Toa Yukinari
{{Short description|Japanese voice actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| native_name = 行成 とあ
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_date = 11 May
| birth_place = Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
| occupation = Voice actress
| years_active = 2010–present
| employer = Arts Vision
| notable_works = {{Unbulleted list|Berserk as Casca|Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt as Claudia Palh|Grand Blue Dreaming as Azusa Hamaoka}}
}}
{{nihongo|Toa Yukinari|行成 とあ|Yukinari Toa|born 11 May}} is a Japanese voice actress from Nagasaki Prefecture, affiliated with Arts Vision.{{Cite web |title=行成 とあ |url=https://www.artsvision.co.jp/talent/14248/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Arts Vision}} She is known for starring as Casca in Berserk, Claudia Palh in Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, and Azusa Hamaoka in Grand Blue Dreaming.
Biography
Toa Yukinari, a native of Nagasaki Prefecture, was born on 11 May. A member of her high school's broadcasting club, she originally considered a voice acting career when she saw a magazine advertisement for the {{ill|Japan Narration Actor Institute|ja|日本ナレーション演技研究所}}, but instead enrolled as a nursing student in junior college after graduating high school.{{Cite web|url=http://www.animate.tv/school/interview_details.php?s_id=A01&id=1251778730 |title=日本ナレーション演技研究所 行成とあさん、渡部恵子さん、黒田ひとみさんインタビュー |publisher=アニメイト |accessdate=2024-06-10|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014144/http://www.animate.tv/school/interview_details.php?s_id=A01&id=1251778730|archivedate=2016-03-05}} After graduating, she enrolled in the institute, taking classes there three times a week.
After doing voices for Naruto, Nichijou, and Steins;Gate, Yukinari voiced Casca in the Berserk: The Golden Age Arc trilogy (2012-2013) and reprised her role in the 2016 Berserk sequel series. She later starred as Claudia Palh in Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt and Azusa Hamaoka in Grand Blue Dreaming. She also played Maria Celeste at Galileo to Musume Celeste: Galileo Bōenkyō kara no 400-nen, an exhibition at the {{ill|Mukai Chiaki Children's Science Museum|ja|向井千秋記念子ども科学館}} in Tatebayashi, Gunma.
Yukinari also works in {{ill|rōdoku-geki|ja|朗読劇|italics=y}}. During high school, she was a national finalist in rōdoku-geki. In May 2024, it was announced that she would star as Emmaline in Brilliant Hotels: Luxurious Reading Theater at {{ill|Yamano Hall|ja|山野ホール}} in Shibuya, Tokyo.{{Cite news|url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/574284|title=ラグジュアリーホテル擬人化プロジェクトの朗読劇第3弾に平川大輔・森久保祥太郎ら|website=Stage Naalie|date=2024-05-21|accessdate=2024-06-10}}
Filmography
=Animated television=
= Original net animation (ONA) =
=Animated film=
=Original net animation=
=Video games=
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role(s) !Ref | |||
| 2012 | Assassin's Creed III: Liberation | Élise Lafleur | |
| 2012 | BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma | Bullet | |
| 2012 | Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney | Jodora | |
| 2016 | Apex Legends | Ash | |
| 2016 | Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz | Ruriageha | |
| 2021 | Cookie Run: Kingdom | Hollyberry Cookie | |
| 2022 | Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope | Edge | |
| 2024 | Concord | Kyps | |
| 2024 | Stellar Blade | Raven | |
| 2024 | Life Is Strange: Double Exposure | Safiya Llewellyn-Fayyad |
=Dubbing=
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