Yurie Funato
{{Short description|Japanese voice actress (born 1994)}}
{{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|船戸ゆり絵|date=November 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Yurie Funato
| native_name = 船戸 ゆり絵
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|09|18}}
| birth_place = Saitama Prefecture, Japan
| occupation = Voice actress
| years_active = 2015–present
| agent = {{Unbulleted list|Holy Peak (2015–2018)|Amuse Inc. (2019–present)}}
| known_for = Stardust Telepath as Umika Konohoshi
}}
{{nihongo|Yurie Funato|船戸 ゆり絵|Funato Yurie|born September 18, 1994}} is a Japanese voice actress and former idol who is affiliated with Amuse Inc. She was formerly a member of the idol group Purely Monster.
Biography
Funato was born in Saitama Prefecture on September 18, 1994.{{cite web |title=船戸 ゆり絵
During her middle school years, she started thinking about becoming a voice actress, helped by her family's love of anime and video games, along with her mother's work as a narrator. She was exposed to her mother's scripts and videos of her voice acting. She also became a member of her school's brass club. Upon reaching high school, she became a member of the cheerleading club as there was no dance club at her school. The cheerleading club was successful, even winning the gold medal in a Kantō region competition. She also worked part-time at Kura Sushi during this period.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJiYOKH4ZiY |title= 【お魚クイズ】お寿司食べたくば、お魚クイズに正解せよ！最後に頼れるのは・・・親！？ |date=November 21, 2021 |type=Podcast |language=Japanese |publisher=YouTube |access-date=November 23, 2023}}
While in high school, she was further inspired to pursue voice acting since her classmate was also attending voice acting training. She started attending training sessions and workshops. In real life, she was sometimes made fun of because of her high-pitched voice, but during the workshops her voice was described as being beautiful and her strength. After graduating from high school, she attended Watanabe Entertainment College. Following her studies, she became a member of the idol group Purely Monster after an audition and became affiliated with the talent agency Holy Peak.
In 2018, Funato left Purely Monster to recover from a leg injury. She also left Holy Peak and became a freelancer.{{cite web |title=Purely Monster Idol Group Member Yurie Funato Leaves Unit |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-02/purely-monster-idol-group-member-yurie-funato-leaves-unit/.131060 |publisher=Anime News Network |date=May 2, 2018|access-date=November 23, 2023}}{{cite web |title=ピュアリーモンスターからの重要なお知らせ |url=https://stand-up-project.jp/news/6177 |publisher=Stand-Up! Records |access-date=November 24, 2023 |language=Japanese |date=May 1, 2018}} The following year, she became affiliated with Amuse Inc.{{Cite tweet|title=【ご報告】 わたし、船戸ゆり絵は2019年1月より株式会社アミューズ所属となりました。 |number=1085416488155127810|user=Yurie_Funato|access-date=November 23, 2023 |language=Japanese |date=January 16, 2019}}
In 2023, she played her first main role as Umika Konohoshi, the protagonist of the anime television series Stardust Telepath.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Hoshikuzu Telepath Anime Casts Yurie Funato, Seria Fukagawa|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-08/hoshikuzu-telepath-anime-casts-yurie-funato-seria-fukagawa/.195732|publisher=Anime News Network|date=March 8, 2023|access-date=November 23, 2023}}{{cite web |title=アニメ「星屑テレパス」小ノ星海果役に船戸ゆり絵、明内ユウ役は深川芹亜 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/515862 |publisher=Natalie |access-date=November 24, 2023 |language=Japanese |date=May 9, 2023}} She was also cast as the character Hikari Hinata in the 2024 anime television series Highspeed Etoile.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Highspeed Étoile Anime Adds Yurie Funato, Shū Uchida to Cast|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-30/highspeed-etoile-anime-adds-yurie-funato-shu-uchida-to-cast/.199812|publisher=Anime News Network|date=June 30, 2023|access-date=November 23, 2023}}{{cite web |title=「HIGHSPEED Etoile」バーチャルアイドル役で船戸ゆり絵＆内田秀が出演 新ビジュ公開 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/530973 |publisher=Natalie |access-date=November 24, 2023 |language=Japanese |date=June 30, 2023}}
Filmography
=Anime=
;2021
- The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter, Leila
- Mazica Party, Kuracchi{{cite web |title=キャラクター
| 【公式サイト】テレビ東京 アニメ ～マジカパーティ～ |url=https://mazicaparty.com/character/225/ |publisher=Takara Tomy |access-date=November 23, 2023}}
;2023
- Stardust Telepath, Umika Konohoshi
;2024
- Highspeed Etoile, Hikari Hinata
References
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External links
- [https://www.amuse.co.jp/artist/A8908/ Agency profile] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{ann|people|155841}}
Category:Voice actresses from Saitama Prefecture
Category:21st-century Japanese actresses
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