Natsumi Murakami (voice actress)

Natsumi Murakami (村上 奈津実, Murakami Natsumi, born 7 September 1995) is a Japanese voice actress associated with Yūrin Pro.[1] She is best known for voicing Ako Saotome in Aikatsu Stars! and Ai Miyashita in Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars for the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.

Natsumi Murakami
村上 奈津実
Born (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2016-present
AgentYūrin Pro
Notable work
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)

Biography

Natsumi Murakami was born in Tokyo on 7 September 1995.[1][2] Her motivation to become a voice actor came from a reading drama where a junior high school English class spoke to an Alice in Wonderland book; her classmates gave her the impression that Alice's voice was cute, and she became interested in the voice acting profession.[3][4] The perspective of the anime that she liked originally changed, and she was impressed by Miyano Mamoru's performance in Death Note.[3]

As a junior high school student, she could not work part-time and did not have the money to attend lessons, so she concentrated on schoolwork. After completing exams, Murakami started looking for a school she could study voice acting.[4][5] Murakami attended hands-on classes at several vocational schools and training schools, and seeing good tension in it, decided to enroll in Keiko Yokozawa's school, where she started learning the basics of voice acting.[4]

Her debut anime was in Aikatsu Stars!, where she voiced Ako Saotome.[3][6] She mentions Ako Saotome as a turning point in her voice acting career, and says that she is important in her life.[3][5] In addition to Saotome, she also cites Wobblinger-Milli, a character she voiced in the video game Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz, as leaving a lasting impression on her.[5][7]

She voiced Ai Miyashita in Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars for the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.[8] She reprised the role for the project's anime adaptation, which premiered in 2020.[9]

Personal life

She has level 2 Kanji Kentei certification.[1] Her motto is Naru yō ni naru (なるようになる).[3][5]

She described her goal as to play an orthodox heroine in a romantic comedy.[3] She cites Ikue Ōtani and Rie Kugimiya as her admirations.[5]

Her favorite foods are meat and white rice[3] and Japanese curry.[5] Her favorite anime is Cardcaptor Sakura, which she has been repeatedly watching since kindergarten,[3] and her favorite musician is aiko.[3][5] She has a pet dog named Moka (モカ).[3][10]

After she started fishing, which is one of her hobbies, she began to like it because she caught a lot of fish.[3]

On June 30, 2022, Murakami tested positive for COVID-19.[11]

Filmography

Anime
2016
2017
2019
2020
2021
2022

Film
2016

Video games
2017
2019
2020
  • 100% Orange Juice as Ceoreparque (Witch Pack DLC)[20]
2022
  • Dreamin' Her -Boku wa, Kanojo no Yume o Miru.- as Kako, Mirai Nanase[21]

References
  1. Profile at Yūrin Pro
  2. "村上奈津実 - 日本タレント名鑑". VIPタイムズ社. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  3. 「超！アニ」連動新コーナー「お前は誰だ？」vol.1、『アニメディア』2017年2月号 (2017年1月10日)、pp.132-133、学研プラス
  4. "村上奈津実｜先輩から学ぼう！｜声優グランプリweb（第1回）". 声優グランプリ. 2017-09-06. Archived from the original on 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  5. "「村上奈津実」声優インタビュー＆ミニグラビア【声優図鑑】". ダヴィンチ・ニュース. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  6. "（株）ゆーりんプロ (@yourinpro)". Twitter. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  7. "村上奈津実｜先輩から学ぼう！｜声優グランプリweb（第2回）". 声優グランプリ. 2017-09-20. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  8. "虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会キャスト初公開！". ラブライブ！ スクールアイドルフェスティバル ALL STARS (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  9. "Love Live! Franchise Gets New Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai TV Anime". Anime News Network. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  10. "村上奈津実 (@natyaaaaaaan07)". Twitter. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  11. "List of Voice Actors Diagnosed With COVID-19 in July - News". Anime News Network. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  12. Aikatsu on Parade! episode 3, credits
  13. "CHARACTER". アニメ「ファイトリーグ ギア・ガジェット・ジェネレーターズ」公式サイト. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  14. サンリオ人気キャラ・ミュークルドリーミー、来春にTVアニメ化, ORICON NEWS,2019年8月30日
  15. "Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Anime's Video Reveals October 3 Premiere". Anime News Network. September 12, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  16. "Combatants Will Be Dispatched! Reveals Promo Video, More Cast, April 4 Debut". Anime News Network. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  17. "Slow Loop Anime Reveals Promo Video, Theme Song Artists, Visual, More Cast, January 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  18. "4-Nin wa Sorezore Uso o Tsuku Comedy Anime's Teaser Reveals Cast, Staff, October Debut". Anime News Network. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  19. "劇場版アイカツスターズ!&アイカツ!～ねらわれた魔法のアイカツ!カード～ 通常版 | 村上奈津実".
  20. "Witches Gather in 100% Orange Juice (press release)". Anime News Network. June 26, 2020. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  21. 現実が夢に侵されるオカルトADV「Dreamin' Her - 僕は、彼女の夢を見る。-」| Character. life0.info (in Japanese). Retrieved May 9, 2022.
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