・STAFF". 劇場版「BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  17. ^ "ご報告です⑅◡̈*". 中上育実の吟遊†徒然日誌. サイバーエージェント. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  18. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (31 March 2015). "Girls & Panzer Voice Actress Ikumi Nakagami Announces Pregnancy". Anime News Network. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  19. ^ "産まれました♡". 中上育実の吟遊†徒然日誌. サイバーエージェント. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  20. ^ "『ガルパン』声優・中上育実、第3子出産を報告「母子共に元気です!」". 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  21. ^ "STAFF&CAST 大盛り(第2期)". 「BanG Dream! ガルパ☆ピコ ふぃーばー!」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  22. ^ "STAFF&CAST". 「BanG Dream! ガルパ☆ピコ ふぃーばー!」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  23. ^ a b c d "Cast". girls-und-panzer-finale.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2024.