Kanon Takao
Kanon Takao | |
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高尾 奏音 | |
| Born | September 10, 2002 |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Height | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) |
Kanon Takao (Japanese: 高尾 奏音, Hepburn: Takao Kanon, born September 10, 2002)[1][2] is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. After passing an audition in 2014, she made her debut as part of the idol group Earth Star Dream. Following Earth Star Dream going on hiatus, she would continue her entertainment activities as a solo artist. She is known for her roles as Yū Hiraoka in Ani Tore! EX, Azalyn Goza the 168th in The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Linnea in The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar, and Latina in If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord. She is affiliated with Link Plan.[3]
Biography[]
Takao was born in Tokyo on September 10, 2002.[1][3] Her older brother Sōnosuke is a pianist and composer.[4] She learned to play the piano at an early age, and she won an international piano contest held in Milan, Italy, when she was 10 years old.[5]
In 2014, Takao participated in a voice acting audition held by the publishing company Earth Star Entertainment. She was declared one of the audition's two winners, along with Yuki Nakashima.[6] Takao, Nakashima, and other participants in the audition then formed the idol group Earth Star Dream.[6][7] During this period, she played the roles of Yū Hiraoka in Ani Tore! EX, Azalyn Goza the 168th in The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, and Linnea in The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar.[3] She also formed the singing duo Hikanon together with labelmate Hikaru Koide; the duo performed the song "Smile Invitation" which was used as the theme song to The Irresponsible Galaxy Tylor.[8]
After Earth Star Dream went on hiatus at the end of 2017, Takao initially remained with Earth Star Entertainment, but left the company in April 2018 after they ceased their talent management activities.[7][9] She then joined the talent agency Link Plan in September of that year.[2] In 2019, she was cast as Latina in the anime television series If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord; she also performed the series' opening theme "I'm With You".[10] In 2020, she was cast as Hina Tsurugi, the protagonist of the anime television series Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater.[11] In 2021, she was cast as Yui Saikawa in the anime television series The Detective is Already Dead,[12] and she was cast as Rit in the anime television series Banished from the Heroes' Party.[13]
Filmography[]
Anime[]
- 2015
- Teekyu as Natalia[3]
- Ani Tore! EX as Yū Hiraoka[3]
- 2016
- Usakame as Tasuku Kodaira[14]
- 2017
- The Irresponsible Captain Tylor as Azalyn Goza the 168th[3][8][15]
- Yuri's World as Yuri
- 2018
- Encouragement of Climb Third Season as Yuri[3]
- The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar as Linnea[16]
- 2019
- 2020
- Asteroid in Love as Haruka Itozaki
- Magia Record as Mel Anna
- Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater as Hina Tsurugi[11]
- Warlords of Sigrdrifa as Kurumi Suzuhara[18]
- 2021
- Idoly Pride as Chisa Shiraishi[19]
- Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z as Ayu Arata[20]
- Edens Zero as Hermit Mio[21]
- The Detective is Already Dead as Yui Saikawa[12]
- Banished from the Heroes' Party as Rit[13]
Video games[]
- 2018
- Magia Record as Mel Anna and Kagome Satori
- Kantai Collection as Gotland, Hachijo, Ishigaki, Shin'yō, Sheffield, Scirocco
- 2020
- as Seol Ah
- Genshin Impact as Noelle[22][23]
- Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Fantastic Days as Iris
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Takao, Kanon (2018). "Twitter profile". Twitter. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kanon Takao [@Kanon_Takao] (September 10, 2018). 16歳になりました＼( 'ω')／ﾍｰｲ 実はご報告が遅くなりましたが 4月から養成所に通いながら、声優のお仕事を「リンク・プラン」様にて見ていただいています。これからも学業とお仕事をしっかり両立して、みんなに少しずつでも声が届けられるよう頑張ります