Kaya Okuno | |
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奥野 香耶 | |
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| Born | March 1, 1991 Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 2014–present[1] |
| Agent | 81 Produce |
| Height | 151 cm (4 ft 11 in)[1] |
Kaya Okuno (奥野 香耶, Okuno Kaya, born March 1, 1991) is a Japanese voice actress from Iwate Prefecture. She is affiliated with 81 Produce.[1]
Career
When Okuno graduated from high school, she told her parents that she wanted to go to a voice-acting vocational school; however, her parents were against the idea, and she ended up enrolling in a four-year university affiliated to her high school.[2]
She went on to pass the 2nd Anison Vocal Audition of Avex and 81 Produce's Wake Up, Girls! AUDITION held in September 2012. Since 2013, she has been active as a sub-leader of voice-acting unit Wake Up, Girls!.
In January 2014, she made her voice-acting debut as Kaya Kikuma in the anime series Wake Up, Girls!.
In 2015, she won the Special Award at the 9th Seiyu Awards on Wake Up, Girls!.
In 2018, she voiced the character of Unzen Inori, who won second place at the Onsen Musume Yunohana Collection 1st General Elections (in the group-unaffiliated division), and had the opportunity to make her debut as a solo artist.[3]
Personal life
Okuno was born in Morioka, Iwate. She has an older brother.
A fan of Sailor Moon since childhood, she would often channel Kotono Mitsuishi; she later watched Neon Genesis Evangelion, becoming enchanted with Mitsuishi's performance as Misato Katsuragi, and developed a fervent desire to meet Mitsuishi in person one day.
Okuno's favourite band is Mr. Children. She is a fan of the Hanshin Tigers and of the now-retired player Norihiro Akahoshi. She enjoys arts and crafts and playing with animals such as cats and dogs. Her special skills include playing the piano and speaking Tōhoku dialect.
Filmography
Television Animation
- Dramatical Murder (2014), Female B (ep 5)
- Hanayamata (2014), Yaya Sasame[4]
- Wake Up, Girls! (2014), Kaya Kikuma[5]
- When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace (2014), Middle Schooler
- Dance with Devils (2015), Schoolgirl A (eps 1-2, 5)
- Hacka Doll the Animation (2015), Hacka Doll #2[6]
- Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend (2015), Azusa Satomi
- Shomin Sample (2015), Maid (eps 3, 9); Misaki Yamada (ep 5); Ojōsama
- Hundred (2016), Karen Kisaragi[7]
- Schwarzesmarken (2016), Operator A
- Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody (2018), Tama[8]
- So I'm a Spider, So What? (2021), Filimøs/Kanami Okazaki[9]
- Girls' Frontline (2022), Scarecrow[10]
- Sweet Reincarnation (2023), Petra Mill Hubarek[11]
- Uma Musume Pretty Derby Season 3 (2023), Verxina
Original Video Animation (OVA)
Original Net Animation (ONA)
- Wake Up, Girl ZOO! (2014), Kaya Kikuma
Theatrical Animation
- Wake Up, Girls! Seven Idols (2014), Kaya Kikuma
- Wake Up, Girls! Seishun no Kage (2015), Kaya Kikuma
- Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom (2015), Kaya Kikuma
- New Initial D Legend 3: Dream (2016), Sayuki
Video games
- Wake Up, Girls! Stage no Tenshi (2013), Kaya Kikuma
- Hacka Dokkan (2014), Hacka Doll #2
- Hanayamata Yosakoi Live! (2014), Yaya Sasame
- Granblue Fantasy (2015), Bridgette
- Miracle Girls Festival (2015), Kaya Kikuma
- Thousand Memories (2015), Hacka Doll #2
- Uchi no Hime-sama wa Ichiban Kawaii (2015), Komahime Chikorin Gambit
- Yome Collection (2015), Hacka Doll #2
- Drift Girls (2016), Marei Hinohara
- Girls' Frontline (2016), Dreamer, Scarecrow
- Kirara Fantasia (2017), Sasame Yaya
- The King of Fighters All Star (2020), Pretty Zero (Original), Pretty Zero (Clone)[12][13]
- ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos (2020), Coco Coconoe[14]
Software
- Synthesizer V (2022), Hanakuma Chifuyu
Dubbing
- The Final Girls, Mimi (Lauren Gros)[15]
References
- 1 2 3 "Official Profile" (in Japanese). 81 Produce. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ↑ "SPECIAL｜Wake up Girls!公式サイト".
- ↑ "温泉むすめ 第2回総選挙 -温泉むすめ4thLIVE開催記念-". 温泉むすめ 第2回総選挙.
- ↑ "Hanayamata Dancing TV Anime's Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ↑ "7 Main Characters Narrate Latest Ad for Wake Up, Girls! TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Studio Trigger Makes Promo Anime for DeNA's Hacka Doll News App". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Yoshiaki Hasegawa, Rumi Ookubo, M.A.O Star in School Battle Story 'Hundred'". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody Anime Casts Kaya Okuno as Tama". Anime News Network. October 1, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
- ↑ "'So I'm a Spider, So What?' Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Songs, January 8 Debut". Anime News Network. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Girls Frontline TV Anime Unveils Promo Video, More Cast, Ending Theme, January 2022 Premiere". Anime News Network. October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Sweet Reincarnation TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals 5 New Cast Members". Anime News Network. April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ↑ @KOF_ALLSTAR (January 29, 2020). "【KOF ALLSTARに新ファイター参戦予告！】 「Welcome to death falling」 姿が変わってしまったゼロ(オリジナル)、KOFASに参戦 🐱 CV.奥野 香耶 プリティー・ゼロ(オリジナル)を動画でチェック！ 次回もお楽しみに😊 DLはこちら▼ kofallstar.netmarble.jp #KOFAS #KOF #プリティー・ゼロオリジナル" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved January 30, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ↑ @KOF_ALLSTAR (May 12, 2020). "【KOF ALLSTARに新ファイター参戦予告！】 「こういう時間は楽しいものだな」 姿が変わってしまったゼロ(クローン)、KOFASに参戦！ CV.奥野 香耶 プリティー・ゼロ(クローン)を動画でチェック！ 次回もお楽しみにSmiling face with smiling eyes DLはこちら▼ http://kofallstar.netmarble.jp #KOFAS #KOF #プリティー・ゼロクローン" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "CHARACTER｜ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos". altdeus.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ↑ "ファイナル・ガールズ 惨劇のシナリオ". Sony Pictures Japan. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
External links
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Kaya Okuno at Anime News Network's encyclopedia