Anju Inami (伊波 杏樹, Inami Anju, born February 7, 1996) is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Saitama. Inami is currently affiliated with Sony Music Artists. She is best known for her role as Chika Takami in Love Live! Sunshine!!.
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Inami graduated from Yoyogi Animation School. She aspired to become a voice actress after watching the anime series Clannad.
Inami won the second Grand Prix of Sony Music Artists' Anistoteles in 2012. While Inami was working as a stage actress, she debuted as a voice actress in a short animation Hinata no Aoshigure.
Inami was a Love Live! and μ's fan prior to her professional involvement with the franchise, even having balloted for (and attended) a μ's concert. Inami was introduced to Love Live! when a friend showed her Love Live! School Idol Festival. Inami was later cast as the main character, Chika Takami, in the series' successor Love Live! Sunshine!!. Along with eight other members, Inami is part of its idol group Aqours and sub-unit CYaRon! (シャロン, pronounced "Sharon") along with Shuka Saitō (voice of You Watanabe) and Ai Furihata (voice of Ruby Kurosawa). Inami is nicknamed "Anchan" by both fans and fellow Aqours members.
Inami had an online radio show titled "Inami Anju no Hachamecha Mechamecha Ii Desu ka!?" (伊波杏樹のハチャメチャめちゃめちゃいいですか！？) which aired between April and June 2016 on AG-ON. In November 2016, it was announced that Inami would be one of the permanent hosts of the Love Live! Sunshine!! radio program along with Arisa Komiya and Aika Kobayashi.