External links
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Ai Kayano at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Ai Kayano at Oricon (in Japanese)
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Ai Kayano | |
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茅野 愛衣 | |
| Born | September 13, 1987 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Agent | Office Osawa |
| Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) |
Ai Kayano (茅野 愛衣, Kayano Ai; born September 13, 1987) is a Japanese voice actress. A former member of Pro-Fit, she is a member of Office Osawa. She had leading roles in several anime series, including Meiko "Menma" Honma in Anohana, Inori Yuzuriha in Guilty Crown, Alice Zuberg in Sword Art Online: Alicization, Utaha Kasumigaoka in Saekano, Mashiro Shiina in The Pet Girl of Sakurasou, Saori Takebe in Girls und Panzer, Shiro in No Game No Life, Darkness in KonoSuba, Juliet Persia in Boarding School Juliet, and Mamako Oosuki in Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?. She has also performed opening, ending, and insert theme songs for each series.
Kayano wanted to work in a job that would involve "healing people", leading to initially take up a course at a vocational school. She worked at the beauty industry, and became interested in acting after watching Aria. While attending school, she continued working in the industry and paid for her tuition.
Kayano joined Pro-Fit in 2010, starring in the original video animation Princess Resurrection. She also voiced a number of background roles in the anime series A Certain Magical Index II, voicing Itsuwa. She voiced Meiko "Menma" Honma in Anohana. Kayano, Haruka Tomatsu, and Saori Hayami performed the series' ending theme "Secret Base – Kimi ga Kureta Mono (10 years after Ver.)", a cover of a song originally sung by the band Zone. Kayano won the Best Newcomer Award at the 6th Seiyu Awards. She voiced Inori Yuzuriha in Guilty Crown.
Kayano voiced Mayaka Ibara in Hyouka. She and Satomi Satō performed the series' ending themes "Madoromi no Yakusoku" (まどろみの約束) and "Kimi ni Matsuwaru Mystery" (君にまつわるミステリー). Kayano voiced Mashiro Shiina in The Pet Girl of Sakurasou, Saori Takebe in Girls und Panzer, Ai Fuyuumi in Oreshura, Chisaki Hiradaira in Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea, and Shiro in No Game No Life. She performed the series' ending theme "Oración". She left Pro-Fit and became a freelancer in 2014. She joined Office Osawa in 2015. She voiced Megumi Sakura in School-Live!, Utaha Kasumigaoka in Saekano, Darkness in KonoSuba, Chizuru Hishiro in ReLIFE, Rin Tōyama in New Game!, Kirie Sakurame in UQ Holder!, Shuvi in No Game No Life: Zero, and Juliet Persia in Boarding School Juliet.
In 2016, Kayano hosted a show titled "Kayanomi ~Kayano Ai ga Nihonshu wo Nominagara, Taberu dake~~" (かやのみ 〜茅野愛衣が日本酒をのみながら、食べるだけ〜; lit. "Kayanomi ~Ai Kayano is Eating While Drinking Sake~") at Animate Times' YouTube channel. The show focuses on her looking through into various types of sake. The title of show is also a combination of her surname Kayano and the Japanese word for "drink", which is "nomi" (飲み).
In 2021, controversy arose on Chinese social media as a result of Kayano's post regarding her February 11 trip to the Yasukuni Shrine. It contains a subject of controversies about Japanese soldiers who died in numerous wars involving Japan spanning between the Meiji and Showa eras, including 1,068 convicted war criminals who were executed by the International Military Tribunal; of which fourteen of them, including former Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, are labeled as A-Class criminals. In response, her voice lines were removed in the Chinese version of Azur Lane and Girls' Frontline. Similar action was also taken in other games such as the removal of Kayano's voice lines in Guns Girl Z, Punishing: Gray Raven, and the Chinese version of Arknights, where she was replaced by Miku Itō and Mizuki Kitajima for all servers in 2021 in the latter two games.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 2008 | Momo Taisen Papers 桃色大戦ぱいろん | Actor 紗優 | PC (general) | |
| 2010 | Class of Heroes 2G | A parane パーネ | PS3 | |
| Class of Heroes 3 | Katja, Jakotsu, Elf (female) カーチャ/ジャコツ/エルフ（女） | PSP | ||
| 2011 | A Certain Magical Index | Itsuwa | PSP | |
| Senran Kagura: Skirting Shadows | Yomi | DS | ||
| Dead end Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dead End デッドエンド Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dead End | Teizuka Isho 手塚酉穂 | PSP | ||
| Yufu company Brave Company 勇現会社ブレイブカンパニー | Melodya メロディア | DS | ||
| Lord of Apocalypse ロード オブ アポカリプス | Yuno ユーノ | Other | ||
| 2012 | Legasista | Melize | PS3 | |
| Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas | Mana Ouma | PC | ||
| The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails | Noi | PSP | ||
| Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair | Mikan Tsumiki | PSP | ||
| Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne -Kamogawa Dream Match- | Muginami ムギナミ | PS3 | ||
| Senran Kagura Burst | Yomi | DS | ||
| Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day | Meiko "Menma" Honma | PSP | ||
| Tokyo Babel 東京バベル | Eve | PC (general) | ||
| Girl Friend Beta | Haruko Yumesaki | |||
| Ima Sugu Oniichan ni Imōto da tte Iitai! | Mao Shigemori | PC, also in 2014 | ||
| 2013 | The Pet Girl of Sakurasou | Mashiro Shiina | PS Vita, PSP | |
| Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus | Yomi | |||
| Dungeon Travelers 2 | Alicia Heart | PSP, PS Vita | ||
| Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl | Rosa | DS | ||
| Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | Y'shtola | PC, Mac, PS4 | ||
| Starry Sky: After Winter Portable | Takanashi Ai 高梨あい | PSP | ||
| 2014 | Senran Kagura Bon Appétit! | Yomi | ||
| Golden Time: Vivid Memories | Nana Hayashida | |||
| Girls und Panzer: Senshadō, Kiwamemasu! | Saori Takebe | |||
| Hamatora: Look at Smoking World | Sally | DS | ||
| Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson | Yomi | DS | ||
| Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven | Charlotte | DS | ||
| Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax | Mashiro Shiina | PS3 | ||
| Shining Resonance | Rinna Mayfield | PS3 | ||
| 2015 | Tales of Zestiria | Alisha Diphda | PS3 | |
| Captain Earth: Mind Labyrinth | Hana Mutou | |||
| Senran Kagura: Estival Versus | Yomi | also Sakura edition in 2016 | ||
| Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata: -blessing flowers- | Utaha Kasumigaoka | |||
| Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward | Y'shtola | PC, Mac, PS4 | ||
| Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei | Rona Itelime ロナ・イテリメ | DS | ||
| Tokyo Xanadu | Shiori Kurashiki | also eX+ in 2016 | ||
| 7th Dragon III Code: VFD | Chika, Character voice | 3DS | ||
| Kantai Collection | Kashima, Asashimo, U-511/Ro-500, Katori, Katsuragi, Arashi | |||
| Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma | Ryōko Sakaki | DS | ||
| Exist Archive | Mayura Tsukishiro | |||
| Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition | Shiina Mashiro 椎名ましろ | PS3, other | ||
| 2016 | Girls' Frontline | Kar98k, NTW-20, StG44 | iOS, Android | |
| Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Moon Dwellers | Melua Mela Meia | PS3 | ||
| Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization | Alice Zuberg | PS4, other | ||
| Soulworker Online | Haru Estia | |||
| 2017 | New Game: The Challenge Stage | Rin Toyama | ||
| Azur Lane | Kaga, Graf Zeppelin, Atago, Renown, Zeppy, Little Renown | Android, IOS - Removed from CN client | ||
| Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood | Y'shtola | PC, Mac, PS4 | ||
| Fire Emblem Heroes | Gunnthrá | Android, IOS | ||
| Blue Reflection | Rika Yoshimura | PlayStation | ||
| Kirara Fantasia | Leine | iOS, Android | ||
| 2018 | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet | Alice Zuberg | PS4, Nintendo Switch | |
| Another Eden | Feinne | iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch (TBA) | ||
| Octopath Traveler | Ophilia Clement | Nintendo Switch | ||
| Food Fantasy (2018) | Kimchi | iOS, Android | ||
| Ultra Kaiju Battle Breeders | Navi | iOS, Android | ||
| 2019 | Sdorica | Sophie, Sophie SP | iOS, Android | |
| Fate/Grand Order | Murasaki Shikibu | iOS, Android | ||
| Arknights | Platinum | Android, IOS - Removed from CN & global client | ||
| Code Vein | Mia Karnstein | PS4, Xbox One, PC | ||
| Pokémon Masters | Erika | Android | ||
| Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | Y'shtola | PC, Mac, PS4 | ||
| Punishing: Gray Raven | Liv | iOS, Android - Removed from CN, TW, and global client | ||
| Touhou Cannonball | Yuyuko Saigyouji | Android, iOS | ||
| KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Fantastic Days | Darkness | iOS, Android | ||
| 2020 | Granblue Fantasy | Rei, Golden Knight, Yuni | Browser, iOS, Android | |
| World's End Club | Vanilla | iOS, Switch | ||
| Eden Door | Claris Alianna | Android, iOS | ||
| 2021 | Sound Voltex Exceed Gear | Rasis | Arcade | |
| Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- | Noel | PS4, Nintendo Switch | ||
| Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | Y'shtola | PC, Mac, PS4, PS5 | ||
| Melty Blood: Type Lumina | Noel | PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | ||
| 2022 | Return to Shironagasu Island | Aurora Lavilla | PC, Nintendo Switch | |
| Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | Segiri | Nintendo Switch | ||
| 2023 | Sword Art Online: Last Recollection | Alice Zuberg | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | |
| 2024 | Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail | Y'shtola | PC, Mac, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| Comical Psychosomatic Medicine | Asuna Kangoshi |
| Title | Role | Voice dub for | Notes | Source |
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| The Call | Casey Welson | Abigail Breslin | ||
| Dolittle | Mini | |||
| Ready Player One | F'Nale Zandor | Hannah John-Kamen | ||
| The Three Musketeers | Queen Anne | Juno Temple | 2012 TV Asahi edition | |
| Year | Award ceremony | Award | Result |
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| 2012 | 6th Seiyu Awards | Best Rookie Actresses | Won |
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