Nao Touyama

東山奈央, Nao Toyama, Naobou (奈央ぼう), Touyaman (とーやまん)

Birth: March 11, 1992

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Blood Type: A

Hometown: Tokyo, Japan

Years Active: 2010 ~ Present

Height: 152 cm
Agency: Intention

Radio Programs:

(2014-2017) Touyama Nao's Dream * Theater
(2017-) Touyama Nao's Radio @ Living

Awards:

(2019-03-09) Best Supporting Actress Award at the 13th Annual Seiyuu Awards
(2019-03-09) Game Award at the 13th Annual Seiyuu Awards

Early Life & Education
She was born in Tokyo on March 11, 1992. Her father had spent 9 years abroad and was fluent in English, which allowed her to develop fluency in the language. From an early age she had an interest in anime, in particular the series Ojamajo Doremi and Sailor Moon. However, it was the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist that was the first to inspire her to become a voice actress. At the time, she was impressed that the series' protagonist Edward Elric was voiced by a female actress, Romi Park.

In junior high school and high school, she became part of a chorus club to help her overcome her tone deafness. It was also during this time she decided to pursue a voice acting career as she had interacted with schoolmates who had similar interests. Her parents approved of her decision, provided that she pass her university entrance exams.

Voice Acting Career
While in high school, she began attending the Japan Narration Acting Institute. After 3 years of training, she passed her audition and joined the agency Arts Vision. At the same time, she also passed her entrance exam and began studying at Waseda University. She debuted as a voice actress in 2010 and later that year she played her first main role in the anime series The World God Only Knows. Throughout her 4 years in University, she continued to work as a voice actress, successfully managing both her work and school responsibilities. She graduated in March 2014 and left Art Vision shortly after on April 1. On May 1, 2014, she transferred to the agency Intention and is currently affiliated with them today.

Music Career
Her music career began when she released songs for The World God Only Knows under her character name Kanon Nakagawa. In 2013, she became part of the music group Rhodanthe*, which performed theme songs for the Kiniro Mosaic series. After having been cast in 2015, she has also released singles as her Idolmaster character Mizuki Kawashima. In 2016, she voiced a member of the in-universe music group Walküre, which performed songs for the anime series Macross Δ.

In 2017, she made her solo debut as a singer on February 1 with the release of her single "True Destiny" / "Chain the World" under the Flying Dog label. Later that year, her second single "Ima Koko" / "Tsuki ga Kirei" was released on May 24 as well as her first album Rainbow on October 25. In 2018, she held her first solo live event at the Nippon Budokan on February 3 and released her third single "Tomoshibi no Manima ni" on May 30. In 2019, she released her second album Gunjou Infinity on April 3. During the months of August and September, she held her first tour live event performing in the cities of Osaka, Nagoya, and Yokohama as well as cities outside of Japan like Taipei and Shanghai. In 2020, her fourth single "Aruite Ikou!" is set to release on February 5.