Akari Nanawo
Japanese musician (born 1995)
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Akari Nanawo (ナナヲ アカリ, Nanawo Akari; born November 12, 1995)[1] is a Japanese musician and YouTuber from Osaka who is signed to Sony Music Associated Records. Starting her career as an independent musician in 2011, Akari gained a following performing at various live houses in Japan, as well as through uploading songs on the website Niconico. She was also cast in a stage play adaptation of the mobile game Fate/Grand Order. She made her major debut in 2018, performing the opening theme to the anime television series Happy Sugar Life. She released her first full album in October of that year.
Nanawo Akari ナナヲ アカリ | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 12, 1995 |
| Genres | Rock, denpa song |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Label | Sony Music Associated Records (2018–present) |
Spouse |
Akira Akirakani (m. 2025) |
| Website | www |
Early life and career
Akari was born in Osaka on November 12, 1995.[1] She had been interested in music for much of her life, and in junior high school, she primarily listened to anison and Vocaloid music.[2] In particular, she had become a major fan of the dōjin music producer Deco*27.[3] She was inspired to become a singer after listening to the music of Bump of Chicken and discovering YouTube.[2]
Akari made her debut as a singer in 2011, performing in an indie band which held live shows throughout Japan.[2][4] After the band broke up, she pursued a solo career.[2] In 2014, Akari beat over 5,000 others who had participated in an audition held by Sony Music Artists.[1] In 2016, she began uploading dōjin music on the Japanese video-sharing website Niconico.[2] She also became the second host of the music program Rock Brothers in January.[4] She self-released her debut EP Shiawase ni Naritai in September 2016 and her second EP Nekuraroid no Tsukurikata in November.[5] She quickly gained a following on Niconico: as of March 2018, her videos had been viewed at least 9 million times.[3] She also began collaborating with other dōjin artists for her songs, including Deco*27.[2] In 2017, she was cast as the character Mash Kyrielight in Fate/Grand Order: The Stage – Shinsei Entaku Ryōiki Camelot, a stage play adaptation of the mobile game Fate/Grand Order.[1][6] She reprised the role in the sequel stage plays Zettai Majū Sensen Babylonia (2019) and Kani Jikan Shinden Solomon (2020).[7][8]
During a live performance in Tokyo, in March 2018, Akari announced that she would make her major debut under Sony Music Associated Records later that year.[3] Her first single, "One Room Sugar Life/Nantoka Narukunai?/Ai no Uta Nante" was released on August 22, 2018;[9] the song "One Room Sugar Life" is used as the opening theme to the anime television series Happy Sugar Life.[10][11] The single peaked at #33 on Oricon's weekly charts and charted for nine weeks.[9] She released her first major album Flying Best: Shiranaino? Chimata de Uwasa no Dame Tenshi on October 3, 2018.[12] Her second major single, "Turing Love feat. Sou/Piyo" was released on February 5, 2020;[13] the song "Turing Love" is used as the ending theme to the anime television series Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It.[14] Her third major single "Higher's High" was released on October 21, 2020;[15] the title song is used as the opening theme to the anime television series Warlords of Sigrdrifa.[16]
In 2022, she had her first overseas performance at Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2022.[17]
Two of her songs, "Love Brain" and "Good Luck to Me Tomorrow", are included in the 2026 video game Forza Horizon 6's in-game radio station Gacha City Radio.[18]
Personal life
On February 27, 2025, Nanawo and the Oral Cigarettes's bass guitarist Akira Akirakani jointly announced their marriage.[19]
Discography
Independent releases
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [20] |
JPN Comb. [21] |
JPN Hot [22] | ||
| Shiawase ni Naritai (しあわせになりたい) |
|
— | — | — |
| Nekuraroid no Tsukurikata (ネクラロイドのつくりかた) |
|
— | — | — |
| Nekuraroid no Aishikata (ネクラロイドのあいしかた) |
|
— | — | —[A] |
| Iroiro Iukedo Ii ne ga Hoshii (いろいろいうけど「♡」がほしい) |
|
— | — | —[B] |
| "—" denotes an EP that did not chart or was not eligible to chart. | ||||
Major releases
Full albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [20] |
JPN Comb. [21] |
JPN Hot [22] | ||
| Flying Best: Shiranaino? Chimata de Uwasa no Dame Tenshi (フライングベスト〜知らないの？巷で噂のダメ天使〜) |
|
15 | —[C] | 14 |
| Nanakorobi Nanaoki (七転七起) |
|
24 | 27 | 21 |
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not eligible to chart. | ||||
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [20] |
JPN Comb. [21] |
JPN Hot [22] | ||
| Shiawase Syndrome (しあわせシンドローム) |
|
16 | 20 | 20 |
| Dameleon |
|
20 | 23 | 16 |
| Manga Mitai na Koibito ga Hoshii (マンガみたいな恋人がほしい) |
|
17 | 20 | 19 |
| Doping!!!!!! |
|
44 | — | 41[32] |
| "—" denotes an EP that did not chart or was not eligible to chart. | ||||
Best-of albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [20] |
JPN Comb. [21] |
JPN Hot [22] | ||
| Flying Best 2 (フライングベスト2) |
|
22 | —[D] | —[E] |
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not eligible to chart. | ||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [34] |
JPN Comb. [35] |
JPN Hot [22][F] | ||||
| "One Room Sugar Life" (ワンルームシュガーライフ) "Nantoka Narukunai?" (なんとかなるくない？) "Ai no Uta Nante" (愛の歌なんて) (triple A-side single) |
2018 | 33 | — | 90 | Flying Best: Shiranaino? Chimata de Uwasa no Dame Tenshi and Flying Best 2 | |
| — | Flying Best: Shiranaino? Chimata de Uwasa no Dame Tenshi | |||||
| — | N/a | |||||
| "Turing Love" (チューリングラブ) (featuring Sou) "Piyo" (ピヨ) (double A-side single) |
2020 | 13 | 44 | 91 | Nanakorobi Nanaoki and Flying Best 2 | |
| — | N/a | |||||
| "Higher's High" | 15 | — | —[G] | Nanakorobi Nanaoki and Flying Best 2 | ||
| "Raika" (雷火; lit. 'Lightning Flash') "Magic" (魔法, Mahō) (double A-side single) |
2021 | 27 | — | — | Flying Best 2 | |
| — | ||||||
| "Love Brain" (恋愛脳, Renai Nō) "Higasa" (陽傘; lit. 'Sun Umbrella') (double A-side single) |
2022 | 21 | — | —[H] | ||
| — | ||||||
| "Kien Romance" (奇縁ロマンス; lit. 'Strange Coincidence Romance') | 2023 | 32 | — | —[I] | ||
| "Seikai wa Iranai" (正解はいらない; lit. 'Correct Answer Isn't Needed') | 2024 | 40 | — | —[J] | ||
| "Blueprint" (ブループリント)[39] | — | — | — | |||
| "Good Luck to Me Tomorrow" (明日の私に幸あれ, Ashita no Watashi ni Sachi Are) | 2025 | 25 | — | 96 | ||
| "Muri Muri Evolution" (ムリムリ進化論, Muri Muri Shinkaron) | 50 | — | —[K] | |||
| "Boys & Girls" (ボーイゼンガールズ) "Infinity Inferior Star" (∞劣等星, ∞Rettōsei) (double A-side single)[40] |
2026 | TBA | TBA | — | TBA | |
| —[L] | ||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not eligible to chart. | ||||||
Notes
- For multiple A-side singles, each row corresponds to the chart position of each track in the single.