Yui Makino

Musical history Makino took up piano at the age of four. The film director Shunji Iwai discovered her talent for playing the piano when she was seven years old and from the age of 8 to 17. She played piano solos for three of his films: Love Letter, All About Lily Chou-Chou and Hana and Alice. She graduated from Tokyo College of Music as a piano major with the top score in her senior year.

She made her debut as a singer in 2005 with "Omna Magni," produced by Yoko Kanno. It was used as the ending theme song for the anime Sousei no Aquarion. In the April of the same year, she also debuted as a voice actress, starring as heroine Sakura in Tsubasa Chronicle and recording several songs for its soundtrack.

She released "Amrita", the ending song for the Tsubasa Chronicle film, as well as "Undine", the opening theme for the TV Tokyo anime Aria the Animation, coupled with its inserted song "Symphony".

Overseas guest appearances 2007: Japan Ambassador, Beijing (Japan-China Cultural Exchange) July 2009: Performance at Japan Expo, France September 2009: Guest of Honor, New York Anime Festival, USA 26 December 2009: Guest Artiste, Musical Concert in EOY at Drama Centre @ National Library, Singapore 16 January 2010: Guest Artiste, at Korea 19 June 2010: Concert, in Rome, Italy 21 June 2010: Ongaku no Hi in France, as guest September 2011: Concert in Hong Kong October 2011: Concert in Guangzhou November 2011: Anime Festival at Shanghai December 2012: Performance at J-FEST 2012, Russia December 2013: ACT Expo in Macau March 2015: TOUCH Spring Festival in Vietnam May 2015: Otafest in Canada July 2016: CharaExpo in Singapore August 2016: Otakon 2016, in USA

Filmography

Anime television series

Tsubasa Chronicle (2005) as Sakura Aria The Natural (2006) as Akane in episode 26 Welcome to the NHK! (2006) as Misaki Nakahara Space Dandy (2014) as Freckles (ep.17) Gundam Build Fighters Try (2014) as Fumina Hoshino The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls (2015) as Mayu Sakuma Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches (2015) as Meiko Ōtsuka Wish Upon the Pleiades (2015) as Hikaru Ushio and Tora (2015) as Reiko Hanyuu The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls 2nd Season (2015) as Mayu Sakuma PriPara (2015) as Aroma Kurosu (eps.39–140) Hundred (2016) as Erica Candle Sekkō Boys (2016) as Mira Hanayashiki Shōnen Maid (2016) as Miyako Ōtori Sagrada Reset (2017) as Yōka Murase Love & Lies (2017) as Ririna Sanada King's Game The Animation (2017) as Kana Ueda Aikatsu on Parade! (2019) as Saya Kiseki Farewell, My Dear Cramer (2021) as Chika Kirishima Tokyo 24th Ward (2022) as Mari Sakuragi Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout (2022) as Ugraine Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025) as Shizuka Kikuchi

OVA and ONA

Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations as Sakura Hōkago no Pleiades as Hikaru Hoshi no Umi no Amuri as Amuri Tsubasa Shunraiki as Sakura xxxHOLiC Shunmuki as Sakura Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches OVA as Meiko Ōtsuka

Anime films The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom as Sakura Top wo Nerae 2! & Top wo Nerae! Gattai Gekijō-ban!! as Akaitakami PriPara Mi~nna no Akogare Let's Go PriPari (2016) as Aroma Kurosu

Video games Arc Rise Fantasia as Ryfia Which Witch? as Yuugi Saki Tsubasa Chronicle as Sakura Pachinko Sora wo Kakeru Shōjo!! as Honoka Kawai The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls as Mayu Sakuma Azur Lane as MNF La Galissonnière and MNF Marseillaise Alchemy Stars as Siobhan Wuthering Waves as Zhezhi Persona 5: The Phantom X as Ayaka Sakai

Drama CDs Welcome to the NHK! as Misaki Nakahara Wagamama Sentai Bloom Heart as Tougaiji Yuri a.k.a. White Lily Zegapain as Jen May-Yu Tsubasa Chronicle as Sakura

Live stage High Color (2009) as Seiki Tomoyo

Radio Yui to Mika no Puri Suite!-Tsubasa Chronicle radio, hosted by Yui Makino and Mika Kikuchi as host Sketchbook Radio-Sketchbook radio, hosted by Kana Hanazawa, Asuka Nakase and Yui Makino as host Puri Suite RETURNS!-Tsubasa Chronicle (second season) radio, hosted by Miyu Irino, Yui Makino, Mika Kikuchi, Tetsu Inada and Daisuke Namikawa as host Sore Kake Radio & TV-Sora Kake Girl radio, hosted by MAKO as a guest in several episodes ArcRise LADY RADIO HOUR-Arc Rise Fantasia radio, hosted by Yui Makino and Emiri Katō as host. Which Witch? Sora no Gakko Host Club?-Which Witch? radio, hosted by Asumi Kana and Aki Toyosaki as guest and host, replacing Aki in two episodes. Makino Yui no Daimondorobicchi-Makino's own radio. Makino Yui no Fuwa Fuwa Radio-Makino's own radio, for Fuwa Fuwa single promo.

Discography

Singles InformationSales1"" Released: 18 August 2005 Oricon Peak Position: No. 53 Weeks on Chart: 5 Released: 21 October 2005 Oricon Peak Position: No. 25 Weeks on Chart: 15 Opening theme song for Aria the Animation.16,316copies sold3"" Released: 26 April 2006 Oricon Peak Position: No. 18 Weeks on Chart: 6 Released: 25 October 2006 Oricon Peak Position: No. 41 Weeks on Chart: – CM song for Shiseido Elixir White. N/A12"" Released: 20 August 2014 Oricon Peak Position: No. 73 Weeks on Chart: – Ending theme song for Fran♥cesca - Dead Idol N/A

Albums 2. Undine (ウンディーネ) 3. Shiawase no Tameiki (幸せのため息; Happy Sigh) 4. Modokashii Sekai no Ue de (もどかしい世界の上で; On Top of A Frustrating World) 5. Symphony (シンフォニー) 6. Euforia (ユーフォリア) 7. Jasmine (ジャスミン) 8. Natsuyasumi no Shukudai (夏休みの宿題; Assignment of Summer Vacation) 9. Kami to Hairpin to Watashi (髪とヘアピンと私; Hair and Hairpin and Me) 10. Yume no Tsubasa (ユメノツバサ; Wings of Dreams) 11. Towa no Omoi (永遠の想い; Eternal Thoughts) 12. CESTREE (セストゥリー) 13. Ame Furibana -Album Version- (雨降花; Falling Flower in the Rain) 2. Marmalade (マーマラード) 3. Sangatsu Monogatari (三月物語) 4. Yokogao (横顔) 5. Spirale (スピラーレ) 6. Solfege (ソルフェージュ) 7. synchronicity 8. Tsuki no Shijima -ultimate mix- (つきのしじま) 9. Tooku Made Ikou (遠くまで行こう) 10. Sketchbook wo Motta Mama -Hikigatari- (スケッチブックを持ったまま -引き語り-) 11. DESTINY 2. Onegai Jun Bright (お願いジュンブライト) 3. Merry-go-round ~Album ver.~ 4. Fuwa Fuwa♪ (ふわふわ♪) 5. Cluster 6. Precious 7. hologram 8. crepuscular rays 9. Nidome no Hatsukoi (二度目のハツコイ) 10. Brand-new Sky 11. Ao no Kaori (碧の香り) 12. Mirai no Hitomi wo Hiraku Toki (未来の瞳を開くとき) 13. Sono Saki he (その先へ)27N/AN/A

Awards She was nominated for "best young voice actress" for her outstanding portrayal of Misaki Nakahara from Welcome to the N.H.K.

Other Anime soundtracks Omna Magni Notes: This song was used as an ending theme song in Genesis of Aquarion. Sousei no Aquarion Notes: This song was used as the intro theme song in Genesis of Aquarion.

Notes: She sang this song with a fellow voice actor, Miyu Irino, who voices Syaoran. The song was used as an ending theme song in the 3rd Drama CD of Tsubasa Chronicle.

Notes: This song was used as an insert song in episode 50 in Tsubasa Chronicle. Dark Side ni Tsuitekite Notes: This song was used as an insert song in Welcome to the N.H.K. Synchronicity Notes: This song is the opening theme song for Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations Tenshi no Hashigo ~crepuscular rays~ Notes: This song is the ending theme for Arc Rise Fantasia Imaginal Song Notes: This song is one of Ryphia's songs with her vocalizing in Arc Rise Fantasia. Jouka no Hikari (Light of Purification) Notes: This song is one of Ryphia's songs with her vocalizing in Arc Rise Fantasia Ryfia no Negai (Ryfia's Wish) Notes: This song is one of Ryphia's songs with her vocalizing in Arc Rise Fantasia Ten no Namida (Heaven's Tears) Notes: This song is one of Ryphia's songs with her vocalizing in Arc Rise Fantasia

Anime character songs Towa no Omoi Notes: Found on the first Tsubasa Chronicle Drama & Character Album. Yacchaouyo! Notes: This song was released on the first character song album for the OVA Amuri in Star Ocean. Umidorika -Amuri Ver.- Notes: This song was released on the first character song album for the OVA Amuri in Star Ocean. Moroi Mirai Kirai (I Hate Fragile Future) Notes: This song was released on the third character song album of Sora wo Kakeru Shōjo. Wakakusa iro no Kleiner Vogel (Light Green-colored Little Bird) Notes: This song was released on the second character song album of Which Witch?