Kanae Itō
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is a Japanese voice actress
and singer who was born in Nagano Prefecture
. She is affiliated with Aoni Production
and music publisher Lantis
.
Her first major role came in 2007 when she played the lead heroine, Amu Hinamori, from the anime Shugo Chara!
. The show became a hit and Kanae was praised by critics. Since then, she has voiced Amu in other Shugo Chara! franchises including radio serials, drama CDs and video games.
Despite being a relatively new voice actress, she has voiced a variety of characters ranging from tsundere
teenagers (Fumino Serizawa of Mayoi Neko Overrun!
) to sexy, mature characters (Airi from Queen's Blade
). Her versatility has gotten her major roles in some recent anime.
She and fellow voice actress Aki Toyosaki
are good friends who worked together on several anime including Shugo Chara!, To Love-Ru
, Hanasaku Iroha
and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (both also hosted the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun web radio show, Radio no Railgun). She was also nominated for "Best Rookie Voice Actress," at the 4th Seiyu Awards.
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
and singer who was born in Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...
. She is affiliated with Aoni Production
Aoni Production
Aoni Production is a Japanese talent agency representing a fair number of voice actors and other Japanese entertainers.-Voice actors currently affiliated with Aoni:...
and music publisher Lantis
Lantis (company)
is a Japanese company that specializes as a music publisher label for Japanese musicians, anime soundtracks and video game soundtracks. It was established on November 26, 1999, and in May 2006, it was bought by, and became a subsidiary of, Bandai Visual...
.
History
After graduating from high school, Kanae enrolled at the Amusement Media Academy, a vocational school for voice actors and artists, and graduated in 2007. Prior to graduating she was a member of two voice acting groups called and before both groups disbanded in December 2005 and January 28, 2007 respectively.Her first major role came in 2007 when she played the lead heroine, Amu Hinamori, from the anime Shugo Chara!
Shugo Chara!
, also known as My Guardian Characters, is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy" by her classmates, contrasts with her introverted personality...
. The show became a hit and Kanae was praised by critics. Since then, she has voiced Amu in other Shugo Chara! franchises including radio serials, drama CDs and video games.
Despite being a relatively new voice actress, she has voiced a variety of characters ranging from tsundere
Tsundere
is a Japanese character development process that describes a person who is initially cold and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing their warm side over time. The word is derived from the terms , meaning to turn away in disgust, and meaning to become 'lovey dovey'...
teenagers (Fumino Serizawa of Mayoi Neko Overrun!
Mayoi Neko Overrun!
is a Japanese light novel series by Tomohiro Matsu, with illustrations by Peco. As of March 25, 2010, eight volumes have been published by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Kentaro Yabuki started serialization in the shōnen manga magazine Jump Square on January 4,...
) to sexy, mature characters (Airi from Queen's Blade
Queen's Blade
is a series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan based on the licensed works from Flying Buffalo's Lost Worlds. First published in 2005, it features sexually suggestive depictions of an exclusively female cast of characters. The overall plot of the game revolves around a tournament...
). Her versatility has gotten her major roles in some recent anime.
She and fellow voice actress Aki Toyosaki
Aki Toyosaki
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. She had her first major voice acting roles in 2007, voicing Amuro Ninagawa in Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō and Su in Shugo Chara!...
are good friends who worked together on several anime including Shugo Chara!, To Love-Ru
To Love-Ru
is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi, and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki, creator of Black Cat. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump between April 24, 2006 and August 31, 2009; 18 tankōbon volumes have been published in Japan...
, Hanasaku Iroha
Hanasaku Iroha
, or Hanairo for short, is a Japanese 26-episode anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Masahiro Ando. The screenplay was written by Mari Okada, with original character design by Mel Kishida. P.A. Works produced the project as the studio's tenth anniversary work...
and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (both also hosted the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun web radio show, Radio no Railgun). She was also nominated for "Best Rookie Voice Actress," at the 4th Seiyu Awards.
Anime roles
- Asobi ni Iku yo! (Elis)
- Birdy the Mighty Decode (Natsumi Hayamiya)
- Birdy the Mighty Decode:02 (Natsumi Hayamiya)
- Boku wa Tomodachi ga SukunaiBoku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, also known as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Yomi Hirasaka, illustrated by Buriki, and published by Media Factory. It has twice been given manga adaptations; the first incarnation, its title and basic plot unchanged, began serialization in 2010; it was written and illustrated by...
(Sena Kashiwazaki) - Gegege no Kitarō (Child at the inn (ep 84); Female (ep 89); Girl (eps 42, 75); Yoriko (ep 95))
- GintamaGintama, also known as Gintama, is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi and serialized, beginning on December 8, 2003, in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump...
(Girl A (ep 110)) - Hanasaku IrohaHanasaku Iroha, or Hanairo for short, is a Japanese 26-episode anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Masahiro Ando. The screenplay was written by Mari Okada, with original character design by Mel Kishida. P.A. Works produced the project as the studio's tenth anniversary work...
(Ohana Matsumae) - Hatara Kizzu Maihamu GumiHatara Kizzu Maihamu Gumi, literally "Working Kids, Meister Hamster Team", is a Japanese anime action series for young children about hamsters who hold down jobs from firefighting to cooking. The show is produced by Toei Animation and was broadcast by 6:30-7:00 am on Sunday every week from October 7, 2007 to September 28,...
(Kumi) - Kiddy Girl-andKiddy Girl-andis a 2009 sequel to the science fiction anime series Kiddy Grade, created by gímik and Satelight and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The manga adaptation , illustrated by Yukari Higa, has been running in Comp Ace since the May 2009 issue, and the first tankōbon was released on 26 September...
(Belle (ep 6)) - Kin'iro no Corda (female (ep 27))
- Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu (Tsubaki Hibino)
- Mayoi Neko Overrun!Mayoi Neko Overrun!is a Japanese light novel series by Tomohiro Matsu, with illustrations by Peco. As of March 25, 2010, eight volumes have been published by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Kentaro Yabuki started serialization in the shōnen manga magazine Jump Square on January 4,...
(Fumino Serizawa) - Motto To Love-RuTo Love-Ruis a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi, and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki, creator of Black Cat. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump between April 24, 2006 and August 31, 2009; 18 tankōbon volumes have been published in Japan...
(Nana Astar Deviluke) - Nekogami YaoyorozuNekogami Yaoyorozu, also known as Cat God, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by FLIPFLOPs about a cat goddess that lives in an antique shop...
(Amane) - Ōkami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi (Ringo Akai)
- One PieceOne Pieceis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
(Boa Hancock (Young)) - Persona 4 (Ai Ebihara)
- Queen's Blade -Rurō no Senshi-Queen's Bladeis a series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan based on the licensed works from Flying Buffalo's Lost Worlds. First published in 2005, it features sexually suggestive depictions of an exclusively female cast of characters. The overall plot of the game revolves around a tournament...
(Airi) - Queen's Blade:Gyokuza o TsugumonoQueen's Bladeis a series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan based on the licensed works from Flying Buffalo's Lost Worlds. First published in 2005, it features sexually suggestive depictions of an exclusively female cast of characters. The overall plot of the game revolves around a tournament...
(Airi) - Ro-Kyu-Bu!Ro-Kyu-Bu!is a Japanese sports comedy light novel series written by Sagu Aoyama with illustrations by Tinkle. The series is about a high school freshman Subaru Hasegawa who becomes the coach of a grade school's girls basketball team after the high school team's captain was suspected for being a lolicon...
(Aoi Ogiyama) - Sacred SevenSacred Seven, is a 2011 Japanese science fiction anime television series produced by Sunrise under the direction of Yoshimitsu Ohashi. Script supervisor is Shin Yoshida with mechanical designs by Ippei Gyōbu...
(Wakana Itō) - Shakugan no ShanaShakugan no Shana, also known simply as Shana, is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi, with illustrations by Noizi Ito. The series includes 25 novels released between November 2002 and October 2011 published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint...
S (Junko Ōgami) - Shinryaku! Ika MusumeShinryaku! Ika MusumeSquid Girl, known in Japan as , a comedy manga series written by Masahiro Anbe, which began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion from 2007. It is published in Taiwan by Chingwin Publishing Group...
(Sanae Nagatsuki) - Shinryaku!? Ika MusumeShinryaku! Ika MusumeSquid Girl, known in Japan as , a comedy manga series written by Masahiro Anbe, which began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion from 2007. It is published in Taiwan by Chingwin Publishing Group...
(Sanae Nagatsuki) - Shugo Chara!Shugo Chara!, also known as My Guardian Characters, is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy" by her classmates, contrasts with her introverted personality...
(Amu Hinamori; Dia) - Shugo Chara! Party! (Amu Hinamori; Dia)
- Shugo Chara!! Doki— (Amu Hinamori; Dia)
- SoftenniSoftenniis a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Ryō Azuchi. Beginning serialization in Mag Garden's Comic Blade in 2008, Softenni consists of five volumes as of 2011...
(Asuna Harukaze) - Sora no ManimaniSora no Manimaniis a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Mami Kashiwabara. The manga began serialization in the November 2005 issue of Kodansha's Afternoon manga magazine, and as of July 2010, eight bound volumes have been released in Japan...
(Mihoshi Akeno) - Taishō Yakyū Musume (Koume Suzukawa)
- The World God Only Knows (Elucia de Lut Ima "Elsie")
- The World God Only Knows II (Elucia de Lut Ima "Elsie")
- To Love-RuTo Love-Ruis a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi, and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki, creator of Black Cat. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump between April 24, 2006 and August 31, 2009; 18 tankōbon volumes have been published in Japan...
OVA as (Wojak) - Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (Ruiko Saten)
- Toaru Majutsu no Index II (Ruiko Saten (bonus episode))
Video game roles
- Dynasty Warriors 7Dynasty Warriors 7is a hack and slash video game and the seventh official installment of the Dynasty Warriors series. It is developed by Omega Force and published by Koei. The game has been confirmed to be PS3 exclusive in Japan. The story is based on Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms....
(Wang Yuanji) - Hyperdimension Neptunia (Red)
- Shining HeartsShining Heartsis a role-playing game developed and published by SEGA. It is the first Shining game to be released for the PlayStation Portable and is the third with characters designed by Tony Taka, the other two being Shining Tears and Shining Wind...
(Nellis, Amyl, and Aerie) - Rune Factory OceansRune Factory OceansRune Factory: Tides of Destiny is a Wii and PlayStation 3 role-playing game developed by Neverland Co. and published by Marvelous Entertainment. Players control a male and female character in one, the male side named Aden and the female side named Sonja, as they traverse the seas on a giant beast...
(Elena) - Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2is the fifth entry in the Tales of the World series, and the second entry in the Radiant Mythology series. Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2's characteristic genre name is . Like other games in the series, it features a group of characters from various Tales games. 50 characters from the...
(Kanonno Earhart) - Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3is a sixth entry in the Tales of the World series, and the third entry in the Radiant Mythology series. Like other games in the series, it features a group of characters from various Tales games.-Job Classes:...
(Kanonno Earhart) - Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (Ruiko Saten)
Music in anime
- For Asobi Ni Ikuyo she sang one of the three ending themes "Happy Sunshine"
- For Mayoi Neko Overrun!Mayoi Neko Overrun!is a Japanese light novel series by Tomohiro Matsu, with illustrations by Peco. As of March 25, 2010, eight volumes have been published by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Kentaro Yabuki started serialization in the shōnen manga magazine Jump Square on January 4,...
she participated with Yuka IguchiYuka Iguchiis a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with Office Osawa.-Anime:*Bakemonogatari *Bokurano *Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai *C³ *Canvas 2...
and Ayana TaketatsuAyana Taketatsuis a Japanese voice actress from Saitama Prefecture. She is affiliated with I'm Enterprise. Like Yōko Hikasa, she had also attended Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyūjo, a voice actor training school before becoming affiliated with the current management company...
in both the opening song "Happy New Nyaa (はっぴぃ にゅう にゃあ)" and ending song "Ichalove Come Home! (イチャラブ Come Home!)". - For Queen's Blade: Gyokuza o TsugumonoQueen's Bladeis a series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan based on the licensed works from Flying Buffalo's Lost Worlds. First published in 2005, it features sexually suggestive depictions of an exclusively female cast of characters. The overall plot of the game revolves around a tournament...
she performed the ending song "Buddy-body" together with Rie KugimiyaRie Kugimiyais a Japanese voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise.Kugimiya's most famous roles include Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Happy in Fairy Tail, Kagura in Gintama, Nagi Sanzenin in Hayate no Gotoku!, Shana in Shakugan no Shana, Louise in Zero no Tsukaima, Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!, and...
and Yuko GotoYuko Gotois a Japanese voice actress who works for Production Baobab. In direct contrast to her cute-and-vulnerable moé typecasting, Yūko in real life is a devotee of biker culture who dresses and acts as such when not working, right down to her motorcycle...
. - For Shugo Chara and Shugo Chara!! Doki— she has performed several insert songs.
- For Taishō Yakyū Musume she performed both the opening song "Romantic Strike (浪漫ちっくストライク)" (together with Mai NakaharaMai Nakaharais a voice actress. She is employed by I'm Enterprise. Some of her hobbies include cooking and watching movies, and she is skilled at kendo. She worked with voice actor Ai Shimizu in eight anime where most of the characters they voiced in together had close connections: DearS, Kage Kara Mamoru!,...
, Kana UedaKana Uedais a Japanese Seiyū employed by I'm Enterprise. She is best known as the voices of Yumi Fukuzawa in Maria-sama ga Miteru, Rin Tohsaka in Fate/Stay Night and Hayate Yagami in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's and Strikers...
and Mamiko NotoMamiko Notois a Japanese voice actress working under Office Osawa. She was born in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa, and graduated from Hokuriku Gakuen Senior High School.-Voice:...
) and ending song "Yume Miru Kokoro (ユメ・ミル・ココロ)". - For Shinryaku! Ika MusumeShinryaku! Ika MusumeSquid Girl, known in Japan as , a comedy manga series written by Masahiro Anbe, which began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion from 2007. It is published in Taiwan by Chingwin Publishing Group...
she performed the ending theme song, "Metamerism (メタメリズム)." - For The World God Only Knows she performed in the ending theme song "Koi no Shirushi" as well as her own version of the song and the ending song 'Ai no Yokan' of season two as well as her own version.
- For Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu she performed both ending songs "Ijiwaru na Koi" and "Mirai Kinenbi"