If you’re searching for Asuna’s voice actor in Sword Art Online, the answer is clear: in the Japanese version, Asuna Yuuki is voiced by Haruka Tomatsu. In the English dub, the character is voiced by Cherami Leigh. Aniplex’s official Sword Art Online USA cast pages list Asuna as Haruka Tomatsu in Japanese releases and Haruka Tomatsu / Cherami Leigh on the Alicization cast page.
Japanese Voice Actor: Haruka Tomatsu
Date of Birth
Haruka Tomatsu was born on February 4, 1990. Her official MusicRay’n profile lists her birth date as 1990/02/04.
About Haruka
Haruka Tomatsu is a Japanese voice actress, singer, and actress affiliated with MusicRay’n. She is one of the most recognizable female anime leads of her generation, with major roles including Asuna Yuuki in Sword Art Online, Kyoko Hori in Horimiya, Zero Two in Darling in the Franxx, and Morgiana in Magi. Her official profile also reflects a career spanning anime, dubbing, radio, narration, stage, and music, including work as a solo artist and as a member of Sphere.
Asuna remains one of Tomatsu’s defining performances. The official Sword Art Online USA materials identify her as Asuna’s Japanese voice, and her long-running association with the franchise extends across television, films, games, and theme songs connected to the series.
Hometown
Her official MusicRay’n profile lists her origin as Aichi, and multiple public references identify her more specifically with Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan. Since the agency profile is the most authoritative source surfaced here, Aichi is the safest directly documented hometown reference.
Career Highlights
Tomatsu’s biggest international anime role is Asuna Yuuki in Sword Art Online. Official franchise cast pages list her as Asuna, and her official profile continues to foreground the Sword Art Online series among her major credits.
Outside Sword Art Online, she has built a remarkably broad résumé. Her official profile highlights roles including Kyoko Hori in Horimiya, Iris Cannary in Violet Evergarden, Elf in Uncle from Another World, Naruko “Anaru” Anjo in Anohana, Lala Satalin Deviluke in To LOVE-Ru, and Morgiana in Magi, among many others. Public biographical sources also note her major role as Zero Two in Darling in the Franxx.
Her industry recognition includes the Rookie of the Year honor at the 3rd Seiyu Awards and later Seiyu Awards recognition for supporting-role work. Those awards are widely documented in biographical references about her career.
Full Current Filmography
The list below reflects documented credits visible from Haruka Tomatsu’s current official MusicRay’n profile and supporting public references. Because agency profiles emphasize representative and current-facing credits rather than maintaining a fully historical database entry for every appearance, this should be treated as a structured documented credits list from the cited sources and may not be exhaustive.
TV Anime / Streaming Anime
Sword Art Online series — Asuna / Asuna Yuuki
Horimiya series — Kyoko Hori
Call of the Night — Seri Kikyo
Mononoke the Movie series — Botan Otomo
Sound! Euphonium 3 — Mayu Kuroe
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior — Tiara
Rurouni Kenshin (2023) — Yumi Komagata
My Happy Marriage Season 2 — Kaoruko Jinnouchi
Yo-kai Watch series — Keita / Keisuke
Violet Evergarden — Iris Cannary
Uncle from Another World — Elf
Beyblade Burst Sparking — Hikaru Asahi
Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki — Monaka Yatogame
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day — Naruko “Anaru” Anjo
To Love-Ru series — Lala Satalin Deviluke
HappinessCharge Precure! — Cure Fortune / Iona Hikawa
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic — Morgiana
Kannagi — Nagi
Cross Game — Aoba Tsukishima
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn — Micott Bartsch
Anime Films
Mononoke the Movie series — Botan Otomo
I’ve Always Liked You — Natsuki Enomoto
Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary — Angela
Dubbing
Star Wars: Ahsoka — Shin Hati
Shark de France — Eugénie
DC Super Hero Girls — Wonder Woman / Diana
Smurfs: The Lost Village — Smurf Blossom
Evil Dead — Natalie
Scream 4 — Olivia Morris
Narration
Tokyo 03 no Suki ni Saseru ka! (NHK Radio 1)
Sekai ga Zawatsuita (Secret) Footage: Beat Takeshi no Shiranai News (TV Asahi)
Radio / Web Radio
Haruka Tomatsu no Kokoro Harukas
Pl@net Sphere
Character / Attraction / Other Voice Work
Active 10 Civics — Daru-san / narration
Taiga drama Hana Moyu official PR character — Moyurun
Moominvalley Park attraction voice — Moomintroll
BomberE — MC
Music-Related Sword Art Online Tie-Ins
Sword Art Online Aincrad arc ending theme — “Yume Sekai”
Sword Art Online II Calibur / Mother’s Rosario opening theme — “courage”
Sword Art Online II insert song — “Separate Ways”
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization ending theme — “Two of us”
Slot Sword Art Online — “Alter Echo”
Critical Reception
Tomatsu’s critical standing is rooted in both versatility and franchise durability. Public biographical sources consistently identify Asuna as one of her signature performances, while also pointing to the breadth of her anime work across romance, action, comedy, fantasy, and music-driven projects. Her Seiyu Awards recognition reinforces that she was not only popular with audiences but also respected within the industry early in her career.
Useful source links:
MusicRay’n official profile (https://musicrayn.com/s/mra/artist/tomatsu_haruka)
Haruka Tomatsu official website profile (https://www.tomatsuharuka.com/profile/)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition official USA cast page (https://www.swordart-onlineusa.com/extra_edition/staff/)
Sword Art Online Alicization official USA cast page (https://sao-alicization.com/1st/staffcast/)
Social Media
Instagram: @haruka_official01 (https://www.instagram.com/haruka_official01/)
English Voice Actor: Haruka Tomatsu
Date of Birth
Cherami Leigh was born on July 19, 1988. IMDb lists her full name as Cherami Leigh Kuehn and gives her birthplace as Dallas, Texas, USA.
About Cherami
Cherami Leigh is the English voice actor for Asuna Yuuki in Sword Art Online. Public cast listings for Asuna across the franchise identify Leigh as the performer most associated with the English version, while her official site describes her as an actor, writer, and producer known for extensive work in video games, animation, film, and television.
She is also one of the most recognizable English-dub leads of her generation. Across anime and games, she is widely known for roles such as Lucy Heartfilia in Fairy Tail, Patty Thompson in Soul Eater, Makoto Niijima in Persona 5, A2 in NieR:Automata, and female V in Cyberpunk 2077, alongside Asuna in Sword Art Online.
Hometown
Public biographical sources place Leigh’s birthplace in Dallas, Texas. I did not find a more specific officially documented hometown in the sources reviewed, so Dallas is the safest verifiable reference point.
Career Highlights
Asuna is one of Leigh’s signature anime roles. Behind The Voice Actors’ franchise history for Asuna Yuuki shows Leigh as the English actor most frequently attached to the character across major Sword Art Online TV and film releases, including the original series, Extra Edition, Sword Art Online II, Alicization, Ordinal Scale, and the Progressive films.
Her broader career is unusually strong in both anime dubbing and video games. Public profiles consistently associate her with Lucy Heartfilia in Fairy Tail, Patty Thompson in Soul Eater, Road Kamelot in D.Gray-man Hallow, Sarada Uchiha in parts of the Boruto franchise, Makoto Niijima in Persona 5, A2 in NieR:Automata, and female V in Cyberpunk 2077. That cross-medium range is a major reason she is so prominent in English-language voice acting.
Full Current Filmography
The list below is a structured, source-limited documented credits summary based on public credits surfaced through IMDb, Behind The Voice Actors, and other high-confidence public references. It is substantial, but it may not be fully exhaustive across every minor role, replacement, or multi-voice credit.
Anime / Anime Dub Roles
Sword Art Online — Asuna Yuuki
Sword Art Online: Extra Edition — Asuna Yuuki
Sword Art Online II — Asuna Yuuki
Sword Art Online: Alicization — Asuna Yuuki
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale — Asuna Yuuki
Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night — Asuna Yuuki
Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night — Asuna Yuuki
Fairy Tail — Lucy Heartfilia
Soul Eater — Patty Thompson
Peach Girl — Sae Kashiwagi
The Sacred Blacksmith — Cecily Campbell
Bamboo Blade — Tamaki Kawazoe
D.Gray-man Hallow — Road Kamelot
Shin Chan — multiple credits publicly associated with her
One Piece — public dub credits associated with her
Boruto franchise — public dub credits including Sarada Uchiha in parts of the franchise
Video Games
Persona 5 — Makoto Niijima
NieR:Automata — A2
Cyberpunk 2077 — female V
Additional game credits are widely associated with Leigh in public databases, but the search results reviewed here were not comprehensive enough to present a claim of complete current game-by-game exhaustiveness.
Live-Action / On-Camera
Temple Grandin — credited acting role
The Deep End — credited acting role
Critical Reception
Leigh’s critical standing comes from her consistency as a lead performer across both anime dubbing and games. Her official site presents her as a multi-hyphenate performer with extensive work across animation and gaming, while major public databases show a résumé anchored by long-running, fan-recognizable leads like Asuna, Lucy, Makoto, A2, and V. That combination of franchise longevity and cross-medium prominence is the clearest pattern in how her career is publicly framed.
Useful source links:
Cherami Leigh official site (https://cheramileigh.com/)
IMDb profile (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0473873/)
Behind The Voice Actors Asuna listing (https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Sword-Art-Online/Asuna-Yuuki/)
Behind The Voice Actors Cherami Leigh profile (https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Cherami-Leigh/)
Social Media
Instagram: @Cherami_official (https://www.instagram.com/cherami_official/)
Facebook: Cherami Leigh (https://www.facebook.com/)
