Akari Kito

Akari Kito was born on October 16, 1994 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Her common voice actress nickname is "Akarin". She voices Kanata Konoe, one of the main characters in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.

Her call-and-response during concerts begins with her falling asleep on a shoulder nearest her. One of her fellow seiyuu will then call out "Se~no! Kanata-chan okite!" (lit. Ready? Kanata-chan, wake up!). Akarin will then "wake up" and ask the audience, "Aa! Koko wa doko?" (lit. Huh? Where am I?). The audience will reply with the current location (such as the live venue or city). She will then finish with "Naruhodo~! Kyou mo ii yume miyou ne!" (lit. I see~! Let's have a sweet dream today too!).

Her image color during concerts is light purple.

Background
Some of her notable voice acting roles are Nezuko Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Kotoko Iwanaga in In/Spectre, Kaho Hinata in Blend S, Sayu Tsukisaka in Re:Stage! Dream Days♪, Aru Honshou in Hitoribocchi no OO Seikatsu, Siluca Meletes in Grancrest Senki, Suzune Horikita in Classroom of the Elite, and Nene Yashiro in Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun.

She made her solo artist debut under Pony Canyon with her 1st single "Swinging Heart" on October 16, 2019, the same day as her 25th birthday. Since then, she released 3 single CDs and 1 album as a solo artist.

She won the Best Actress Award at the Newtype Anime Awards 2019 and Best Actress in Supporting Roles at the 15th Seiyuu Awards (2021).

Personality & Hobbies
Her hobbies are drawing, painting, and singing. These hobbies of hers are also her skills along with Yugiri (湯切り), the process of draining hot water from noodles.

Trivia

 * She used to work part-time as an illustrator for a mobile app.
 * She's part of seiyuu unit Wataten☆5 along with Maria Sashide
 * She worked with Sora Tokui in Blend S and Uma Musume: Pretty Derby
 * She worked with Yurika Kubo in Classroom of the Elite
 * She worked with Mimori Suzuko in SSSS.Gridman

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Akari Kitou