Yura Akari (由良 朱合) is a voice actress from Hiroshima Prefecture. She voices Shinomiya Kokoa and is affiliated with Platinum Productions and Just Pro.
Biography[]
Akari is the second of three siblings[1]. She cites Morning Musume as one of her biggest influences. From a young age, she dreamed of becoming an idol like the girls in Morning Musume, and began auditioning for idol units in her sixth year of elementary school.[2]
In 2014, after enrolling in the Actors School Hiroshima[3], Akari joined their idol unit, "SPL∞ASH".[4] Four years later, she accepted an offer from STU48, an affiliate idol unit of AKB48.[5]
After ceasing activities with STU48 on August 11 2019,[6] she began her career as a gravure idol. She made her debut in the May 18, 2020 issue of "Weekly Playboy" magazine. In July of that same year, she signed on with Platinum Productions.
Trivia[]
- Akari shares a birthday with her character, Shinomiya Kokoa.
- Akari enjoys watching anime, reading manga, and listening to anisong.
- Akari's skills include gaming, doing makeup, and harmonizing melodies.
- As a voice actor that voices a non-DJ character in D4DJ franchise, she is the one of them that can perform as a DJ, along with Nishio Yuka.
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