Yurie Funato

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Yurie Funato
船戸 ゆり絵
Born (1994-09-18) September 18, 1994 (age 29)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2015–present
Agents
  • Holy Peak (2015–2018)
  • Amuse Inc. (2019–present)
Known forStardust Telepath as Umika Konohoshi

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[edit]

Funato was born in Saitama Prefecture on September 18, 1994.[1] Her mother is a professional narrator.[2] She studied jazz dancing and calligraphy while in elementary school.[3]

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.[2][3] 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.[3] She also worked part-time at Kura Sushi during this period.[4]

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.[3] 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.[3]

In 2018, Funato left Purely Monster to recover from a leg injury. She also left Holy Peak and became a freelancer.[5][6] The following year, she became affiliated with Amuse Inc.[7]

In 2023, she played her first main role as Umika Konohoshi, the protagonist of the anime television series Stardust Telepath.[8][9] She was also cast as the character Hikari Hinata in the 2024 anime television series Highspeed Etoile.[10][11]

Filmography[edit]

Anime[edit]

2021
2023
2024

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "船戸 ゆり絵 | アミューズWEBサイト" (in Japanese). Amuse Inc. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "船戸ゆり絵インタビュー". B-Pass (in Japanese). 51 (September 2017): 149–150. 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e "船戸ゆり絵 「自分で出した答えを信じて後悔のない選択を」 Interview" (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. December 13, 2022. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  4. ^ 【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！？ (Podcast) (in Japanese). YouTube. November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Purely Monster Idol Group Member Yurie Funato Leaves Unit". Anime News Network. May 2, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "ピュアリーモンスターからの重要なお知らせ" (in Japanese). Stand-Up! Records. May 1, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  7. ^ @Yurie_Funato (January 16, 2019). "【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。" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved November 23, 2023 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 8, 2023). "Hoshikuzu Telepath Anime Casts Yurie Funato, Seria Fukagawa". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  9. ^ "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" (in Japanese). Natalie. May 9, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  10. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 30, 2023). "Highspeed Étoile Anime Adds Yurie Funato, Shū Uchida to Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "「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" (in Japanese). Natalie. June 30, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  12. ^ "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～". Takara Tomy. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

External links[edit]

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