Yoshino Nanjō

is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is affiliated with Voice Kit. Among her most popular roles is Eli Ayase from Love Live! School Idol Project series. She became the lead singer of the Japanese pop and trance duo fripSide in 2009 until she announced in October 2021 her retirement from the music duo. Her nickname is Nanjolno.

Biography Yoshino Nanjō was raised in Shimizu, a ward in the city of Shizuoka. Nanjō's music career began in 2009 when she replaced the singer Nao as the lead singer of the band fripSide. Her first song as a member of the band was "Only My Railgun", which was used as the opening theme to the anime television series A Certain Scientific Railgun. In 2010, she was cast in the Love Live! franchise as Eli Ayase, a member of the fictional idol group μ's, as well as a member of its sub-unit BiBi. She released her first mini-album "Katarumoa" on December 12, 2012. She released her first solo single on November 27, 2013; the title song is used as the first ending theme to the 2013 anime television series Tokyo Ravens. In 2015, she together with the other voice actresses of Love Live!, received the Best Singing Award at the 9th Seiyu Awards for best musical performance group. Meanwhile, at the 13th Seiyu Awards, Nanjo won the Influencer Award, she was the first recipient of the award as it was introduced in that year. She released a new album titled on July 25, 2016. She released a new album titled THE MEMORIES APARTMENT -Anime- which featured all of her singles to date and six covers and also THE MEMORIES APARTMENT -Original- in which fans voted for their favourite song of Nanjo's from her entire discography (singles and covers excluded) simultaneously on July 18, 2018. She was signed to Republic Records on November 28, 2025.

Discography Singles Year Album name Peak Oricon Chart Position 2013 33 2014 172015 18 14 2016 102017 8 (feat. Nagi Yanagi) 72019 13 142020 10 232021 EVOLUTiON: 202022 242023 22

Albums Studio albums Year Album name Peak Oricon chart position 2015 5 2016 4 2017 6 2021 A Tiny Winter Story 20 2022 Journey's Trunk 30 2023 The Fantasic Garden 17

Mini albums Year Album name Peak Oricon Chart Position 2012 83 2019 LIVE A LIFE 9

Best albums Year Album name Peak Oricon Chart Position2018 Nanjo Yoshino Best Album: THE MEMORIES APARTMENT – Original – 11 Nanjo Yoshino Best Album: THE MEMORIES APARTMENT – Anime – 12

Acoustic albums Year Album name Peak 2020 Acoustic for you. 8

Filmography

Anime 2006 Soul Link as Aya Sugimoto Tsuyokiss Cool×Sweet as Honoka Konoe Hanoka as Mika Kisaragi

2007 Da Capo II as Koko Tsukishima

2008 Da Capo II Second Season as Koko Tsukishima

2009 Weiß Survive as Cal CANAAN as Maria Oosawa Modern Magic Made Simple as Student (ep 2) A Certain Scientific Railgun as Maaya Awatsuki Weiß Survive R as Cal Katekyo Hitman Reborn! as Yuni

2010 Baka to Test to Shokanju as Aiko Kudō Tantei Opera Milky Holmes as Kokoro Akechi

2011 Cardfight!! Vanguard as Rekka Tatsunagi Hourou Musuko as Kanako Sasa Hanasaku Iroha as Namiko Igarashi Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi as Young Hajime Nakatsugawa The Qwaser of Stigmata II as Tsubasa Amano Morita-san wa Mukuchi as Hana Matsuzaka Baka to Test to Shokanju Ni as Aiko Kudō Nekogami Yaoyorozu as Haruka, Kyōko Daimonji Maken-ki! as Otohime Yamato

2012 Recorder and Randsell as Tetsuya Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Dai-Ni-Maku as Kokoro Akechi Bodacious Space Pirates as Yayoi Yoshitomi Another as Sayuri Kakinuma Recorder and Randsell Re as Tetsuya Shirokuma Cafe as Nursery School Teacher (ep 17) Cardfight!! Vanguard: Asia Circuit Hen as Rekka Tatsunagi Tari Tari as Akiko Okuto Upotte!! as 88(SR-88A) Joshiraku as Gankyō Kūrubiyūtei Robotics;Notes as Akiho Senomiya

2013 D.C.III: Da Capo III as Edward Watson Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker Hen as Rekka Tatsunagi Minami-ke Tadaima as Miyuki Love Live! as Eli Ayase Futari wa Milky Holmes as Kokoro Akechi

2014 The Pilot's Love Song as Nanako Hanasaki Cardfight!! Vanguard: Legion Mate Hen as Rekka Tatsunagi Riddle Story of Devil as Nio Hashiri Love Live! Season 2 as Eli Ayase Magica Wars as Matsuri Sengen PriPara as Nao Ehime, Nanami Shiroi, Nene Tokuda

2015 Classroom Crisis as Subaru Yamaki Senki Zesshō Symphogear GX as Shirabe Tsukuyomi Tantei Kageki Milky Holmes TD as Kokoro Akechi Panpaka Pants as Panpaka

2016 And you thought there is never a girl online? as Yui Saitō/Nekohime Schwarzesmarken as Lise Hohenstein Tama and Friends as Momo Quiz Tokiko-san as Tokiko

2017 Clockwork Planet as Naoto Miura Battle Girl High School as Renge Serizawa Atom: The Beginning as Maria Senki Zesshō Symphogear AXZ as Shirabe Tsukuyomi Berserk as Sonia Neko no Robu as Robu Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan! as Narrator (Episode 8)

2018 Dances with the Dragons as Curaso Opt Koga Killing Bites as Seira Son Rilu Rilu Fairilu as Gardenia Hakyuu Houshin Engi as Ko Kibi Isekai Izakaya "Nobu" as Hildegard Karakuri Circus as Liang Ming-Xia

2019 My Roommate Is a Cat as Haru Akimoto King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars as Tsubasa Takahashi Senki Zesshō Symphogear XV as Shirabe Tsukuyomi

2020 Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki 2 Satsume as Lala Shonai Hatena Illusion as Maeve Hoshisato A Certain Scientific Railgun T as Maaya Awatsuki Lapis Re:Lights as Chloe King's Raid: Successors of the Will as Lupine

2021 Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki 3 Satsume as Lala Shonai The Fruit of Evolution as Karen Kannazuki

2022 Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki 4 Satsume as Lala Shonai Hanabi-chan Is Often Late as Condor Tsubasa Isogami

2023 A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized as Ryatt (Japanese dub) Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack as Nagatoro's sister The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far as Cain My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer as Rosetta

2024 Bartender: Glass of God as Miwa Kurushima Mission: Yozakura Family as Rinne Kitasato

2025 I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! as Camila You and Idol Precure as Purirun/Purin Tanaka/Cure Zukyoon Princession Orchestra as Yōko Sorano

2026 Mistress Kanan Is Devilishly Easy as Lilim Zebul Magical Girl Raising Project: Restart as Pfle

Animated films 2013 A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion as Maaya Awatsuki

2014 Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Movie as Rekka Tatsunagi Panpaka Pants The Movie: Treasure of the Bananan Kingdom as Panpaka

2015 Love Live! The School Idol Movie as Eli Ayase

2016 PriPara Minna no Akogare Let's Go PriPari as Nao Ehime, Nanami Shirai Tantei Opera Milky Holmes the Movie: Milky Holmes' Counterattack as Kokoro Akechi

2017 Trinity Seven the Movie: The Eternal Library and the Alchemist Girl as Master Akarsha PriPara: Mi~nna de Kagayake! Kirarin Star Live as Nao Ehime

2019 Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation as Maki King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars as Tsubasa Takahashi

OVA/ONA Ah! My Goddess: Itsumo Futari De as Eiru, Saaga Baby Princess 3D Paradise 0 [Love] as Sakura Morita-san wa Mukuchi as Hana Matsuzaka Penguin Girl as Nene Kurio A Certain Scientific Railgun as Maaya Awatsuki Love Live! School Idol Project OVA as Eli Ayase Pole Princess!! as Yukari Mikoshiro

Video games 2006 Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia as Krusche Elendia, Tastiella de Lu Soul Link EXTENSION as Aya Sugimoto

2007 The Bincho-tan Shiawase-goyomi as Additional Voice

2009 Little Anchor as Chloe Anderson Canvas 3: Tanshoku no Pastel as Renka Yamabuki

2010 Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel as Krusche Elendia fortissimo//Akkord:Bsusvier as Sakura Tales of Graces f as Little Queen Tantei Opera Milky Holmes as Kokoro Akechi

2011 Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru ~ Futari no Elder as Awayuki Reizei

2012 Soulcalibur V as Leixia Da Capo III as Koko Tsukishima Robotics;Notes as Akiho Senomiya

2013 The Guided Fate Paradox as Lanael Shiratori (Credited as "Eli Ayase") Love Live! School Idol Festival – Eli Ayase

2014 Aiyoku no Eustia as Eustia Astraea Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart as Ryūka Love Live! School Idol Paradise as Eli Ayase Magica Wars as Matsuri Sengen

2015 Battle Girl High School as Renge Serizawa Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE – Kiria Kurono Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward – Krile Maya Baldesion Stella Glow – Lisette Dream Girlfriend

2017 Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood – Krile Maya Baldesion, Suzaku Senki Zesshou Symphogear XD Unlimited – Shirabe Tsukuyomi

2018 Magia Record – Suzune Amano Final Fantasy Brave Exvius – Citra Higurashi When They Cry Hō – Tamura Hime no Mikoto

2019 Robotics;Notes DaSH – Akiho Senomiya Valiant Force – Theia Alexander Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers – Krile Maya Baldesion, Lyna Granblue Fantasy – Eli Ayase, Tikoh Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars – Eli Ayase

2020 Tokyo Mirage Sessions#FE ENCORE – Kiria Kurono Trials of Mana – Isabella / Belladonna Fire Emblem Heroes – Kiria Kurono Onmyouji – Kinnara Higurashi When They Cry Mei – Tamura Hime no Mikoto Lord of Heroes – Lyn

2021 Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker – Krile Maya Baldesion

2022 The Tale of Onogoro – Haru Kose Alchemy Stars – Sanae Tower of Fantasy – Lin

2023 Honkai: Star Rail – Topaz

2024 Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail – Krile Maya Baldesion Arknights - Shu Metaphor: ReFantazio - Junah 2025

Zenless Zone Zero - Trigger

Live-action Film Brave Father Online: Our Story of Final Fantasy XIV (2019)

Dubbing roles Live-action East of Eden – Lee Ki-soon (Jeon So-min) Roman Holiday (New Era Movies Edition) – Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn)

Animation The Grinch – Blonde Who The Secret Life of Pets 2 – Princess