is a
Japanese
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voice actress
Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...
and singer from
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the nort ...
. She attended voice actor training classes of the Avex Artist Academy before becoming affiliated with Avex Planning and Development. She is known for her role as Megumi Katō in the anime series ''
Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend''.
[ In 2016, she became part of the musical unit Walküre, which performs songs for the anime series '']Macross Delta
is a science fiction anime television series that aired on Tokyo MX in Japan from April 3, 2016, to September 25, 2016. The fourth television series set in the ''Macross'' universe, it is directed by Kenji Yasuda and written by Toshizo Nem ...
''. She made her music debut in 2017 with the release of the mini-album . She is also known as .
Biography
Yasuno was born in Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the nort ...
on July 9, 1989. About a week after she was born, her family moved to Hakodate
is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 279,851 with 143,221 households, and a population density of 412.8 ...
, and after some time they moved back to Miyagi Prefecture. From an early age, she had an interest in anime, particularly after watching ''Sailor Moon
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 52 individual chapters were published in 18 volumes. The seri ...
'' and ''Magic Knight Rayearth
is a Japanese manga series created by Clamp. Appearing as a serial in the manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from the November 1993 issue to the February 1995 issue, the chapters of ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' were collected into three bound volum ...
'' as a child. She became aware of voice acting at a young age, while watching the anime series ''Saint Tail
is a manga and anime series. Originally a twenty-four part manga by Megumi Tachikawa, the story was adapted into an anime television series by producer Tokyo Movie Shinsha, with forty-three episodes and one short, broadcast by ABC. Tokyopop ...
''. To further her interest, she watched videos of dubs being recorded.
During her sixth year of elementary school, Yasuno moved to Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
. In high school, she became part of her school's theater club. Although she had been looking for a voice acting school, her parents told her that they would allow her to pursue a voice acting career only if she paid with her own money. Around that time, the talent agency Avex
is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1988, the company manages J-pop talents like Ayumi Hamasaki and internet sensation PikoTaro. It has also shifted into other busi ...
was holding auditions for its voice acting school, so she decided to apply. She passed the audition and began attending voice acting school. She played a number of background roles in anime beginning in 2009, and in 2011 played her first lead role as Kizuna Todoroki, the protagonist of the anime ''Kizuna Ichigake'', which was produced as part of the Young Animator Training Project.
Yasuno continued voicing primarily supporting roles until 2013, when she was cast as the character Sakura Kitaōji in the multimedia franchise ''Aikatsu!
is an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's ''Data Carddass'' line of machines, which launched in October 2012. The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring idols pass auditions. An ani ...
'' The following year, she played the roles of Tina Kobayakawa in ''Wake Up, Girls!
''Wake Up, Girls!'' is an anime series produced by Ordet and Tatsunoko Production and directed by Yutaka Yamamoto. A film titled opened in Japan on January 11, 2014, and a television series aired in Japan between January and March 2014. T ...
'' and Yuko Tachikawa in ''Parasyte
is a Japanese science fiction horror manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki and published in Kodansha's ''Morning Open Zōkan'' and ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine from 1988 to 1995. The manga was published in North Ame ...
''. In 2015, she was cast as Megumi Katō, the main heroine of the anime series '' Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend''.[ That year, she also voiced Kaori Murasaki in '']Triage X
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shōji Satō. It has been serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Dragon Age'' since 2009 and collected in 25 ''tankōbon'' volumes so far, as of August 2022. ...
'' and Mayuko Inoue in ''Ushio and Tora
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from January 1990 to October 1996, with its chapters collected in thirty-three '' ...
''. In 2015, she joined the popular idol multimedia franchise '' iDOLM@STER'', taking on the role of '' THE iDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS'' character Natsuki Kimura and has attended many of the franchise's live concerts to represent the character.
In 2016, Yasuno became part of the musical unit Walküre, which performed songs in the anime series ''Macross Delta
is a science fiction anime television series that aired on Tokyo MX in Japan from April 3, 2016, to September 25, 2016. The fourth television series set in the ''Macross'' universe, it is directed by Kenji Yasuda and written by Toshizo Nem ...
''; she also played the role of Kaname Buccaneer in the series. She also played the roles of Cordelia Kasukami in ''Twin Star Exorcists
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiaki Sukeno. The manga has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Jump Square'' since October 2013, with individual chapters collected into thirteen ''tankōb ...
'', Botan Kumegawa in ''Anne Happy
, also known as ''Unhappy Go Lucky!'' or ''Unhappy'', is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Cotoji. It focuses on a group of teenage girls with various misfortunes as they try to overcome them to find happiness. The serie ...
'', and Gretel Jeckeln in '' Schwarzesmarken''. In 2017, she released her first mini-album under the FlyingDog label; the mini-album includes the song , which was used as the closing theme to the anime series ''Restaurant to Another World
is a Japanese light novel series written by Junpei Inuzuka, with illustrations by Katsumi Enami. Shufunotomo have released five volumes of the series since February 2015. An anime television series adaptation produced by Silver Link aired f ...
''. She made appearances at Anime Festival Asia
C3AFA, also known as Anime Festival Asia (AFA), is a series of anime conventions held in the Southeast Asian region, with a core annual convention held in Singapore. The main convention is traditionally held over a weekend in late November to ea ...
Singapore in November 2017 and C3 AFA Hong Kong in February 2018. She made an appearance at Anime North
Anime North (AN) is a non-profit, fan-run anime convention, held every year in Etobicoke, a Amalgamation of Toronto, district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its major attractions, activities and events include a Masquerade ball, Masquerade, a D ...
in Toronto on May 25, 2018 to May 27, 2018 where she held a signing session as well as a Q&A panel.
Filmography
Television animation
;2009
*''Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!!
is a Japanese manga series by Bow Ditama, which is also adapted into an anime television series of the same name that aired on the AT-X network in Japan from June 25 to September 10, 2009. It features anthropomorphized characters representin ...
'', Friend B
;2010
*'' Chu-Bra!!'', Itagaki, Female student
;2011
*''Un-Go
is a 2011 anime television series produced by Bones which aired on Fuji TV's noitamina program block between October 13, 2011 and December 22, 2011. Based on the noted Japanese intellectual and novelist Ango Sakaguchi's novel , the series ...
'', An Osada
*''Chihayafuru
is a Japanese ''josei'' manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''josei'' manga magazine '' Be Love'' from December 2007 to August 2022, with its chapters collected in 50 ''tankōbon'' vo ...
'', Rika Mashima
*''No. 6
''No. 6'' is a Japanese novel series written by Atsuko Asano and published by Kodansha in nine volumes between October 2003 and June 2011. A manga adaptation drawn by Hinoki Kino was serialized in Kodansha's ''Aria'' magazine from January 201 ...
'', Safu
*'' Pokémon: Black & White'', Rina
;2012
*''Aquarion Evol
is the sequel to the 2005 anime series ''Genesis of Aquarion''. It was originally announced on February 25, 2011, by the production staff. It aired on TV Tokyo from January to June, 2012 and its premiere featured an hour-long special that ...
'', Shushu
*'' Nakaimo - My Sister Is Among Them!'', Friend
*''Soreike! Anpanman
is a Japanese children's superhero picture book series written by Takashi Yanase, running from 1973 until the author’s death in 2013. The series has been adapted into an anime entitled , which is one of the most popular anime series among ...
'', Aoenpitsuman, Mizu no Ko B
*''High School DxD
is a Japanese light novel series written by Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. The story centers on Issei Hyodo, a perverted high school student from Kuoh Academy who desires to be a harem king and is killed by ...
'', Meguri
*''Bodacious Space Pirates
is a Japanese light novel series about space pirates written by Yūichi Sasamoto and illustrated by Noriyuki Matsumoto, published since October 2008. An anime television series adaptation produced by Satelight, under the title , aired ...
'', Asta Alhanko
;2013
*''Aikatsu!
is an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's ''Data Carddass'' line of machines, which launched in October 2012. The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring idols pass auditions. An ani ...
'', Sakura Kitaōji, Shizuku Hosaka
*''Valvrave the Liberator
is a Japanese mecha anime series, produced by Sunrise (company), Sunrise. It is directed by Kō Matsuo and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi. The series is set in a futuristic date in which three factions divided from 70% of mankind are in war ...
'', Iori Kitagawa
*''Oshiri Kajiri Mushi
(Also known as ''Semut Penggigit Bujur'' in Indonesia) is a children's song in Japan that broke into the top 10 singles charts. The music video and song were created by the husband and wife duo Uruma Delvi.
Overview
The song first appeared in ...
'', Nise Kajiri, Z mother, Health room teacher
*'' The Severing Crime Edge'', Kashiko Misumi
*''Soreike! Anpanman
is a Japanese children's superhero picture book series written by Takashi Yanase, running from 1973 until the author’s death in 2013. The series has been adapted into an anime entitled , which is one of the most popular anime series among ...
'', Yukidaruman, Girl, Sakuranbo A
*'' Chihayafuru 2'', Hinako Mano, Megumi Mayama
*''Da Capo III
is a Japanese visual novel developed by Circus that was released in limited and regular editions on April 27, 2012 as a DVD for Windows and is rated for ages 15 and up. It is the third main installment of the ''Da Capo'' visual novel franc ...
'', Nomiya Ebisu
*'' Valvrave the Liberator 2nd Season'', Iori Kitagawa
*'' Pokémon: XY'', Cosette
*'' Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure'', Ayumi
;2014
*''Wake Up, Girls!
''Wake Up, Girls!'' is an anime series produced by Ordet and Tatsunoko Production and directed by Yutaka Yamamoto. A film titled opened in Japan on January 11, 2014, and a television series aired in Japan between January and March 2014. T ...
'', Tina Kobayakawa
*''When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace
aka InoBato is a Japanese light novel series written by Kōta Nozomi with illustrations by 029. SB Creative has published it in thirteen volumes from 2012 to 2018 under their GA Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Kōsuke Kurose w ...
'', Assistant
*''Parasyte
is a Japanese science fiction horror manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki and published in Kodansha's ''Morning Open Zōkan'' and ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine from 1988 to 1995. The manga was published in North Ame ...
'', Yuko Tachikawa
*''Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Izumi Tsubaki. The chapters are serialized online in '' Gangan Online'', and have been published in both physical and digital releases of Shoujo Romance Girly and ''tankōb ...
'', Heroine, Schoolgirl, Clerk
*'' Pokémon: XY'', Espurr, Pichu
*'' Hamatora: the Animation'', Koneko
*'' Yo-Kai Watch'', Chi-chan, Matenshi
*'' Re:_Hamatora'', Koneko
;2015
*''Danchi Tomoo
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tobira Oda. An anime adaptation was announced in January 2013 and ran between April 2013 and February 2015.
Plot
''Danchi Tomoo'' stars elementary school student Tomoo Kinoshita who lives ...
'', Yūko
*'' Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend'', Megumi Katō
*'' PriPara'', Anko
*''Show by Rock!!
''Show by Rock!!'' (stylized as ''SHOW BY ROCK!!''; also known as ''Show by Rock!! Gonna be a Music Millionaire!'') is a mobile rhythm video game developed and published by Geechs (later Edia), in conjunction with Sanrio. It is Sanrio's f ...
'', Wendy
*''Triage X
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shōji Satō. It has been serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Dragon Age'' since 2009 and collected in 25 ''tankōbon'' volumes so far, as of August 2022. ...
'', Kaori Murasaki
*''Ushio and Tora
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from January 1990 to October 1996, with its chapters collected in thirty-three '' ...
'', Mayuko Inoue
*'' Gatchaman Crowds insight'', Erina Kido, Housewife
*'' The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls 2nd Season'', Natsuki Kimura
;2016
*'' Schwarzesmarken'', Gretel Jeckeln
*''Anne Happy
, also known as ''Unhappy Go Lucky!'' or ''Unhappy'', is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Cotoji. It focuses on a group of teenage girls with various misfortunes as they try to overcome them to find happiness. The serie ...
'', Botan Kumegawa
*''Macross Delta
is a science fiction anime television series that aired on Tokyo MX in Japan from April 3, 2016, to September 25, 2016. The fourth television series set in the ''Macross'' universe, it is directed by Kenji Yasuda and written by Toshizo Nem ...
'', Kaname Buccaneer
*''Twin Star Exorcists
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiaki Sukeno. The manga has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Jump Square'' since October 2013, with individual chapters collected into thirteen ''tankōb ...
'', Cordelia Kasukami
;2017
*'' Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat'', Megumi Kato[
*'']Restaurant to Another World
is a Japanese light novel series written by Junpei Inuzuka, with illustrations by Katsumi Enami. Shufunotomo have released five volumes of the series since February 2015. An anime television series adaptation produced by Silver Link aired f ...
'', Sarah Gold
*''Kirakira PreCure a la Mode
, stylized as ''Kirakira☆PreCure a la Mode'' is a 2017 Japanese magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation and the fourteenth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, featuring the twelfth generation of Cures. It ...
'', Lumière
*''Black Clover
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūki Tabata. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since February 2015, with its chapters collected in 33 ''tankōbon'' volumes ...
'', Charmy Pappitson
;2018
* ''Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody
is a Japanese light novel series written by Hiro Ainana. It began serialization online in 2013 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō until it was acquired by Fujimi Shobo. The first volume of the Light Nove ...
'', Nana
*''Overlord II
''Overlord II'' is a 2009 action role-playing game and sequel to the 2007 video game '' Overlord''. It was developed by Triumph Studios and published by Codemasters for Linux, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. All versions were r ...
'', Princess Renner
*''My Hero Academia
is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected into ...
'', Nejire Hado
;2019
* Saekano the Movie: Finale, Megumi Kato
*'' Star☆Twinkle PreCure'', Elena Amamiya / Cure Soleil
*'' Are You Lost?'', Mutsu Amatani
*'' Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!'', Monika
;2020
*''Kakushigoto
is a Japanese comedy manga series by Kōji Kumeta. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Monthly Shōnen Magazine'' from December 2015 to July 2020, and has been collected in twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation pr ...
'', Rasuna Sumita
*''Arte
Arte (; (), sometimes stylized in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture.
It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ARTE, plus ...
'', Dacha
;2021
*'' Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'', Marin
*''Edens Zero
''Edens Zero'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese science fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since June 2018, with its chapters collected into twenty ...
'', Witch Regret
*''The Aquatope on White Sand
, or ''The Aquatope of White Sand'', subtitled ''The Two Girls Met in the Ruins of Damaged Dream'', is an anime television series produced by P.A. Works. It aired from July to December 2021.
Plot
Set in Nanjō, Okinawa, ''The Aquatope on White ...
'', Akari Maeda
*'' "Deji" Meets Girl'', Maise Higa
*'' Restaurant to Another World 2'', Sarah Gold
;2022
*''Slow Loop
is a Japanese recreational fishing manga series by Maiko Uchino, serialized in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Manga Time Kirara Forward'' since September 2018. It has been collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television ...
'', Tora Yoshinaga
*''Orient
The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of ''Occident'', the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the c ...
'', Michiru Saruwatari
*'' Arknights: Prelude to Dawn'', Hoshiguma
Theatrical animation
*''Kizuna Ichigeki'' (2011), Kizuna Todoroki
*''Aikatsu!
is an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's ''Data Carddass'' line of machines, which launched in October 2012. The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring idols pass auditions. An ani ...
'' (2014), Sakura Kitaōji
*'' Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace'' (2014), Asta Alhanko
*'' Wake Up, Girls! – Seven Idols'' (2014), Tina Kobayakawa
*'' Macross Delta: Gekijou no Walküre'' (2018), Kaname Buccaneer
*'' Saekano the Movie: Finale'' (2019), Megumi Katō
*'' PreCure Miracle Universe'' (2019), Erena Amamiya / Cure Soleil
*''Aria the Crepusculo
''Aria'' (stylized as ''ARIA'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozue Amano. The series was originally titled ''Aqua'' (stylized as ''AQUA'') when it was published in Enix's ''Monthly Stencil'' magazine from 2001 ...
'' (2021), Aletta
Video games
*'' The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage'' (2015-current), Natsuki Kimura
*''Granblue Fantasy
(Japanese:グランブルーファンタジー, Hepburn: ''Guranburū Fantajī)'' is a Japanese social-network game and role-playing video game developed by Cygames for Android, iOS and web browsers, which first released in Japan in March 2014 ...
'' (2016), Pamela
*''Uta Macross Sma-Pho De-Culture'' (2017), Kaname Buccaneer
*''Food Fantasy'' (2018), Pineapple Bun, Bird's Nest Soup
*''Azur Lane
''Azur Lane'' () is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by Chinese developers Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi, released in 2017 for the iOS and Android operating systems. Set in an alternate timeline of World War II, pl ...
'' (2019), IJN Azuma
*'' My Hero: One's Justice 2'' (2020), Nejire Hado
*''Arknights
''Arknights'' () is a free-to-play tactical RPG/tower defense mobile game developed by Chinese developer Hypergryph. It was released in China on 1 May 2019, in other countries on 16 January 2020 and in Taiwan on 29 June 2020. ''Arknights'' ...
'' (2020), Hoshiguma
*''Lord of Heroes'' (2020), Baretta
*''Wing of Darkness'' (2021), Klara
*''Echoes of Mana'' (2022), Sierra
Dubbing
*''Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
''Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures'', also known in Japan as is a computer-animated television series produced by 41 Entertainment, Arad Productions, a partnership between Sprite Animation Studios and OLM, Inc., and Bandai Namco Entertainm ...
'', Pinky, Braces Strictler
*'' Surf's Up 2: WaveMania'', Lani Aliikai
Discography
Mini album
Single
References
External links
Official blog
Official agency profile
Official agency Fanclub
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yasuno, Kiyono
1989 births
Living people
Anime singers
Japanese video game actresses
Japanese voice actresses
Musicians from Miyagi Prefecture
Voice actors from Hakodate
Voice actresses from Hokkaido
Voice actresses from Miyagi Prefecture