Yuki Yagi (八木 侑紀, Yagi Yuki, born 7 December) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Osaka Prefecture, affiliated with Production Ace.[1] She is known for starring as Kanata Shinozaki in My Girlfriend is Shobitch, Alien Pegassa in Kaiju Girls (Black), Hanako in Kemono Michi: Rise Up, and Chocola in Nekopara.

Yuki Yagi
八木 侑紀
Born7 December
Occupations
  • Voice actress
  • singer
Years active2011–present
EmployerProduction Ace
Notable work

Biography

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Yuki Yagi, a native of Osaka Prefecture, was born on 7 December.[1] She was inspired to go into voice acting by the anime Cardcaptor Sakura.[2] She performed at the 2011 Osaka Castle Summer Festival stage play Naniwa no Yume: Jō o kizuku zo! Ore-tachi no and was the narrator of AT-X Anime Ranking 2014.[1]

She starred as Kanata Shinozaki in My Girlfriend is Shobitch,[3] and she sang its ending theme song "Ai no Himitsu" as part of the quartet Puare.[4] She starred as Alien Pegassa in the 2018 film Kaiju Girls (Black) and did the opening theme "Honseisō Kōshinkyoku" as part of the tie-in unit Black Stars,[5] and she later starred as Hanako in Kemono Michi: Rise Up.[6] She also stars in the Nekopara franchise as Chocola,[7] and she performed the 2020 anime's opening theme "Shiny Happy Days" alongside the cast.[7]

Her special skills are baton twirling and piano.[1] Yagi is a qualified librarian.[1]

Filmography

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Television animation

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Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon [1]
2015 Sky Wizards Academy [1]
2017 My First Girlfriend Is a Gal [1]
2017 My Girlfriend Is Shobitch Kanata Shinozaki [3]
2018 Chio's School Road [1]
2018 Magical Girl Ore Yōma [1]
2019 Kemono Michi: Rise Up Hanako [6]
2019 Wise Man's Grandchild Test tube, etc. [1]
2020 Nekopara Chocola [7]

Animated film

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Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Kaiju Girls (Black) Alien Pegassa [5]

Video games

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Year Title Role Ref.
2019 Jinrui no Minasama e Sukhaya Shuka [8]
201X Nekopara Vol. 4: Neko to Patisserie no Noel Chocola [9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "八木 侑紀". Production Ace (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ "八木 侑紀(やぎ ゆき)". Uchi no Natsu Fes 2015 (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (21 July 2017). "My Girlfriend is Shobitch Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Fall Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ Loo, Egan (8 September 2017). "My Girlfriend is Shobitch Anime Reveals Ending Song Artists, TV Ad". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (28 September 2018). "Kaiju Girls (Black) Anime's Teaser Video, More Cast, Opening Song Artists Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (25 July 2019). "Kemonomichi Anime's Video Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (29 November 2019). "Nekopara TV Anime's Promo Video Reveals January 9 Debut, Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (14 June 2019). "Jinrui no Minasama e Game's Character Video Previews Sukhaya". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  9. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (29 June 2019). "Neko Works Reveals Nekopara TV Anime Details, Nekopara Vol. 4 Game Title (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2024.