Aoi Koga (古賀 葵, Koga Aoi, born August 24, 1993) is a Japanese
voice actress from
Saga Prefecture who is affiliated with
81 Produce. She started her voice acting career in 2014 after being inspired to do so at a young age. She played her first main role as Sora Kaneshiro in Angel's 3Piece! in 2017.
Koga is known for her roles as Yuri Ashida and Juli Liszt in Aikatsu Stars!, Yuri Miyata in Two Car, Kaguya Shinomiya in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Shouko Komi in Komi Can't Communicate, Ange le Carré in Princess Principal: Crown Handler, and Princess Ellee/Cure Majesty in Hirogaru Sky! Precure. She was part of the musical group Baby's Breath together with the other main cast members of Angel's 3Piece!. Koga also appeared as a cameo in the live-action film adaptation of Kaguya-sama: Love is War. She has received multiple awards, including Best Actress in a Leading Role at the
14th Seiyu Awards.
Biography
Early life
Koga was born in
Saga Prefecture on August 24, 1993.[1][2] She had an interest in
anime since her childhood, watching series such as Cardcaptor Sakura and Ojamajo Doremi.[3] She was first introduced to
voice acting while watching the children's television program Okaasan to Issho and becoming fond of the puppet segments featured in the show. This inspired her desire to "become friends with dolls", which along with her interest in anime, influenced her decision to pursue a career in entertainment.[3] She ultimately decided to pursue a career in voice acting after learning about the profession featured in a program she watched.[4]
Koga joined her school's softball club while in junior high, and later the light music club in high school.[5] When growing up, she experienced a sense of embarrassment regarding her interest in anime among her peers. Coupled with her shy personality and difficulties expressing herself in public, she initially concealed from others her career aspiration in voice acting. Even if some would ask her if she wanted to be a voice actress, she would instead reply about wanting to become a hairdresser or pet groomer instead.[6][7]
Acting career
After informing her family about her plans to pursue voice acting, Koga felt discouraged as she would require moving to Tokyo for work, which she did not view as practical at the time. Upon her parents' suggestion, she began taking acting lessons at a vocational school in
Fukuoka. After completing her training, she enrolled in the training school of
81 Produce, an voice acting agency, on the recommendation of a teacher and became affiliated with the company upon graduation.[8][9][6]
Koga's first credited role in an anime was a woman in Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers.[3] In 2017, she was cast as the character Sora Kaneshiro in Angel's 3Piece!; she also became part of the band Baby's Breath along with
Yūko Ōno and
Yurika Endō, her co-stars in the series.[10] She was later cast as Yuri Miyata in Two Car, where she performed the series' ending theme "Angelica Wind" together with her co-star
Aimi Tanaka.[11]
Koga has an older brother with whom she used to fight in
judo.[6] She has an interest in
manhole covers, finding it interesting how they can come in different shapes and have different characters on them.[21]
^佐賀県出身・声優インタビュー 古賀葵さん、井上剛さん (in Japanese). The Saga Shimbun. January 1, 2022.
Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
^☆卒業生出演情報☆ (in Japanese). Yoyogi Animation School Fukuoka. November 5, 2015.
Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
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^【アイマス新作】『学園アイドルマスター』発表。キャラクター設定は『俺妹』『エロマンガ先生』などの伏見つかさ氏が担当。サービス開始は2024年春を予定 [[New Idolmaster] "Gakuen Idolmaster" announced. Character design is by Tsukasa Fushimi, who has worked on works such as "Ore Imouto" and "Eromanga Sensei." Service launch scheduled for spring 2024]. Famitsu (in Japanese). March 5, 2024.
Archived from the original on March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
Aoi Koga (古賀 葵, Koga Aoi, born August 24, 1993) is a Japanese
voice actress from
Saga Prefecture who is affiliated with
81 Produce. She started her voice acting career in 2014 after being inspired to do so at a young age. She played her first main role as Sora Kaneshiro in Angel's 3Piece! in 2017.
Koga is known for her roles as Yuri Ashida and Juli Liszt in Aikatsu Stars!, Yuri Miyata in Two Car, Kaguya Shinomiya in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Shouko Komi in Komi Can't Communicate, Ange le Carré in Princess Principal: Crown Handler, and Princess Ellee/Cure Majesty in Hirogaru Sky! Precure. She was part of the musical group Baby's Breath together with the other main cast members of Angel's 3Piece!. Koga also appeared as a cameo in the live-action film adaptation of Kaguya-sama: Love is War. She has received multiple awards, including Best Actress in a Leading Role at the
14th Seiyu Awards.
Biography
Early life
Koga was born in
Saga Prefecture on August 24, 1993.[1][2] She had an interest in
anime since her childhood, watching series such as Cardcaptor Sakura and Ojamajo Doremi.[3] She was first introduced to
voice acting while watching the children's television program Okaasan to Issho and becoming fond of the puppet segments featured in the show. This inspired her desire to "become friends with dolls", which along with her interest in anime, influenced her decision to pursue a career in entertainment.[3] She ultimately decided to pursue a career in voice acting after learning about the profession featured in a program she watched.[4]
Koga joined her school's softball club while in junior high, and later the light music club in high school.[5] When growing up, she experienced a sense of embarrassment regarding her interest in anime among her peers. Coupled with her shy personality and difficulties expressing herself in public, she initially concealed from others her career aspiration in voice acting. Even if some would ask her if she wanted to be a voice actress, she would instead reply about wanting to become a hairdresser or pet groomer instead.[6][7]
Acting career
After informing her family about her plans to pursue voice acting, Koga felt discouraged as she would require moving to Tokyo for work, which she did not view as practical at the time. Upon her parents' suggestion, she began taking acting lessons at a vocational school in
Fukuoka. After completing her training, she enrolled in the training school of
81 Produce, an voice acting agency, on the recommendation of a teacher and became affiliated with the company upon graduation.[8][9][6]
Koga's first credited role in an anime was a woman in Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers.[3] In 2017, she was cast as the character Sora Kaneshiro in Angel's 3Piece!; she also became part of the band Baby's Breath along with
Yūko Ōno and
Yurika Endō, her co-stars in the series.[10] She was later cast as Yuri Miyata in Two Car, where she performed the series' ending theme "Angelica Wind" together with her co-star
Aimi Tanaka.[11]
Koga has an older brother with whom she used to fight in
judo.[6] She has an interest in
manhole covers, finding it interesting how they can come in different shapes and have different characters on them.[21]
^佐賀県出身・声優インタビュー 古賀葵さん、井上剛さん (in Japanese). The Saga Shimbun. January 1, 2022.
Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
^☆卒業生出演情報☆ (in Japanese). Yoyogi Animation School Fukuoka. November 5, 2015.
Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^
abcdef"Aoi Koga (visual voices guide)". Behind the Voice Actors.
Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (
link)
^【アイマス新作】『学園アイドルマスター』発表。キャラクター設定は『俺妹』『エロマンガ先生』などの伏見つかさ氏が担当。サービス開始は2024年春を予定 [[New Idolmaster] "Gakuen Idolmaster" announced. Character design is by Tsukasa Fushimi, who has worked on works such as "Ore Imouto" and "Eromanga Sensei." Service launch scheduled for spring 2024]. Famitsu (in Japanese). March 5, 2024.
Archived from the original on March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.