| Kitō Akari (鬼頭 明里) | |
|---|---|
| Personal Information | |
| Birthday | October 16, 1994 (age 29) |
| Hometown | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0.2 in) |
| Blood Type | B |
| Professional Information | |
| Agency | Raccoon Dog |
| Debut Year | 2014 |
| Status | Active |
| Social Medias | |
| Website | kitoakari.com |
| Agency Profile | Kitō Akari @Raccoon Dog |
| @kitoakari_1016 | |
| @akarikito1016 | |
Kitō Akari (鬼頭 明里, born October 16, 1994) is a Japanese seiyuu and singer from Aichi Prefecture. She is a member of the seiyuu idol unit CORO MACHIKADO (2019+) and its subunit duo shami momo (with Kohara Konomi) related to the anime The Demon Girl Next Door (2019+). She is member of the seiyuu idol unit Rōbai Academy Year 1 Class 3 (2022+) related to the anime AKEBI's sailor uniform (2022). She is a member of the fictional idol unit Mystery Kiss (2021) related to the anime Odd Taxi (2021+). She is a founding member of the seiyuu idol unit Nijigasaki High School Idol Club (2017+) which is the main third generation unit of the the Love Live! mixed media franchise and its subunit QU4RTZ (2019+) with both related to the anime Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club (2020+). She was a member of the seiyuu idol unit Days of Week Chimerio (2021-only?) formed by Yuki Aoi. She was a member of the seiyuu idol unit Wataten☆5 (2019) related to the anime WATATEN!: an Angel Flew Down to Me (2019+). She was a member of the seiyuu idol unit Wiseman (2018-only?) related to the anime Last Period: The Journey to the End of the Despair (2018). BLEND-A (2017-only?) related to the anime Blend-S (2017). She was a member of the seiyuu idol unit KiRaRe (2016 to 2019) related to the Re:STAGE! mixed media project.
In 2021, he won Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 15th Annual Seiyu Awards alongside Ueda Reina. In 2023, she won the Singing Award at the 17th Seiyuu Awards alongside fellow Nijigasaki High School Idol Club unit members.
She transferred to Okamoto Nobuhiko's agency Raccoon Dog on the 15th of December 2021 from Pro-Fit, but the transition won't be officially complete until April 2022.
On July 29, 2022, her agency Raccoon Dog announced she has been diagnosed with COVID-19 after not feeling well at midnight on the previous day and had a fever the next morning.
Music career[]
Edit to right of the section title.For music, she performs under the Pony Canyon label. Her music career did not start significantly until 2019. She has released 3 singles, all of which reached the top 20 of the Oricon charts with 3rd one, Kimi no Tonari de (2020), peaking at #10. She released an album Style in 2020 which peaked at #7 on the Oricon charts. Her mini-album Kaleidoscope released in August 2021 reached #14 through October 2021. She has release 5 anime tie-in songs and many, many character songs (over 75!). She held a 3 venue one-man live in late September 2020 to early October 2020. She participated in a joint-live "Animelo Summer Live 2021 -COLORS-" at the very large Saitama Super Arena which can hold around 20,000 fans or more depending on the arrangement.
In 2017, she was a featured member of the temporary seiyuu idol unit BLEND-A related to the Blend-S anime series.
Anime roles[]
Edit to right of the section title.Main roles[]
- Nene Yashiro in After-School Hanako-kun (4 ep 2023 shorts)
- Isaku Senagaki in A Girl & Her Guard Dog (2023)
- Amalya Schultz in Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune (ONA 31 min per 2023 mini-series)
- Kaori Hōjō in I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too (2023)
- Mitama in KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World (2023)
- Kobijin (Imōto) in Chibi Godzilla Raids Again (2023 shorts)
- Ashley Graham in Resident Evil Masterpiece Theater (ONA 3 ep 2023 shorts)
- Panda Kuramae in My Life After I Became a Dummy Head Mic One Morning (2022 shorts)
- Mameko Mamekichi in Mameko Mamekichi's NEET Everyday Life (48 ep 2022 shorts, S2 39 ep 2023 shorts)
- Retzel in Prima Doll (2022)
- Erika Amano in A Couple of Cuckoos (2022, ONA Mini Anime 2022 shorts)
- Evangeline "Eve, Evangeline F. Kimishima, Eve Aleon" in BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story- (2022, S2 2023)
- Michiru in "Please Describe Yourself in One Word": I'm Bad at the Question. (ONA 1 ep 2022 short)
- Berecca in Ninjala (2022)
- Mio in Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy (2021)
- Kate Shadow in Shadows House (2021, 2nd Season S2 2022)
- Abuto Usui in Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z (2021)
- Arma in Ex-Arm (2021)
- Inglis "Chris" Eucus in Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀ (ONA Mini Anime 2 ep 2020 shorts, 2023)
- Sakura Adachi in Adachi and Shimamura (2020)
- Kanata Konoe in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club (2020, S2 2022, Nijiyon Animation 2023 shorts, Nijiyon Animation Specials 3 ep special 2023 shorts, OVA Next Sky 2023)
- Tsukasa Tsukuyomi/Yuzaki in TONIKAWA: Over the Moon For You (2020, Flashbacks recaps special 2020, OVA SNS 2021, Uniform special 2022, S2 2023, ONA High School Days 4 ep 2023)
- Seiun Sky in Uma Yon (2020 shorts)
- Nene Yashiro in Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (2020)
- Kotoko Iwanaga in In/Spectre (ONA Mini Anime 28 ep 2019 shorts, 2020, ONA Invented Divination 2020 shorts, 2 S2 2023)
- Karin Sarayashiki in The Ones Within (2019)
- Momo Chiyoda in The Demon Girl Next Door (2019, ONA Minis 36 ep 2019 shorts, 2 S2 2022)
- Sayu Tsukisaki in Re:Stage! Dream Days♪ (2019)
- Aru Honshō in Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu (2019)
- Nezuko Kamado Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019, the Movie: Mugen Train 2020 movie, Entertainment District Arc 2021, To the Swordsmith Village 2023 movie, Swordsmith Village Arc 2023)
- Noa Himesaka in WATATEN!: an Angel Flew Down to Me (2019, Special special 2019, Precious Friends 2022 movie)
- Kanata Konoe in Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars (ONA 2018 short)
- Satsuki Usui in Seven Senses of the Re'Union (2019)
- Siluca Meletes in Record of Grancrest War (2018)
- Misa Nakamura in Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles (2018)
- Kaho Hinata in Blend S (2017)
- Suzune Horikita in Classroom of the Elite (2017)
- Kana Ijima in Tsuredure Children (2017)
- Calen in Time Bokan 24 (2016, The Villains' Strike Back S2 2017)
Notable supporting roles[]
- Lydia Gurtland in Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART! (2021)
- Mädchen Amick in Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Battle of Kimluck (2021)
- Luna Heela in The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter (2021)
- Nezuko Kamado Junior High and High School!! Kimetsu Academy Story (3 ep special 2020 shorts, ONA Valentine Edition 4 ep 2021 shorts)
- Hass in SSSS.Gridman (2019)
- Ai Tanahara in Harukana Receive (2019)
- Kikazaru in Last Period: The Journey to the End of the Despair (2018)
- Seiun Sky in Uma Musume Pretty Derby (2018, S2 2021)
- Lily Gaveston in Princess Principal (2017)
- Yonaga Hinagiri in Alice & Zōroku (2017)
- Nagisa Mori in Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club (2017)
- Aryabhata in Taboo Tattoo (2016)
- Maki Aika in Invaders of the Rokujyōma!? (2014)
Other roles[]
- Layla in Lostorage conflated WIXOSS (2018)
- Hiromi Sugita (child) in ERASED (2016)
- Kana Yajima in Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2014)
- Mary in Cross Ange (2014)
Video Game roles[]
- Love Live! School idol festival All Stars - Konoe Kanata
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- Loves meat and hates vegetables.
- Apparently has an allergy to salad.
- If she wasn't a seiyuu, she would have been an illustrator.
- She was part of the illustrator club in school.
- Likes Häagen-Dazs matcha ice cream.
See also[]
- Kito Akari at the Japanese Music Wiki
- Akari Kito at the Love Live! Wiki
External links[]
- Other info
