Kanon Takao

Kanon Takao (Japanese: 高尾 奏音, Hepburn: Takao Kanon, born September 10, 2002)[1][2] is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. After passing an audition in 2014, she made her debut as part of the idol group Earth Star Dream. Following Earth Star Dream going on hiatus, she would continue her entertainment activities as a solo artist. She is known for her roles as Yū Hiraoka in Ani Tore! EX, Azalyn Goza the 168th in The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Linnea in The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar, and Latina in If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord. She is affiliated with Link Plan.[3]

Kanon Takao
高尾 奏音
Born (2002-09-10) September 10, 2002
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2014–present
AgentLink Plan
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)

Biography

Takao was born in Tokyo on September 10, 2002.[1][3] Her older brother Sōnosuke is a pianist and composer.[4] She learned to play the piano at an early age, and she won an international piano contest held in Milan, Italy, when she was 10 years old.[5]

In 2014, Takao participated in a voice acting audition held by the publishing company Earth Star Entertainment. She was declared one of the audition's two winners, along with Yuki Nakashima.[6] Takao, Nakashima, and other participants in the audition then formed the idol group Earth Star Dream.[6][7] During this period, she played the roles of Yū Hiraoka in Ani Tore! EX, Azalyn Goza the 168th in The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, and Linnea in The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar.[3] She also formed the singing duo Hikanon together with labelmate Hikaru Koide; the duo performed the song "Smile Invitation" which was used as the theme song to The Irresponsible Galaxy Tylor.[8]

After Earth Star Dream went on hiatus at the end of 2017, Takao initially remained with Earth Star Entertainment, but left the company in April 2018 after they ceased their talent management activities.[7][9] She then joined the talent agency Link Plan in September of that year.[2] In 2019, she was cast as Latina in the anime television series If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord; she also performed the series' opening theme "I'm With You".[10] In 2020, she was cast as Hina Tsurugi, the protagonist of the anime series Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater.[11]

Filmography

Anime
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
TBA

Video games
2017
2018
2020

References
  1. Takao, Kanon (2018). "Twitter profile". Twitter. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  2. Kanon Takao [@Kanon_Takao] (September 10, 2018). 16歳になりました＼( 'ω')／ﾍｰｲ 実はご報告が遅くなりましたが 4月から養成所に通いながら、声優のお仕事を「リンク・プラン」様にて見ていただいています。これからも学業とお仕事をしっかり両立して、みんなに少しずつでも声が届けられるよう頑張ります😊 16歳もよろしくね♪ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2019 – via Twitter.
  3. "Agency profile" (in Japanese). Link Plan. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  4. Takao, Sōnosuke. "Sōnosuke Takao Twitter profile" (in Japanese). Twitter. Archived from the original on May 25, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  5. "ミラノの国際ジュニアコンクール参加レポート". Piano Teachers' National Association of Japan. July 5, 2013. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  6. "アース・スター主催「国民的声優グランプリ」の受賞者9名がユニット"アース・スター ドリーム"を結成。TVアニメ『血液型くん！2』の主題歌を担当" (in Japanese). Moca News. December 16, 2014. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  7. Sherman, Jennifer (December 15, 2017). "Earth Star Dream Idol Group Goes on Hiatus". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  8. Komatsu, Mikikazu (July 13, 2017). ""The Irresponsible Galaxy Tylor" Two Main VAs Show Their Cuteness in Theme Song MV". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  9. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 8, 2019). "Earth Star Entertainment Leaves Voice Acting/Talent Management Business". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  10. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 19, 2019). "'If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord' Anime Reveals Promo Video, July Premiere, More Cast". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  11. "Hōkago Teibō Nisshi Fishing Anime's Promo Unveils Main Cast". Anime News Network. December 27, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  12. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 30, 2015). "Teekyū Spinoff Manga Usakame Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  13. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 13, 2017). "New Irresponsible Galaxy Tylor TV Anime Short Series Unveiled for July". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  14. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 18, 2018). "The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar Anime's New Visual, July 7 Premiere Revealed". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  15. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 15, 2019). "'Maō-sama, Retry!' TV Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Staff, Cast, July Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  16. "Idoly Pride Multimedia Project Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  17. "Banished From The Heroes' Party Anime Reveals Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  18. "The Detective Is Already Dead TV Anime Confirmed With Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  19. "Japanese VA for Klee and Noelle announced!". forums.mihoyo.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  20. "Genshin Impact-Step into a Vast Magical World for Adventure". genshin.mihoyo.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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