Sayaka Nakaya (仲谷 明香, Nakaya Sayaka, born October 15, 1991)[1] is a Japanese voice actress and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She is from Iwate. While with AKB48 she was a member of the subunit No Name. Her biggest role as a voice actress was as the title character Chitose Sakuraba in the anime series Chitose Get You!!.
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仲谷 明香 | |
| Born | October 15, 1991 Iwate, Japan |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Agent | Amuleto |
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Career
editNakaya passed AKB48's generation 3 audition on December 3, 2006. She is one of 20 girls who passed from among 12.828 candidates. She was first on stage at AKB48 Theater as part of Team B on April 8, 2007. On August 23, 2009, a reshuffle was announced and Nakaya was transferred to Team A.[2]
On December 2, 2010, an audio book of Moshidora read by her received "Audio Book Award 2010". The audio book gets awarded based on consumer votes in FeBe! audio book website.[3] She also provided voice in the anime series of Moshidora.[4]
Along with fellow member from Team K Miku Tanabe, Nakaya formed a unit called Baby Gamba. The unit released a single DVD "Ee Janaika" (ええじゃないか) under label Avex on September 14, 2011. Baby Gamba is a character in anime series Ganba no Bōken, a series based on kids book "Bōkentachi Gamba to 15-hiki no Nakama" by Otsuka Saito.[5]
On December 13, 2011, her name was chosen along with 9 other members to voice characters in AKB48's original anime series AKB0048.[6]
An autobiography of her, titled "Hisenbatsu Idol" was published in 2012.[7] When she was a member, she was one of 4 AKB48's anime fan who is called "wota 4".[citation needed]
On Team K Waiting Stage on March 2, 2013 at night, Nakaya suddenly announces her departure as an AKB48 member to taking part in a voice acting audition. 4 days later at the same stage, she had her last and graduation concert as an AKB48 member. At the same time, she also quit from her former agency Mousa.[8]
Filmography
editAnime
edit- Aikatsu Stars! as Haruka Ruka
- AKB0048 as Orine Aida
- AKB0048 Next Stage as Orine Aida
- Chaos;Child as Hana Kazuki
- Asako Get You!! as Chitose Sakuraba
- Chitose Get You!! as Chitose Sakuraba
- HappinessCharge PreCure! as Orina/Cure Wave
- Idol Incidents as Ume Momoi
- Kiznaiver as Ruru
- Magical Somera-chan as Somera Nonomoto
- Momokuri as Yuzuki Shimada
- Moshidora as Ayano Hōjō
- Tales of the Abyss as maid 1 (episode 1)
- The Idolm@ster as boy (episode 1)
- The Lost Village as girl (episode 6); Naana
- The Magnificent Kotobuki as Kate
- Triage X as Kaname Makishi
Video games
edit- Atelier Sophie as Tess Heitzmann
- Chaos;Child as Hana Kazuki
- Chōginga Sendan as Yuki Katsumura
- Himedatsu! Demon Saga as Charles
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 as Mina Nishizawa
- Idol Jihen as Shion Kagaya
- Moeru Mahjong Moejan! as Ayumu Honrō
- Thousand Memories as Hanabishi no An'yakusha Isabel
- Uchi no Himesama ga Ichiban Kawaii as Condemned Princess Gabriella
Narration
edit- Harapeko Yamagami-kun
- Zenryoku Ōen! NHK-hai Figure 2012 navigator
Discography
editSingles with AKB48
edit| Year | No. | Title | Role[10] | Notes |
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| 2009 | 12 | "Namida Surprise" | B-side | Sang on "Shonichi" |
| 2009 | 14 | "River" | B-side | Sang on "Hikokigumo" with Theater Girls |
| 2010 | 16 | "Ponytail to Shushu" | B-side | Sang on "Boku no YELL" with Theater Girls |
| 2010 | 18 | "Beginner" | B-side | Sang on "Nakeru Basho" with DIVA |
| 2010 | 19 | "Chance no Junban" | B-side | Sang on "Kurumi to Dialogue" with Team A |
| 2011 | 20 | "Sakura no Ki ni Naro" | B-side | Sang on "Area K" with DIVA |
| 2011 | 21 | "Everyday, Katyusha" | B-side | Sang on "Hito no Chikara" with Under Girls |
| 2011 | 23 | "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" | B-side | Sang on "Vamos" with Under Girls Baragumi |
| 2011 | 24 | "Ue kara Mariko" | B-side | Sang on "Rinjin wa Kizutsukanai" with Team A |
| 2012 | 25 | "Give Me Five" | B-side | Sang on "Jung ya Freud no Baai" with Special Girls C |
| 2012 | 26 | "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" | B-side | Sang on "Mitsu no Namida" with Special Girls |
| 2012 | 27 | "Gingham Check" | B-side | Sang on "Do Re Mi Fa Onchi" with Next Girls |
| 2012 | 28 | "Uza" | B-side | Sang on "Scrap & Build" with Team K |
| 2012 | 29 | "Eien Pressure" | B-side | Sang on "Watashitachi no Reason" |
| 2012 | 30 | "So Long!" | B-side | Sang on "Yuuhi Marie" with Team K |
Collaborations and character songs
edit| Single | Information | Peak position[11] |
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| "Happiness Charge Precure! Wow!" (ハピネスチャージプリキュア!WOW!) Sayaka Nakaya and Hitomi Yoshida HappinessCharge PreCure! opening song[12] |
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| "Prism Max ~Heisei Ishin Full HD Remastered Edition~" (プリズムMAX 〜平成維新フルHDリマスター版〜) Sayaka Nakaya, Kaede Hondo, Rika Momokawa, & Maria Naganawa Fushigi na Somera-chan opening song |
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References
edit- ^ "仲谷明香". oricon.co.jp. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "AKB48『AKB104 選抜メンバー組閣祭り』(武道館公演)記者会見". Scramble Egg. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "ＡＫＢ朗読の「もしドラ」 オーディオブックの年間人気作品に". asahi.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "ＡＫＢ仲谷明香「もしドラ」で声優挑戦". Daily Sports Online. Archived from the original on 2011-02-04. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "AKB48・仲谷明香＆田名部生来によるBABY GAMBA、＜東北映画祭2011＞の公式テーマソングに". Barks. 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "AKB48 ：声優選抜に喜びのコメント SKE48秦佐和子、"ヲタ4"仲谷明香も". Mantan Web. 2011-12-14. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "Nakaya Sayaka". Stage48. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "仲谷明香 ６日にＡＫＢ卒業…アニメ声優オーディション受験のため". Sponichi Annex. 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ a b "仲谷 明香 - amuleto / マネージメントオフィス アミュレート". Amulet. Archived from the original on 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ Center and A-side lineup information provided by "AKB48 歴代シングル選抜メンバー（2006年～2013年）" [(2006-2013) AKB48 successive single member selection]. entamedata.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ^ "NO NAMEのシングル売上ランキング". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Ex-AKB48 Member Sayaka Nakaya Sings "Happinesscharge PreCure!" OP Song". Crunchyroll. January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "ハピネスチャージプリキュア!WOW!/プリキュア・メモリ(DVD付) - 仲谷明香,吉田仁美". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "プリズムMAX～平成維新フルHDリマスター版～ - 野乃本ソメラ(仲谷明香),野乃本ククル(本渡楓),天童雫(桃河りか),松嶋あい(長縄まりあ)". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
External links
edit- Official agency profile
- Sayaka Nakaya on Twitter
- Sayaka Nakaya at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Sayaka Nakaya at Oricon (in Japanese)
