Ai Kayano
Ai Kayano (茅野 愛衣, Kayano Ai, born September 13, 1987)[1] is a Japanese voice actress. She was represented by the Pro-Fit talent agency until 2014. She is represented by Office Osawa in 2015. She played leading roles in the anime series, including Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, Guilty Crown, Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend, The Pet Girl of Sakurasou, No Game No Life and KonoSuba. She has also performed opening, ending and insert theme songs for each series.
Ai Kayano | |
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茅野 愛衣 | |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | September 13, 1987
Occupation | Voice actress |
Years active | 2010–present |
Agent | Office Osawa |
Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) |
Biography
Kayano wanted to work in a job that would involve "healing people", leading to initially take up a course at a vocational school. She worked in the beauty industry and became interested in acting, after watching Aria. While attending school, Kayano continued working in the industry and paid for her tuition.[2]
Kayano began working at Pro-Fit in 2010, starring in the original video animation Princess Resurrection.[3] She also voiced a number of background roles in the anime series A Certain Magical Index II, playing Itsuwa.[3] She voiced Meiko "Menma" Honma in Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day. Kayano, Haruka Tomatsu and Saori Hayami performed the series' ending theme "Secret Base – Kimi ga Kureta Mono (10 years after Ver.)", a cover of a song originally sung by the band Zone.[4] For her role as Menma, she received the Best Newcomer Award at the 6th Seiyu Awards in 2012.[5] Kayano played the role of Inori Yuzuriha in Guilty Crown.[6]
In 2012, she played Mayaka Ibara in Hyōka;[7] Kayano and co-star Satomi Satō performed the series' ending themes "Madoromi no Yakusoku" (まどろみの約束) and "Kimi ni Matsuwaru Mystery" (君にまつわるミステリー).[8][9] She also played the roles of Mashiro Shiina in The Pet Girl of Sakurasou,[10] and Saori Takabe Girls und Panzer.[11] She played several roles in 2013, including the roles of Ai Fuyuumi in Oreshura,[12] and Chisaki Hiradaira in Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea.[13]
In 2014, Kayano played Shiro in No Game No Life.[14] She performed the series' ending theme "Oración".[15] Later that year, she left Pro-Fit and became a freelancer.[16] Kayano joined Office Osawa in 2015.[17] Later that year, she played Megumi Sakura in School-Live!,[18] and Utaha Kasumigaoka in Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend.[19] In 2016, she played the roles of Darkness in KonoSuba, Chizuru Hishiro in ReLIFE, and Rin Tōyama in New Game!.[20][21][22] In 2017, she played Kirie Sakurame in UQ Holder.[23] She also played Shuvi in No Game No Life: Zero.[24]
In 2016, Kayano hosted a show titled "Kayanomi ~Kayano Ai ga Nihonshu wo Nominagara, Taberu dake~~" (かやのみ 〜茅野愛衣が日本酒をのみながら、食べるだけ〜, lit. "Kayanomi ~Ai Kayano is Eating While Drinking Sake~") at Animate Times' YouTube channel.[25][26] The show focuses on her looking through into various types of sake. The title of show is also a combination of her surname Kayano and the Japanese word for "drink", which is "nomi" (飲み).[26]
Filmography
Anime
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[17] |
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2011 | Ban'nō yasai nin'ninman 万能野菜ニンニンマン | Kazumi Ishino 石野カズミ | [27] | |
2013 | Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day | Meiko "Menma" Honma | [27] | |
2014 | Miniskirt Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace | Ai Hoshimiya | [27] | |
2014 | Tales of Zestiria: Dawn of the Shepherd | Alisha Diphda | [27] | |
2015 | Tamayura ~Sotsugyō Shashin~ | Kanae Mitani | film series | [27] |
2015 | Girls und Panzer der Film | Saori Takebe | [27] | |
2016 | Garakowa: Restore the World | Sumire | [27] | |
2016 | selector destructed WIXOSS | Hitoe Uemura | compilation film | [27] |
2017 | No Game No Life: Zero | Shuvi | [24][27] | |
2018 | Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | Leilia | [58] | |
2019 | KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson | Darkness | [59] | |
2019 | Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Fine | Utaha Kasumigaoka | [60] | |
2020 | Shirobako Movie | Rinko Ogasawara | [61] | |
2021 | Aria the Crepusculo | Anya Dostoyevskaya | [62] | |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[17] |
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2008 | Momo Taisen Papers 桃色大戦ぱいろん | Actor 紗優 | PC (general) | [27] |
2010 | Class of Heroes 2G | A parane パーネ | PS3 | [27] |
2010 | Class of Heroes 3 | Katja, Jakotsu, Elf (female) カーチャ/ジャコツ/エルフ(女) | PSP | [27] |
2011 | A Certain Magical Index | Itsuwa | PSP | [27] |
2011 | Senran Kagura: Skirting Shadows | Yomi | DS | [27] |
2011 | Dead end Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dead End デッドエンド Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dead End | Teizuka Isho 手塚酉穂 | PSP | [27] |
2011 | Yufu company Brave Company 勇現会社ブレイブカンパニー | Melodya メロディア | DS | [27] |
2011 | Lord of Apocalypse ロード オブ アポカリプス | Yuno ユーノ | Other | [27] |
2012 | Legasista | Melize | PS3 | [27] |
2012 | Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas | Mana Ouma | PC | [6][27] |
2012 | Nayuta no Kiseki | Noi | PSP | [27] |
2012 | Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair | Mikan Tsumiki | PSP | [27] |
2012 | Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne -Kamogawa Dream Match- | Muginami ムギナミ | PS3 | [27] |
2012 | Senran Kagura Burst | Yomi | DS | [27] |
2012 | Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day | Meiko "Menma" Honma | PSP | [27] |
2012 | Tokyo Babel 東京バベル | Eve | PC (general) | [27] |
2012 | Girl Friend Beta | Haruko Yumesaki | [27] | |
2012 | Ima Sugu Oniichan ni Imōto da tte Iitai! | Mao Shigemori | PC, also in 2014 | [27] |
2013 | The Pet Girl of Sakurasou | Mashiro Shiina | PS Vita, PSP | [27] |
2013 | Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus | Yomi | [27] | |
2013 | Dungeon Travelers 2 | Alicia Heart | PSP, PS Vita | [27] |
2013 | Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl | Rosa | DS | [27] |
2013 | Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | Y'shtola | PC, Mac, PS4 | [63][64] |
2013 | Starry Sky: After Winter Portable | Takanashi Ai 高梨あい | PSP | [27] |
2014 | Senran Kagura Bon Appétit! | Yomi | [27] | |
2014 | Golden Time: Vivid Memories | Nana Hayashida | [27] | |
2014 | Girls und Panzer: Senshadō, Kiwamemasu! | Saori Takebe | [27] | |
2014 | Hamatora: Look at Smoking World | Sally | DS | [27] |
2014 | Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson | Yomi | DS | [27] |
2014 | Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven | Charlotte | DS | [27] |
2014 | Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax | Mashiro Shiina | PS3 | [27] |
2014 | Shining Resonance | Rinna Mayfield | PS3 | [27] |
2015 | Tales of Zestiria | Alisha Diphda | PS3 | [27] |
2015 | Captain Earth: Mind Labyrinth | Hana Mutou | [27] | |
2015 | Senran Kagura: Estival Versus | Yomi | also Sakura edition in 2016 | [27] |
2015 | Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata: -blessing flowers- | Utaha Kasumigaoka | [27] | |
2015 | Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward | Y'shtola | PC, Mac, PS4 | [63][64] |
2015 | Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei | Rona Itelime ロナ・イテリメ | DS | [27] |
2015 | Tokyo Xanadu | Shiori Kurashiki | also eX+ in 2016 | [27] |
2015 | 7th Dragon III Code: VFD | Chika, Character voice | 3DS | [27] |
2015 | Kantai Collection | Kashima | [27] | |
2015 | Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma | Ryōko Sakaki | DS | [27] |
2015 | Exist Archive | Mayura Tsukishiro | [27] | |
2015 | Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition | Shiina Mashiro 椎名ましろ | PS3, other | [27] |
2016 | Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Moon Dwellers | Melua Mela Meia | PS3 | [27] |
2016 | Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization | Alice Zuberg | PS4, other | |
2016 | Soulworker Online | Haru Estia | [65] | |
2017 | New Game: The Challenge Stage | Rin Toyama | [27] | |
2017 | Azur Lane | Kaga, Graf Zeppelin, Atago, Renown | Android, IOS | [27] |
2017 | Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood | Y'shtola | PC, Mac, PS4 | [63][64] |
2017 | Fire Emblem Heroes | Gunnthrá | Android, IOS | |
2017 | Blue Reflection | Rika Yoshimura | PlayStation | |
2018 | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet | Alice Zuberg | PS4, Nintendo Switch | |
2018 | Another Eden | Feinne | iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch (TBA) | |
2018 | Octopath Traveler | Ophilia Clement | Nintendo Switch | |
2018 | Food Fantasy (2018) | Kimchi | iOS, Android | [27] |
2018 | Ultra Kaiju Battle Breeders | Navi | iOS, Android | [66] |
2019 | Fate/Grand Order | Murasaki Shikibu | iOS, Android | |
2019 | Arknights | Platinum | Android, IOS | |
2019 | Code Vein | Mia Karnstein | PS4, Xbox One, PC | [67] |
2019 | Pokémon Masters | Erika | Android | |
2019 | Touhou Cannonball | Yuyuko Saigyouji | Android, IOS | |
2019 | KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Fantastic Days | Darkness | iOS, Android | [68] |
2020 | World's End Club | Vanilla | iOS, PC | [69] |
2020 | Warriors Orochi 4 : Ultimate | Alcremie | PS4, PC, Nintendo Switch |
Drama CDs
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[17] |
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Comical Psychosomatic Medicine | Asuna Kangoshi | [70] |
Dubbing
Title | Role | Voice dub for | Notes | Source |
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The Call | Casey Welson | Abigail Breslin | [71] | |
Dolittle | Mini | [72] | ||
Ready Player One | F'Nale Zandor | Hannah John-Kamen | [73] | |
The Three Musketeers | Queen Anne | Juno Temple | 2012 TV Asahi edition | [74] |
Discography
Albums
- Kimi ni Matsuwaru Mystery (with Satomi Satō) (August 22, 2012)
- Track list:
- "Kimi ni Matsuwaru Mystery" (君にまつわるミステリ)
- "Fade in/out"
- "Kimi ni Matsuwaru Mystery (Inst.)" (君にまつわるミステリインストルメンタル)
- "Fade in/out (Inst.)"
Singles
- "Secret base ~君がくれたもの~ (10 years after Ver.)" (Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day' ending) (with Haruka Tomatsu and Saori Hayami)[4]
- "Madoromi no Yakusoku" (Hyōka Ending) (with Satomi Satō)[8]
- "Kimi ni Matsuwaru Mystery" (Hyōka Ending) (with Satomi Satō)[9]
- "Jersey-Bu Tamashi!" (Rinne no Lagrange Season 2 Ending) (with Asami Seto and Kaori Ishihara)
- "Enter Enter MISSION!" (Girls und Panzer Ending) (with Mai Fuchigami, Mami Ozaki, Ikumi Nakagami, and Iguchi Yuka)
- "Girlish Lover" (Oreshura Opening & Ending) (with Chinatsu Akasaki, Tamura Yukari, and Hisako Kanemoto)
- "Kimi ga Yume o Tsuretekita" (The Pet Girl of Sakurasou Opening) (with Nakatsu Mariko, Natsumi Takamori)
- "Yamiyo wa Otome o Hana ni Suru" (Senran Kagura Ending) (with Kitamura Eri, Shiraishi Ryouko, Gotou Saori, and Toyoguchi Megumi)
- "May I Help You?" (Servant x Service Opening) (with Mai Nakahara and Aki Toyosaki)
- "Hachimitsu Doki" (Servant x Service Ending)
- "Hajikero! C3!" (Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C³ Ending) (with Makino Yui, Sawashiro Miyuki, Saitou Chiwa, Rima Nishizaki, and Madoka Yonezawa)
- "Oración" (No Game No Life Ending) (As Shiro from No Game No Life)[15]
Awards
Year | Award ceremony | Award | Result |
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2012 | 6th Seiyu Awards | Best Rookie Actresses | Won |
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External links
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Ai Kayano at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Ai Kayano at Oricon (in Japanese)