is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Saitama. Inami is currently affiliated with Sony Music Artists. She is best known for her role as Chika Takami in ''

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Biography

Inami graduated from Yoyogi Animation School. She aspired to become a voice actress after watching the anime series ''

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''. Inami won the second Grand Prix of Sony Music Artists' Anistoteles in 2012. While Inami was working as a stage actress, she debuted as a voice actress in a short animation ''Hinata no Aoshigure''. Inami was a

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and μ's fan prior to her professional involvement with the franchise, even having balloted for (and attended) a μ's concert. Inami was introduced to ''

'' when a friend showed her ''

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''. Inami was later cast as the main character, Chika Takami, in the series' successor ''Love Live! Sunshine!!''. Along with eight other members, Inami is part of its idol group Aqours and sub-unit along with

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(voice of You Watanabe) and

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(voice of Ruby Kurosawa). Inami is nicknamed "Anchan" by both fans and fellow Aqours members. Inami had an online radio show titled which aired between April and June 2016 on AG-ON. In November 2016, it was announced that Inami would be one of the permanent hosts of the ''Love Live! Sunshine!!'' radio program along with Arisa Komiya and

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Filmography

Anime

*'' Animegatari'' as Erika *''Animegataris'' as Erika Aoyama *'' Build Divide -#FFFFFF (Code White)-'' as Melissa *'' Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart'' as Student A *''

'' as Chika Takami *''Sonny Boy & Dewdrop Girl'' as Hinata *''

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'' (web anime) as Yumi Fujita *'' Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror'' as Chika *''You Can Enjoy!'' (web anime) as Aizujidori, Kawamatashamo

Games

*''

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'' as Isokaze, Noshiro *''BATON=RELAY'' as Akari Koen *''Brown Dust'' as Yuri *''

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PLAY'S'' as Churin *''

Granblue Fantasy ''Granblue Fantasy'' is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by Cygames for Android, iOS and web browsers, which first released in Japan in March 2014. The game reunites music composer Nobuo Uematsu and art director Hideo Minaba, who pre ...

'' as Aqours Second-Years *''

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'' as Megumi Aikawa *''Koku no Ishtaria'' (''Age of Ishtaria'') as Lancelot, Yoichi, Isola *''Lemuria ~Strada of Chain~'' as Aoi * '' Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth'' as Chitose Fujinomiya *''

'' as Chika Takami *''

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'' as Watson, Lindwurm *''Nyangrila'' as Natasha *''

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'' as Chika Takami, Mechaboomerang Elf, Moonlight Vampire, Sweetwing Seraph *''Shooting Girls'' as Remi Yonehira *''

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: Heartful Party'' as Hina Mitsuhoshi *''Tokyo 7th Sisters'' as Jedah Diamond *'' Yohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the Deepblue'' as Chika

Dubbing

*''

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'' as Narrator *''

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'' as Alina *''Dreambuilders'' as Minna *''

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'' (Parco/

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edition) as Becca *'' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' as Cindy

Stage

Radio

*''Inami Anju no Hachamecha Mechamecha Ii Desu ka!?'' (2016, AG-ON) *''Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Uranohoshi Jogakuin Radio!!'' (2016 – present, Hibiki Radio Station) *''Appare Inami! Ichimei-sama Yattemāsu'' (2018 – present, MBS Radio) *''Ami to Anju no Dinner Time'' (2018, Niconico Live) *''Town Radio'' (2018 – 2021, SMA VOICE) *''Inami Anju no Radio Curtain Call'' (2018 – 2023, Chō! A&G+)

Discography

As Chika Takami

References

External links

Official blog

Official website

Anju Inami's profile
at Sony Music Artists * {{DEFAULTSORT:Inami, Anju 1996 births Living people Aqours members Japanese stage actresses Japanese video game actresses Voice actresses from Saitama Prefecture 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers