is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with the talent agency Crocodile. She began her career in 2012, after passing an audition for the role of Mirai Higashiura in Chita Musume., a multimedia project created to promote Chita Peninsula. Kozakai is also the Tourism Ambassador of Higashiura, a member of idol unit Guil Drops, and a ring announcer for World Wonder Ring Stardom.
Her notable roles in anime include Pekola in Dropkick on My Devil!, Yuki Yoshikawa in Horimiya, and Ichika Arima in Koikimo.
Biography Early life Kozakai was born in Higashiura on July 6, 1995. Having been interested in music since childhood, she took piano lessons at an early age and later became interested in anime when she was in elementary school, influenced by children in her neighborhood. During this time, she played flute in a marching band and was a member of a track and field team. She started to play guitar due to her admiration for musician Yui and was aspired to become a voice actress after watching Bleach. While in high school, she joined a light music club, stating that she wanted to carry a guitar to her school.
Career Her career as a voice actress began in 2012 at the age of 16, after passing an audition for the role of Mirai Higashiura in the multimedia project Chita Musume., which produced a series of anime shorts to promote her hometown. She and her fellow actresses won Best Performance Group Award at Taipei International Travel Fair for three consecutive years for their roles in the project. She was appointed the Tourism Ambassador of Higashiura in 2014, and joined the talent agency Crocodile in 2017.
She played her first major role as Pekola in the 2018 anime television series Dropkick on My Devil!, which she also performed the series' opening theme , along with her co-stars. The same year, Kozakai became a member of the voice actress idol unit Guil Drops, created by Riho Iida as part of BS Fuji's television program Japacon Project, titled Guild Friends ~Iida Riho no! Sekai e? Honki Desu!, and started to work as a ring announcer for World Wonder Ring Stardom. She graduated from college in March 2019, and received her first lead role as Ichika Arima in the 2021 anime series Koikimo. In February 2023, Kozakai was featured in the magazine Weekly Playboy as a gravure model.
Filmography Anime + List of voice performances in anime Year Title Role Notes Source Clione no Akari Nurse Ep.4 –2022 Dropkick on My Devil! Pekola Also seasons 2 and 3 B-Project: Zecchō Emotion Yuzuki (child) Ep.9 The Quintessential Quintuplets Announcer Ep.12 Seaside-sou no Aquakko La Mer TV special Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It Aya Ep.4 22/7 Ayana Tachikawa Ep.9 Super HxEros Student Ep.4 Talentless Nana Kaori Takanashi Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle Rus Ep.7 Kono Sekai no Tanoshimikata: Secret Story Film Kanami –2023 Horimiya Yuki Yoshikawa Also The Missing Pieces So I'm a Spider, So What? Yana Ep.6 Koikimo Ichika Arima Edens Zero Shiki Granbell (child), Maria Slime Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles Dryas Ep.5-6, 10 World's End Harem Maria Kuroda Sasaki and Miyano Eimi Yokota Ep.8 Suisei no Freyline: Prologue Wakaba TV special Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department Karen Mizuki Aharen-san Is Indecipherable Ms. Miyahira Heroines Run the Show Negishi Ep.4, 9 Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table Sora Ep.8, 11-12 My Life as Inukai-san's Dog Usagi Tsukishiro Summoned to Another World... Again? Ruri My Hero Academia season 7 Maina Furasu Episode 148 I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? Kurena Ventol Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Cystea Season 2 I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Milca
Video games + List of voice performances in video games Year Title Role Notes Source Monster Strike Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Windy Azur Lane Gromky Magia Record Hotaru Yura Girls' Frontline Pekola Heaven Burns Red Vritika Balakrishnan The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II Flau Smile of the Arsnotoria Peret Seifuku Kanojo Mio Yahiro 2025 Trickcal: Chibi Go Speaki Global version of the game 2026 Nekopara: Sekai Connect Luna
References
External links Official agency profile Official announcer profile