Personal details
- Height: 5′ 3¾″ (1.62 m)
- Professions: Actress, Music Department, Soundtrack
Manami Numakura’s got one of those careers where you stumble across her in a show or game and go, “Wait, that’s her again?” Seriously, she’s everywhere. If you’re into anime, you probably caught her as Kohaku in Dr. Stone. That wild-haired, no-nonsense warrior chick with a heart of gold? Yeah, Manami brought her to life, and honestly, it’s hard to imagine anyone else nailing that mix of tough and sweet. Flip back a few years to Brynhildr in the Darkness—another one of those slightly underrated sci-fi gems where she voiced Kazumi. That role? Full of sass, awkward flirting, and a weirdly tragic backstory. She handled it with some real flair, balancing the dark and goofy bits without making it feel forced. Not to mention, her voice acting in Killer Is Dead. Okay, that game’s a fever dream, but her performance fit right in with all the neon chaos and over-the-top action. Off-screen, she’s known for being pretty down-to-earth. Fun fact: she tied the knot with Ryôta Ôsaka in 2019. Fans went a little wild over that, not gonna lie. Two voice actors getting hitched is pretty much an otaku power couple move. If you’re looking for someone who can deliver fierce, funny, and even a bit vulnerable, Manami’s got the range. She’s not just a name on the cast list; she’s the reason a bunch of these characters feel real.
Back in high school, she kind of stumbled into the whole voice acting thing, honestly. It wasn’t some lifelong dream or anything dramatic like that. She just borrowed this drama CD from a friend—one of those anime-obsessed folks everyone knows—and, boom, something just clicked. Suddenly, she was hooked on the idea of bringing characters to life just with her voice. Around the same time, she fell straight down the Gundam rabbit hole. Like, hardcore fandom. She’s said that getting lost in the world of Gundam really nudged her towards voice acting, too. So, yeah, it’s not some magical origin story—just a mix of teenage curiosity, a borrowed CD, and a growing obsession with mecha battles. Funny how those little moments end up shaping your whole career, right? Makes you wonder how many other voice actors owe their jobs to random high school influences.
5′ 3¾″ (1.62 m)
Konidela Ram Charan