Kanae Itō

Kanae Itō
Native name	伊藤 かな恵
Born	November 26, 1986 Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Voice actress, Singer
Years active	2006-present
Notable credit(s)	Sword Art Online as Yui Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai as Sena Kashiwazaki
Website	ameblo.jp/ito-kanae/

Kanae Itō (伊藤 かな恵 Itō Kanae, born November 26, 1986) is a Japanese voice actress and singer who was born in Nagano Prefecture. She is affiliated with Aoni Production^[1] and music publisher Lantis.

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.^[2] Prior to graduating she was a member of two voice acting groups called Koetchi (こえっち) and Rirachitchi (りらちっち) 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!. 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, The World God Only Knows, Hanasaku Iroha and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (both also hosted the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun web radio show, Radio no Railgun^[3]). She also won for "Best Rookie Voice Actress" at the 4th Seiyu Awards and "Best Supporting Actress" at the 5th Seiyu Awards.

Filmography

Anime

2007

• Hatara Kizzu Maihamu Gumi – Kumi
• Shugo Chara!! – Amu Hinamori, Diamond

2008

• Birdy the Mighty Decode – Natsumi Hayamiya
• Shugo Chara!! Doki— – Amu Hinamori, Diamond
• To Love-Ru – Nana Astar Deviluke

2009

• Birdy the Mighty Decode:02 – Natsumi Hayamiya
• Kiddy Girl-and – Belle
• One Piece - Boa Hancock (child)
• Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin – Airi
• Queen's Blade 2: The Evil Eye – Airi
• Shugo Chara!! Party! – Amu Hinamori, Diamond
• Sora no Manimani – Mihoshi Akeno
• Taishō Yakyū Musume – Koume Suzukawa
• Toaru Kagaku no Railgun – Ruiko Saten

2010

• Asobi ni Iku yo! – Elis
• Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu (OVA) – Tsubaki Hibino
• Mayoi Neko Overrun! – Fumino Serizawa
• Motto To Love-Ru – Nana Astar Deviluke
• Ōkami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi – Ringo Akai
• Shinryaku! Ika Musume – Sanae Nagatsuki
• The World God Only Knows – Elsie de Lute Ima

2011

• Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai – Sena Kashiwazaki
• Children Who Chase Lost Voices – Seri
• Code:Breaker – Nyanmaru
• Hanasaku Iroha – Ohana Matsumae
• Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing – Sara Augusta
• Nekogami Yaoyorozu – Amane
• Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream – Mega-nee Akai, Kaname Chris, Sonata Kansaki (young)
• Ro-Kyu-Bu! – Aoi Ogiyama
• Sacred Seven – Wakana Itō
• Shinryaku!? Ika Musume – Sanae Nagatsuki
• Softenni – Asuna Harukaze
• The World God Only Knows II – Elucia de Rux Ima
• The World God Only Knows OVA: 4 Girls and an Idol – Elucia de Rux Ima

2012

• Mobile Suit Gundam AGE – Lu Anon
• Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future – Mega-nee Akai, Hye In, Kaname Chris
• Shinryaku!! Ika Musume – Sanae Nagatsuki
• Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan – Amyl
• Sword Art Online – Yui
• The Ambition of Nobuna Oda – Oda Nobuna
• The World God Only Knows OVA: Tenri Arc – Elucia de Rux Ima
• To Love-Ru Darkness – Nana Astar Deviluke

2013

• Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT – Sena Kashiwazaki
• Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya – Suzuka Kurihara
• Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home – Ohana Matsumae
• Photo Kano – Haruka Niimi
• Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live – Mega-nee Akai, Rinne
• Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS – Aoi Ogiyama
• Strike the Blood – Kanon Kanase
• The Devil Is a Part-Timer! – Suzuno Kamazuki; Crestia Bell
• The World God Only Knows III – Elucia de Rux Ima
• Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S – Ruiko Saten
• Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki – Ruiko Saten

2014

• Fate/Kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei! – Suzuka Kurihara
• Girl Friend Beta – Marika Saeki
• Nanana's Buried Treasure – Yumeji Yurika
• Ōkami Shōjo to Kuro Ōji – Erika Shinohara
• Persona 4: The Animation – Ebihara Ai
• PriPara – Mega-nee Akai
• Sword Art Online II – Yui
• To-Love Ru Darkness OVA – Nana Aster Deviluke

2015

• Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid – Miura Rinaldi
• To Love-Ru Darkness 2nd – Nana Aster Deviluke
• Aikatsu! – Kokone Kurisu
• Tai-Madō Gakuen 35 Shiken Shōtai – Mari Nikaidō
• God Eater - Hibari Takeda

2016

• Divine Gate - Midori

Video game

• Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki – Campanella
• Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Portable – Sena Kashiwazaki
• Chaos Rings III - Leary
• Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi series – Wang Yuanji
• God Eater and God Eater 2 series – Hibari Takeda
• Hyperdimension Neptunia – Red
• Photo Kano – Haruka Niimi
• Persona 4 – Ai Ebihara
• Shining Hearts – Nellis, Amyl, Aerie
• Rune Factory Oceans – Elena
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 – Kanonno Earhart
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 – Kanonno Earhart
• Toaru Kagaku no Railgun – Ruiko Saten
• Toaru Majutsu to Kagaku no Ensemble – Ruiko Saten
• Tokyo Babel – Sorami Kugutsu
• Fragile Dreams: Farewell of The Ruins – Girl, Servant 2
• Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment – Yui
• Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – Lumina
• Ima Sugu Oniichan ni Imōto da tte Iitai! – Nanase Matsuri
• Million Arthur – Faye
• Dragon Ball XenoVerse – Supreme Kai of Time
  Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth as Yūko Kamishiro
• Kemono Friends – Keroro Girl Type^[4][5]
• Valkyrie Drive -Bhikkhuni-: Ranka Kagurazaka
• Senran Kagura - Ayame

Dubbing

• Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging – Libby Nicolson
• Criminal Minds – Jessica Brooks, Tracy Belle
• Deliver Us from Evil – Christina Sarchie
• FlashForward – Charlie Benford
• A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures – Sammy

Discography

Albums

Year	Single details	Catalog No.	Peak Oricon chart positions
2011	Kokoro Keshiki (ココロケシキ, lit. "Heart Scenery") Released: November 23, 2011 Label: Lantis Format: CD	LACA-35175 (Limited Edition), LACA-15175 (Regular Edition)	24
2013	Miageta Keshiki (ミアゲタケシキ, lit. "Scenery Seen Above") Released: April 3, 2013 Label: Lantis Format: CD	LACA-35286 (Limited Edition), LACA-15286 (Regular Edition)	14

Singles

Year	Single details	Catalog No.	Peak Oricon chart positions	Album
2009	Yume Miru Kokoro (ユメ・ミル・ココロ, lit. "Dream-Watching Heart) (Taishō Baseball Girls ending theme) Released: August 5, 2009 Label: Lantis Format: CD	LACM-4634	81	Kokoro Keshiki
	hide and seek Released: December 9, 2009 Label: Lantis Format: CD	LACM-4676	102
2010	Ijiwaru na Koi (いじわるな恋, lit. "The Mean Love") (Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu ending theme) Released: September 8, 2010 Label: Lantis Format: CD	LACM-4739	64
	Metamerhythm (メタメリズム) (Squid Girl ending theme) Released: November 26, 2010 Label: Mellow Head Format: CD	LACM-1083	52
2011	Tsumasakidachi (つまさきだち, lit. "Standing with Toes") (Softenni ending theme) Released: May 25, 2011 Label: Mellow Head Format: CD	LHCM-31092 (Limited Edition), LHCM-1092 (Regular Edition)	29
2012	Photokano Character Song Vol.1 Haruka Niimi (フォトカノ キャラクターソング Vol.1 新見遙佳) Released: April 5, 2012 Label: TWOFIVE Records Format: CD	TRCD-10115
	Puzzle/Beginner Driver (パズル／ビギナードライバー) (Squid Girl OVA ending theme) Released: August 8, 2012 Label: Lantis Format: CD	LACM-4973	42	Miageta Keshiki
	COLORS! Released: November 14, 2012 Label: Mellow Head Format: CD	LACM-14023	29
2014	Happy Garland Released: March 5, 2014 Label: Lantis Format: CD	LACM-14211	54	TBA
	Loupe (ルーペ) Released: May 14, 2014 Label: Lantis Format: CD	LACM-14212	37
	Uchi age Hanabi (打ち上げ花火) Released: July 9, 2014 Label: Lantis Format: CD	LACM-14213
	Misers' Dream (マイザーズドリーム) Released: September 10, 2014 Label: Lantis Format: CD	LACM-14214

Music in anime

• For Asobi ni iku yo! she sang one of the three ending themes "Happy Sunshine"
• For Mayoi Neko Overrun! she participated with Yuka Iguchi and Ayana Taketatsu 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 Tsugumono she performed the ending song "Buddy-body" together with Rie Kugimiya and Yuko Goto.
• For Shugo Chara and Shugo Chara!! Doki— she has performed several insert songs including "Bokutachi no Chikyuu" "Yuuki no Uta" "Saikyou Love Power" "Happy Xmas" and "Kimi no Birthday"
• 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 Nakahara, Kana Ueda and Mamiko Noto) and ending song "Yume Miru Kokoro" (ユメ・ミル・ココロ).
• For Shinryaku! Ika Musume she performed the ending theme song, "Metamerism" (メタメリズム).
• For Shinryaku! Ika Musume (OVA) she performed the ending theme song in the first two episodes, "Puzzle" (パズル Pazuru) , then the third episode ending, "Miser's Dream" (マイザーズドリーム Maizāzu Dorīmu)
• 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; As well as an insert song "Oh! My God!."
• For Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu she performed both ending songs "Ijiwaru na Koi" and "Mirai Kinenbi"
• For Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream she sang "Thank You" with Minami Tsuda & Hyang-Ri Kim, "Yoinakaso" with Madoka Yonezawa & Satomi Akesaka and "Shall We Go"
• For Softenni she performed the ending song "Tsumasaki Dachi"
• For Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan she performed both opening song "Jisei-kai ~Toki Sekai~" and ending song "FuwaFuwa no Mahou" with Aizawa Mai and Shiori Mikami.

References

1. "伊藤 かな恵 at Aoni Production" (in Japanese). Retrieved May 9, 2010.
2. (Japanese) http://www.amgakuin.co.jp/contents/?p=4544&author=7&cat=7
3. (Japanese) Radio no Railgun
4. 4Gamer.net . Retrieved 2015-03-29.
5. PR Times . Retrieved 2015-03-29.

External links

• Kanae Itō at Anime News Network's encyclopedia