Azumi Asakura is a Japanese voice actress born on February 15, 1987, in Kanagawa Prefecture. She is affiliated with the talent agency Arts Vision and is a graduate of the Japan Narration Acting Institute. Her career began after winning the Columbia Award in the Voice NewType新人Audition2003夏. She made her debut in 2005 voicing Akira Ōkouchi in the anime adaptation of Mahō Sensei Negima! at the age of 16, under her birth name, Azumi Yamamoto. On September 1, 2006, she changed her stage name to Azumi Asakura.

A pivotal moment in Asakura's career came in 2010 when she was announced as the new voice actress for Yukiho Hagiwara in The iDOLM@STER franchise, succeeding Yurina Hase. This long-running role in a major multimedia project became one of her most significant and enduring performances, leading to her participation in numerous albums, live concerts, and related game releases.

Asakura has built a diverse portfolio of characters across various anime series. She is well-known for her role as the sleepy-eyed Kumin Tsuyuri in the Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! series, a character she has voiced across multiple seasons, films, and specials. In the action-fantasy genre, she gained recognition as the kind-hearted Asia Argento in the High School DxD franchise. She also voices the "Mental Out" Misaki Shokuhō, a prominent character introduced in A Certain Scientific Railgun S and its sequel, A Certain Scientific Railgun T. Her other notable anime roles include Emeralda Etūva in The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, Meguri Shiromeguri in My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, and Isuke Inukai in Riddle Story of Devil.

Beyond anime, Asakura has an extensive body of work in video games. She has voiced characters such as Laphicet in Tales of Berseria, Fraux in Granblue Fantasy, Specter in Arknights, and Misaki Tobisawa in Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue. Her career has been marked by long-term associations with several major franchises, including The iDOLM@STER, High School DxD, and the wider works of author Negi Magi, having voiced Akira Ōkouchi in multiple adaptations of Mahō Sensei Negima! and its sequel, UQ Holder!.