Youki Chiharu is the newest transfer student in Amatsuyu Kisaragi's class. Her nickname, Tsubaki, is derived from the combination of the second character of her given name (春) and surname (木), resulting in (椿) which is the Japanese name for _Toona sinensis_  or Chinese Mahogany flower. She declared an unwavering love and loyalty to Kisaragi on her first day of transferring, which irritates some of the previous heroine present in the class. She promised Amatsuyu that she'll become a girl that will love him "unconditionally, gentle and will do anything for him" while kissing his hand, making a dramatic spectacle for the class to see.

Amatsuyu "Joro" Kisaragi finds himself in a rather delightful situation, two lovely girls asked him out on a date in the same week. Little does he know he's not the actual target of their love, instead, he ends up as a love consultant forced to juggle a web of relationships more complex than initially thought. 




__Height:__ 152 cm
__Agency:__ Intention 

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__Radio Programs:__
- (2014-2017) Touyama Nao's Dream * Theater
- (2017-) Touyama Nao's Radio @ Living

__Awards:__ 
- (2019-03-09) Best Supporting Actress Award at the 13th Annual Seiyuu Awards
- (2019-03-09) Game Award at the 13th Annual Seiyuu Awards

__Early Life & Education__
She was born in Tokyo on March 11, 1992. Her father had spent 9 years abroad and was fluent in English, which allowed her to develop fluency in the language. From an early age she had an interest in anime, in particular the series _Ojamajo Doremi_ and _Sailor Moon_. However, it was the anime series _Fullmetal Alchemist_ that was the first to inspire her to become a voice actress. At the time, she was impressed that the series' protagonist Edward Elric was voiced by a female actress, [Romi Park](https://anilist.co/staff/95082/Romi-Park).

In junior high school and high school, she became part of a chorus club to help her overcome her tone deafness. It was also during this time she decided to pursue a voice acting career as she had interacted with schoolmates who had similar interests. Her parents approved of her decision, provided that she pass her university entrance exams. 

__Voice Acting Career__
While in high school, she began attending the Japan Narration Acting Institute. After 3 years of training, she passed her audition and joined the agency Arts Vision. At the same time, she also passed her entrance exam and began studying at Waseda University. She debuted as a voice actress in 2010 and later that year she played her first main role in the anime series _The World God Only Knows_. Throughout her 4 years in University, she continued to work as a voice actress, successfully managing both her work and school responsibilities. She graduated in March 2014 and left Art Vision shortly after on April 1. On May 1, 2014, she transferred to the agency Intention and is currently affiliated with them today.

__Music Career__
Her music career began when she released songs for _The World God Only Knows_ under her character name Kanon Nakagawa. In 2013, she became part of the music group Rhodanthe*, which performed theme songs for the _Kiniro Mosaic_ series. After having been cast in 2015, she has also released singles as her Idolmaster character Mizuki Kawashima. In 2016, she voiced a member of the in-universe music group Walküre, which performed songs for the anime series _Macross Δ_.

In 2017, she made her solo debut as a singer on February 1 with the release of her single "True Destiny" / "Chain the World" under the Flying Dog label. Later that year, her second single "Ima Koko" / "Tsuki ga Kirei" was released on May 24 as well as her first album _Rainbow_ on October 25. In 2018, she held her first solo live event at the Nippon Budokan on February 3 and released her third single "Tomoshibi no Manima ni" on May 30. In 2019, she released her second album _Gunjou Infinity_ on April 3. During the months of August and September, she held her first tour live event performing in the cities of Osaka, Nagoya, and Yokohama as well as cities outside of Japan like Taipei and Shanghai. In 2020, her fourth single "Aruite Ikou!" is set to release on February 5.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
- Misono Mika in "Blue Archive" (VG)
- Mualani in "Genshin Impact" (VG)

Hose is the ultimate romantic comedy protagonist, who is more talented and better than me at everything. Hose and I are going to battle over Pansy at the fateful regional tournament finals. While Nishikizuta and Toshobu high schools go head-to-head in a baseball match, I’m going to battle Hose in a popularity contest. Yes, I’m going to fight fair and square…Psych! Of course not! The odds are overwhelmingly against me, so I’m going to play dirty! Mwahahaha! I know that Hose is going to follow the rules to the tee, so I’m going to do the exact opposite…Huh? What did you say? There are some new rules? Wait a sec!<br>
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Why are all the rules in favor of the other guy? Himawari, Cosmos, Asunaro! Why did you betray me? Crap…I have no one on my side…The rules are all twisted…So, I have no shame in using all my dirty tricks so everyone can see!<br>
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(Source: Crunchyroll)

Chiharu Youki