Yuki Yagi (八木 侑紀, Yagi Yuki, born 7 December) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Osaka Prefecture, affiliated with Production Ace.[1] She is known for starring as Kanata Shinozaki in My Girlfriend is Shobitch, Alien Pegassa in Kaiju Girls (Black), Hanako in Kemono Michi: Rise Up, and Chocola in Nekopara.
Yuki Yagi | |
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八木 侑紀 | |
| Born | 7 December |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Employer | Production Ace |
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Biography
editYuki Yagi, a native of Osaka Prefecture, was born on 7 December.[1] She was inspired to go into voice acting by the anime Cardcaptor Sakura.[2] She performed at the 2011 Osaka Castle Summer Festival stage play Naniwa no Yume: Jō o kizuku zo! Ore-tachi no and was the narrator of AT-X Anime Ranking 2014.[1]
She starred as Kanata Shinozaki in My Girlfriend is Shobitch,[3] and she sang its ending theme song "Ai no Himitsu" as part of the quartet Puare.[4] She starred as Alien Pegassa in the 2018 film Kaiju Girls (Black) and did the opening theme "Honseisō Kōshinkyoku" as part of the tie-in unit Black Stars,[5] and she later starred as Hanako in Kemono Michi: Rise Up.[6] She also stars in the Nekopara franchise as Chocola,[7] and she performed the 2020 anime's opening theme "Shiny Happy Days" alongside the cast.[7]
Her special skills are baton twirling and piano.[1] Yagi is a qualified librarian.[1]
Filmography
editTelevision animation
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon | [1] | |
| 2015 | Sky Wizards Academy | [1] | |
| 2017 | My First Girlfriend Is a Gal | [1] | |
| 2017 | My Girlfriend Is Shobitch | Kanata Shinozaki | [3] |
| 2018 | Chio's School Road | [1] | |
| 2018 | Magical Girl Ore | Yōma | [1] |
| 2019 | Kemono Michi: Rise Up | Hanako | [6] |
| 2019 | Wise Man's Grandchild | Test tube, etc. | [1] |
| 2020 | Nekopara | Chocola | [7] |
Animated film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Kaiju Girls (Black) | Alien Pegassa | [5] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Jinrui no Minasama e | Sukhaya Shuka | [8] |
| 201X | Nekopara Vol. 4: Neko to Patisserie no Noel | Chocola | [9] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "八木 侑紀". Production Ace (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "八木 侑紀（やぎ ゆき）". Uchi no Natsu Fes 2015 (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (21 July 2017). "My Girlfriend is Shobitch Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Fall Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Loo, Egan (8 September 2017). "My Girlfriend is Shobitch Anime Reveals Ending Song Artists, TV Ad". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (28 September 2018). "Kaiju Girls (Black) Anime's Teaser Video, More Cast, Opening Song Artists Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (25 July 2019). "Kemonomichi Anime's Video Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (29 November 2019). "Nekopara TV Anime's Promo Video Reveals January 9 Debut, Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (14 June 2019). "Jinrui no Minasama e Game's Character Video Previews Sukhaya". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (29 June 2019). "Neko Works Reveals Nekopara TV Anime Details, Nekopara Vol. 4 Game Title (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2024.