Kanako Takatsuki (高槻 かなこ, Takatsuki Kanako, born September 25, 1993) is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Hyōgo Prefecture. She is currently affiliated with Amuse[1] and her single is released under label Victor Entertainment.[2]

Kanako Takatsuki
高槻 かなこ
Born (1993-09-25) September 25, 1993 (age 31)
Occupations
Years active2012–present
AgentAmuse
Notable creditLove Live! Sunshine!! as Hanamaru Kunikida
Height165.5 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
InstrumentVocals
LabelsVictor Entertainment
Lantis

About

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Takatsuki was born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. She also lived in Kansai for 15 years, but claimed she can't speak in Kansai dialect. Takatsuki has lived in Ibaraki, Osaka as well.[3] After graduating from middle school, Takatsuki went to Himawari Theater Group where she studied acting.[4]

Takatsuki is the middle child and has two sisters.[4]

Takatsuki debuted as a singer in September 2012 with the release of the song "Bonjō Cinderella no Shiruke no Aru Onegai" (凡常シンデレラの汁気のあるお願い).[5] Takatsuki is also an utaite (one who covers songs and uploads them in Niconico) under the name "Kako" (かあこ);[6] one song she covered is Konomi Suzuki's "This Game," which was used as the opening theme for the anime series No Game No Life.[7]

In 2015, Takatsuki began her career as a voice actress in the multimedia project Love Live! Sunshine!! as Hanamaru Kunikida and currently belongs to its group unit Aqours.[8] Takatsuki also belongs to its sub-unit AZALEA along with Arisa Komiya and Nanaka Suwa. Takatsuki is nicknamed "King" by both fans and fellow Aqours members.[9] However, she has since requested fans not to call her "King", and is now often referred to as "Kinchan" instead, as of September 2017.

Every Thursday, Takatsuki plays PlayStation 4 for Dengeki PlayStation in their NicoNicoLive Community.[10]

On June 10, 2019, Takatsuki announced that she has formed a vocal and dance performance unit called BlooDye, with her as the lead singer.[11]

In 2020, Takatsuki made her major debut as a solo singer with the release of the single "Anti-world"; the title song was used as the first opening theme to the anime television series I'm Standing on a Million Lives.[12]

Works

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Voice acting roles

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Anime

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Web Anime

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Video games

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Web Radio

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Lyrics

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  • "Yowamushi Signal" from her debut single "Bonjō Cinderella no Shiruke no Aru Onegai"
  • "Kotoba Tsubomi Signal" from album "Go! Go! 575 Sound & Movie Collection" from Project 575, sung by Yuzu Yosano (voiced by Minako Kotobuki)

Discography

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Singles

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Release date Title Package Number
September 26, 2012 Bonjō Cinderella no Shiruke no Aru Onegai VICL-36726
1 October 14, 2020 Anti World LACM-24023

As Aqours

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Covers

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Title Original Artist(s) Note Source
Alicemagic ~TV animation ver.~ Rita Little Busters! ED theme [Song Covers 1]
A・ri・ga・to・YESTERDAYS Haruka (Eriko Nakamura), Makoto (Hiromi Hirata), Miki (Akiko Hasegawa), Ritsuko (Naomi Wakabayashi) Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster OP theme [Song Covers 2]
Donna Toki mo Zutto μ's Love Live! 2nd ED theme [Song Covers 3]
Gomen ne, Iiko ja Irarenai. Miku Sawai Kill La Kill ED theme [Song Covers 4]
Hajimari no Resolution Yuki Kanno Zettai boei Leviathan OP theme [Song Covers 5]
Koi wa Chaos no Shimobe nari Kana Asumi, Miyu Matsuki, Yuka Otsubo Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W OP theme [Song Covers 6]
Little Busters! Rita Little Busters! OP theme [Song Covers 7]
This Game Konomi Suzuki No Game No Life OP theme [Song Covers 8]
Shiawase High Tension Rina Satō, Marina Inoue, Minori Chihara Minami-ke Tadaima OP theme [Song Covers 9]
Sister's Noise fripSide To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S OP theme [Song Covers 10]
Zero!!! Minami Kuribayashi Hataraku Maou-sama! OP theme [Song Covers 11]
Yo-kai Exercise #1 Dream5 Yo-kai Watch ED theme [Song Covers 12]
Yume Sketch JAM Project Bakuman 3rd season 2nd ED theme [Song Covers 13]

References

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  1. ^ "高槻 かなこ - アミューズ オフィシャル ウェブサイト". Amuse. Amuse, Inc. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "高槻 かなこ|凡常シンデレラの汁気のあるお願い". Victor Entertainment. Juckenwood Victor Entertainment Corp. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ^ "高槻かなこ on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b "高槻かなこ インタビュー". Music Shelf. Kinyosha Printing co., ltd. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  5. ^ ""奇跡の昭和アイドル声を持つ、ちょっとだけピュアーなミルキィっ子"高槻かなこがデビュー! - CDJournal ニュース". CDJournal. ONGAKU SHUPPANSHA Co., Ltd. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  6. ^ "高槻かなこ". MUSICSHELF (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  7. ^ "[HD]No Game No Life OP [This game] Band cover". AnimeSongCollabo YouTube account. June 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  8. ^ a b "ラブライブ!サンシャイン!! メンバー紹介". Love Live! Sunshine!!. Project Love Live! Sunshine!!. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Seiyū Animedia" (in Japanese). Gekkan Plus. November 2016. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  10. ^ "電撃プレイステーション Live". Niconico. DWANGO Co., Ltd. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  11. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (9 June 2019). "Love Live! Sunshine!! Hanamaru VA Kanako Takatsuki Forms New Unit "BlooDye"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  12. ^ "TVアニメ『100万の命の上に俺は立っている』OPテーマ「Anti world」" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  13. ^ Takatsuki, Kanako (June 16, 2017). "TVアニメ「恋と嘘」 加藤絢乃役で出演致します。💖 7月3日から放送開始です! よろしくお願いします!" (in Japanese). Twitter. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  14. ^ "I'm Standing on a Million Lives Anime Casts Kanako Takatsuki, Ai Furihata as Majiha Sisters". Anime News Network. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "アニメ「ぶらどらぶ」VLADLOVE | 押井守 原作、総監督". www.vladlove.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  16. ^ "Love Live! Sunshine!! Fantasy Spinoff Genjitsu no Yohane -Sunshine in the Mirror- Gets Anime Series in 2023". Anime News Network. June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  17. ^ "すぺしゃる動画「けいばじょう」" on YouTube
  18. ^ "Laias' Japanese voice actress". King's Raid Official Japanese Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  19. ^ "討鬼伝2 DLC特典:ミタマ(竹林院、まつ、愛姫)、ククリヒメ". 神喰処. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  20. ^ "【電撃PS】Vol.620に『討鬼伝2』ミタマ・斎藤きち(CV:高槻かなこ)や『セブンパイレーツ』のコードを収録!". Dengeki PlayStation. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  21. ^ Romano, Sal (June 26, 2023). "Inti Creates announces Yohane the Parhelion: BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  22. ^ "かなことさらら". 【出演:高槻かなこ&八島さらら】かなことさらら. Retrieved 2017-08-15.

Song Covers

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  1. ^ "[HD]Little Busters! ED [Alicemagic ~TV animation ver.~] Band cover". YouTube. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ "[HD]PETIT IDOLM@STER ED [ARIGATO YESTERDAYS] Band cover". YouTube. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. ^ "[HD]Love Live! ED [Donna Toki mo Zutto] Band cover". YouTube. June 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. ^ "[HD]KILL la KILL ED [Gomen ne, Iiko ja Irarenai.] Band cover". YouTube. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  5. ^ "[HD]Zettai Bouei Leviathan OP [Hajimari no Resolution] Band cover". YouTube. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  6. ^ "[HD]Haiyore! Nyaruko san W OP [Koi wa Chaos no Shimobe nari] Band cover". YouTube. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  7. ^ "[HD]Little Busters! OP [Little Busters! ~TV animation ver.~] Band cover". YouTube. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  8. ^ "[HD]No Game No Life OP [This Game] Band cover". YouTube. June 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  9. ^ "[HD]Minamike Tadaima OP [Shiawase High Tension] Band cover". YouTube. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  10. ^ "[HD]To aru Kagaku no Railgun S OP [sister's noise] Band cover". YouTube. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  11. ^ "[HD]Hataraku Maou-sama! OP [ZERO!!!] Band cover". YouTube. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Love Live SunShine! Hanamaru's Seiyuu". YouTube. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  13. ^ "[HD]BAKUMAN 3 ED [Yume Sketch] Band cover". YouTube. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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