| Native Name: | 榊原優希 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 18 September |
| Birth Place: | Ibara, Japan |
| Years Active: | 2018–present |
| Employer: | 81 Produce |
is a Japanese voice actor and singer from Ibara, affiliated with 81 Produce.[1] He is known for starring as Shu Ujigawa in From Argonavis, Nanaki Ralei in The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt, Asahi Ikusaba in My One-Hit Kill Sister, Yako Amano in , and Jyushi Aimono in .
Yuki Sakakihara, a native of Ibara, Okayama Prefecture, was born on 18 September.[2] He lived "[so] deep in the mountains of Okayama Prefecture" it was difficult for him to go out for karaoke.[3]
Inspired by a class reading in elementary school and experience with narrating his high school student council's film for the cultural festival, he decided to go into voice acting.[4] After being eliminated in the finals of the NHK-sponsored Seiyū Stadium audition, he attended at night in parallel with his day classes at a university, where he was a biology major. He graduated from Amusement Media Academy in 2017,[5] and he chose 81 Produce as his agency after meeting with Kujira, who was a family connection to one of his college friends.[6]
In 2018, Sakakihara became part of Sega's multimedia franchise as Uta Kamijō.[7] In February 2020, he became part of Bushiroad's From Argonavis franchise as Shu Ujigawa, the vocalist of in-universe band Epsilon Phi.[8] In September 2021, it was announced that he would voice Nanaki Ralei, a major character in The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt.[9] In 2023, he voiced Asahi Ikusaba in My One-Hit Kill Sister, Polka Shinoyama in Dead Mount Death Play, Yako Amano in , Peter in Bikkuri-Men, and Jyushi Aimono in . In 2024, he starred as Yūya in A Condition Called Love and Juri in Vampire Dormitory.
In October 2023, he was a guest at Okayama Momo Anime Fes in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, where he had a talk show and "with his native prefecture's encouragement, renewed his resolve".[2] He won the Best New Actor Award at the 18th Seiyu Awards.[10]
He is also a fan of Ling Tosite Sigure, singing their lead vocalist Toru Kitajima's song "Hikari no Akuma" as part of Epsilon Phi.[11]
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pikachin-Kit | Bachman I | ||
| 2020 | Argonavis from BanG Dream! | Shu Ujigawa | ||
| 2020 | Moriarty the Patriot | Boy | ||
| 2020 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens | Student, Kan Hakubutsu | ||
| 2022 | Shadowverse Flame | Mikado Shirogane | ||
| 2022 | The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt | Nanaki Ralei | ||
| 2023 | Dead Mount Death Play | Polka Shinoyama | [12] | |
| 2023 | My One-Hit Kill Sister | Asahi Ikusaba | [13] | |
| 2023 | Yako Amano | [14] | ||
| 2023 | Bikkuri-Men | Peter | [15] | |
| 2023 | Jyushi Aimono | [16] | ||
| 2023 | The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You | Yuu-kun | [17] | |
| 2024 | Vampire Dormitory | Juri | [18] | |
| 2024 | Dungeon People | Ratta | [19] | |
| 2024 | A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! | Tamao Akisame | [20] |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Monster Strike | |||
| 2019 | Readyyy! | Uta Kamijō | ||
| 2020 | Hypnosis Mic: Alternative Rap Battle | Jyushi Aimono | ||
| 2020 | Show by Rock!! Fes A Live | Roroi | ||
| 2020 | The King of Fighters for Girls | Chris | ||
| 2021 | Argonavis from BanG Dream! Aaside | Shu Ujigawa | ||
| 2021 | Monark | Shin'ya Yumida | ||
| 2024 | Ensemble Stars!! | Kanna Natsu |