Kanon Takao

Kanon Takao (高尾 奏音) 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 under EARTH STAR Entertainment. 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, Iris in Konosuba, Linnea in The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar, Latina in If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord, Rit in Banished from the Hero's Party, and Noelle in Genshin Impact. She left EARTH STAR Entertainment and became affiliated with Link Plan all in the same year of 2018.

Biography
Takao was born in Tokyo on September 10, 2002. Her older brother Sōnosuke is a pianist and composer. 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.

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. Takao, Nakashima, and other participants in the audition then formed the idol group Earth Star Dream. 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.  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''.

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. She then joined the talent agency Link Plan in September of that year. 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". In 2020, she was cast as Hina Tsurugi, the protagonist of the anime television series Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater. In 2021, she was cast in several anime television series: Chisa Shiraishi in Idoly Pride, Yui Saikawa in The Detective Is Already Dead, and Rit in Banished from the Hero's Party, among others.

In September 2023, the finale of BanG Dream! It's MyGo!, where she starred as Oblivionis/Sakiko Togawa, announced that she was a keyboardists and leader of the band of the heretofore-anonymous BanG Dream! band Ave Mujica as said character. She will reprise her role in the sequel ''BanG Dream! Ave Mujica''.

Anime

 * 2015
 * Teekyu as Natalia
 * Ani Tore! EX as Yū Hiraoka


 * 2016
 * Usakame as Tasuku Kodaira


 * 2017
 * The Irresponsible Captain Tylor as Azalyn Goza the 168th
 * Yuri's World as Yuri


 * 2018
 * Encouragement of Climb Third Season as Yuri
 * The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar as Linnea


 * 2019
 * Demon Lord, Retry! as Aku
 * If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord as Latina


 * 2020
 * Asteroid in Love as Haruka Itozaki
 * Magia Record as Mel Anna
 * Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater as Hina Tsurugi
 * Warlords of Sigrdrifa as Kurumi Suzuhara


 * 2021
 * Idoly Pride as Chisa Shiraishi
 * Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z as Ayu Arata
 * Edens Zero as Hermit Mio
 * The Detective Is Already Dead as Yui Saikawa
 * Banished from the Hero's Party as Rit
 * Muv-Luv Alternative as Kasumi Yashiro


 * 2022
 * In the Land of Leadale as Luka
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! as Yuna Goha
 * Management of a Novice Alchemist as Sarasa Ford


 * 2023
 * BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! as Sakiko Togawa
 * My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1 as Alice Wonderland
 * My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer as Charlotte
 * Tearmoon Empire as Tiona Rudolvon


 * 2024
 * Banished from the Hero's Party 2nd Season as Rit
 * Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included as Hisui Tsurumi
 * KonoSuba 3 as Iris


 * 2025
 * BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, Oblivionis/Sakiko Togawa
 * The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You 2nd Season as Meme Kakure

Video games

 * 2018
 * Magia Record as Mel Anna and Kagome Satori
 * Kantai Collection as HSWMS Gotland (1933), JAPANESE ESCORT Hachijo, JAPANESE ESCORT Ishigaki, JAPANESE AIRCRAFT CARRIER Shin'yō, Sheffield
 * 2020
 * Brave Nine as Seol Ah
 * Genshin Impact as Noelle
 * Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Fantastic Days as Iris
 * 2021
 * Idoly Pride as Chisa Shiraishi
 * 2022
 * Artery Gear: Fusion as Blue
 * Cookie Run: Kingdom as Milky Way Cookie