Yukari Fukui

Yukari Fukui is a Japanese performative media artist, voice actress (seiyū), television personality (tarento), actress, and gravure idol whose professional career spans vocal performance in animated television, voice work for interactive media, and internet radio broadcasting. Born at Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in 1982, Fukui has built a prominent body of work within the Japanese entertainment industry, particularly through her recorded voice roles in major animated television series and recurring character portrayals in Japanese media franchises. Documented internationally in structured institutional reference systems under authority identifier Q1066575, her primary recorded working language is Japanese. In Japan, she is widely recognised by the diminutive nickname Yukarin. Her significance rests upon her established contributions to voice acting and media production.

Also recorded as Fukui Yukari; Yukarin.

Yukari Fukui in brief

Born
1982
Known for
seiyū, actress, tarento and gravure idol
Place of birth
Hiratsuka
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Biographical Details and Authority Records

Yukari Fukui is a Japanese seiyū, actress, tarento, and gravure idol who was born at Hiratsuka on 28 October 1982. She holds citizenship of Japan and works primarily in the Japanese language, as documented in institutional and biographical reference systems. Within Japan, Fukui is commonly known by the nickname Yukarin. Biographical listings in the English edition of Wikipedia and structured authority data published by Wikidata record her under the standard cataloguing identifier Q1066575, corroborating her formal classification across international reference frameworks.

Beyond standard biographical authority records, references to Fukui appear in specialized repositories, including collection records associated with The Art Institute of Chicago and biographical entries in the National Library of Medicine PubMed repository; however, the precise institutional or collection context connecting these holdings to her career as a performing artist is not established in the supplied evidence. Furthermore, details regarding her formal education, dramatic training, and physical manuscript or autographed material held in institutional collections remain unestablished in the recorded record. Her professional designation encompasses voice acting, screen performance, model work, and television presentation, establishing her as a versatile practitioner within contemporary Japanese popular broadcasting.

Voice Performance in Animated Series

Yukari Fukui has compiled an extensive performance record as a voice actress across Japanese animated television productions and internet radio broadcasts, as documented in biographical reference materials published in Wikipedia. Her primary vocal credits in anime include the character Nia Teppelin in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Raraiya Monday in Gundam Reconguista in G, and Sarah Adiemus in the comedy series School Rumble. Her recorded performances in television animation further encompass roles such as Rika Sena in Kare Kano, Cocoloo in Petite Princess Yucie, Fuki in Mushishi, and Yayoi Kuribayashi in Mouse.

Additional television credits recorded in biographical documentation include Nanarin in 7 of Seven, Saki Kurata in Dragonaut -The Resonance-, Shizuka Marikawa in Highschool of the Dead, Mirei Shizuoka in Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō, Sukuyo Mankanshoku in Kill la Kill, Falce The Variable Wand in Macademi Wasshoi!, Kagome Byakudan in Strawberry Panic, Natsuki Shirafuji in Saint October, Warin in Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto, and Mio in the first episode of Re: Hamatora. In addition to television animation, Fukui’s voice career extends to internet radio programming hosted on the Onsen network. These broadcasts include Diebuster Web Radio Top! Less, launched on 4 October 2005 with weekly Tuesday resets, and School Rumble nigakki weekend, launched in April 2006 with weekly Friday updates.

Video Game Voice Work

In interactive media, Yukari Fukui has established a major presence as a voice performer across numerous video game franchises, as documented in published biographical compilations. Her most prominent recurring work in video games includes her vocal portrayal of Tina Branford across the Square Enix Dissidia Final Fantasy series, including Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Explorers, and World of Final Fantasy. Fukui also provided the voice for Oerba Dia Vanille throughout the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, comprising Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, as well as performing both Tina Branford and Oerba Dia Vanille in Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia.

Her voice acting credits in video games extend beyond the Final Fantasy property to encompass several other major media franchises. Fukui voiced the character Shio in God Eater and its extended editions God Eater Burst and God Eater Resurrection. Additional recorded interactive titles include Baldr Force EXE as Segawa Minori, Luminous Arc 2: Will as Rina, Rune Factory 3 as Sia, True Tears as Gion Inoue, Tartaros Online as Nagi, and Toukiden 2 as Benizuki. Formal institutional assessment of her individual artistic contributions across these gaming franchises is not established in the evidence provided.

Internet Radio Broadcasts and Media Roles

Yukari Fukui, known in Japan by the nickname Yukarin, was born on 28 October 1982 at Hiratsuka, Japan. According to structured biographical data maintained by Wikidata under the authority identifier Q1066575, Fukui holds citizenship of Japan and originates from a family of actors. Her recorded primary working language is Japanese. The artist's professional classifications span multiple branches of the Japanese media industry, encompassing work as a voice actress or seiyū, a dramatic actress, a television personality or tarento, and a gravure idol. Supplementary institutional listings mentioning Fukui include records held by the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as entries within PubMed, maintained by the United States National Library of Medicine, although the contextual connection between the medical library index entries and her performing career is not established in the available evidence.

Fukui's professional activities extend significantly into digital media, particularly internet radio broadcasting. Documentation preserved in English Wikipedia records her involvement as a presenter and performer on the Japanese web radio platform Onsen. Her broadcast credits on Onsen include the program Diebuster Web Radio Top! Less, which initiated transmission on 4 October 2005 with a regular weekly schedule resetting every Tuesday. Additionally, she featured in the web radio production School Rumble nigakki weekend, which launched in April 2006 on the same network with weekly content updates occurring every Friday. These broadcast roles complemented her media profile as a tarento and gravure idol, establishing her presence across online audio distribution alongside traditional broadcasting channels.

Her vocal performance career in animated television productions is extensively catalogued in records summarized by English Wikipedia. Fukui contributed character voices to a broad array of anime series, including the role of Sarah Adiemus in School Rumble, Nia Teppelin in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, and Raraiya Monday in Gundam Reconguista in G. Her additional anime vocal credits encompass Shizuka Marikawa in Highschool of the Dead, Sukuyo Mankanshoku in Kill la Kill, Cocoloo in Petite Princess Yucie, Rika Sena in Kare Kano, Nanarin in 7 of Seven, Saki Kurata in Dragonaut -The Resonance-, Mirei Shizuoka in Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō, Yayoi Kuribayashi in Mouse, Falce The Variable Wand in Macademi Wasshoi!, Fuki in Mushishi, Mio in the first episode of Re: Hamatora, Kagome Byakudan in Strawberry Panic, Natsuki Shirafuji in Saint October, and Warin in Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto.

In the sphere of video games, documentation provided by English Wikipedia records Fukui's recurring voice roles across major interactive media franchises. She provided the voice for Tina Branford in numerous titles, including Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia, Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Explorers, and World of Final Fantasy. Fukui also performed the voice of Oerba Dia Vanille in Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, and Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia. Her voice performance portfolio in video games further includes Shio in God Eater, God Eater Burst, and God Eater Resurrection, Segawa Minori in Baldr Force EXE, Rina in Luminous Arc 2: Will, Sia in Rune Factory 3, Gion Inoue in True Tears, Nagi in Tartaros Online, and Benizuki in Toukiden 2. Where Fukui received her formal performance training or higher education is not established in the surviving records.

Sources

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    PubMed, United States National Library of Medicine, records for “Yukari Fukui”

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    “Yukari Fukui”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Yukari Fukui.

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1066575: Yukari Fukui

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