Anju Inami
Japanese actress
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Anju Inami (伊波 杏樹, Inami Anju; born February 7, 1996) is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Saitama.[1] Inami is currently affiliated with Sony Music Artists.[3] She is best known for her role as Chika Takami in Love Live! Sunshine!!
- Actress
- voice actress
Anju Inami | |
|---|---|
伊波 杏樹 | |
| Born | February 7, 1996[1] Saitama Prefecture, Japan[2] |
| Other names | Anchan |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Agent | Sony Music Artists |
| Notable work | Love Live! Sunshine!! as Chika Takami |
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[3] |
| Website | anjuinami |
Biography
Inami graduated from Yoyogi Animation School.[4] She aspired to become a voice actress after watching the anime series Clannad.[5]
Inami won the second Grand Prix of Sony Music Artists' Anistoteles in 2012.[6] While Inami was working as a stage actress, she debuted as a voice actress in a short animation Hinata no Aoshigure.[7]
Inami was a Love Live! 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 Love Live! when a friend showed her Love Live! School Idol Festival.[8] 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 CYaRon! (シャロン, pronounced "Sharon") along with Shuka Saitō (voice of You Watanabe) and Ai Furihata (voice of Ruby Kurosawa). Inami is nicknamed "Anchan" by both fans and fellow Aqours members.[9]
Inami had an online radio show titled "Inami Anju no Hachamecha Mechamecha Ii Desu ka!?" (伊波杏樹のハチャメチャめちゃめちゃいいですか！？) which aired between April and June 2016 on AG-ON. [10] 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 Aika Kobayashi.
Filmography
Anime
- Animegatari as Erika[11]
- Animegataris as Erika Aoyama[12]
- Build Divide -#FFFFFF (Code White)- as Melissa
- Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart as Student A
- Love Live! Sunshine!! as Chika Takami
- Sonny Boy & Dewdrop Girl as Hinata[7]
- Wonder Momo (web anime) as Yumi Fujita[13]
- Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror as Chika[14]
- You Can Enjoy! (web anime) as Aizujidori, Kawamatashamo[15]
Games
- Azur Lane as Isokaze, Noshiro[16]
- BATON=RELAY as Akari Koen[17]
- Brown Dust as Yuri
- Duel Masters PLAY'S as Churin
- Granblue Fantasy as Aqours Second-Years
- Heaven Burns Red as Megumi Aikawa[18]
- Koku no Ishtaria (Age of Ishtaria) as Lancelot, Yoichi, Isola
- Lemuria ~Strada of Chain~ as Aoi
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth as Chitose Fujinomiya[19]
- Love Live! School Idol Festival as Chika Takami
- Monster Strike as Watson, Lindwurm
- Nyangrila as Natasha
- Shadowverse as Chika Takami, Mechaboomerang Elf, Moonlight Vampire, Sweetwing Seraph
- Shooting Girls as Remi Yonehira
- To Heart: Heartful Party as Hina Mitsuhoshi
- Tokyo 7th Sisters as Jedah Diamond
- Yohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the Deepblue as Chika[20]
Dubbing
- Creeped Out as Narrator[21]
- Domovoy as Alina[22]
- Dreambuilders as Minna[23]
- Pitch Perfect (Parco/Happinet edition) as Becca
- Spider-Man: Homecoming as Cindy[24]
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Taishō Roman Tantei Tan | Akino Sōma | [25] | |
| 2015 | Live Spectacle Naruto | Ino Yamanaka | [26] | |
| Teekyu | Yuri Oshimoto | [27] | ||
| Super Dangan Ronpa 2 The Stage ~Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen~ | Mioda Ibuki | [28] | ||
| 2016 | Jyukai-Den -Tōgen- | Hanabayashi | [29] | |
| Live Fantasy Fairy Tail | Angel | [30] | ||
| Hell Girl | Rina Takeda | Double cast with Rihona Kato | [31] | |
| 2017 | Super Dangan Ronpa 2 The Stage ~Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen~ 2017 | Mioda Ibuki | [32] | |
| Black Dice | Mei Usuda | Double cast with Moeno Nitō | [33] | |
| 2018 | Bastidores -Gakuya- | Eri Asai | [34] | |
| Cyrano | Roxane | Stage reading | [35] | |
| Antiism | Nana Kujō | [36] | ||
| 2019 | Kami no Kiba: Jinga Tensei | Tomoha | Double cast with Erina Oda | [37] |
| Galaxy Express 999 Sayonara Maetel ~ Boku no Eien | Maetel | Double cast with Haruka Kinoshita | [38] | |
| Watashi no Atama no Naka no Keshigomu 11th Letter | Kaoru | Stage reading | [39] | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | Katharine | Musical | [40] | |
| 2021 | Ghost Writer | Constance | [41] | |
| Interview | Joan Senior | Musical, double cast with Nonoka Yamaguchi | [42] | |
| Clara -Ai no Monogatari- | Clara | Stage reading | [43] | |
| SF Jidai Katsugeki Niji-iro Tōgarashi | Natane | [44] | ||
| My Hero Academia The "Ultra" Stage: A True Hero PLUS ULTRA ver. | Himiko Toga | [45] | ||
| MOTHERLAND | Guest appearance | [46] | ||
| 2022 | My Hero Academia The "Ultra" Stage: A Symbol of Peace | Himiko Toga | [47] | |
| DOROTHY ~Ozu no Mahōtsukai~ | Witch of the East | Musical | [48] | |
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)[49]
- Ami to Anju no Dinner Time (2018, Niconico Live)[50]
- Town Radio (2018 – 2021, SMA VOICE)[51]
- Inami Anju no Radio Curtain Call (2018 – 2023, Chō! A&G+)[52]
Discography
| Release Date | Title | Artist | Album/Single | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ||||
| 12-02 | "Good Shepherd" | Anju Inami | 『Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai -Library Party-』OP&EDTheme 「Good Shepherd」「Life, Like, Party!」 | - |
| 12-30 | "LOVE☆DON!!" | Rejet Sound Collection vol.2 「LOVE GEYSER」 | Situation CD LOVE☆DON!! (theme song) | |
| 2016 | ||||
| 03-30 | "Anime wo Katare! Animegatari Dōkōkai no Theme~" | Maya (Inori Minase) Erika (Anju Inami) | Anime wo Katare! ~Animegatari Dōkōkai no Theme~ | Short animation by Toho |
| "Jigen no Hate Made Koiseyo Otome" | ||||
| "Twilight Day's" | ||||