Kanae Itou

Kanae Itou (伊藤 かな恵; born November 26, 1986) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Active since 2006, she is affiliated with Aoni Production and Lantis. After graduating from high school, she enrolled at the Amusement Media Academy and completed her training there in 2007. While still a student, she was active in the voice acting groups Koetchi (こえっち), which disbanded in November 2005, and Rirachitchi (りらちっち), which disbanded on January 28, 2007. In 2006, she appeared in the television anime 妖逆門-ばけぎゃもん- through an internship. In 2007, she took a lead role in Shugo Chara!. Itou later expanded her work across anime, games, dubbing, radio, and music. She worked repeatedly with fellow voice actress Aki Toyosaki on Shugo Chara!, To Love-Ru, The World God Only Knows, Hanasaku Iroha, and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, and the two also co-hosted the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun web radio show Radio no Railgun. She made her solo singer debut in 2009 and performed "Metamerism (メタメリズム)", the ED of "Shinryaku! Ika Musume", and "Smile Peace!", the ED of "Asobi ni Iku yo!". Her industry recognition includes winning the rookie actress award at the 4th Seiyuu Awards in 2010 and the supporting actress award at the 5th Seiyuu Awards in 2011. Itou has blood type B and has maintained a public presence through Aoni, Ameblo, and her older Jugem blog. On January 1, 2024, Itou announced her marriage.