Saki Yamakita

Description
Saki Yamakita is a Japanese voice actress and singer, born on February 28, 1991, in Sapporo, Hokkaido. She is affiliated with the talent agency 81 PRODUCE. In addition to her voice acting work, she is also known as a member and the leader of the voice actress idol group i☆Ris.

Yamakita's path to the entertainment industry began after high school when she attended the Human Academy Sapporo Performing Arts College. Her major break came when she successfully passed the Anime Song Vocal Audition, a joint effort by Avex Pictures and 81 PRODUCE. This led to her debut as a singer in 2012 and as a founding member of i☆Ris in 2013. In 2016, her work with the group was recognized with the Singing Award at the 10th Seiyu Awards.

Her career includes a long-running and prominent association with the PriPara franchise and its related series. She voices Sion Tōdo, a main character, in multiple installments including the original PriPara television anime, Gekijō-ban PriPara Mi~nna Atsumare! Prism Tours, Gekijōban PriPara: Mi~nna de Kagayake! Kirarin Star Live, and Tobidasu PriPara ~Miina de Mezase! Idol Grand Prix. She continued in this universe by voicing the character Punicorn in Idol Time PriPara and Devi Fudo in Kiratto Pri☆Chan.

Beyond the PriPara franchise, Yamakita has voiced a variety of other characters. Notable roles include Rie Ohashi in the comedy anime Grand Blue Dreaming, Erika Sitaté in Black Clover, and providing voice work for the Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club series. Her filmography also includes roles in The Piano Forest and the game Root Film.