Akari Kitō

Akari Kitō (鬼頭 明里, Kitō Akari; born October 16, 1994) is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Raccoon Dog. She starred in her first main role for the series Time Bokan 24, and has since received more major and leading roles. Her nickname is Akarin. She made her debut as a solo singer under Pony Canyon in October 2019.^[3]

Akari Kitō
鬼頭 明里
Born	(1994-10-16) October 16, 1994 (age 30)[1][2] Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan[1]
Occupations	Voice actress singer
Years active	2014–present
Agent	Raccoon Dog
Notable work	Adachi and Shimamura as Sakura Adachi Blend S as Kaho Hinata Classroom of the Elite as Suzune Horikita A Couple of Cuckoos as Erika Amano The Demon Girl Next Door as Momo Chiyoda Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba as Nezuko Kamado Fly Me to the Moon as Tsukasa Yuzaki In/Spectre as Kotoko Iwanaga Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club as Kanata Konoe Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire as Inglis Eucus Record of Grancrest War as Siluca Meletes Shadows House as Kate Taboo Tattoo as Arhabyata Time Bokan 24 as Calen Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun as Nene Yashiro Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me as Noa Himesaka Ninjala as Berecca
Height	153 cm (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Musical career
Genres	J-pop Anison
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2019–present
Labels	Pony Canyon
Website	kitoakari.com

Biography

Born in Nagoya, Kitō became interested with anime, manga, and video games under her father's influence.^[4] Kitō was a bassist in the light music club, inspired from Kakifly's manga series K-On!.^[5] She wanted to become an illustrator and apply for a scholarship, but her parents could not afford to pay for the university education. Before Kitō moved to Tokyo and became a voice actress, her grandmother died, and some jobs became scarce for low finances.^[5]

Filmography

Anime series

Year	Title	Role	Source
2014	Gugure! Kokkuri-san	Classmate A
	Invaders of the Rokujouma!?	Maki Aika
	Wolf Girl and Black Prince	Kana Yajima
	Yuki Yuna Is a Hero	Female student A
2015	Cross Ange	Mary
	Lance N' Masques	Boy A
	World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman	Female clerk
2016	Erased	Hiromi Sugita (child)
	Lostorage incited WIXOSS	Female students, Rio's friend
	Shōnen Maid	Akira Nakaijima
	Taboo Tattoo	Aryabahta	[6]
	Time Bokan 24	Calen	[7]
2017	Alice & Zoroku	Yonaga Hinagiri	[8]
	Blend S	Kaho Hinata	[9]
	Classroom of the Elite	Suzune Horikita	[10]
	Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club	Black
	Time Bokan 24: The Villains’ Strike Back	Calen
	Tsuredure Children	Kana Ijima	[11]
	UQ Holder! Magister Negi Magi! 2	Mizore Yukihiro
2018	Aikatsu Friends!	Kazune Yuki (age 9), Rinna Shinkai
	Harukana Receive	Ai Tanahara	[12]
	Last Period	Kikazaru
	Lostorage conflated WIXOSS	Reira
	Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles	Misa Nakamura	[13]
	Record of Grancrest War	Siluca Meletes	[14]
	Seven Senses of the Reunion	Satsuki Usui	[15]
	SSSS.Gridman	Hass
	Uma Musume Pretty Derby	Seiun Sky	[16]
2019	Aikatsu on Parade!	Rinna Shinkai
	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	Nezuko Kamado	[17]
	Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu	Aru Honshō	[18]
	Re:Stage! Dream Days♪	Sayu Tsukisaki	[19]
	The Demon Girl Next Door	Momo Chiyoda	[20]
	The Ones Within	Karin Sarayashiki	[21]
	Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me	Noa Himesaka	[22]
2020	Adachi and Shimamura	Sakura Adachi	[23]
	Fly Me to the Moon	Tsukasa Tsukuyomi	[24]
	In/Spectre	Kotoko Iwanaga	[25]
	Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club	Kanata Konoe	[26]
	Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun	Nene Yashiro	[27]
2021	Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART!	Lydia Gurtland	[28]
	Battle Game in 5 Seconds	Yan	[29]
	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Entertainment District Arc	Nezuko Kamado	[30]
	Ex-Arm	Arma	[31]
	Kimi to Fit Boxing	Karen	[32]
	Shadows House	Kate	[33]
	Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z	Abuto Usui	[34]
	Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Battle of Kimluck	Mädchen Amick	[35]
	The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!	Su	[36]
	The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter	Luna Heela	[37]
	Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy	Mio	[38]
2022	A Couple of Cuckoos	Erika Amano	[39]
	Akebi's Sailor Uniform	Touko Usagihara	[40]
	Aru Asa Dummy Head Mike ni Natteita Ore-kun no Jinsei	Panda Kuramae	[41]
	Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story	Eve	[42]
	Classroom of the Elite 2nd Season	Suzune Horikita	[43]
	Engage Kiss	Kanna Ogata	[44]
	Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 2nd Season	Kanata Konoe	[45]
	Mamekichi Mameko NEET no Nichijō	Mameko Mamekichi	[46]
	Ninjala	Berecca	[47]
	Prima Doll	Retzel	[48]
	Shadows House 2nd Season	Kate	[49]
	The Demon Girl Next Door Season 2	Momo Chiyoda	[50]
2023	A Girl & Her Guard Dog	Isaku Senagaki	[51]
	Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story Season 2	Eve	[52]
	Chibi Godzilla Raids Again	Younger Shobijin sister	[53]
	Chillin' in My 30s After Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army	Lady	[54]
	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc	Nezuko Kamado	[55]
	Fly Me to the Moon 2nd Season	Tsukasa Tsukuyomi	[56]
	I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too	Kaori Hōjō	[57]
	I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness	Liselotte Crawford	[58]
	In/Spectre 2nd Season	Kotoko Iwanaga	[59]
	KamiKatsu	Mitama	[60]
	Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire	Inglis Eucus	[61]
	The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World	Maybell Crane	[62]
2024	2.5 Dimensional Seduction	Mikari Tachibana	[63]
	A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!	Beniko Zashiki	[64]
	Blue Box	Hina Chono	[65]
	Chained Soldier	Kyōka Uzen	[66]
	Classroom of the Elite 3rd Season	Suzune Horikita	[43]
	Delicious in Dungeon	Benichidori	[67]
	Go! Go! Loser Ranger!	Angelica Yukino	[68]
	Gods' Games We Play	Leoleshea	[69]
	Mission: Yozakura Family	Futaba Yozakura	[70]
	Sasaki and Peeps	Otonari-san	[71]
	Tales of Wedding Rings	Hime	[72]
	The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases	Anriette	[73]
	Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy 2nd Season	Mio	[74]
2025	Bad Girl	Momiji Kaname	[75]
	Gnosia	SQ	[76]
	Maebashi Witches	Yua Hosaka	[77]
	Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru	Hina Kyan	[78]
	Princession Orchestra	Librarian
	Si-Vis: The Sound of Heroes	μ	[79]
TBA	Magical Girl Raising Project Restart	@Meow-Meow	[80]

Original net animation

Year	Title	Role	Source
2020	Cagaster of an Insect Cage	Lydi	[81]
2023	Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune	Amalia Schulz	[82]
2025	Koisuru One Piece	Sato Yoshioka	[83]

Anime films

Year	Title	Role	Source
2020	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train	Nezuko Kamado	[84]
2022	Deemo: Memorial Keys	Sania	[85]
	Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me: Precious Friends	Noa Himesaka	[86]
2023	Gridman Universe	Hassu	[87]
	My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie	Nashiit	[88]
2024	Ganbatte Ikimasshoi	Miyoko Hyōdō	[89]
	Pui Pui Molcar The Movie MOLMAX	Otohime	[90]
2025	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle	Nezuko Kamado	[91]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2015	Kantai Collection	Maestrale, Libeccio, Kazagumo, Kishinami, Okinami
2016	Akiba's Beat	Acquire-chan
2017	Re:Stage! Prism Step	Sayu Tsukisaki		[92]
	Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story	Emiri Kisaki, Shigure Miyabi
	Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Hanayui no Kirameki	Misaki Tenma
2018	Azur Lane	Nagara, Isuzu, Abukuma, Hass[93]
	Record of Grancrest War	Siluca Meletes
2019	Alice Gear Aegis	Yasuri Araime		[94]
	AI: The Somnium Files	Aiba		[95]
	Love Live! School Idol Festival - All Stars	Kanata Konoe
	Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night	Anne
	Touhou Cannonball	Hakurei Reimu
	Arknights	Silence
2020	Fate/Grand Order	Erice Utsumi
	Granblue Fantasy	Illnott
	Ninjala	Berecca
	Princess Connect! Re:Dive	Nagare Misora
	Genshin Impact	Barbara		[96][97]
	Girls' Frontline	AK-ALFA
	ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos	Chloe		[98]
	Illusion Connect	Ming
	Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm and Exercise	Karen		[99]
	Pokémon Masters EX	Serena		[100]
2021	Kanda Alice mo Suiri Suru.	Akira Hodaka		[101]
	Blue Archive	Mashiro Shizuyama
	Alchemy Stars	Hiiro, Chandra		[102][103]
	Cookie Run: Kingdom	Latte Cookie		[104]
	Uma Musume Pretty Derby	Seiun Sky		[16]
	Neo: The World Ends With You	Shoka Sakurane		[105]
2022	Artery Gear: Fusion	Maika, Lobelia
	AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative	Aiba		[106]
	Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness	"Deep in Abyss" Mode main character		[107]
	Valkyrie Elysium	Valkyrie		[108]
	River City Girls 2	Provie		[109]
	Goddess of Victory: Nikke	Pepper		[110]
	Dragon Quest Treasures	Cecily, Monsters		[111]
	Yurukill: The Calumniation Games	Izane Akegarasu
2023	Towa Tsugai	Mozu		[112]
	Sudama Relation	Irimajiri		[113]
	Fire Emblem Engage	Céline
	404 Game Re:set	After Burner		[114]
	Resident Evil 4	Ashley Graham		[115]
	Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed	Na'el		[116]
2024	Ex Astris	Vi3		[117]
	Racing Master	Arishima Star		[118]
	Reynatis	Sari Nishijima		[119]
2025	Rusty Rabbit	Wrex		[120]

Drama CDs

• No Anime No Life ~Tower Anime is the Place for You~ (2015) – Female customer A
• Uma Musume Pretty Derby Starting Gate (2018) – Seiun Sky^[121]
• Ai no Hakoniwa a Heartwarming Garden (2018) – Camellia^[122][123]
• 1-nen A-gumi no Monster (2021) – Nagisa Okina
• YUKI X AOI Chimera Project (2022) – Mandy
• Prima Doll Kuronekotei no Kyuujitsu ~Hajimete no Otomari Onsen Ryokou ni Shuppatsu desu♪~ (2022) – Retzel^[124]
• The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All (2024) – Aya Oosawa^[125]

Dubbing

Live-action

• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (America Chavez)^[126]
• The Exorcist: Believer (Katherine)^[127]
• Gran Turismo (Audrey)^[128]
• Shazam! Fury of the Gods (Anthea)^[129]

Animation

• The Boss Baby: Family Business (Creepy Girl)^[130]
• PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Mini)^[131]

Discography

For her discography as her Love Live! Nijigasaki Highschool Idol Club character Kanata Konoe, see Love Live! discography § Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.

Singles

Year	No.	Single details	Peak Oricon chart position [132]
2019	1	"Swinging Heart"[3] Released: October 16, 2019 Label: Pony Canyon	11
2020	2	"Desire Again" Released: February 26, 2020 Label: Pony Canyon	14
2020	3	"Koi no Uta" [133] Released: October 10, 2020 Label: Pony Canyon	-
2020	4	"Kimi no Tonari de"[134] Released: October 28, 2020 Label: Pony Canyon	10

Mini albums

Year	No.	Album details	Peak Oricon chart position
2021	1	"Kaleidoscope" Released: August 4, 2021 Label: Pony Canyon

Albums

Year	No.	Album details	Peak Oricon chart position [135]
2020	1	"Style"[136] Released: June 10, 2020[137] Label: Pony Canyon	7
2022	2	"Luminous"[138] Released: October 12, 2022 Label: Pony Canyon	13