Mayu Sagara
{{Short description|Japanese voice actress}}
{{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|相良茉優|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mayu Sagara
| native_name = 相良 茉優
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|17|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
| occupation = Voice actress
| years_active = 2015–present
| agent = High Pine
| notable_works = {{unbulleted list|Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club as Kasumi Nakasu|PuraOre! Pride of Orange as Ayaka Mizusawa}}
| height = 155 cm
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| background = solo_singer
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2023–present
| label = Universal Music Japan
| website = {{URL|https://www.universal-music.co.jp/sagara-mayu/}}
}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Mayu Sagara|相良 茉優|Sagara Mayu|born April 17, 1995}} is a Japanese voice actress from Kyoto Prefecture who is affiliated with High Pine. She is known for her roles as Kasumi Nakasu in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club and Ayaka Mizusawa in PuraOre! Pride of Orange.
Biography
Sagara was born in Kyoto Prefecture on April 17, 1995.{{cite web |title=夢コラボのワンマイルウェア「cheekpatch(チークパッチ)」誕生。ミレニアム世代向け宿泊施設「illi」を手がけるBNSと人気声優・相良茉優が送る新ブランド。 |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000017.000032253.html |publisher=PR Times |access-date=December 19, 2021 |language=Japanese |date=May 11, 2021}} She had an interest in anime from a young age and wanted to pursue a career as a voice actress by the time she was in her sixth year of elementary school. This desire was strengthened after watching the anime series Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and noticing that its lead cast members, Yukari Tamura and Nana Mizuki, performed the show's opening and ending themes. After graduating from high school she enrolled in a training school operated by the voice acting agency Pro-Fit; after completing her training, she became affiliated with the agency's subsidiary Link-Plan.{{cite web |title=相良茉優「これからも応援してくださる方の近くにいたい！」【声優図鑑】 |url=https://ddnavi.com/interview/571244/a/ |website=Da Vinci News |publisher=Kadokawa Corporation |access-date=December 20, 2021 |language=Japanese |date=October 22, 2019}}{{cite web |title=相良 茉優（MAYU SAGARA） |url=http://link-plan.net/talent_sagara.html |publisher=Link-Plan |access-date=December 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202180119/http://link-plan.net/talent_sagara.html |archive-date=February 2, 2020|language=Japanese |url-status=dead}}
Sagara's first named voice acting role was as the character Mirai Kajiwara in the anime series Idol Memories. In 2017 she was cast as the character Kasumi Nakasu in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.{{cite web |title=キャスト＆スタッフ |url=https://www.lovelive-anime.jp/nijigasaki/cast.php |website=Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club official website |access-date=December 19, 2021 |language=Japanese}} In 2020 she voiced Moe Isurugi in Warlords of Sigrdrifa.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-27/warlords-of-sigrdrifa-anime-casts-marina-inoue-kanon-takao-mayu-sagara/.165653|title=Warlords of Sigrdrifa Anime Casts Marina Inoue, Kanon Takao, Mayu Sagara|publisher=Anime News Network|date=October 27, 2020|access-date=December 20, 2021}} That same year she left Link-Plan and transferred to talent agency Digital Double.{{cite tweet|last=Sagara|first=Mayu|user=MayuSgr|number=1311502508565565440|title=本日、10月1日付けでDigitalDoubleに所属となりました。まだまだ未熟な私ですが、一つ一つのお仕事を大切に精一杯努力してまいります。応援して下さる皆様にたくさんの声を、幸せをお届け出来る様に頑張りますので宜しくお願い致します。|date=October 1, 2020|access-date=December 20, 2021|language=Japanese}} In 2021 she played Ayaka Mizusawa in PuraOre! Pride of Orange.{{cite web|title=Pride of Orange Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, Staff, October Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-11/pride-of-orange-anime-promo-video-reveals-cast-staff-october-debut/.167345|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=December 19, 2021|date=December 11, 2020}}
On September 8, 2023, she made her solo singer debut under Universal Music Japan with her first album releasing on November 15, 2023.{{Cite web |title=声優・相良茉優のアーティストデビュー決定 ファーストアルバム11月発売 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2294056/full/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=ORICON NEWS}}
Filmography
=Anime=
;2015
;2016
- Idol Memories, Mirai Kajiwara
;2017
- Idol Time PriPara, Chako
;2019
- Hensuki, Announcer{{cite web |title=株式会社Digital Double
| 相良茉優 |url=https://www.digitaldouble.co.jp/artists/mayu_sagara |publisher=Digital Double |access-date=December 20, 2021 |language=Japanese}} - Kiratto Pri Chan, Yukari Daikuhara
- Demon Lord, Retry!, Manami
;2020
- Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Kasumi Nakasu
- Warlords of Sigrdrifa, Moe Isurugi
;2021
- Waccha PriMagi!, Miruki Amauri
- PuraOre! Pride of Orange, Ayaka Mizusawa
;2022
- Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 2nd Season, Kasumi Nakasu
- Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing 'til You Cry, Kana Kiyotsuru{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/469547|script-title=ja:「てっぺんっ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!」に相良茉優ら、関西の漫才トリオ・弾丸クノイチ演じる|website=Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=March 15, 2022|access-date=March 15, 2022|language=ja}}
- Aru Asa Dummy Head Mike ni Natteita Ore-kun no Jinsei, Ume Toranomon{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-29/aru-asa-dummy-head-mike-ni-natteita-ore-kun-no-jinsei-asmr-anime-reveals-cast-updated-title/.188160|title=Aru Asa Dummy Head Mike ni Natteita Ore-kun no Jinsei ASMR Anime Reveals Cast, Updated Title|website=Anime News Network|date=July 29, 2022|access-date=July 29, 2022}}
;2023
- My Life as Inukai-san's Dog, Mike Nekotani{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-10/my-life-as-inukai-san-dog-tv-anime-1st-promo-video-reveals-cast-staff-january-2023-premiere/.188556|title=My Life as Inukai-san's Dog TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Cast, Staff, January 2023 Premiere|website=Anime News Network|date=August 10, 2022|access-date=August 10, 2022}}
;2024
- A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero, Luceria{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-24/a-nobody-way-up-to-an-exploration-hero-anime-2nd-promo-video-reveals-2-new-cast-members/.209146|title=A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals 2 New Cast Members|website=Anime News Network|date=March 24, 2024|access-date=March 24, 2024}}
;2025
- Catch Me at the Ballpark!, Sara{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-06/the-catcher-in-the-ballpark-anime-casts-mayu-sagara/.220922|title=The Catcher in the Ballpark! Anime Casts Mayu Sagara|website=Anime News Network|date=February 6, 2025|access-date=February 6, 2025}}
- I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!?, Kiraa Ventol{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-19/im-living-with-an-otaku-neet-kunoichi-anime-2nd-part-unveils-more-cast-ending-song/.222562|title=I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? Anime's 2nd Part Unveils More Cast, Ending Song|website=Anime News Network|date=March 19, 2025|access-date=March 19, 2025}}
- There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless..., Haruna Amaori{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-06-10/there-no-freaking-way-ill-be-your-lover-unless-anime-new-video-unveils-more-cast-theme-songs-july-7-/.225402|title='There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...' Anime's New Video Unveils More Cast, Theme Songs, July 7 TV Debut|website=Anime News Network|date=June 10, 2025|access-date=June 10, 2025}}
=Video games=
;2019
- Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars, Kasumi Nakasu
;2020
- Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Mei, Kazuho Kimiyoshi
;2022
=Others=
References
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External links
- [https://www.digitaldouble.co.jp/artists/mayu_sagara Official agency profile] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{anime News Network|people|150468}}
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Category:Japanese video game actresses
Category:Nijigasaki High School Idol Club members
Category:Voice actresses from Kyoto Prefecture
Category:21st-century Japanese singers
Category:21st-century Japanese women singers
Category:Singers from Kyoto Prefecture