Marina Kawano

is a Japanese singer from Kasuga, Fukuoka who is signed to SME Records. She started her singing career after winning the 4th Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix in 2010.

Biography Kawano's interest in music began when she took up piano lessons at the age of 4 under her mother's friend. It was also during this time that she gained an interest in singing. She had her first music recital in junior high school, and started taking guitar lessons in high school. In college, she began singing theme songs from different anime such as Sailor Moon and Slam Dunk in campus events. The following year, she released her first single "Morning Arch", which was used as the opening theme to the anime television series A Channel. In late 2012, she performed the song , which was used as the ending theme to the anime television series Nekomonogatari (Kuro). Her third single , released on October 9, 2013,

Album Release date Title Peak Oricon chart position December 11, 2013 First Touch 65