Sora Amamiya

Sora Amamiya (雨宮 天, Amamiya Sora, born August 28, 1993) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is affiliated with the talent agency Music Ray'n. After passing an audition held by Music Ray'n, she made her voice acting debut in 2012. She had a leading role for the anime series One Week Friends.

Sora Amamiya
雨宮 天
Amamiya in 2023
Born	(1993-08-28) August 28, 1993 (age 31) Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Voice actress singer
Years active	2012–present
Employer	Music Ray'n
Musical career
Genres	J-pop anime song
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment Japan/Music Ray'n[1][2]
Member of	TrySail
Website	amamiyasora.jp

Some of her anime roles include Elizabeth Liones in The Seven Deadly Sins, Aqua in KonoSuba, Akame in Akame ga Kill!, Touka Kirishima in Tokyo Ghoul, Asseylum Vers Allusia in Aldnoah.Zero, Chizuru Ichinose in Rent-A-Girlfriend, Isla in Plastic Memories, Mayuri in Date A Live: Mayuri Judgement, Miia in Monster Musume, Hitomi Uzaki in Killing Bites, Ayame Himuro in Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It, and Nazuna Nanakusa in Call of the Night. She also performed theme songs for various anime she has acted in. She won the Best Rookie Actress Award at the 9th Seiyu Awards.

Amamiya is a member of the music unit TrySail, along with voice actresses Momo Asakura and Shiina Natsukawa. She is also active as a solo singer, having released four albums, three compilation albums, and two cover album as of 2025. Her music career has been influenced by various inspirations, including among others CD covers and foreign styles of music.

Biography

Early life

Amamiya was born in Tokyo, Japan.^[3] She encountered a video collection of voice actress Miyuki Sawashiro's roles while a high-school sophomore.^[4] The event inspired her to become a voice actress.^[4][5]

Acting career

Amamiya, together with Momo Asakura and Shiina Natsukawa, passed an audition held by Music Ray'n in 2011, with the three making their voice acting debut in 2012.^[6] Her first lead role was Kaori Fujimiya in the 2014 anime television series One Week Friends.^[7] That same year, she played the role of Akame in Akame ga Kill!,^[8] Asseylum Vers Allusia in Aldnoah.Zero,^[9] Touka Kirishima in Tokyo Ghoul,^[10] and Elizabeth Liones in The Seven Deadly Sins.^[11]

In 2015, she was cast as Isla in Plastic Memories,^[12] Miia in Monster Musume,^[13] and Mayuri in the anime film Date A Live: Mayuri Judgement.^[14] Amamiya, together with Reina Ueda and Aya Suzaki, received the Best Rookie Actress Award at the 9th Seiyu Awards in March 2015.^[15] That same year, she played the role of Aqua in the anime KonoSuba.^[16]

In 2017, she played the role of Rui Kanoya in Re:Creators,^[17] and Haruka Narumi in Battle Girl High School.^[18] The following year, she was cast as Methode in Beatless,^[19] Hitomi Uzaki in Killing Bites,^[20] and Dancho Arthur in the mobile game Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur; she would later reprise the role in the game's anime adaptation.^[21] She played the role of Akemi Sōryūin in the anime How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?,^[22] and reprised her role as Aqua in the anime film KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson in 2019.^[23]

In 2020, she played Chizuru Mizuhara in the anime series Rent-A-Girlfriend.^[24] In 2021, she voiced Miko Yotsuya in the anime series Mieruko-chan.^[25]

Music career

Amamiya's music career began when she performed the song "Kanade" (奏（かなで）, lit. "Symphony"), a cover of a 2004 single by Sukima Switch.^[4] The song was used as the ending theme to One Week Friends.^[26] She made her official music debut for Music Ray'n by performing Akame ga Kill's opening theme song "Skyreach"; the song peaked at number 13 on the Oricon weekly charts.^[27][28]

In late 2014, Amamiya, Asakura, and Natsukawa formed the music unit TrySail,^[29] which released its first single "Youthful Dreamer", used as the opening theme song to the anime television series Ultimate Otaku Teacher, on May 13, 2015.^[30] In 2016, she, along with her co-stars, Rie Takahashi and Ai Kayano performed KonoSuba's ending theme song "Chīsana Bōken-sha" (ちいさな冒険者, lit."Little Adventurer").^[31] She released her first solo album Various BLUE on September 7, 2016; the album peaked at number 7 on the Oricon weekly charts.^[32][33] Her second album The Only BLUE was released on July 11, 2018.^[33]

In 2020, she performed the song "Kimi o Tooshite" (君を通して), which was used as an insert song in the twelfth episode of Rent-A-Girlfriend.^[34] She released her third album Paint It, BLUE on September 2, 2020.^[33] In 2021, she performed the songs "Mienai Kara ne!?" (見えないからね!?, "I Can't See Them, Okay!?") and "Mita na? Mita yo ne?? Miteru yo ne???" (ミタナ？ミタヨネ？？ミテルヨネ？？？, "You Saw Me? You Saw Me, Right?? You're Seeing Me Right Now, Right???"), which are used as the opening and ending themes respectively to Mieruko-chan.^[35] She released a cover album titled Covers: Sora Amamiya Favorite Songs on October 21, 2021, and two compilation albums titled Red and Blue on January 5, 2022.^[33]

Musical style and influences

In an interview with the anime publication LisAni!, Amamiya described the production process of her single "Freesia", the title track of which was used as the ending theme to the Japanese airing of the animated television series Heaven Official's Blessing.^[36] She noted that, starting in 2017, she tended to release solo singles in odd-numbered years, and how "Freesia" fit that pattern as well.^[36] She noted that "Freesia" has an oriental atmosphere, with the first part having the image of a small room that opens up as a result of becoming rusty; the song's oriental atmosphere also influenced its music video.^[36] The appearance of the single's title on the cover, as well as the cover itself, were meant to be reminiscent of a retro 7-inch single, with her emphasizing this point by holding a vintage microphone.^[36] For the single's B-side "Jōnetsu no Te Amo", she aimed for the song to have a Latin flavor, with the song featuring a Spanish guitar among other influences.^[36] She noted that writing the song was a challenge as she did not play the guitar and she had to research various kinds of instruments.^[36] The single's third song "Emerald" was also noted to have an exotic introduction.^[36]

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[1]
2012	From the New World	Misuzu	Ep. 2	[11]
2012	My Little Monster	Female student E	Ep. 4	[11]
2012	Aikatsu!	Konatsu Hayase, Wakaba Kuze, Yuna Nakayama		[11]
2013	Yonhyaku-nijuu Renpai Girl	Miyako Dokuutsugi	Light novel special anime PV	[37]
2013	Jewelpet Happiness	Female student	Ep. 1[38]	[11]
2013	A Certain Scientific Railgun S	Girl	Ep. 7, 17	[11][39]
2013	Majestic Prince	Rona	Ep. 9, 12-13, 15, 18, 21, 23-25	[11]
2013	Silver Spoon	Female student B		[11]
2013	Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation	Nation B		[11]
2013	Gaist Crusher	Midori Hisui		[11]
2013	Log Horizon	Liliana		[40]
2013	Wanna Be the Strongest in the World	Aika Hayase		[41]
2014	Nobunaga the Fool	Operator	Ep. 1	[11]
2014	Blade & Soul	Jin Hazuki		[42]
2014–2020	The Irregular at Magic High School	Honoka Mitsui		[43][11][39]
2014	One Week Friends	Kaori Fujimiya		[7][44][11][39]
2014	Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season	First year student A	Ep. 7	[11]
2014–2018	Tokyo Ghoul	Touka Kirishima	Also √A and :re	[10][11][39]
2014–2015	Aldnoah.Zero	Asseylum Vers Allusia	Also season 2	[9][11]
2014	Akame ga Kill!	Akame		[8][11][39]
2014–2021	The Seven Deadly Sins	Elizabeth Liones, Liz	Also seasons 2-4	[11]
2014	Channel 5.5 - The Rose of Versailles parody remake	Marie Antoinette	ONA	[45]
2014	Lord Marksman and Vanadis	Girl	Ep. 8, 10	[11]
2014	Tenkuu Shinpan	Yuri Honjo	ONA	[46]
2015	Plastic Memories	Isla		[12][11][39]
2015	Ultimate Otaku Teacher	Minako Kanou		[47]
2015	Punch Line	Mikatan Narugino		[48]
2015	Ninja Slayer From Animation	Yamoto Koki	ONA	[49]
2015	Classroom Crisis	Iris Shirasaki		[39][50]
2015–2017	Monster Musume	Miia	Also OVA	[13][39]
2016	Divine Gate	Yukari		[39][51]
2016–present	KonoSuba	Aqua	Also season 2, 3 and OVAs	[16][11]
2016–2021	Bungo Stray Dogs	Elise	Also season 2 and 3	[11][39]
2016–2017	High School Fleet	Moeka China	Also OVA	[39][52]
2016	Puzzle & Dragons X	Sonia		[11]
2016	Qualidea Code	Aoi Yaegaki		[53]
2016	Izetta: The Last Witch	Sophie		[11][39]
2016	WWW.Working!!	Shiho Kamakura		[11][39]
2017	Interviews with Monster Girls	Kurtz		[54]
2017	Hand Shakers	Musubu Takatsuki		[55]
2017–2019	Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai!	Shi Miao	Also season 2 and 3	[56]
2017	Re:Creators	Rui Kanoya	Herself in Ep. 16-17, 21	[17][39]
2017	Battle Girl High School	Haruka Narumi		[18]
2017	Yume ga Sameru Made	Yuki	ONA	[57]
2018–2019	Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion THE ANIMATION	Futaba Mihara		[58]
2018	Overlord II	Crusch Lulu		[59]
2018	Beatless	Methode		[19]
2018	Killing Bites	Hitomi Uzaki		[20]
2018	Baki	Kozue Matsumoto		[60]
2018	Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai	Uzuki Hirokawa		[61]
2018–2019	Million Arthur	Dancho Arthur	Also season 2	[21][39]
2019–present	Isekai Quartet	Aqua	Also season 2 and 3	[62]
2019	How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?	Akemi Sōryūin		[22]
2019	Doraemon	Candy	Ep. 572a	[63]
2019	Azur Lane	Illustrious		[64]
2019	Kemono Michi: Rise Up	Ioana, Friend		[65]
2020–2022	Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story	Yachiyo Nanami		[66]
2020	Drifting Dragons	Takita		[67]
2020–2022	Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It	Ayame Himuro		[68]
2020	Pokémon: Twilight Wings	Rurina (Nessa)		[69]
2020	Appare-Ranman!	Jin Xiaoleng		[70]
2020–present	Rent-A-Girlfriend	Chizuru Mizuhara		[24]
2020–present	Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World	Aliceliese Lou Nebulis IX		[71]
2020	Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs	Karura Hiōgi	OVA	[72]
2021	Idoly Pride	Rui Tendō		[73]
2021	The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter	Elna Stongs		[1]
2021	The Honor Student at Magic High School	Honoka Mitsui		[74]
2021	Mieruko-chan	Miko Yotsuya		[25]
2021–2024	Banished from the Hero's Party	Yarandrala		[75]
2022	Akebi's Sailor Uniform	Erika Kizaki		[76]
2022	Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2	Miyako / Miyako Izumo	Ep. 8, 10	[77]
2022	Heroines Run the Show	Sena Narumi		[78]
2022	Call of the Night	Nazuna Nanakusa		[79]
2023	Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible	Saki Kubo		[80]
2023	Spy Classroom	Lily		[81]
2023	Mendako no Menmen	Menmen		[82]
2023	Insomniacs After School	Haya Magari		[83]
2023	Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead	Saori Ohtori		[84]
2023	The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess	Millicent Bluenight		[85]
2023	The Idolmaster Million Live!	Shiho Kitazawa		[86]
2023	Protocol: Rain	Yū Saegusa		[87]
2024	Classroom of the Elite	Nazuna Asahina		[88]
2024	Ishura	Curte the Clear Sky		[89]
2024	The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases	Noel		[90]
2024	Sound! Euphonium 3	Kanade Hisaishi		[91]
2024	Wistoria: Wand and Sword	Elnor Ljos Alf		[92]
2025	Magic Maker: Isekai Mahō no Tsukurikata	Rose		[93]
2025	Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms	Asahi Shonan		[94]
2025	Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time	Goddess Nolyn		[95]
2025	#Compass 2.0: Combat Providence Analysis System	Jeanne		[96]
2025	Egao no Taenai Shokuba Desu	Kaede Satō		[97]

Films

List of voice performances in feature films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[1]
2014	The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future!	Shiho Kitazawa		[11]
2015	Love Live! The School Idol Movie	School idol		[11]
	Date A Live: Mayuri Judgement	Mayuri		[14][11][39]
	The Anthem of the Heart	Natsuki Nitō		[11]
2016	Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai	Sena Narumi		[11]
	Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai	Sena Narumi		[11]
2017	Blame!	Zuru		[11]
	The Irregular at Magic High School: The Movie – The Girl Who Summons the Stars	Honoka Mitsui		[11]
2018	The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky	Elizabeth Liones		[98]
2019	Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day	Kanade Hisaishi		[99]
	Hakubo	Rina		[100]
	KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson	Aqua		[23]
2020	High School Fleet: The Movie	Moeka China		[101]
	Kono Sekai no Tanoshimikata: Secret Story Film	Sena Narumi		[102]
2021	The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light	Elizabeth Liones		[11]
2022	Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpūden	Fūko		[103]
	The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh	Elizabeth Liones		[104]
2023	Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out	Uzuki Hirokawa		[105]
	Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest	Kanade Hisaishi		[106]
2024	Ganbatte Ikimasshoi	Eiko Murakami		[107]
2025	Make a Girl	Akane Kōmura		[108]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[1]
2013	The Idolmaster Million Live!	Shiho Kitazawa	iOS, Android	[11][39]
2013	Gaist Crusher	Hisui Midori	3DS	[109]
2014	Freedom Wars	Shizuka "Fake" Laurent	PS Vita	[110]
2014	The Irregular at Magic High School: LOST ZERO	Honoka Mitsui	PS Vita	[111]
2014	The Irregular at Magic High School: Out of Order	Honoka Mitsui	iOS, Android	[11]
2015	The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights in the Pocket	Elizabeth Liones	iOS, Android	[112]
2015	The Seven Deadly Sins: Unjust Sin	Elizabeth Liones	3DS	[11][110]
2015	Granblue Fantasy	Dorothy	iOS, Android	[113]
2015	Princess Connect!	Miyako Izumo	iOS, Android	[11]
2015	Twilight Lore	Abbey	iOS, Android	[114]
2015	Battle Girl High School	Haruka Narumi	iOS, Android	[11][39]
2015	Valiant Knights	Ciel Luminous	iOS, Android	[39]
2015	Dragon's Dogma Online	Cecily	PS3, PS4, PC	[110]
2015	Tokyo Ghoul: Jail	Touka Kirishima	PS Vita	[110]
2015	MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death	Flea	PS Vita	[11]
2016	Alice Order	Manatsu Rindou	iOS, Android	[110]
2016	Girls' Frontline	Astra, Bren, Type 56-1	iOS, Android	[115]
2016	Digimon World: Next Order	Luche	PS Vita, PS4	[11]
2016	Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth	Solor	3DS	[110]
2016	Plastic Memories	Isla	PS Vita	[11]
2016	World of Final Fantasy	Reynn	PS4, PS Vita	[11]
2017	The Idolmaster: Million Live! Theater Days	Shiho Kitazawa	iOS, Android	[116]
2017	Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story	Yachiyo Nanami	iOS, Android	[117]
2017	Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! -Kono Yokubukai Game ni Shinpan o!-	Aqua	PS4, PS Vita	[110]
2017	Azur Lane	Illustrious, Le Triomphant	iOS, Android	[118][119]
2018	Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2	Rika Ryuzouji	iOS, Android	[120]
2018	The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia	Elizabeth Liones	PS4	[110]
2018	Princess Connect! Re:Dive	Miyako Izumo	iOS, Android	[121]
2018	Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur	Dancho Arthur	iOS, Android	[21]
2018	Sdorica	Angelia Carlos, Angelia SP, Angelia MZ	iOS, Android	[122]
2018	Fate/Grand Order	Valkyrie Thrúd	iOS, Android	[110]
2018	Dragalia Lost	Louise	iOS, Android	[123]
2018	Fire Emblem Heroes	Eir	iOS, Android	[110][124]
2019	Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age	Serena, Puff-Puff Girl	Nintendo Switch, PS4, PC, Xbox One, Google Stadia	[125][126]
2019	Star Ocean: Anamnesis	Kasumi Yoshizawa	iOS, Android	[127]
2019	Persona 5 Royal	Kasumi Yoshizawa, Cendrillon	PS4	[128]
2020	KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Fantastic Days	Aqua	iOS, Android	[129]
2021	Idoly Pride	Rui Tendō	iOS, Android	[73]
2021	Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne	Melty Pristis	PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC	[130]
2021	The King of Fighters All Star	Elizabeth Liones	iOS, Android	[131]
2021	Rune Factory 5	Alice	Nintendo Switch	[132]
2021	Alchemy Stars	Bethlehem, Wendy	iOS, Android	[133]
2021	Pokémon Masters EX	Nessa, Mallow	iOS, Android	[134][135]
2021	Counter:Side	Aoi Shizuka (Seo Yoon)	iOS, Android, PC	[136]
2022	Tower of Fantasy	Saki Fuwa	iOS, Android, PC, PS4, PS5	[137]
2022	Goddess of Victory: Nikke	Maxwell, Crow	iOS, Android	[138]
2023	Persona 5 Tactica	Kasumi Yoshizawa	PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC	[139]
TBA	Panic in Sweets Land	Mint	PC	[140]

Live-action

List of acting performances in live-action

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2017	One Week Friends	School intercom	Voice role	[141]
2018	Kamen Rider Build	Vernage/CD Lost Smash	Ep. 25, 29-30, 36-37, 43, 49	[142]
2022	Rent-A-Girlfriend	Game character	Voice role	[143]
2023	Stand Up Start	M		[144]

Dubbing

List of voice dub performances in overseas productions

Title	Role	Voice dub for	Notes	Source
Absentia	Flynn Durand	Patrick McAuley	TV series	[145]
All Saints Street	Jiuyue	Yang Ning	TV series	[146]
Assassin's Creed Origins	Cleopatra	Zora Bishop	Video game	[147]
Big Fish & Begonia	Chun	Ji Guanlin	Animation	[148]
Helix	Mademoiselle Durant	Alexandra Sicard	TV series	[149]
Meg 2: The Trench	Meiying Zhang	Sophia Cai	Film	[150]
School of Rock	Summer	Jade Pettyjohn	TV series	[151]
Ticket to Paradise	Lily Cotton	Kaitlyn Dever	Film	[152]
Uncharted	Chloe Frazer	Sophia Ali	Film	[153]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title[32]	Album details[32]	Catalogue No.	Oricon[33]
Regular edition	Limited edition	Peak position	Weeks charted
Various Blue	Released: September 7, 2016 Label: Music Ray'n Format: CD, CD + DVD, CD + Blu-ray, digital download	SMCL-440	SMCL-438/9 (CD+DVD) SMCL-436/7 (CD+Blu-ray)	7	5
The Only Blue	Released: July 11, 2018 Label: Music Ray'n Format: CD, CD + Blu-ray, digital download	SMCL-548	SMCL-546/7	6	5
Paint it, Blue	Released: September 2, 2020 Label: Music Ray'n Format: CD, CD + DVD, CD + Blu-ray, digital download	SMCL-675	SMCL-670/2 (CD+DVD) SMCL-673/4 (CD+Blu-ray)	7	4
Ten to Bluer	Released: March 27, 2024 Label: Music Ray'n Format: CD, CD + DVD, CD + Blu-ray, digital download	SMCL-885	SMCL-880/2 (CD+DVD) SMCL-883/4 (CD+Blu-ray)	10	3

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Release date	Title[32]	Catalogue No. (Regular edition)	Oricon[28]	Album	Notes
Peak position	Weeks charted
August 13, 2014	"Skyreach"	SMCL-348	13	9	Various BLUE	1st opening theme song for Akame ga Kill!
November 19, 2014	"Tsukiakari" (月灯り)	SMCL-361	25	4		2nd ending theme song for Akame ga Kill!
September 9, 2015	"Velvet Rays"	SMCL-388	20	4		Theme song for Valiant Knights
July 26, 2017	"irodori"	SMCL-494	8	3	The Only BLUE	—
December 13, 2017	"Eternal"	SMCL-523	15	3
May 9, 2018	"Chikai" (誓い)	SMCL-541	10	5		2nd ending theme song for The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments
January 16, 2019	"Defiance"	SMCL-579	9	4	Paint it, BLUE	—
July 10, 2019	"Viper"	SMCL-606	11	1
November 6, 2019	"Regeneration"	SMCL-625	13	1		Ending theme song for The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath of the Gods
January 15, 2020	"Paradox"	SMCL-642	7	1		Opening theme song for Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It
May 12, 2021	"Eien no Aria" (永遠のAria)	SMCL-702	11	5	TBA	2nd opening theme song for The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement
July 21, 2021	"Freesia" (フリイジア)	SMCL-719	11	4		Ending theme song for Heaven Official's Blessing
May 11, 2022	"Love-Evidence"	SMCL-763	13	5	Ten to Bluer	Opening theme song for Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It
January 31, 2024	"Shoten" (衝天)	SMCL-859	11	3		—