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Aoi Yuuki (悠木 碧 Yuuki Aoi), born Aoi Yabusaki (八武崎 碧 Yabusaki Aoi), is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer represented by the Pro-Fit agency. She was born on March 27, 1992 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Yuuki entered the entertainment industry at the age of four. As a child, she acted in films and dramas. From 1999 until 2002, she made regular appearances on the variety shows Appare Sanma Dai-sensei and Yappari Sanma Dai-sensei which aired on Fuji TV. When she was in fifth grade, she made her debut as a voice actress.

Until the end of 2006, she was affiliated with the theater company Central. After her admission to college in August 2007, she joined the agency Breath, changing her stage name to Aoi Yuuki. She got her first major role in 2008 in Kure-nai as Murasaki Kuhouin. In August of the same year, she moved to the agency Pro-Fit.

In 2009, she starred in two anime series: Anyamal Tantei Kiruminzoo and Yume-iro Pâtissière as Riko Mikogami and Ichigo Amano, respectively. After that, she voiced the protagonists of several series, notably Iris from Pokémon: Best Wishes! and Victorique de Blois from Gosick.

In 2011, Yuuki voiced the eponymous character of the anime Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica, Madoka Kaname. In October of the same year, she won the award for best voice actor in the Newtype x Machi Asobi Anime Awards. In 2012, she was awarded the Best Lead Actress Award in the 6th Seiyu Awards.

In 2013, Yuuki, together with voice actress Ayana Taketatsu (竹達彩奈), formed the singing unit petit milady. Together, they performed the song "Kagami no Dualism" (鏡のデュアル・イズム), which was used as the third opening theme to the 2013 anime television series Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II, and in 2014, performed the song "azurite", which was used as the opening theme to the 2014 anime television series Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta. .