Natsumi Murakami

Natsumi Murakami was born on September 7, 1995 in Tokyo Prefecture. Her common voice actress nicknames are "Nacchan" and "Nachan". She voices Ai Miyashita, one of the main characters in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.

Background
She voices Ako Saotome in Aikatsu Stars!, Rose in Combatants Will Be Dispatched!, Yume Hinata in Mewkledreamy TV anime, and Chiyo in The Little Lies We All Tell.

She currently hosts a web show show on Nicovideo, titled "Natsumi Murakami's Nacchannel (Nat-channel)."

She has level 2 Kanji Kentei certification. Her motto is Naru yō ni naru (なるようになる). She described her goal as to play an orthodox heroine in a romantic comedy. She cites Ikue Ōtani and Rie Kugimiya as her admirations.

Her favorite foods are meat and white rice and Japanese curry. Her favorite anime is Cardcaptor Sakura, which she has been repeatedly watching since kindergarten, and her favorite musician is aiko. She has a pet dog named Moka (モカ).

After she started fishing, which is one of her hobbies, she began to like it because she caught a lot of fish.

She and Chiemi Tanaka are members of seiyuu unit NACHERRY under Lantis music label.

Personality & Hobbies
Her hobbies include shopping, photography, cooking, darts, playing with a dog, guitar, fishing, and. Her skills are playing the drums and painting. Her favorite anime is.

Her favorite food are meat and white rice.

Health Issues
On June 30, 2022, Natsumi tested positive for COVID-19.

Etymology

 * The name Natsumi means "apple tree" (奈) (na), "haven, port, harbor, ferry" (津) (tsu) and "fruit, good result, truth" (実) (mi).
 * Natsumi's surname Murakami means "town, village" (村) (mura) and "above, top, upper" (上) (kami).

Trivia

 * Natsumi likes to make puns, like Ai, and thinks of some when she is by herself.
 * She worked with Kaori Maeda in Aikatsu Stars!
 * She likes to play shooter games on console, some of which are very popular titles even overseas, such as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Call of Duty, Metal Gear and more. She likes the excitement of not knowing when she will be killed.
 * Natsumi is the fifth voice actress in the Love Live! franchise to be diagnosed with the coronavirus disease after Tomoyo Kurosawa (Tsuki Watanabe), Nako Misaki (Chisato Arashi), Moeka Koizumi (Shioriko Mifune), and Miyu Kubota (Karin Asaka).