is a Japanese actress, voice actress and J-pop singer from Sasebo, Nagasaki. She is represented by Space Craft Entertainment.
Biography Yūka Nanri debuted on NHK's (an educational programme) in 1995 as a child star.
In 1997, she joined , a stage group for young girls as one of its seventh generation members, and acted in musicals and other theatrical performances.
Nanri left the group in August 2001 and made her voice acting debut that year as Bubbles in the Japanese version of The Powerpuff Girls. After that, she officially started her voice acting activities as the protagonist of Gunslinger Girl. She has voiced many weak-looking and gentle characters, though in My-HiME she played Nao Yūki, a morally ambivalent middle school student who enjoys preying on perverted men.
In late 2003 Nanri formed tiaraway, a voice acting duo with fellow Japanese singer Saeko Chiba. After releasing three singles and an album tiaraway disbanded on March 6, 2005, after its first (and final) live concert. Nanri and Chiba cited wanting to go down separate paths as the reason for ending the group.
In 2006 Nanri was asked to voice Karen Ichijō from the second season of the anime School Rumble,Announcement on the official School Rumble site. Retrieved 1 March 2006. but she turned it down to play the main character of the musical , and participated in four performances from April 13–16. She graduated from university in March of the same year with an academic degree in vocal music.Pop Joins the World NHK radio program on December 28, 2006.
Nanri is a currently a vocalist for Yuki Kajiura's "FictionJunction Yuuka" project. She held her first solo concert, entitled Premium Live 2007, as FictionJunction Yuuka in February 2007.January 29th 2007 blog entry mentions the concert. Retrieved 3 February 2007.
Nanri's first mini-album, "LIVE ON!", was released August 22, 2012.Victor Entertainment Announces Yūka Nanri Mini-Album
Filmography
Anime Memories Off 2nd (2001 OVA), Megumi Soma The Prince of Tennis (2001 TV series), Narumi Ijuuin (ep 134) Macross Zero (2002 OVA), Mao Nome Godannar (2003 TV series), Sakura Gunslinger Girl (2003 TV series), Henrietta My-HiME (2004 TV series), Nao Yūki, Female student (ep 22) W~Wish (2004 TV series), Akino Iida School Rumble (2004 TV series), Karen Ichijou The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004 film), Sayuri Sawatari My-Otome (2005 TV series), Juliet Nao Zhang School Rumble: Extra Class (2005 OVA), Karen Ichijou My-Otome Zwei (2006 OVA), Juliet Nao Zhang Sora Kake Girl (2009 TV series), Nami Shishidō Wandering Son (2011 TV series), Saori Chiba Corpse Party: Missing Footage (2012 OVA), Mayu Suzumoto Sakamichi no Apollon (2012 TV series), Ritsuko Mukae Blood Lad (2013 TV series), Liz T. Blood Corpse Party: Tortured Souls (2013 OVA), Mayu Suzumoto Space Dandy (2014 TV series), Queen Bee Sofia Ushio and Tora (2015 TV series), Saya Takatori
Drama CDs 7 Seeds (2003), Natsu Iwashimizu Mai-HiME (2005), Nao Yūki Mai-Otome (2005), Juliet Nao Zhang
Games Memories Off 2nd (2001), Megumi Sōma, Nozomi Sōma W~Wish (2004), Akino Iida D→A:BLACK, Hīro Enomoto D→A:WHITE, Hīro Enomoto Memories Off After Rain Vol.2 (2005), Megumi Sōma My-HiME ~Unmei no Keitōju~ (2005), Nao Yūki Musashi: Samurai Legend (2005), Tamie Corpse Party BloodCovered: ...Repeated Fear (2010), Mayu Suzumoto Corpse Party: Book of Shadows (2011), Mayu Suzumoto Corpse Party 2U (2012), Mayu Suzumoto World's End Club (2020), Yuki Arknights (2024), Civilight Eterna
Musicals , Lucy big FUNK-a-STEP FUNK-a-STEP2
, Satsuki Katayama , Akane Saitō , Momoko (2006), Yuri
Dubbing Live-action Bella Martha, Lina Klein (Maxime Foerste)
Animation The Powerpuff Girls (1998), Bubbles Frankenweenie (2012), Elsa Van Helsing
Songs cover (2011), in album HARVEST
Discography tiaraway releases FictionJunction releases FictionJunction YUUKA releases
Albums [2012.03.14] Rondo... Tsuki no Kioku wo Tadotte. (ロンド...月の記憶をたどって。)
Mini-albums [2012.08.22] LIVE ON!
Singles
Fun! Fun! ★Fantasy
"Fun! Fun! ★Fantasy" was the 4th theme song for the anime Selfish Fairy Mirumo de Pon.
Track listing
"Fun! Fun! ★Fantasy (instrumental)" "Nanairo Mirai (instrumental)"
Charts ChartPeakpositionSalesTime inchartOricon Weekly Singles134N/A2 weeks
Odyssey "Odyssey" is Nanri's first official single and the opening for the anime Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus. Catalog Number UMCK – 5229
Track listing
"Dear" "Odyssey (instrumental)" "Dear (instrumental)"
Charts ChartPeakpositionSalesTime inchartOricon Weekly Singles781,347N/A
Tsukishirube
"Tsukishirube" was the ending theme for the anime Ookami Kakushi. Catalog Number VTCL – 35084
Track listing
"Tsukishirube (instrumental)" "Ame no Sanpomichi (instrumental)"
Charts ChartPeakpositionSalesTime inchartOricon Weekly Singles364,908N/A
Shizuku
"Shizuku" was the ending theme song for .hack//Quantum. Catalog Number VTCL – 35097
Track listing
Vocalists: Yūka Nanri, Takumi Ozawa, Kaori Nishina
"Shizuku (instrumental)" "Heart Bible (instrumental)"
Charts ChartPeakpositionSalesTime inchartOricon Weekly Singles891, 404N/A
Kiseki
"Kiseki" was the ending theme for the anime Sacred Seven. Catalog Number VTCL – 35115
Track listing
"Kiseki (instrumental)" "Anata to Watashi no Uta (instrumental)"
Charts ChartPeakpositionSalesTime inchartOricon Weekly Singles234,022N/A
BLOODY HOLIC
"BLOODY HOLIC" was the ending theme for the anime Blood Lad. Catalog Number VTCL-35156
Track listing "BLOODY HOLIC" "snow wind" "BLOODY HOLIC" (without vocal) "snow wind" (without vocal)
References
External links Official blog Official website