Yuki Tanaka (voice actress)

Yuki Tanaka (田中 有紀, Tanaka Yuki, born 26 June 1998) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, affiliated with Hirata Office.[1] She has starred as Kaede Tatsunokuchi in Your Voice: Kimikoe [ja], Asahi Serizawa in The Idolmaster Shiny Colors, and Rinrin Takahashi in Trillion Game, and she has been part of the musical groups Now On Air [ja] and Kleissis [ja]. In October 2024, she made her solo singing debut with her album Crier.

Yuki Tanaka
田中 有紀
Born (1998-06-26) 26 June 1998 (age 26)
Occupations
  • Voice actress
  • singer
Years active2016–present
EmployerHirata Office
Notable work

Biography

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Yuki Tanaka, a native of Tokyo, was born on 26 June 1998.[1] Interested in singing since her youth, she developed an interest in acting after portraying an elementary school play's lead, as well as in voice acting after becoming interested in anime in junior high school.[2] She was part of a junior high school chorus club and unsuccessfully tried to start a drama club in her high school.[3] She graduated from Human Campus High School [ja]'s Shinjuku Learning Center.[4]

She auditioned for the Kimikoe Audition for the 2017 film Your Voice: Kimikoe [ja], and made her voice acting debut there as Kaede Tatsunokuchi.[3][5] She also became part of the group Now On Air [ja] due to the audition.[2] She later admitted in an interview that she had only been to this audition because her family did not support her career at the time.[3] In July 2018, she became a founding member of the voice acting unit Kleissis [ja].[6]

She voices Asahi Serizawa, one of the three members of the unit Straylight, in The Idolmaster Shiny Colors, a spinoff of The Idolmaster franchise.[7] As part of the franchise, she has performed in several of Straylight's singles, one of which reached the Top 5 in the Oricon Singles Chart.[8]

Originally affiliated with Office PAC, she transferred to Hirata Office on 1 June 2023.[9][10]

In 2024, she starred as Rinrin Takahashi in Trillion Game.[11] She is also voicing Selena Bandol in As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill, as well as performing the second season's ending theme "Familiar".[12]

On 2 October 2024, she made her solo singing debut with Lantis, with the album Crier.[13] Her first solo concert "Yuki Tanaka 1st Live: Crier" will be held at Hulic Hall Tokyo [ja] on 11 January 2025.[13]

Personal life

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Her hobbies are karaoke, drawing illustrations, and watching horror movies,[14] and collecting glasses.[15] Her favorite Japanese horror movie is One Missed Call 2.[3] Her special skill is snowboarding.[1][14]

She is a fan of the manga Inuyasha and, in an interview, compared it to the Bible.[3]

Filmography

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Television animation

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Year Title Role Ref.
2017 Garo: Vanishing Line Monica [1]
2018 Overlord II Maid [1]
2018 Run with the Wind Schoolgirl [1]
2019 Blade of the Immortal Ryo Soma [1]
2019 Kandagawa Jet Girls Suzu Ashida [1]
2019 No Guns Life Girl [1]
2020 Woodpecker Detective's Office Female character [1]
2021 Kaginado Audience [1]
2021 The World Ends with You: The Animation Mina [1]
2022 Call of the Night Schoolgirl [1]
2022 VazzRock the Animation Eita (childhood) [1]
2023 Eternal Boys Boy, child, fan [1]
2024 As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill Selena Bandol [12]
2024 Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Saori [1]
2024 The Idolmaster Shiny Colors Asahi Serizawa [1]
2024 The Strongest Tank's Labyrinth Raids Saa, Lufea, adventurer, child [1]
2024 Trillion Game Rinrin Takahashi [11]

Animated films

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Year Title Role Ref.
2017 Your Voice: Kimikoe [ja] Kaede Tatsunokuchi [5]
2022 Drifting Home Aoi [1]

Stage productions

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Year Title Role Ref.
2017 Super Manga Taisen Alternative Reira [1]

Video games

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Year Title Role Ref.
2019 Arca Last: The World That Ends and the Fruit of the Diva [ja] Kasumi [1]
2019 Monster Strike Lucy [1]
2019 Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz Saki [1]
2019 The Idolmaster Shiny Colors Asahi Serizawa [1]
2021 Artery Gear: Fusion Ginga, Michelle [1]
2021 Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Rider [1]
2021 Phantasy Star Online 2 Hamanogenshi [1]
2022 Azur Lane Lutzow [1]
2023 Granblue Fantasy Otherworld Cocoon [1]
2023 Sega Network Taisen Mahjong MJ Chanta [1]
2023 The Idolmaster Shiny Colors: Song for Prism Asahi Serizawa [1]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN JPN
Hot
Crier 2024
  • Released: 2 October 2024
  • Label: Lantis
36[16]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "田中有紀 プロフィール". Hirata Office (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Now On Air (17 July 2019). "アニソンユニットNOW ON AIRインタビュー "止まった時間"を乗り越えて". KAI-YOU.net (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Fumiya Oguma. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "「田中有紀」声優インタビュー&ミニグラビア". Anime Da Vinci (Interview). Interviewed by 吉田有希. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  4. ^ "卒業生の田中有紀さん、アニメ映画出演決定!!!" (in Japanese). Human Campus High School. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b "8/25公開の劇場アニメ『きみの声をとどけたい』でメインキャストをつとめる新人声優ユニット・NOW ON AIRにインタビュー それぞれの役に込めた思いとは". Chō! Animedia (in Japanese). 24 August 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  6. ^ "7人組女性声優ヴォーカルユニット『Kleissis』結成! メンバーに田中有紀、富田美憂、山田麻莉奈、高橋麻里、山根綺、元吉有希子、金子有希". Akiba's Gate (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  7. ^ "芹沢 あさひ (せりざわ あさひ)". The Idolmaster Shiny Colors (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  8. ^ "ストレイライトのシングル売上TOP6作品". Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  9. ^ "お知らせ" (in Japanese). Office PAC. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  10. ^ 田中有紀 [@yuki_t0626] (1 June 2023). "いつも応援してくださる皆さまへ" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ a b Mateo, Alex (23 March 2024). "Trillion Game Anime's 1st Video Reveals Staff, More Cast, October Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  12. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (9 September 2024). "'As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill' Anime's 2nd Season Reveals September 29 Debut in New Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  13. ^ a b "声優・田中有紀がランティスからアーティストデビュー!来年初ワンマン開催". Ongaku Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  14. ^ a b "田中有紀" (in Japanese). オフィスPAC. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  15. ^ "出演者プロフィール". Now on Air no Love!On Air (in Japanese). Nippon Cultural Broadcasting. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Crier | 田中有紀". Oricon News. Retrieved 19 October 2024.