Kaori Maeda

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Kaori Maeda
前田 佳織里
Born (1996-04-25) April 25, 1996 (age 25)
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2017–present
AgentAmuse Inc.
Notable work
Height146 cm (4 ft 9 in)

Kaori Maeda (前田 佳織里, Maeda Kaori, born April 25, 1996) is a Japanese voice actress from Kitakyushu who is affiliated with Amuse. She began her activities in 2016 after passing an audition, and played her first main role as Mari Tachibana in the anime television series Back Street Girls in 2018. She is also known for her roles as Aria Futaba in Aikatsu Stars!, Yomi Takeda in Tamayomi, and Shizuku Ōsaka in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.

Biography[]

Maeda was born in Kitakyushu on April 25, 1996.[1] As a child she was interested in fantasy, and she would write stories while she was in elementary school. During her high school years, she had an interest in music, and was a member of a band that covered songs by LiSA, Chatmonchy, and other artists.[2] Her interest in voice acting began when she read the manga Voice Over! Seiyu Academy; she was also influenced by her enjoyment of plays from an early age.[2]

In 2016, Maeda participated in a voice acting audition, where she won the grand prize. She began her acting career the following year after becoming affiliated with the talent agency Amuse.[1] Among her earliest roles were Aria Futaba in the anime television series Aikatsu Stars! and Nice Nature in the multimedia franchise Uma Musume Pretty Derby.[2][3] In 2018, she played Mari Tachibana in the anime series Back Street Girls and Selka Zuberg in Sword Art Online: Alicization.[4][5] In 2019, she played Yuzu Midorikawa in Kandagawa Jet Girls.[6] In 2020, she played Yomi Takeda in the anime series Tamayomi and Shizuku Ōsaka in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.[7][8]

Personal life[]

Maeda is ambidextrous.[9] She previously worked part-time at a Mister Donut outlet, and cites "Mister Donut fortune telling" as one of her hobbies.[10][11]

Filmography[]

TV Anime[]

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Films[]

2021

Video games[]

2020

References[]

  1. ^ a b "前田 佳織里 | アミューズWEBサイト" (in Japanese). Amuse Inc. Retrieved December 29, 2021. (Maeda's agency profile)
  2. ^ a b c d e "「前田佳織里」声優インタビュー＆ミニグラビア【声優図鑑】". Da Vinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. May 9, 2018. (Japanese online magazine)
  3. ^ a b c "キャラクター一覧 | ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 公式ポータルサイト｜Cygames". Uma Musume Pretty Derby official website (in Japanese). Cygames. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Back Street Girls TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, July 3 Premiere". Anime News Network. May 28, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "キャラクター情報更新！". Sword Art Online: Alicization official website (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Sherman, Jennifer (August 1, 2019). "Kandagawa Jet Girls Anime Reveals Video, Cast, October Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Tamayomi Baseball Anime Reveals 11 Cast Members". Anime News Network. September 20, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "キャスト＆スタッフ". Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club official website (in Japanese). Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  9. ^ Maeda, Kaori [@kaor1n_n] (January 29, 2018). "私の利き手が気になってるんだって〜？ふっふっふ、、実は私は両利きなのだ 右で描く絵と 左で描く絵はちょっと違うんですよ(｀◦ω◦´) こういう絵は描きなれないんだけど、わかるかな？こうなんか作画が違う感じ！(ふきだしの文字もそれぞれ右 左で書いたよ。字もちょっと変わ" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "『声優 縁かうんと』前田佳織里の意外な学生時代に鈴木みのり・花井美春が驚愕！" (in Japanese). September 28, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  11. ^ Maeda, Kaori [@kaor1n_n] (October 12, 2020). "#音泉 #みゆかおり 12時間生放送からお便りめちゃくちゃ頂くようになったミスド例え芸(？)からのミスド占い。 え゛ぇ〜みなさんどうも…ミスドの母です