Sakura Shinfuku

Description
Sakura Shinfuku is a Japanese voice actress from Kagoshima Prefecture who was born on October 31 and is affiliated with the talent agency Stay Luck. Her journey into the voice acting industry began when she won the 3rd Kimikoe Audition during her university years, a significant achievement that served as her entry point into professional voice work. She has described her own voice as having a clear and refreshing quality, akin to water.

Shinfuku made her anime debut in 2023 with the role of Millie Eunice in the television anime series The Legendary Hero is Dead!. This was followed by one of her most prominent early roles, playing the main heroine Mizuho Nishino in the romantic comedy series Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You, which first aired in 2025 and returned for a second season in 2026. This role marked her first time voicing a lead character in an anime series, a responsibility she approached with detailed character discussions with the director and original author. In 2026, she joined the cast of The Ramparts of Ice as Tsukiko Shimojima, a classmate of the protagonist and a member of the art club.

Beyond her television anime work, Shinfuku has been active in dubbing foreign films and series for the Japanese market, lending her voice to major productions such as Jurassic World, Minecraft: The Movie, Lion King: Mufasa, and the animated series Batman: Caped Crusader, where she voices Selina Kyle, also known as Catwoman. She has also appeared in drama dubs for series including NCIS: Hawaii and The Blacklist.

In her work on Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You, she has recurringly collaborated with voice actors Kazuki Ura, Shoya Chiba, and Satoshi Inomata, who also appear together with her in other projects. She has noted the strong team dynamic developed during the recording sessions for the series.