Ai Kayano
茅野愛衣, Kayanon, Aipon
Birth: September 13, 1987
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Blood Type: O
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Years Active: 2010 ~ Present
Height: 153 cm (5'0)
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Introduction:
Ai Kayano is a Japanese voice actress and vocalist currently affiliated with Office Osawa.
Biography:
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 in the beauty industry and became interested in acting after having seen Aria. While attending school, Kayano continued working in the industry and paid for her tuition.
Kayano began working at Pro-Fit in 2010, voicing two supporting characters in the original video animation Princess Resurrection. In 2011, she voiced Meiko "Menma" Honma in Anohana and received the Best Rookie Actress award for said role at the 6th Seiyuu Awards. 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.
She is often praised for her vocal range, having voiced a variety of characters such as Mayaka Ibara, Mashiro Shiina, Darkness and Akari Kawamoto for example, none of which one would connect to the same voice actress.
Trivia:
- Worked part-time at a coffee shop with Chinatsu Akasaki before becoming a voice actress.
- She got around 100 suggestions for her nickname in the Anohana radio show, from which she herself picked out Kayanon.
Non-anime roles:
- Atago - Azur Lane
- Graf Zeppelin - Azur Lane
- Kaga - Azur Lane
- Renown - Azur Lane
Characters
2025
Sofia Sylphid
( SUPPORTING )
2024
Shida-hime
( SUPPORTING )Frieda Delico
( SUPPORTING )Murasaki Shikibu
( SUPPORTING )Yuki
( SUPPORTING )Kaeru Yamatani
( SUPPORTING )Himmel
( SUPPORTING )Darkness
( MAIN )Sylphiette
( MAIN )Mari Tokumitsu
( SUPPORTING )Giant
( SUPPORTING )Fuuka Kikuchi
( MAIN )
2023
Saori Takebe
( SUPPORTING )Amane Kasai
( MAIN )Himmel
( SUPPORTING )Ophelia Salvadori
( SUPPORTING )Filmina
( SUPPORTING )Sylphiette
( MAIN )Yuriko Hori
( SUPPORTING )Darkness
( BACKGROUND )Murasaki Shikibu
( SUPPORTING )Serena Eucus
( SUPPORTING )
2022
Asashimo
( SUPPORTING )Amane Kasai
( MAIN )Amane Kasai
( MAIN )
Anime Staff Roles
2024
Mayonaka Punch
Theme Song Performance (OP)VTuber nanda ga Haishin Kiri Wasuretara Densetsu ni Natteta
Theme Song Performance (ED5)Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 3
Theme Song Performance (ED)
2021
Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun OVA
Theme Song Performance (ED1)
2019
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Kurenai Densetsu
Theme Song Performance (ED)Tsuujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de Ni-kai Kougeki no Okaasan wa Suki desu ka?
Theme Song Performance (ED)Senki Zesshou Symphogear XV
Insert Song Performance (eps 1, 2, 7, 10, 13)
2018
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan: Kanketsu-hen
Theme Song Performance (ED)Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet
Insert Song Performance (ep 7)Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan 2
Theme Song Performance (ED2)
2017
Senki Zesshou Symphogear AXZ
Insert Song Performance (eps 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13)Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 2
Theme Song Performance (ED2)
2016
3-gatsu no Lion
Theme Song Performance (ED: ep 7)3-gatsu no Lion
Insert Song Performance (eps 8, 9)Amanchu!
Theme Song Performance (ED)Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan
Insert Song Performance ("Angel Wink"; ep 90)Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
Theme Song Performance (ED)
2015
Girls und Panzer Movie
Theme Song Performance (OP, ED2)Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX
Insert Song Performance (eps 3, 5, 8, 12, 13)SHIROBAKO: Gekichuugeki Animation
Theme Song Performance (OP)
2014
SHIROBAKO
Theme Song Performance (OP1)Girls und Panzer: Kore ga Hontou no Anzio-sen Desu!
Theme Song Performance (ED)No Game No Life
Theme Song Performance (ED)Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara
Theme Song Performance (ED)Captain Earth
Theme Song Performance (ED1)