Anju Inami

Description
Anju Inami is a Japanese actress and voice actress born on February 7, 1996, in Saitama Prefecture. She is affiliated with the talent agency Sony Music Artists. Inami graduated from the Yoyogi Animation School and was inspired to pursue a career in voice acting after watching the anime series Clannad. Her path to the profession was paved when she won the second Grand Prix of Sony Music Artists' Anistoteles audition in 2012.

Inami began her entertainment career with work in stage musicals and plays before making her voice acting debut. Her first major voice role came in 2013, when she played the lead character Hinata in the short anime film Hinata no Aoshigure. This role marked her entry into the anime industry as a rookie voice actress.

Inami is most widely recognized for her starring role as Chika Takami, the main character in the popular multimedia franchise Love Live! Sunshine!!. She voices Chika in the television anime series, the film Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie Over the Rainbow, and various related video games and music releases. Her involvement with the franchise extends beyond voice work; as a self-professed fan of the original Love Live! series and its group μ's prior to her casting, she brought a deep personal connection to the role. Inami performs as part of Aqours, the nine-member idol group formed from the cast of Love Live! Sunshine!!, and is also a member of the sub-unit CYaRon! alongside her co-stars Shuka Saitō and Ai Furihata. Her nickname, "Anchan," is used by both fans and her fellow cast members. She reprised her role as the character Chika in the fantasy spinoff series set in an alternate world, Genjitsu no Yohane -Sunshine in the Mirror-.

Beyond her signature role in the Love Live! franchise, Inami has built a diverse portfolio of voice work. Her anime roles include Erika Aoyama in Animegataris and Melissa in Build Divide -#FFFFFF (Code White)-. In video games, her credits include Megumi Aikawa in Heaven Burns Red, a significant role as Chitose Fujinomiya in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and various characters in major titles such as Azur Lane and Granblue Fantasy.

A recurring theme in Inami's career is her close and long-standing collaboration with Sony Music Artists, her agency since her debut. Her work within the Love Live! Sunshine!! project also represents a major recurring collaboration, uniting her with the same core cast of actresses across multiple anime series, films, concerts, and radio shows for years. She has also been a regular host on several radio programs, including the long-running Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Uranohoshi Jogakuin Radio!! and her own solo show, Inami Anju no Radio Curtain Call.

In addition to her voice acting, Inami has maintained an active and notable career as a stage actress. She has appeared in numerous theatrical productions, often in leading roles. Her stage credits include performing as Ino Yamanaka in Live Spectacle Naruto, as Ibuki Mioda in the stage adaptation of Super Dangan Ronpa 2, and as Himiko Toga in the My Hero Academia The "Ultra" Stage series. This parallel career in live performance highlights her versatility as a performer.