Though she liked anime growing up, Sally Amaki never thought she¡¯d grow up to be an anime character.

After moving from Los Angeles to Tokyo, Amaki tried her luck at voice acting and eventually landed the role of the blond-haired Sakura Fujima, one of the eight members of animated idol-pop group 22/7.

The catch, however, was that Amaki wasn¡¯t just going to voice the cartoon, she had to become an idol herself.