Yuka Imai (born September 19, 1970) is a retired Japanese voice actress. She played a variety of roles, from Tsundere girls, Cheerful Children, to Genki Girls.
In August 2018, she announced
her retirement from the voice acting industry due to various difficulties in her life (such as the events that led to her divorce in July).
Notable roles:
- Arisa Uotani in Fruits Basket (replaced by Atsumi Tanezaki for the 2019 remake)
- Chihiro Fujimi in Ah! My Goddess
- Claudius in Demonbane (replaced by Tomoko Kawakami in the anime, but then reprised her role in Super Robot Wars UX due to Kawakami's death)
- Drum & Organ Symphony in VS Knight Lamune & 40 FIRE
- Electone in Lamune & 40 FRESH
- Fairy Leviathan and Copy X in Mega Man Zero
- Futaba Aasu in Puni Puni☆Poemi
- Hikaru Hiyama in the Kimagure Orange Road CD dramas, replacing Eriko Hara.
- Hiroko Uchiyama in Apocalypse Zero
- Inaho Hitomebore in Master of Mosquiton
- Kaori Yanase in the Variable Geo OVA
- Kaoru Kiryuu in Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash★Star until her replacement by Akemi Okamura as Imai had to back out due to her pregnancy at the time
- Miku Suehiro in Yes! Pretty Cure 5
- Queen of Sweets Kingdom (Tarte's mother) in Fresh Pretty Cure!
- Nanami's Missing Mom in HeartCatch Pretty Cure!
- Misora Minamino in Suite Pretty Cure ♪
- Forest Girl in Smile Pretty Cure!
- Ai-chan and by proxy, Princess Marie Ange in Doki Doki Pretty Cure (her second to last role)
- Kiyoko Shimatani in Majin Bone (her final role)
- Larsa Ferrinas Solidor in Final Fantasy XII
- Marche in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance radio drama
- Mayu and Mami Sakurai in Yarudora series vol.2: Kisetsu o Dakishimete
- Nabuca in Now and Then, Here and There
- Natsuki Shimizu in One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e (PlayStation port)
- Otaru Mamiya in Saber Marionette J and Junior in Saber Marionette R
- Otome-sensei (Virginia) in Ojarumaru (2nd voice, originally voiced by Yuri Amano, but then Imai herself was replaced by Atsumi Tanezaki)
- Priscilla Dolphan and Lucia Rinanore in Mitsumete Knight
- Ranchiki in MAZE: The Megaburst Space
- Renamon, Alice McCoy, Rumiko Makino, and Seiko Hata (Ruki's grandmother) in Digimon Tamers
- Rekuta Kadoko in Duel Masters (replaced by Emiri Katou due to her hiatus and eventual retirement)
- Rio Kinezono in Burn Up W and Burn Up Excess
- Rosette Christopher in the Drama CDs of Chrono Crusade
- Rutee Katrea in Tales of Destiny (after retirement, as of Tales Of The Rays, replaced by Yuka Komatsu)
- Scarlet O'hara/Angel Scarlet in Wedding Peach (Her Star-Making Role)
- Shiori in Zatch Bell! (replaced by Mikako Komatsu in the mobile game, Friends of Eternal Bonds)
- Suzu Kitamura Peacemaker Kurogane
- Tobio in One Piece: The Movie
- Tomochika Shibuya in Uta No Prince-sama
- Wakaba Shinohara in Revolutionary Girl Utena
- Yuki-sensei aka the Queen of Magic World in Ojamajo Doremi (replaced by Ai Orikasa in the Traful x Ojamajo Doremi Web Movie)
- Yuu Hayakawa in Final Fantasy: Unlimited
