Manami Numakura

Numakura decided to become a voice actress while in high school after listening to a drama CD lent to her by a friend who liked anime; she also became a fan of the Gundam franchise during this time and she cited this as another reason for her deciding to become a voice actress.^[3]

Numakura made her voice acting debut in 2008 after auditioning for a role in the franchise The Idolmaster; she was cast as the character Hibiki Ganaha.^[4] She made her anime voice acting debut in 2009, playing the role of a student in an episode of the anime series Gintama.^[1] She would primarily voice background and supporting roles until 2011, when she played Hibiki in the anime adaptation of The Idolmaster.^[1]

In 2012, Numakura was cast as the role of Arata Obata in the anime series Black Rock Shooter^[5] and as the role of Yurika Tōdō in the franchise Aikatsu!.^[6] In 2013 she played the role of Riko Kurahashi in the anime series Love Lab^[7] and the role of Takao in the anime series Arpeggio of Blue Steel.^[8] Numakura, together with Mai Fuchigami and Hibiku Yamamura, formed the singing unit Trident, which performed songs for Arpeggio of Blue Steel.^[9] In 2014 she played Nanami Tokou in the anime series Brynhildr in the Darkness^[10] and Aoi Sakurai in the anime series Rail Wars!^[11] and Machi Tokiwa in the anime series Hanayamata.^[12] In 2015, she was cast as the character Paula McCoy in the anime series Nisekoi.^[13] In 2016, she was cast as the character Saya Endō in the anime series Dagashi Kashi^[14] and as Kano Sazanami in the anime series Magical Girl Raising Project.^[1] Trident disbanded in 2016 following the release of its last album Blue and a final concert at the Makuhari Messe Hall.^[15] In 2017, she was cast as Akane Hiyama in the anime series Love Tyrant.^[16]

Numakura made her debut as a solo music artist under the Flying Dog label in 2016.^[3] Her first single "Sakebe" (叫べ, Shout) was released on November 2, 2016;^[17] the title song is used as the opening theme to the anime television series Magical Girl Raising Project.^[18] Her second single "Climber's High!" was released on February 8, 2017;^[19] the title song is used as the opening theme to the anime series Fuuka, where Numakura plays the role of Tama.^[20] Numakura opened her official fanclub Area Nu in April 2017,^[21] and she released her first album My Live on June 14, 2017.^[22] She made an appearance at Animelo Summer Live in 2016^[23] and she made an appearance at Animax Musix 2018.^[24] She released her second album Ai (アイ) on February 20, 2019.^[25]

On November 25, 2019, Numakura announced that she would be ending her solo singing career after the release of a compilation album titled Minna de! (みんなで!) 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.^[26][27]

Numakura announced her marriage to fellow voice actor Ryōta Ōsaka on October 23, 2019.^[28] She announced that she gave birth to a baby boy on December 19, 2021.^[29]

• Official blog Archived May 4, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Manami Numakura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia