is a Japanese

voice actress Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talen ...

and former singer. She is affiliated with

Arts Vision , stylized as ARTSVISION, is a Japanese talent agency based in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo that employs many high-profile voice actors. It was founded in 1984 by Sakumi Matsuda. General information Arts Vision was founded by former Tokyo Actor's Co ...

. Her best-known role is in ''

The Idolmaster is a Japanese media franchise that began in 2005 with a raising simulation and rhythm video game series created by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco). The series primarily centers on the career of a producer who works with a group of ...

'' video game franchise where she voices Hibiki Ganaha from the rival group known as Project Fairy. Other major roles include Pieck Finger in '' Attack on Titan'', Mary in '' No Guns Life'', Riko in '' Love Lab'', Takao in '' Arpeggio of Blue Steel'', Machi Tokiwa in ''

Hanayamata is a Japanese manga series by Sō Hamayumiba. It was serialized in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Manga Time Kirara Forward'' from April 2011 to February 2018, with its chapters collected in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime t ...

'' and Saya Endō in ''

Dagashi Kashi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kotoyama. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from June 2014 to April 2018 and has been collected into eleven ''tankōbon'' volumes. A ...

''. She made her solo music debut in 2016, performing the opening theme to the anime series '' Magical Girl Raising Project''. From 2013 to 2016, she was a member of the voice acting unit Trident.

Career

Numakura decided to become a voice actress while in high school after listening to a

drama CD Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine ...

lent to her by a friend who liked

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

; she also became a fan of the ''

Gundam is a Japanese military fiction media franchise. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks), the franchise features giant robots, or mecha, with the name "Gundam". The franchise began on April 7, 1979, with '' Mo ...

'' franchise during this time and she cited this as another reason for her deciding to become a voice actress. Numakura made her voice acting debut in 2008 after auditioning for a role in the franchise ''

''; she was cast as the character Hibiki Ganaha. She made her anime voice acting debut in 2009, playing the role of a student in an episode of the anime series ''Gintama''. She would primarily voice background and supporting roles until 2011, when she played Hibiki in the anime adaptation of ''The Idolmaster''. In 2012, Numakura was cast as the role of Arata Obata in the anime series '' Black Rock Shooter'' and as the role of Yurika Tōdō in the franchise ''

Aikatsu! is an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's '' Data Carddass'' line of machines, which launched in October 2012. The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring idols pass auditions. An ...

''. In 2013 she played the role of Riko Kurahashi in the anime series '' Love Lab'' and the role of Takao in the anime series '' Arpeggio of Blue Steel''. Numakura, together with

Mai Fuchigami is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Fukuoka Prefecture, affiliated with the talent agency m&i. As a singer, she is signed under record label Lantis. After passing an audition held by the talent agency Sigma Seven, she played her first ...

and

Hibiku Yamamura is a Japanese voice actress and singer. As a solo singer, she used the name hibiku before 2019. She is affiliated with Haikyō. On July 7, 2021, it was announced Yamamura had tested positive for COVID-19. She recovered on July 14, 2021. Biog ...

, formed the singing unit Trident, which performed songs for ''Arpeggio of Blue Steel''. In 2014 she played Nanami Tokou in the anime series '' Brynhildr in the Darkness'' and Aoi Sakurai in the anime series '' Rail Wars!'' and Machi Tokiwa in the anime series ''

''. In 2015, she was cast as the character Paula McCoy in the anime series ''

Nisekoi is a Japanese romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is a ...

''. In 2016, she was cast as the character Saya Endō in the anime series ''

'' and as Kano Sazanami in the anime series '' Magical Girl Raising Project''. Trident disbanded in 2016 following the release of its last album ''Blue'' and a final concert at the

Makuhari Messe is a Japanese convention center outside Tokyo, located in the Mihama-ku ward of Chiba City, in the northwest corner of Chiba Prefecture. Designed by Fumihiko Maki, it is accessible by Tokyo's commuter rail system. '' Makuhari'' is the name o ...

Hall. In 2017, she was cast as Akane Hiyama in the anime series ''

Love Tyrant , also known as ''The Very Lovely Tyrant of Love'', is a Japanese comedy manga series by Megane Mihoshi, was serialized online from May 2012 to January 2019 in Flex Comix's Comic Meteor website. It has been collected in fourteen ''tankōbon'' v ...

''. Numakura made her debut as a solo music artist under the Flying Dog label in 2016. Her first single was released on November 2, 2016; the title song is used as the opening theme to the anime television series '' Magical Girl Raising Project''. Her second single "Climber's High!" was released on February 8, 2017; the title song is used as the opening theme to the anime series '' Fuuka'', where Numakura plays the role of Tama. Numakura opened her official fanclub Area Nu in April 2017, and she released her first album ''My Live'' on June 14, 2017. She made an appearance at

Animelo Summer Live ''Animelo Summer Live'', abbreviated as , is the biggest annual anime songs music festival in Japan hosted by Dwango and Nippon Cultural Broadcasting. Animelo Summer Live has been held every summer since 2005. Description Animelo performers a ...

in 2016 and she made an appearance at

Animax , stylized as ANIMAX, is a Japanese animation satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. The channel also dubbed other cartoons in Japanese language. A subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, it is hea ...

Musix 2018. She released her second album on February 20, 2019. On November 25, 2019, Numakura announced that she would be ending her solo singing career after the release of a compilation album titled on February 12, 2020 and her final concert at Toyosu Pit on February 16, 2020, although she will continue her activities as a voice actress. Her fanclub is set to close in March of the same year.

Personal life

Numakura announced her marriage to fellow voice actor

Ryōta Ōsaka is a Japanese voice actor from Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. He is affiliated with Early Wing. Biography Ōsaka is the middle child of three siblings.ラジオCD『ノイタミナWEBラジオおまとめ4』に収録。 He played on a baseball ...

on October 23, 2019. She announced that she gave birth to a baby boy on December 19, 2021.

Filmography

Anime

Movies

Video games

Audio dramas

Overseas dubbing

Discography

Character albums

References

External links

Official blog
*
Official agency profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Numakura, Manami 1988 births Living people Anime singers Arts Vision voice actors Japanese women pop singers Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture Voice actresses from Yokohama 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers