Azumi Waki

Azumi Waki (和氣 あず未) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo who is affiliated with Haikyō. She debuted in 2015, playing the role of Sanae Katagiri in the video game The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls. She is also known for her roles as Galko in Please Tell Me! Galko-chan, Maika Sakuranomiya in Blend S, Special Week in Uma Musume Pretty Derby, and Senko in The Helpful Fox Senko-san.

In January 2020, she made her debut as a solo singer under Nippon Columbia.

Biography
Waki was born in Tokyo. She has three older siblings. Although she had been interested in anime since she was young, she initially dreamed of becoming a flight attendant. She continued pursuing this dream after entering junior high school, although she gave up upon reaching high school because she felt that her English language skills were inadequate. At the age of 13, as her interest in anime grew, she instead decided to pursue a voice acting career.

Waki enrolled at the Tokyo Anime Voice Acting College after her third year of high school, where she would also work as a radio assistant personality while studying. After graduating from the college, she became affiliated with Haikyō. Her first voice acting role was as Sanae Katagiri in the video game and anime series The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls. That same year, she was cast as Eri Higuchi in the anime series Ani Tore! EX.

In 2016, Waki played the role of Galko in the anime series Please Tell Me! Galko-chan. She along with her co-stars also performed the show's opening theme "YPMA Girls".

In 2017, she played the role of Maika Sakuranomiya, the main character of the anime series Blend S; she and her co-stars Akari Kitō and Anzu Haruno performed the show's opening theme "Bon Appétit♡S" (ぼなぺてぃーと♡S) and ending theme "Detarame na Minus to Plus ni Okeru Blend Kō" (デタラメなマイナスとプラスにおけるブレンド考) under the name Blend A. She was also cast as the character Special Week in the multimedia franchise Uma Musume Pretty Derby.

In 2018, Waki played Special Week in the anime series of Uma Musume Pretty Derby. She also played the role of Rem Galleu in the anime series How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, and Elly in the anime series Ms. Vampire who lives in my neighborhood.

In 2019, she played Ao Horie in the anime series Ao-chan Can't Study!. She also played the role of Senko in the anime series The Helpful Fox Senko-san, Shion Kujō in the anime series Are You Lost?, and Adele von Ascham in the anime series Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!.

In 2020, she played Akari in the anime series Shachibato! President, It's Time for Battle!, Kusue Hakozaki in the anime series I'm Standing on a Million Lives, and Fina in the anime series Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear.

In 2021, she played Hinata Tachibana in the anime series Tokyo Revengers, Flatorte in the anime series I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level, Nagisa Minase in the anime series Girlfriend, Girlfriend, and Tsukimi Teruya in The Aquatope on White Sand.

In 2022, she will play Nanao Inusaka in the anime series Orient, and Dryad in the anime series My Isekai Life.

In August 2023, she announced her marriage to a man whom she met through a common hobby of gaming.

Theatrical animation

 * The Orbital Children (2022) – Konoha Be Nanase
 * My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie (2023) – Anne Shelley
 * Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction (2024) – Futaba Takemoto

Video games

 * The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls – Sanae Katagiri


 * Shikigami Monogatari – Tsukito
 * 8 Beat Story – Yukina Hoshimiya
 * Kirara Fantasia – Clea, Sakuranomiya Maika
 * Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight: Re LIVE – Otonashi Ichie
 * Magia Record (2018) – Seika Kumi
 * Astral Chain – Olive
 * Girls' Frontline  – AK-12, Steyr AUG
 * Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation – Sayuri
 * Fate/Grand Order – Fairy Knight Tristan (Baobhan Sith)
 * Fire Emblem Heroes – Peony
 * Azur Lane – Suzuya, Kumano
 * Ash Arms – M7 Priest, M18 Hellcat
 * The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie – Lapis Rosenberg
 * Touhou Cannonball – Youmu Konpaku
 * Alchemy Stars – Clover, Pepi, Philyshy
 * The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II – Zita Asverl
 * Lackgirl I – Mizuha
 * Loop8: Summer of Gods – Konoha
 * Towa Tsugai – Flamingo
 * Genshin Impact – Charlotte

Others

 * The Summer You Were There (manga), Asaka Kaori (promotional videos)