Aimi Terakawa (寺川 愛美, Terakawa Aimi; born December 25, 1991), known mononymously as Aimi (愛美) is a Japanese voice actress, singer, and guitarist from Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture who is affiliated with the talent agency Hibiki. After aspiring to become an entertainer for part of her life, she started her singing career in 2011 after winning an audition to become part of the Tantei Opera Milky Holmes franchise. That same year, Aimi made her solo music debut with the release of her first single "Tenshi no Clover"; the title song was used as the opening theme to the anime series Astarotte no Omocha!.
Aimi is a member of the vocal duo Feathers alongside fellow voice actress Ayasa Itō. She is also the voice of the idol Julia in the game The Idolmaster Million Live! and Kasumi Toyama in the multimedia franchise BanG Dream!. Aimi also performs live as part of the latter's in-universe girlband Poppin'Party.
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Early life
Aimi was born in Hyōgo Prefecture on December 25, 1991. She had aspired to become a singer since childhood. During her high school years, she taught herself how to play the guitar and perform in a band. She initially only aspired to become a singer, but she became interested in voice acting after becoming familiar with the anime series Macross Frontier, where she was impressed at how the series was able to combine music and animation in its storytelling. Hoping to become a professional singer, she began participating at various singing contests, such as the Animax Anison Grand Prix in 2009. She also performed at various live venues, including a steakhouse in Kobe.
Career
Aimi's entertainment career began after passing an audition to become a part of the Tantei Opera Milky Holmes multimedia franchise. She made her voice acting debut with the franchise as the character Kazumi Tokiwa. As part of the franchise, Aimi became a member of the music group Feathers together with fellow voice actress Ayasa Itō. She later changed her stage name to the mononym Aimi, starting with the release of her first solo single "Tenshi no Clover" (天使のClover) on May 3, 2011. The title song was used as the opening theme to the anime Astarotte no Omocha!. In 2013, Aimi also hosted her first solo concert, A Live, where she sang her full discography with a total of fourteen songs. She released four more singles between 2011 and 2013, with their title tracks being used in anime series such as Ben-To, The Ambition of Oda Nobuna, Fairy Tail, and The Severing Crime Edge.
In 2012, Aimi was a guest at Anime Expo as part of promotions for the Cardfight!! Vanguard franchise. She was then cast as the character Julia in the mobile game The Idolmaster Million Live!. She would then release her first full album Love in November 2013. In 2015, she became part of the multimedia project BanG Dream!, playing the series' protagonist Kasumi Toyama and performing live as part of the in-universe band Poppin'Party.
In December 2020, Aimi announced she would release a solo single in spring 2021 under the King Records label. On September 1, 2021, Aimi revealed that her younger sister is Chiharu, who was the voice actress of character Reika Satō in the idol girl group 22/7, and had recently joined Hibiki.
Filmography
Anime series
2011
Cardfight!! Vanguard, Suiko
2012
Cardfight!! Vanguard: Asia Circuit, Suiko
Gon, Female Elephant, Frog 3
2013
Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker, Suiko Tatsunagi
Freezing Vibration, Roxanne Elipton
Robocar Poli, Benny
Futari wa Milky Holmes, Kazumi Tokiwa
The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat., Emi, Emanuela Pollarola
2014
Argevollen, Hikaru Rikuru
Cardfight!! Vanguard: Legion Mate, Suiko Tatsunagi
Chō-Bakuretsu I-Jigen Menko Battle Gigant Shooter Tsukasa, Ataru Dōmoto, Ruri Dōmoto
Future Card Buddyfight, Kiri Hyoryu
Engaged to the Unidentified, Mayura Momouchi
Oneechan ga Kita, Tomoya Mizuhara
Recently, My Sister Is Unusual, Moa Torii
2015
Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis , Am Chouno
Chaos Dragon, Ulrika Ledesma
Anime films
2021
BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: Promise, Kasumi Toyama
BanG Dream! Film Live 2nd Stage, Kasumi Toyama
2022
BanG Dream! Poppin' Dream!, Kasumi Toyama
Suzume, Miki
Video games
2013
The Idolmaster Million Live!, Julia
2015
Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance, Liezerota
2016
Girls' Frontline, MDR, TAC-50
2017
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!, Kasumi Toyama
The Idolmaster Million Live! Theater Days, Julia
2020
Pokémon Masters, Zinnia
2022
Nikke: Goddess of Victory, Mica, Yan
2023
Honkai: Star Rail, Serval Landau
2026
Umamusume: Pretty Derby, Casino Drive
TBA
Brown Dust 2, Scheherazade
Multimedia projects
Paradox Live, Aoi Kureha
Milgram, Kotoko Yuzuriha
Discography
Album
Love (Pony Canyon, November 6, 2013)
Live It Now (King Records, June 12, 2024)
Singles
"Tenshi no Clover" (Pony Canyon, May 3, 2011) – Astarotte no Omocha! opening
"Live for Live: Ōkami-tachi no Yoru-" (Pony Canyon, November 2, 2011) – Ben-To opening
"Link" (Pony Canyon, July 18, 2012) – Oda Nobuna no Yabō opening
"We're the stars" (Pony Canyon, February 27, 2013) – Fairy Tail ending
"Unmei no Ori" (Pony Canyon, April 17, 2013) – The Severing Crime Edge opening
"Restarting!!" (King Records, April 7, 2021)
"Kazanear" (King Records, July 28, 2021) – How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom ending
"Magical Destroyet" (King Records, April 26, 2023) – Magical Destroyers opening