__Birthday:__  Claims to have forgotten
__Place of Birth:__ Kazdel
__Race:__ Sarkaz
__Height:__ 165 cm

W, Sarkaz mercenary leader. W's squad, having been involved in Kazdel's lengthy civil war, is infamous for their brutal and efficient combat methods. W clashed with Rhodes Island during the Chernobog incident, but after defecting from Reunion for unknown reasons, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Rhodes Island after negotiating with Dr. Kal'tsit in person.

In the land of Terra, natural disasters of unknown causes have been occurring irregularly in many areas. Therefore, the majority of the people, in order to escape those natural disasters, came to live in mobile cities developed over the years. The Originium left behind at the site of such Catastrophes, has led to the rapid progress of civilization due to their immense energy. But it also brought something else with it — an incurable disease called Oripathy.
 
Because the bodies of those with Oripathy gradually crystalize and become a new source of infection at the time of death, in many countries, the Infected are subject to persecution under regimes of segregation and forced labor. Those who were oppressed by the governments are starting to rebel. Rhodes Island, a pharmaceutical company researching a cure for Oripathy, takes up their arms and starts a conquest trying to save all the people from the disease.
 
(Source: Official Site, translated, edited)

__Height:__ 151 cm

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Attended Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyuujo before becoming affiliated with her first management company. She works for Link Plan and was formerly affiliated with I'm Enterprise and Assemble Heart. Because of her strong voice, she often voiced tsundere characters.

She is a member of the duo [Petit Milady](https://anilist.co/staff/116523/petit-milady) with fellow voice actress [Aoi Yuuki](https://anilist.co/staff/101686/Aoi-Yuuki).

She married voice actor [Yuuki Kaji](https://anilist.co/staff/95672/) on her 30th birthday in 2019. On June 30, 2022 she announced that she was expecting her first child with Kaji.

**Non-Anime Roles:**

- Anderson - Call of Duty: Black Ops II (VG) 
- Atama - Nisekoi: Yomeiri!? (VG)
- Belle - Pokémon Black/White 2 Trailer (Web Trailer)
- Chii Aruel - Soul Worker (VG) 
- Chihori Terasaki - Mahjong Soul (VG)
- Chiori - Genshin Impact (VG)
- Diaochan - Sangokushi Legion (VG)
- Filia - Skullgirls: Second Encore' (VG)
- Io - Phantasy Star Online 2 (VG)
- Jessica Albert - Dragon Quest Heroes II (VG)
- Jessica Albert - Dragon Quest Heroes (VG)
- Jessica Albert - Dragon Quest VIII (VG)
- Kirino Kosaka - To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (VG)
- Kirino Kosaka - To Aru Majutsu no Index (VG)
- Kohinata Ichigo - Girl Friend Beta (VG)
- Labrys - Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena (VG)
- Leafa - Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment (VG)
- Mami Mizuno - Watashi ni xx Shinasai! (Drama CD)
- Miharu Shimizu - Baka & Test Special Volume 11 Drama CD (Drama CD) 
- Qiyana - League of Legends (VG)
- Raviola - OZ Chrono Chronicle (VG)
- Reiko Tawa - Digimonstory Cybersleuth (VG)
- Rhyme - Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (VG)
- Saaya Uchiyama - CV: Casting Voice (VG)
- Sachiko Koshimizu - THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER 020: Sachiko Koshimizu (Music/Drama CD)
- Sargas - Starly Girls -Episode Starsia- (VG)
- Shirley Orlando - The Legend of Heroes: Ao No Kiseki (VG) 
- Shirley Orlando - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III (VG)
- Somari - Luna Princess from the Angel Empire (VG)
- Sun Shangxiang - Sangokushi Legion (VG)
- Tama - World of Final Fantasy (VG)
- Tsubaki - Trinity Universe (VG)
- Victoria - Hitman: Absolution (VG) 
- Voice - TAKAMICHI SUMMER WORKS: 'Empire of Summer'; 'Cicada' (Visual Movie)
- W - Arknights (VG)
- Yamato - Kantai Collection (VG) 
- Yamato - Kancolle (VG)
- Yuugumo - Kancolle (VG)
- Makigumo - Kancolle (VG)
- Akigumo - Kancolle (VG)
- Naganami - Kancolle (VG)
- Yuuna Ichigo - Light Novel no Tanoshii Kakikata (Live-Action Movie)
- Yuzu Aihara - citrus (Drama CD)
- Zenobia - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (VG)
- Privaty - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)
- Nero - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)

Oripathy, an incurable disease that slowly crystallizes the bodies of those infected until their deaths.
 
Rhodes Island is a pharmaceutical company that endeavors to find a cure and solve the problems that follow in the disease's wake,
and in an attempt to put a stop to the revolt of the terrorist organization known as Reunion Movement whose ultimate goal is the salvation of the Infected,
Rhodes Island has formed a contract with the Yanese city of Lungmen and continues its mission there.
 
However, Amiya has found herself despondent since their battle against Skullshatterer, unable to accept the fact they were unable to save Misha.
 
In the meantime, Rhodes Island deploys a reconnaissance squad to an abandoned city discovered in the Lungmen countryside.
There, the squad notices a strange phenomenon unfolding before them…

"She" was supposed to be a beacon of hope. But now her anger and hatred have turned into flames of war and are about to engulf the people.
 
Only Rhodes Island, a neutral organization, can stop Reunion's rampage and the conspiracy behind it. Amiya and the others head towards Chernobog's Core City, which is on a collision course with Lungmen. What fate awaits them there...
 
(Source: Official Site, translated, edited)

Assorted commercials for the mobile game Arknights. These short animations aired on TV and were posted to Arknights YouTube channel, while additionally shared via Twitter, advertising the game and associated events after its Japan launch. 
 
The list of the commercials are as follows (note that CMs without animation are not present and, for the ones with long and short versions, the longer version is taken into consideration)
 
1) Official Animation Trailer (アニメPV) [7 January 2020] 
2) Grani and the Knights’ Treasure (騎兵と狩人) [30 January 2020] 
3) EP05 Necessary Solutions (第五章「快刀乱麻」) [5 March 2020] 
4) Operational Intelligence (戦地の逸話) [25 March 2020] 
5) Heart of Surging Flame (青く燃ゆる心) [21 April 2020] 
6) Code of Brawl (喧騒の掟) [25 May 2020] 
7) Partial Necrosis (第六章「局部壊死」) [22 June 2020] 
8) Ancient Forge (洪炉示歳（エンシェントフォージ）) [22 July 2020] 
9) Stories of Afternoon (午後の逸話) [25 August 2020] 
10) Children of Ursus (ウルサスの子供たち) [25 September 2020] 
11) Twilight of Wolumonde (ウォルモンドの薄暮) [22 October 2020] 
12) Darknights Memoir (闇夜に生きる) [8 December 2020] 
13) The Birth of Tragedy (第七章「苦難揺籃」) [24 December 2020] 
14) Heart of Surging Flame - Rerun (復刻「青く燃ゆる心」) [18 January 2021] 
15) The Great Chief Returns (帰還！密林の長) [19 February 2021] 
16) Rewinding Breeze (在りし日の風を求めて) [22 March 2021] 
17) Maria Nearl (マリア・ニアール) [5 April 2021] 
18) Roaring Flare (第八章「怒号光明」) [21 April 2021] 
19) Mansfield Break (孤島激震) [18 June 2021] 
20) Beyond Here (彼方を望む) [2 July 2021] 
21) Who Is Real (画中人) [22 July 2021] 
22) Operation Originium Dust (オペレーション オリジニウムダスト) [13 August 2021] 
23) A Walk in The Dust (遺塵の道を) [28 September 2021] 
24) Under Tides (潮汐の下) [15 October 2021] 
25) Preluding Lights (灯火序曲) [6 December 2021] 
26) Dossoles Holiday (ドッソレスホリデー) [9 January 2022] 
27) Stormwatch (第九章「暴風眺望」) [15 March 2022] 
28) Pinus Sylvestris (赤松林) [11 April 2022] 
29) Near Light (ニアーライト) [21 April 2022] 
30) Break the Ice (風雪一過) [27 June 2022] 
31) Invitation to Wine (将進酒) [23 July 2022] 
32) A Light Spark in Darkness (闇散らす火花) [16 August 2022] 
33) Guide Ahead (吾れ先導者たらん) [13 September 2022] 
34) Shatterpoint (第十章「光冠残蝕」) [17 October 2022] 
35) Stultifera Navis (狂人号) [21 October 2022] 
36) Lingering Echoes (塵影に交わる残響) [23 December 2022] 
37) Ideal City: Endless Carnival (理想都市-エンドレスカーニバル-) [7 January 2023] 
38) Dorothy's Vision (翠玉の夢) [10 March 2023] 
39) An Obscure Wanderer (夕景に影ありて) [27 March 2023] 
40) Return to Mist (第十一章「淬火煙塵」) [24 April 2023] 
41) IL Siracusano (シラクザーノ) [15 May 2023] 
42) What The Firelight Casts (この炎が照らす先) [10 June 2023] 
43) Where Vernal Winds Will Never Blow (登臨意) [22 July 2023] 
44) A Death in Chunfen (春分) [18 August 2023] 
45) All Quiet under the Thunder (第十二章「驚靂蕭然」) [20 October 2023] 
46) Lone Trail (孤星) [4 November 2023] 
47) Hortus de Escapismo (空想の花庭) [18 December 2023] 
48) KFCコラボ [13 January 2024] 
49) So Long, Adele: Home Away From Home (火山と雲と夢色の旅路) [13 January 2024] 
50) The Black Forest Wills A Dream (樹影にて眠る) [23 February 2024] 
51) Come Catastrophes or Wakes of Vultures (ダーティマネー) [15 March 2024] 
52) The Whirlpool that is Passion (第十三章「悪兆渦流」) [12 April 2024] 
53) Zwillingstürme im Herbst (ツヴィリングトゥルムの黄金) [23 April 2024] 
54) The Rides to Lake Silberneherze (銀心湖鉄道) [18 June 2024] 
55) To the Grinning Valley (ニヤニヤ谷へ) [5 July 2024] 
56) Here A People Sows (懐黍離) [27 July 2024] 
57) Operation Lucent Arrowhead (オペレーション ルーセントアローヘッド) [2 September 2024] 
58) Babel (バベル) [8 October 2024] 
59) Absolved Will Be the Seekers (第十四章「慈悲光塔」) [26 October 2024] 
60) Path of Life (生存航路) [29 November 2024] 
61) Adventure That Cannot Wait for the Sun (太陽すらも追い越して) [12 January 2025] 
62) A Kazdelian Rescue (溶炉『還魂』 譚) [4 February 2025] 
63) Ending a Grand Overture (落日の向こうへ) [4 April 2025] 
64) I Portatori dei Velluti (幕開く者たち) [19 April 2025]

The official comic anthology of Arknights, published by Ichijinsha.
 
Features LGD shenanigans with Ch'en and Swire fighting, Silverash siblings, Penguin Logistics doing what they do best - everyday troubles and day-to-day life at Rhodes Island!
 (Source: Ichijinsha, translated)

Animated music video for the song Ashen by My First Story, first premiered during Arknights CN 4.5 anniversary livestream. 

Note: After the stream, it was uploaded separately on the Arknights Bilibili page on October 23, 2023.

Animated shorts showing the daily life on Rhodes Island.
 
Note: Includes 1 extra episode that was shown as a preview for the series on the Chinese 2nd Anniversary Special Live Stream

Theresa was assassinated and the Tower of Babel fell. After the nameless soldiers involved in the core assassination mission were eliminated, W's anger was not extinguished yet. Next on the revenge list is a team of Sarkaz mercenaries who provided assistance outside the assassination operation. They were escorting "something" and fleeing to the border...
 
This is a memory that W has never mentioned.
 
It is the epitome of the Sakazi's struggle to survive the long war - the victim will pick up the dagger of the victimizer, and the cycle of destiny will continue.
 
(Source: Bilibili, translated)