Kanon Takao

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, Yui Saikawa in The Detective Is Already Dead, Rit in Banished from the Hero's Party, Noelle in Genshin Impact, Cerydra in Honkai: Star Rail, and being the keyboardist and leader for the band Ave Mujica of the BanG Dream! multimedia franchise, portraying the character of Sakiko Togawa/Oblivionis. 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. 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.

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 2020, she was cast as Hina Tsurugi, the protagonist of the anime television series Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater. She reprised her role in the sequel BanG Dream! Ave Mujica.

Filmography

Anime 2015Teekyu as Natalia

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

2018Encouragement of Climb Third Season as Yuri

2019Demon Lord, Retry! as Aku If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord as Latina Warlords of Sigrdrifa as Kurumi Suzuhara

2021Idoly 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

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

2023BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! as Sakiko TogawaMy 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

2024Banished from the Hero's Party 2nd Season as Rit KonoSuba 3 as Iris Loner Life in Another World as Vice Rep B

2025BanG Dream! Ave Mujica as Oblivionis/Sakiko Togawa Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra as Caria

2026Haibara's Teenage New Game+ as Hikari Hoshimiya The World's Strongest Rearguard as Madoka

Video games Genshin Impact as Noelle Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Fantastic Days as Iris 2021Idoly Pride'' as Chisa Shiraishi