Yui Kano

Yui Kano (鹿野 優以, Kano Yui, born December 22, 1983 in Sumida, Tokyo) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. She is affectionately called Yun-Yun and was once part of the voice actor unit Trefle.

When Kano was just 15, she participated in a scenario contest held by Takehito Koyasu during his radio program Hikami no Gemudora Night. As the winner, her story was turned into a drama CD and she also participated in it as part of a walla group. In her third year of high school, she enrolled in Amusement Media Academy alongside her best friend Emiri Katō.

While juggling both school and training courses, Kano caught Aoni Production's attention for her competent performance as a radio personality in one of Nippon Cultural Broadcasting's programs. Despite being employed by her current agency, she had to diligently work her way up doing narrator roles while working part-time to support herself. She soon became famous for her starring role as Momoko Kuzuryuu in Sumomomo Momomo; this made her one of the first two people to earn the Best Rookie Actress Award (the other being Aya Hirano) in the annual Seiyu Awards.

Kano loves flower arranging, playing the koto, poetry, and the tea ceremony. She once formed a band with Katō in their high school days together. Her other interests are movies, books, and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

During her career as a voice actor, Kano has taken on a variety of roles both big and small. Some of her more memorable characters include Edy Nelson in the Valkyria Chronicles series, Cécile Lafitte in Gosick, and Olga in Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana.

Works

 * Maron's owner, Yunoki's follower - Kiniro no Corda drama CDs
 * Pad - Koi Suru Tenshi Angelique ~Kokoro no Mezameru Toki~
 * Female edit voice - Dynasty Warriors: Online
 * Priscilla - Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel Side Finnel drama CD
 * Chinatsu Amakawa - Memories Off: Yubikiri no Kioku
 * Chacha - CR Sengoku no Arashi ~Nobunaga no Shou~
 * Tekkouki - Robot Girls Z ONLINE