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Akari Nibu (丹生明里) is a Japanese singer, voice actress, and television personality, represented by Sony Music Records. She is a member of the idol group Hinatazaka46.

Music
Nibu considered becoming an idol after listening to the Keyakizaka46 song "Silent Majority" and joined the audition for Hiragana Keyakizaka46, which was a subgroup of Keyakizaka46. On August 15, 2017, she was introduced as a second generation member of Hiragana Keyakizaka46, renamed in 2019 to Hinatazaka46.

Other ventures
As an avid gamer, Nibu is a co-host of the e-sports talk show Choten on TV Tokyo and is a recurring host on other gaming television shows, such as Hiroiki Ariyoshi's ''Ariyoshiiieeeee! ''

Nibu is a fan of shōnen manga, particularly Dragon Ball and The Promised Neverland. In 2018, she guested in an Animax special feature to commemmorate the release of Dragon Ball Super: Broly.

In October 2020, it was announced that Nibu and fellow Hinatazaka46 members Miku Kanemura and Miho Watanabe would become voice actresses for the animated miniseries based on the character Pickles the Frog (ピクルス ザ フロッグ).

In March 2021, it was announced that Nibu would join the voice acting cast of the animated film adaptation of the video game Deemo.

Personal life
Nibu lives in Saitama Prefecture, but was born in Tochigi Prefecture and lived in Gunma Prefecture until she was seven years old. She has two older brothers.

Nibu holds a third dan rank in kendo and took part in prefectural tournaments when she was in middle school.