is a female Japanese singer from

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, Japan. She has sung a large number of songs that have been used in a variety of video games,

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s, and

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. Itō has sung songs for many visual novels, one song in particular being , the "bad end" ending theme to the visual novel '' School Days''. Itō has also sung songs for a drama CD and

adaptations of ''School Days''. She has sung songs for the games '' Kikokugai: The Cyber Slayer'', '' Saya no Uta'', ''

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'', '' Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri'', '' Chaos;Head'', '' Chaos;Child'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', along with the anime series ''

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'', '' Myself; Yourself'', '' Hatenkō Yūgi and

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''. Her song "DD" on her single "A Wish for the Stars" has her singing in French. In April 2012, she made her American performance debut at

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. She returned to the United States for an appearance at Sakura-Con in 2015.

Discography

Singles

* "Ethereal Echo", released April 28, 2006 *# "Rise on Green Wings" ('' Kishin Hishō Demonbane'' opening theme) *# "Angel's Ladder" (''Kishin Hishō Demonbane'' ending theme) *# "Roar" (''Kishin Hishō Demonbane'' theme song) *# "Rise on Green Wings" (instrumental) * "Escape", released February 22, 2007 *# "Escape" ('' Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri'' ending theme) *# "Friend" (''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri'' ending theme) *# "Escape" (off vocal) *# "Friend" (off vocal) * , released October 24, 2007 *# "Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to" ('' Myself; Yourself'' anime ending theme) *# "Ivy" (''Myself; Yourself'' visual novel second opening theme) *# "Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to" (off vocal) *# "Ivy" (off vocal) * "Heartbreaking Romance", released February 20, 2008 *# "Heartbreaking Romance" ('' Hatenkō Yūgi'' opening theme) *# "Take you as you are" (''Hatenkō Yūgi'' image song) *# "Heartbreaking Romance" (off vocal version) *# "Take you as you are" (off vocal version) * "Find the blue", released May 7, 2008 *# "Find the blue" ('' Chaos;Head'' game opening theme) *# "Desire Blue sky" (''Chaos;Head'' game ending theme) *# "Find the blue" (off vocal) *# "Desire Blue sky" (off vocal) * , released June 26, 2008 *# "Tsuisou no Despair" ('' Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Tatari'' opening theme) *# (''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Tatari'' image song) *# "Tsuisou no Despair" (off vocal) *# "Toppū" (off vocal) * , released July 16, 2008 *# "Tsuioku no Kaze" ('' Togainu no Chi True Blood'' ending theme) *# "Still Alter ego version" (''Togainu no Chi'' ending theme rearranged) *# "Tsuioku no Kaze" (off vocal) *# "Still Alter ego version" (off vocal) * "A Wish for the Stars", released August 6, 2008 *# "A Wish for the Stars" ('' Blassreiter'' second ending theme) *# "DD" (''Blassreiter'' insert song) *# "A Wish for the Stars" (off vocal) *# "DD" (off vocal) * "F.D.D.", released October 29, 2008 *# "F.D.D." ('' Chaos;Head'' anime opening theme) *# "Fly to the sky" *# "F.D.D." (off vocal) *# "Fly to the sky" (off vocal) * "fake me", released February 25, 2009 *# "fake me" ('' Chaos;Head Noah''

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game opening theme) *# "A WILL" ('' Chaos;Head Noah''

game ending theme) *# "fake me" (off vocal) *# "A WILL" (off vocal) * , released October 28, 2009 *# "Skyclad no Kansokusha" (''

game opening theme) *# "Another Heaven" (''Steins;Gate'' game ending theme) *# "Skyclad no Kansokusha" (off vocal) *# "Another Heaven" (off vocal) * "Fetishism Ark", released June 30, 2010 *# "Fetishism Ark" (''Chaos;Head Noah'' PSP game opening theme) *# ('' Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!'' ending theme) *# "Fetishism Ark" (off vocal) *# "Kono Sora no Kanata ni" (off vocal) * "A.R. / Star-Crossed", released July 28, 2010 *# "A.R." (''Steins;Gate'' PC game image song) *# "Star-Crossed" ('' Starry Sky: in Spring'' PSP game ending theme) *# "A.R." (off vocal) *# "Star-Crossed" (off vocal) * "Hacking to The Gate", released April 27, 2011 *# "Hacking to The Gate" (''

'' anime opening theme) *# *# "Hacking to The Gate" (off vocal) *# "Reliance" (off vocal) * , released June 22, 2011 *# "Uchuu Engineer" (''

'' PSP game opening theme) *# ('' Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace''

game ending theme) *# "Skyclad Observer -Remix-" *# "Uchuu Engineer" (off vocal) *# "Eien no Vector" (off vocal) * , released May 23, 2012 *# "Hisenkei Geniac" (

PS3 game opening theme) *# "Geometric space" (''Steins;Gate'' light novel image song) *# "Another Heaven 2012 Remix Ver." *# "Hisenkei Geniac" (off vocal) *# "Geometric space" (off vocal) * , released July 25, 2012 *# "Correlation Diagram Under the Sky" (''

'' visual novel grand ending theme) *# "zero hour" *# "Correlation Diagram Under the Sky" (off vocal) *# "zero hour" (off vocal) * , released November 28, 2012 *# "Chaos Logic" (''Chaos;Head Noah''

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game opening theme) *# "D.P." ('' Chaos;Head'' anime Blu-ray box set theme) *# "Chaos Logic" (off vocal) *# "D.P." (off vocal) * , released March 6, 2013 *# "Topology" (''Robotics;Notes'' anime 2nd ending theme) *# *# "Topology" (anime ver.) *# "Topology" (off vocal) *# "Kizuna no Kesshou" (off vocal) * , released April 24, 2013 *# "Anata no Eranda Kono Toki wo" ('' Steins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà Vu'' opening theme) *# "resolution" *# "Anata no Eranda Kono Toki wo" (off vocal) *# "resolution" (off vocal) * , released May 29, 2013 *# "Rakuen no Hologram" ('' Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram'' game ending theme) *# *# "Rakuen no Hologram" (off vocal) *# "Okitsu Shiratsuyu" (off vocal) * , released November 26, 2014 *# "Hijitsuzai Seishounen" ('' Chaos;Child''

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visual novel opening theme) *# "silent wind bell" (''Chaos;Child'' visual novel true ending theme) *# "Hijitsuzai Seishounen" (off vocal) *# "silent wind bell" (off vocal) * , released July 22, 2015 *# "Singularity" ('' Chaos;Child'' visual novel

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opening theme) *# "silent wind bell" (''Chaos;Child'' visual novel true ending theme) *# "True Qualia" *# "Singularity" (off vocal) *# "silent wind bell" (off vocal) *# "True Qualia" (off vocal) * , released November 25, 2015 *# (drama CD) *# "Amadeus" ('' Steins;Gate 0'' visual novel opening theme) *# "Ignis" *# "Amadeus" (off vocal) *# "Ignis" (off vocal) * , released October 26, 2016 *# "Seisuu 3 no Nijou" (''Occultic;Nine'' anime opening theme) *# *# "G.O.S." *# "The Holy Three, Squared" (off vocal) *# "Soul Buster" (off vocal) *# "G.O.S." (off vocal) * "Uncontrollable", released January 25, 2017 *# (drama CD) *# "Uncontrollable" ('' Chaos;Child'' anime opening theme) *# "chaos symphony" *# "Uncontrollable" (off vocal) *# "chaos symphony" (off vocal) * , released April 25, 2018 *# "Fátima" ('' Steins;Gate 0'' anime opening theme) *# *# *# "Fátima" (off vocal) *# "Hajimari no Uta" (off vocal) *# "Shukugou no Tsurugi" (off vocal) * "COSMIC LOOPER", released September 29, 2018 *# "COSMIC LOOPER" ('' Steins;Gate Elite'' visual novel opening theme) *# "Stardust" *# "COSMIC LOOPER" (off vocal) *# "Stardust" (off vocal)

Albums

* , released February 27, 2004 *# *# *# *# ('' Saya no Uta'' ending theme) *# "Blaze Up" (''"Hello, world."'' ending theme) * , released May 27, 2005 *# (''

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'' ending theme) *# *# *# *# "Ride" *# *# (''Jingai Makyō'' ending theme) *# *# "Still" apanese version(''

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'' ending theme) * ''Largo'', released October 4, 2006 *# "Moonstruck" *# "Heaven" *# "Rise" *# "Lamento" (''Lamento: Beyond the Void'' theme song) *# ('' Kishin Hishō Demonbane'' anime ending theme) *# *# *# *# ('' Gekkō no Carnevale'' theme song) *# "Voltage" *# *# ('' Night Wizard!'' drama CD ending theme) * ''Another Best'', released December 10, 2008 *# (''Shinju no Yakata'' opening theme) *# "La Liberte" (''7 online gamers ~offline~'' opening theme) *# ('' Kishin Hishō Demonbane'' image song) *# "Trigger in My Heart" (''Chaosic Rune'' radio drama second opening theme) *# , ('' School Days'' game ending theme) *# (''School Days Little Promise'' drama CD theme song) *# , (''School Days'' anime ending theme) *# "Friend" *# ('' Kishin Hishō Demonbane'' DVD image song) *# "Heartbreaking Romance" *# (''Shamana Shamana: Tsuki to Kokoro to Taiyō no Mahō'' opening theme) *# (''Shamana Shamana: Tsuki to Kokoro to Taiyō no Mahō'' ending theme) *# "From This Place" (''

'' anime image song) *# "Even Though You Left" *# "Paradise" * ''<<>>'', released August 26, 2009 *# "Open The <<>>" *# "Liberty" *# "Sunday Sunshine!" *# "Dear my stars" *# *# "technovision" (''

'' game insert song) *# *# *# *# *# "déjà vu" * ''ChaosAttractor'', released January 27, 2010 *# *# *# "fake me" ('' Chaos;Head Noah''

game opening theme) *# "Find the blue" ('' Chaos;Head'' game opening theme) *# "escape" *# "A WILL" ('' Chaos;Head Noah''

game ending theme) *# "friend" *# "ivy" *# "F.D.D." ('' Chaos;Head'' anime opening theme) *# (''Chaos;Head'' PC game ending theme) *# "Desire Blue sky" (''Chaos;Head'' game ending theme) *# (''

game opening theme) *# "Another Heaven" (''Steins;Gate'' game ending theme) *# (hidden bonus track) *# "Fly to the sky" (hidden bonus track) * ''Spark'', released March 28, 2012 *# *# "spark!" *# *# *# *# *# *# *# "Lullaby" *# *# * ''Reactor'', released May 27, 2015 *# "Reactor" *# ('' Chaos;Child''

opening theme) *# "Operation Babel" *# "Brave the Sky (Itou Kanako Ver.)" *# "Dive into Elyusion" *# *# *# *# "morning glory" *# "Fantastisk udsigt" *# "BY MY SIDE" *# "Lullaby Blue" *#

Single songs in compilations

* , ending theme to '' Kikokugai: The Cyber Slayer'' (2002) * , , "There's The Earth Link Somewhere", opening, ending, and insert songs to ''"Hello, world."'' (2002) * , ending theme to '' Zanma Taisei Demonbane'' (2003) * ending theme to '' Saya no Uta'' (2003) * , from ''

Image Vocal Album: Esquisse'' (2003) * "I Myself Am Hell", ending theme to '' Phantom: The Animation'' OVA (2004) * "Shadow in the dark", theme song to '' Kishin Hōkō Demonbane''

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game (2004) * , , and , opening and ending themes to ''Chibi Mama'' (2004) * , opening theme to ''

'' (2005) * , ending theme to '' Hanachirasu'' (2005) * , ending theme to ''Dra+KoI'' (2006) * , , "When The End", , insert songs to ''Lamento: Beyond the Void'' (2006) * "Happy blue sky trip", ending theme to the PC game '' Sumaga'' (2008) * "Miracles May", ending theme to '' sweet pool'' (2008) * , an insert song to the PC game '' Amber Quartz'' (2009) * , opening theme to ''

'' visual novel (2009) * , ending theme of PSP version of the '' Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!'' visual novel (2011) * "Hacking to the Gate", opening theme to the ''

'' anime (2011) * "Maris Stella", ending themes to the ''Are You Alice?'' PSP game (2011) * "Call of the Dungeon", opening theme to '' Cladun x2'', the sequel to the '' Cladun: This is an RPG'' PSP game (2011) * , opening theme to the '' Labyrinth Tower: Legasista''

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game (2012) * "Immer Sie" and "Tears", ending themes to the PC game '' Dramatical Murder'' (2012) * "Dramatique", a song featured in promotional videos for the PC game '' Dramatical Murder'' (2012) * , opening theme of PS3 version of '' Chaos;Head Noah'' (2012) * "Crystalline" and "At Last", ending themes to the PC game '' Dramatical Murder re:connect'' (2013) * , opening theme to '' Steins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà Vu'' (2013) * "Eien no Owari ni", insert song in '' Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi.'' (2013) * "By My Side" and "Lullaby Blue", special ending themes to the ''Dramatical Murder'' anime series (2014) * "Scarlet" and "Voyage Lucid", ending themes to the ''Dramatical Murder'' drama CDs, volumes 1 and 2 (2014) * "Reaching out for our future", opening theme to '' Etrian Odyssey Untold 2: The Fafnir Knight'', a video game in the ''

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'' series (2014) * , opening theme to '' Steins;Gate 0'', visual novel (2015) * , song for Star Guardian event in the game ''

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'' (2017) * , opening theme to '' Steins;Gate 0'', anime adaptation (2018) * , grand ending theme to the '' Robotics;Notes DaSH'' visual novel (2019) * , theme song for the game '' Touhou LostWord'' (2020) * , song for the game '' Touhou LostWord'' (2022) * "Game Over", opening theme to '' Anonymous;Code,'' visual novel (2022)

References

External links

Kanako Itō's personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ito, Kanako 1973 births 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers Anime singers Living people Singers from Tochigi Prefecture Musicians from Utsunomiya, Tochigi