Kanako Takatsuki

Takatsuki Kanako was born on September 25, 1993 in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. She lives in Shinjuku City, Tokyo. Her nicknames are "Takatsuking", "Kyanako", and "Kaako". However, the other voice actresses of Aqours often call her "King". She voices Kunikida Hanamaru in Love Live! Sunshine!!.

Her image color during concerts is yellow.

Background
She has two sisters, and is the middle child.

She lived in Kansai for 15 years but claims that she can't speak in Kansai dialect. She has lived in Ibaraki, Osaka as well.

Since elementary, she has liked J-POP and idols, such as and.

After junior high school, she entered and studied acting.

Kanako used to work in Music Cafe&Bar 441 and AkihabaraFUN, a singing idol bar in Akihabara. She also worked as a part-time maid in Anison Cafe, a shop where maids sing anime songs. She was also part of an Anisong cover band named "Ranchipakku MURDERS" (ランチパックMURDERS). She's also a vocalist of the band "Mimi".

Every Thursday, she plays PS4 for Dengeki PlayStation in their NicoNico Live Community.

Her current agency is Amuse, and she publishes singles under Victor Entertainment. She received a major debut in 2012 with a single entitled "Bonjou Cinderella No Shiruke No Aru Onegai".

Personality & Hobbies
Her interests are games (especially zombie-themed games), Anime, guitar and foreign drama. Her talent is singing.

She is an utaite, a person who does fan covers of songs and releases them onto the popular Japanese video sharing website Nico Nico. She cosplays and joins other cosplayers in Tokyo. Judging by her cosplay and the tapestries she has hanging in her home, it is likely that she is a fan of both Love Live! and.

She is a fan of. She has sung covers of LiSA's songs, and has performed them on live events. She is a big fan of AKB48, and had also thought of entering AKB48. She is also a fan of and has gone to a handshake meeting.

Her favorite food is, she also appears to like curry a lot, to the point that she eats curry four days a week. She likes Indian, and Thai curry. Her disliked foods are carrots and shiitake mushrooms.

Trivia

 * She has a recorded live show in a Karaoke. She sang with her friend and ex-coworker in AkihabaraFUN.
 * Her original Twitter, Weblog, and Facebook accounts were removed shortly after the information about her role in Love Live! Sunshine!! was leaked.
 * The season she likes the most is Autumn.
 * She can handle the heat better than the cold.