Ano

is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actress, presenter, and model. A member of the alternative idol group You'll Melt More! from 2013 to 2019, she later had several solo releases, including the album. She has also had starring roles as Taki in Adam by Eve: A Live in Animation (2022), Ouran Nakagawa in Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction (2024), and Mem-cho in Oshi no Ko (2024), as well as working as a model and presenter.

Early life Ano was born on September 4. She has an older brother who is a teacher. She struggled with fitting in at school and experienced bullying, having discussed her experiences with such one incident during an appearance on . She dropped out of a high school shortly after enrolling, and quit a part-time job at a supermarket after an argument with one customer.

Career Singing After seeing a recruitment ad for You'll Melt More! on Twitter, Ano decided to apply for the idol group, feeling the group seemed incomplete to her.

Ano made her solo music debut in 2020 with the digital single "Delete", credited with her name in Latin-script lower-caps. On April 8, 2022, she released with Toy's Factory her major debut single "Aida", the ending theme song of Tiger & Bunny 2.

On December 13, 2023, Ano debuted her first album, ; it charted at #9 at the Oricon Albums Chart. On January 1, 2024, she released "You and I Heaven", a song for which she wrote the lyrics and music. Later that year, she performed "Iinazukkyun", the opening theme song of the 2024 Ranma ½ anime.

Modeling, acting, and hosting In March 2019, Ano released ANOther, her debut photo book. She later released two more digital-only supplements to ANOther in April 2019, each featuring additional shoots done in Ibusuki and Cambodia.

Ano hosted the variety show on TV Asahi from October 2020 to September 2021; In April 2023, she began hosting the Tuesday radio show Ano's All Night Nippon Zero on Nippon Broadcasting System.

Ano appeared in the 2022 Netflix film Adam by Eve: A Live in Animation, portraying the character Taki. In 2024, she and Lilas Ikuta co-starred in Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction and performed "Zezezezettai Seiiki", the theme song of the first half of the movie. She was widely known for her charisma among underground idols, and the trend, where Ano's fashion, hair styles, and even idol member color, rose to popularity. Her fashion also inspired a style called , referring to her light blue member color.

On October 31, 2024, selected Ano and Ren Meguro as one of their two Faces of the Year.

Personal life On May 26, 2022, Ano confirmed that she had fractured two facial bones due to a motorcycle accident. On October 10, 2022, she sustained injuries in her head and right hand and had seven stitches in the former.

She is a close friend of comedian Natsu Ando and actress Tsubasa Honda. One of her interests is human teeth, particularly people with crooked teeth.

Ano is a former DDT Pro-Wrestling Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion.

Discography Studio albums Title Year Details Peak chart positions Sales Ref. JPN JPNComb. 2023 Released: December 13, 2023 Label: Toy's Factory 9 13 — 2025 Released: June 4, 2025 Label: Toy's Factory 6 12 JPN: 5,225 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles Title Year Details Peak chart positions Sales Ref. JPN JPNComb. 2020 Released: September 4, 2020 Format: Digital — — — 2022 Released: November 23, 2022 Label: Toy's Factory 32 30 — 2024 Released: January 1, 2024 8 — — "From The First Take" 2024 Released: April 20, 2024 20 — — 2024 Released: August 21, 2024 Label: Toy's Factory 18 — — 2024 Released: October 9, 2024 Label: Toy's Factory 17 — — / 2026 Released: June 3, 2026 Label: Toy's Factory — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography Film

Television

Awards and Nominations

Berlin Music Video Awards The Berlin Music Video Awards is an international festival that promotes the art of music videos. +YearNominated workAwardResultRef2026"Picaresque Hero"Best Art Direction