YURiKA

, mononymously known by the stage name Yurika (stylized as YURiKA) is a Japanese musician from Hasuda, Saitama who is signed to F.I.X. Records. She made her professional debut in 2017 with the release of the single "Shiny Ray", the title track of which was used as the first opening theme to the anime television series Little Witch Academia.

Biography Yurika was born in Hasuda, Saitama on October 29, 1995. Her desire to become an anime musician was also influenced by the popularity of the series Haruhi Suzumiya and K-On! at the time. In 2016, she won an audition sponsored by the media company Toho and signed a contract with label Toho Animation Records.

She made her professional debut in 2017 with the release of her first single "Shiny Ray" on February 22, 2017; the title track is used as the first opening theme to the anime television series Little Witch Academia. Her second single "Mind Conductor" was released on May 24, 2017; the title track is used as the second opening theme to Little Witch Academia. Her third single was released on December 6, 2017; the title track is used as the opening theme to the anime series Land of the Lustrous. She performed an insert song for the 2018 visual novel Summer Pockets. In September 2019, she performed the singles "Le zoo", "Sleeping instinct", "Marble" and "Floating Story on the Moon" for the anime television series Beastars. Each track served as an ending theme.

In 2023, she performed at Anime Friends in Brazil.

Discography

Singles +TitleOricon chart positionShiny Ray Released: February 22, 201764 Mind Conductor Released: May 22, 201775 Released: December 6, 201743 Released: August 15, 201836