Yurie Funato

is a Japanese voice actress and former idol who is affiliated with Amuse Inc. She was formerly a member of the idol group Purely Monster.

Biography Funato was born in Saitama Prefecture on September 18, 1994. Her mother is a professional narrator. She studied jazz dancing and calligraphy while in elementary school.

During her middle school years, she started thinking about becoming a voice actress, helped by her family's love of anime and video games, along with her mother's work as a narrator. She was exposed to her mother's scripts and videos of her voice acting.

While in high school, she was further inspired to pursue voice acting since her classmate was also attending voice acting training. She started attending training sessions and workshops. In real life, she was sometimes made fun of because of her high-pitched voice, but during the workshops her voice was described as being beautiful and her strength. The following year, she became affiliated with Amuse Inc.

In 2023, she played her first main role as Umika Konohoshi, the protagonist of the anime television series Stardust Telepath. She was also cast as the character Hikari Hinata in the 2024 anime television series Highspeed Etoile.

Filmography

Anime 2021 The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter, Leila

2023 Stardust Telepath, Umika Konohoshi Uncle's Obsession with Cute Things, Anne

Dubbing Wolf Man, Ginger Lovell (Matilda Firth)