Yu Serizawa

Yu Serizawa (芹澤 優, Serizawa Yū, born December 3, 1994) is a Japanese voice actress and singer associated with 81 Produce.^[2] She is a member of the idol voice actor group i☆Ris. In 2019, she won the Best Supporting Actress Award with Nao Tōyama in the 13th Seiyu Awards.^[3]

Yu Serizawa
芹澤 優
Born	(1994-12-03) December 3, 1994 (age 29)^[1] Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Voice actress singer
Years active	2012–present
Agent	81 Produce
Notable work	PriPara as Mirei Minami My Monster Secret as Youko Shiragami Real Girl as Iroha Igarashi How Clumsy you are, Miss Ueno as Ueno Shomin Sample as Aika Tenkūbashi How Not to Summon a Demon Lord as Shera L. Greenwood Twin Star Exorcists as Mayura Otomi
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Relatives	Yuki Saito (aunt) Ryūji Saitō (uncle)
Musical career
Genres	J-Pop Anison
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Avex
Website	yu-serizawa.com

Personal life

Serizawa is the niece of singer Yuki Saito.^[4]

Discography

See also: Iris (Japanese band) § Discography

Extended plays

Title	Year	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales
			JPN ^[5]	JPN Hot
You & You	2017	Released: April 26, 2017 Label: Dive II Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	46	—	—
Only You? Only Me!		Released: November 29, 2017 Label: Dive II Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	37	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Sales	Album
		JPN Oricon	JPN Hot	JPN Ani
"Saiaku na Hi Demo Anata ga Suki" (最悪な日でもあなたが好き。) (lit. Even on the Worst Days, I Love You)	2018	17^[6]	56^[7]	17^[8]	—	Non-album single
"Devikyū" (デビきゅー)	2019	20^[9]	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Dog & Scissors	Maxi Akizuki	^[10]
2013	Freezing Vibration	Female student A
2013	Gon	Baby Pusuke, Rabbit 2, Pepe
2013	Mushibugyō	Tenma Ichinotani	^[11]
2013	Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live	Ann Fukuhara	Lead role^[12]
2014	Battle Spirits: Saikyou Ginga Ultimate Zero	Fairy
2014	Parasyte: The Maxym	Housewife (ep. 8), Makiko	^[13]
2014	PriPara	Mirei Minami	^[14]^[15]
2014	When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace	Aki Natsu
2014	Wizard Barristers	Nyanyai
2015	My Monster Secret	Yōko Shiragami	^[16]
2015	Noragami Aragoto	Ayaha
2015	Shomin Sample	Aika Tenkūbashi	^[17]
2016	Twin Star Exorcists	Mayura Otomi	^[18]
2016	Love Live! Sunshine!!	Mutsu
2017	Idol Time PriPara	Mirei Minami, Chuppe
2017	Kado: The Right Answer	Yukika Shindō
2017	Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler	Yumemi Yumemite	^[19]
2018	How Not to Summon a Demon Lord	Shera L. Greenwood	^[20]
2018	Kiratto Pri Chan	Anna Akagi	^[21]
2018	Magical Girl Site	Nijimi Anazawa	^[22]
2018	Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues	Zawa Voice (003)
2018	Million Arthur	Brigitte	^[23]
2018	Real Girl	Iroha Igarashi	^[24]
2019	How Clumsy you are, Miss Ueno	Ueno	^[25]
2019	Kakegurui XX	Yumemi Yumemite
2019	Million Arthur 2nd Season	Brigitte
2019	Real Girl 2nd Season	Iroha Igarashi
2020	Show by Rock!! Mashumairesh!!	Sumomone	^[26]
2020	Seton Academy: Join the Pack!	Mei Mei	^[27]
2020	Black Clover	Lolopechka	^[28]
2020	Fly Me to the Moon	Kaname Arisugawa	^[29]
2021	Show by Rock!! Stars!!	Sumomone
2021	Let's Make a Mug Too	Mika Kukuri	^[30]
2021	How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Ω	Shera L. Greenwood	^[31]
2021	Banished from the Hero's Party	Tanta	^[32]
2021	Build Divide -#00000 (Code Black)-	Kikka	^[33]
2021	180-Byō de Kimi no Mimi o Shiawase ni Dekiru ka?	Nanako	^[34]
2022	Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout	Muria	^[35]
2022	Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2	Ayane	^[36]
2022	Build Divide -#00000 (Code White)-	Kikka
2022	Shine Post	Ren Kurogane	^[37]
2022	The Little Lies We All Tell	Tsubasa	^[38]
2023	Giant Beasts of Ars	Myaa	^[39]
2023	Handyman Saitō in Another World	Lychee	^[40]
2023	In Another World with My Smartphone 2nd Season	Hildegard Minas Lestia	^[41]
2023	Fly Me to the Moon 2nd Season	Kaname Arisugawa
2023	Magical Destroyers	Slayer	^[42]
2023	Rent-A-Girlfriend 3rd Season	Mini Yaemori	^[43]
2023	TenPuru	Tsukuyo Aoba	^[44]
2023	Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon	Pel	^[45]
2023	I'm in Love with the Villainess	Rae Taylor	^[46]
2023	MF Ghost	Nozomi Kitahara	^[47]
2024	My Wife Has No Emotion	Super Mina	^[48]
2024	Chi's Sweet Summer Vacation	Aina	^[49]
2024	The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan	Alma Judikhali	^[50]

Film animation

• Pretty Rhythm All Star Selection: Prism Show Best Ten (2014), Ann Fukuhara^[51]
• PriPara the Movie: Eeeeveryone, Assemble! Prism Tours (2015), Mirei Minami^[52]
• PriPara Mi~nna no Akogare Let's Go PriPari (2016), Mirei Minami^[53]
• King of Prism: Pride the Hero (2016), Ann Fukuhara
• King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars (2019), Ann Fukuhara

Original video animation

• Mushibugyō (2014), Tenma Ichinotani
• Nozo x Kimi (2014), Mirei Watanuki

Original net animation

• Lost Song (2018), Monica Lux^[54]

Video games

• Idol Death Game TV (2016), Ayaka Tennouji
• Granblue Fantasy (2017), Vajra
• Girls' Frontline (2017), PP-19, FMG-9
• Princess Connect! Re:Dive (2018), Ayane Hojo
• Honkai Impact 3rd (2019), Liliya Olenyeva^[55]
• Dragalia Lost (2019), Xiao Lei
• Grand Summoners (2019), Amane
• Root Film (2020), Aine Magari^[56]
• ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos (2020), Julie^[57]
• Blue Reflection: Second Light (2021), Yuki Kinjou^[58]
• Azur Lane (2021), IJN Chikuma
• Eve: Ghost Enemies (2022), Naho Hodaka^[59]
• Action Taimanin (2022), Shizuru Kousaka
• Heaven Burns Red (2022), Karen Asakura
• Zenless Zone Zero (TBD), Nicole Demara^[60]
• Arknights (2023), Almond
• Uma Musume Pretty Derby (2024), Gentildonna^[61]
• Goddess of Victory: Nikke (2024), Bay^[62]

Dubbing

Live-action

• The Best of Me, young Amanda (Liana Liberato)
• Houdini, Erich Weiss (Louis Mertens)^[63]
• The Hunter's Prayer, Ella Hatto (Odeya Rush)^[64]

Animation

• A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise, Ricky

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60. @ZZZ_JP (May 20, 2022). "【声優発表】時は金なり。だから何もしてなくても、報酬はきっちり払ってもらうからね。178、179、180…なにを数えてるかって？出撃料に決まってるでしょ。1秒につき10ディニーよ。ニコ・デマラ CV：芹澤優" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Twitter.
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External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Yu Serizawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia