is a Japanese musician and YouTuber from Osaka who is signed to Sony Music Associated Records. Starting her career as an independent musician in 2011, Akari gained a following performing at various live houses in Japan, as well as through uploading songs on the website Niconico. She was also cast in a stage play adaptation of the mobile game Fate/Grand Order. She made her major debut in 2018, performing the opening theme to the anime television series Happy Sugar Life. She released her first full album in October of that year.

Early life and career

Akari was born in Osaka on November 12, 1995. She had been interested in music for much of her life, and in junior high school, she primarily listened to anison and Vocaloid music. In particular, she had become a major fan of the music producer Deco*27. She was inspired to become a singer after listening to the music of Bump of Chicken and discovering YouTube.

Akari made her debut as a singer in 2011, performing in an indie band which held live shows throughout Japan. After the band broke up, she pursued a solo career. In 2014, Akari beat over 5,000 others who had participated in an audition held by . In 2016, she began uploading dōjin music on the Japanese video-sharing website Niconico. She also became the second host of the music program in January. She self-released her debut EP Shiawase ni Naritai in September 2016 and her second EP Nekuraroid no Tsukurikata in November. She quickly gained a following on Niconico: as of March 2018, her videos had been viewed at least 9 million times. She also began collaborating with other artists for her songs, including Deco*27. In 2017, she was cast as the character Mash Kyrielight in Fate/Grand Order: The Stage – Shinsei Entaku Ryōiki Camelot, a stage play adaptation of the mobile game Fate/Grand Order. She reprised the role in the sequel stage plays Zettai Majū Sensen Babylonia (2019) and Kani Jikan Shinden Solomon (2020).

During a live performance in Tokyo, in March 2018, Akari announced that she would make her major debut under Sony Music Associated Records later that year. Her first single, "One Room Sugar Life/Nantoka Narukunai?/Ai no Uta Nante" was released on August 22, 2018; the song "One Room Sugar Life" is used as the opening theme to the anime television series Happy Sugar Life. The single peaked at #33 on Oricon's weekly charts and charted for nine weeks. She released her first major album Flying Best: Shiranaino? Chimata de Uwasa no Dame Tenshi on October 3, 2018. Her second major single, "Turing Love feat. Sou/Piyo" was released on February 5, 2020; the song "Turing Love" is used as the ending theme to the anime television series Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It. Her third major single "Higher's High" was released on October 21, 2020; the title song is used as the opening theme to the anime television series Warlords of Sigrdrifa.

In 2022, she had her first overseas performance at Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2022.

Two of her songs, "Love Brain" and "Good Luck to Me Tomorrow", are included in the 2026 video game Forza Horizon 6 in-game radio station Gacha City Radio.

Personal life On February 27, 2025, Nanawo and the Oral Cigarettes's bass guitarist Akira Akirakani jointly announced their marriage.

Discography

Independent releases Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected details and chart positions Title EP details Peak chart positions Released: September 22, 2016 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — — — Released: November 5, 2016 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — — — Released: August 22, 2017 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — — — Released: February 14, 2018 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — — — "—" denotes an EP that did not chart or was not eligible to chart.

Major releases Full albums + List of full albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Released: October 3, 2018 Label: Sony Music Associated Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 15 — 14 Released: December 9, 2020 Label: Sony Music Associated Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 24 27 21 "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not eligible to chart.

Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected details and chart positions Title EP details Peak chart positions Released: April 10, 2019 Label: Sony Music Associated Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 16 20 20 Dameleon Released: October 2, 2019 Label: Sony Music Associated Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 20 23 16 Released: April 8, 2020 Label: Sony Music Associated Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 17 20 19 Doping!!!!!! Released: February 21, 2024 Label: Sony Music Associated Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 44 — 41 "—" denotes an EP that did not chart or was not eligible to chart.

Best-of albums + List of best-of albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Released: August 20, 2025 Label: Sony Music Associated Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 22 — — "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not eligible to chart.

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, certifications, and associated album Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album 2018 33 — 90 Flying Best: Shiranaino? Chimata de Uwasa no Dame Tenshi and Flying Best 2 — Flying Best: Shiranaino? Chimata de Uwasa no Dame Tenshi — 2020 13 44 91 RIAJ : Gold Nanakorobi Nanaoki and Flying Best 2 — "Higher's High" 15 — — Nanakorobi Nanaoki and Flying Best 2 2021 27 — — Flying Best 2 — 2022 21 — — — 2023 32 — — 2024 40 — — — — — 2025 25 — 96 50 — — 2026 rowspan="2" rowspan="2" — rowspan="2" — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not eligible to chart.

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References

External links Official website