Kaname Yuzuki
Description
Kaname Yuzuki is the pseudonym of a Japanese voice actress, singer, and narrator, born Shiho Kawaragi on April 29, 1976, in Tokyo. She is affiliated with the talent agency Kenyuu Office. She uses the name Kaname Yuzuki specifically for her work in adult games and adult animated OVAs, while working under her birth name for general audience roles.
Kawaragi's career began in the 1990s. Her training included time at the Katsuta Voice Actor School, Beniya 25 o'clock, and voicegarage. She has been part of musical units, including the Oeser Corps with fellow cast members from the anime Fantastic Children. She also formed the unit Plume with voice actresses Ai Mizuno and Aya Endo, with whom she produced CDs, stage performances, and internet radio before signing with the label Lantis in 2007.
As Kaname Yuzuki, she has an extensive filmography in adult animation, providing voices for many of the roles listed in the query. These include Akira Makino in Oni Chichi 2, Sayaka Kanzaki in Ryōjoku Family Restaurant Chōkyō Menu, Kurumi Minami in Cafe Junkie, and Moka Mizuchi and 瑞智 桃香 in Anata dake Konban wa. She also voiced Aine in Another Lady Innocent, Suzaku in both Onmyōji: Yōen Emaki and Onmyōji: Ayakashi no Megami - Inran Jubaku, Chitose in Hitō Meguri The Animation, Fumie Fusono in Boobalicious, and Gerhilde in Valkyrie Chōkyō Semen Tank no Ikusa Otome 10-nin Shimai. Other roles include Ai Taifuuji in Rinkan Gakuen and Momoko Naitō in Shōjo Sect - Innocent Lovers.
Under her real name, Shiho Kawaragi, she is widely recognized for mainstream anime roles. Her most prominent character is Sekai Saionji from the series School Days, a role she also reprised in related video games like Summer Days and Cross Days. She played Mio Nishizono in Little Busters! and its sequel, as well as Rinka Hayami in Assassination Classroom. Other anime credits include Cheria Barnes in Tales of Graces, Megu Kakizaki in Rozen Maiden Träumend, and roles in series such as Black Lagoon, Tenjho Tenge, and Case Closed.
Beyond anime, Kawaragi has an extensive career in video games and dubbing foreign content. Her game work includes roles in Yume Miru Kusuri, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, and Genshin Impact. She is the regular Japanese voice-double for American actress and dancer Alyson Stoner, dubbing her performances in the Camp Rock films, the Step Up series, and the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb as Isabella Garcia-Shapiro. She has also contributed theme songs and insert songs for several anime series, including Kakyuusei 2 and Oku-sama wa Joshi Kōsei.
Throughout her career, she has demonstrated recurring collaborations, notably with the production studio behind the School Days franchise and with fellow members of the musical unit Plume.
Kawaragi's career began in the 1990s. Her training included time at the Katsuta Voice Actor School, Beniya 25 o'clock, and voicegarage. She has been part of musical units, including the Oeser Corps with fellow cast members from the anime Fantastic Children. She also formed the unit Plume with voice actresses Ai Mizuno and Aya Endo, with whom she produced CDs, stage performances, and internet radio before signing with the label Lantis in 2007.
As Kaname Yuzuki, she has an extensive filmography in adult animation, providing voices for many of the roles listed in the query. These include Akira Makino in Oni Chichi 2, Sayaka Kanzaki in Ryōjoku Family Restaurant Chōkyō Menu, Kurumi Minami in Cafe Junkie, and Moka Mizuchi and 瑞智 桃香 in Anata dake Konban wa. She also voiced Aine in Another Lady Innocent, Suzaku in both Onmyōji: Yōen Emaki and Onmyōji: Ayakashi no Megami - Inran Jubaku, Chitose in Hitō Meguri The Animation, Fumie Fusono in Boobalicious, and Gerhilde in Valkyrie Chōkyō Semen Tank no Ikusa Otome 10-nin Shimai. Other roles include Ai Taifuuji in Rinkan Gakuen and Momoko Naitō in Shōjo Sect - Innocent Lovers.
Under her real name, Shiho Kawaragi, she is widely recognized for mainstream anime roles. Her most prominent character is Sekai Saionji from the series School Days, a role she also reprised in related video games like Summer Days and Cross Days. She played Mio Nishizono in Little Busters! and its sequel, as well as Rinka Hayami in Assassination Classroom. Other anime credits include Cheria Barnes in Tales of Graces, Megu Kakizaki in Rozen Maiden Träumend, and roles in series such as Black Lagoon, Tenjho Tenge, and Case Closed.
Beyond anime, Kawaragi has an extensive career in video games and dubbing foreign content. Her game work includes roles in Yume Miru Kusuri, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, and Genshin Impact. She is the regular Japanese voice-double for American actress and dancer Alyson Stoner, dubbing her performances in the Camp Rock films, the Step Up series, and the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb as Isabella Garcia-Shapiro. She has also contributed theme songs and insert songs for several anime series, including Kakyuusei 2 and Oku-sama wa Joshi Kōsei.
Throughout her career, she has demonstrated recurring collaborations, notably with the production studio behind the School Days franchise and with fellow members of the musical unit Plume.
All Characters
- JapaneseAnime overview: Oni Chichi 2
- JapaneseAnime overview: Ryōjoku Family Restaurant Chōkyō Menu
- JapaneseAnime overview: Cafe Junkie
- JapaneseAnime overview: Anata dake Konban wa
- JapaneseAnime overview: School Days
- JapaneseAnime overview: Another Lady Innocent
- JapaneseAnime overview: Onmyōji: Yōen Emaki
- JapaneseAnime overview: Hitō Meguri The Animation
- JapaneseAnime overview: Inyōchū
- JapaneseAnime overview: Boobalicious
- JapaneseAnime overview: Rinkan Gakuen
- JapaneseAnime overview: Valkyrie Chōkyō Semen Tank no Ikusa Otome 10-nin Shimai
- JapaneseAnime overview: Shōjo Sect - Innocent Lovers
- JapaneseAnime overview: Younger Sister Juice
- JapaneseAnime overview: Onmyōji Ayakashi no Megami - Inran Jubaku
- JapaneseAnime overview: Lust-Struck Trilogy