Wakana Yamazaki is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. Raised in Kyoto, she earned a degree in engineering and participated in the small theatrical group, Gekidan Sotobakomachi, while still enrolled in college. Yamazaki graduated with a Class II Information Technology Engineer Examination degree and worked at an Omron store in Kyoto after her graduation. Finding that she could continue pursuing her interest in the performing arts, however, she attended Aoni Jyuku (Aoni Production's educational program) in Osaka.
When she passed the program, she made her professional debut as a voice actor in the early nineties. Known for voicing mature and feminine characters, she is well known for voicing Sophia Forrester in Last Exile, Ran Mouri in Detective Conan, and Mystina from Valkyrie Profile. Yamazaki's other talents aside from voice acting include social dancing, stage fighting, and Tai chi chuan.
Yamazaki admits she enjoys voicing Okuni since the character allows her to freely speak with the Kyoto dialect. Since she was raised in the city and knows the dialect well, she has it listed as one of her voice talents.
Works
The following roles listed below come from titles associated with Koei Tecmo and third party works distributed as part of a deal with other companies.
