Yui Makino

Yui Makino(Mục dã do y,Makino Yui,born 19 January 1986)is a Japanese actress,voice actress,singer, and pianist.She is best known for her work in the animeTsubasa: Reservoir Chroniclewhere she voicesSakuraand some of the theme songs for theAriaanime series. She is associated withAmuse, Inc.One of her earliest voice acting performances was the character "Sister" in a short-anime movieBavel no Honwhen she was 10.She married singerYutaro Miurain 2020.

Yui Makino
Mục dã do y
Yui Makino in 2009
Born	(1986-01-19)19 January 1986 Mie Prefecture,Japan
Occupations	Actress voice actress singer pianist
Years active	1989–present
Agent	Amuse, Inc.
Height	155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Spouse	Yutaro Miura ​ (m.2020)​
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	J-Pop classical
Instruments	Piano keyboard vocals guitar
Labels	Victor Entertainment(2005–2008) Epic Records(2009–2012) BGB Company Amuse, Inc.(2012–present
Website	yuiyuimakino.com

Musical history

Makino took up piano at the age of four. The film directorShunji Iwaidiscovered 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-ChouandHana and Alice.She graduated fromTokyo College of Musicas a piano major with the top score in her senior year.

She made her debut as a singer in 2005 with "Omna Magni," produced byYoko Kanno.It was used as the ending theme song for the animeSousei no Aquarion.In the April of the same year, she also debuted as avoice actress,starring as heroineSakurainTsubasa Chronicleand 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 animeAria the Animation,coupled with its inserted song "Symphony".It achieved No. 25 on theOricon chart.

In 2006, Makino released two songs from another TV Tokyo anime,Aria the Natural,the theme song "Euphoria" and an insert song, "Amefuribana." They were released on one product and achieved No. 18 on the Oricon chart. In addition, she released her debut album,Tenkyū no Ongakuon 6 December 2006.

In 2007, she was invited to represent Japan at the Japan-China cultural exchange event. She also released two singles for the programmesSketchbook ~full color's~andTsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle.

On 23 January 2008, Makino released her seventh single, "Spirale," as the opening theme ofAria the Origination.Coupled with the anime's insert song, "Yokogao," the single reached No. 20 on the Oricon chart. She also performed her first solo concert at the Fuchuno Mori Geijutsu Gekijo Wien Hall in Tokyo, where she sang and played the piano accompaniment for each song. She released hereponymoussecond album,Makino Yuiin March 2008. It reached No. 22 on the Oricon chart. She graduated fromTokyo College of Musicas a piano major in the same month.

She held her Holography concert at SHIBUYA-AX in 2011.

In March 2013, Makino was hired to sing and be the "Hungry Zombie Francesca" voice in a national campaign to promote the Hokkaido region throughout Japan.

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 inEOYat 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) asSakura
• Aria The Natural(2006) as Akane in episode 26
• Welcome to the NHK!(2006) asMisaki Nakahara
• Spider Riders:Oracle of Heroes(2006) as Girl in episode 7
• Coron-chan(2006) as Byobā
• Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z(2006) as Miko Shirogane
• Zegapain(2006) as Jen May-Yu
• Tsubasa Chronicle(2006) (second season) asSakura
• Kaze no Stigma(2007) as Lapis Suirei/Cui Ling
• Bokurano(2007) as Aiko Tokosumi
• Sketchbook(2007) as Hazuki Torikai
• Asu no Yoichi!(2009) as Tsubasa Tsubame
• Sora Kake Girl(2009) as Honoka Kawai
• Taishō Yakyū Musume(2009) as Kyouko Sakurami
• Needless(2009) as Mio
• Nodame Cantabile: Finale(2010) as Namuri Rima (Episode 4)
• Angel Beats!(2010) as Yusa
• C(2011) as Hanabi Ikuta
• Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai.(2011) asAki
• Un-Go(2011) as Umezawa Yumeno
• Tokurei Sochi Dantai Stella Jo-Gakuin Kōtō-ka C3-Bu(2013) as Yura Yamato
• Chaika - The Coffin Princess(2014) as Layla
• Francesca: Girls Be Ambitious(2014) as Francesca
• 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 Girls2nd 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

OVA and ONA

• Tsubasa Tokyo RevelationsasSakura
• Hōkago no PleiadesasHikaru
• Hoshi no Umi no AmuriasAmuri
• Tsubasa ShunraikiasSakura
• xxxHOLiC ShunmukiasSakura
• Yamada-kun and the Seven WitchesOVAas Meiko Ōtsuka

Anime films

• The Princess in the Birdcage KingdomasSakura
• 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 FantasiaasRyfia
• Which Witch?asYuugi Saki
• Tsubasa ChronicleasSakura
• Pachinko Sora wo Kakeru Shōjo!!asHonoka Kawai
• The Idolmaster Cinderella Girlsas Mayu Sakuma
• Azur Laneas MNFLa GalissonnièreandMNFMarseillaise
• Alchemy StarsasSiobhan
• Wuthering WavesasZhezhi

Drama CDs

• Welcome to the NHK!asMisaki Nakahara
• Wagamama Sentai Bloom HeartasTougaiji Yuri a.k.a. White Lily
• ZegapainasJen May-Yu
• Tsubasa ChronicleasSakura

Live stage

• High Color(2009) asSeiki Tomoyo

Radio

• Yui to Mika no Puri Suite!-Tsubasa Chronicleradio, hosted by Yui Makino andMika Kikuchias host
• Sketchbook Radio-Sketchbookradio, hosted byKana Hanazawa,Asuka Nakase and Yui Makino as host
• Puri Suite RETURNS!-Tsubasa Chronicle(second season) radio, hosted byMiyu Irino,Yui Makino, Mika Kikuchi,Tetsu Inadaand Daisuke Namikawa as host
• Sore Kake Radio & TV-Sora Kake Girlradio, hosted byMAKOas a guest in several episodes
• ArcRise LADY RADIO HOUR-Arc Rise Fantasiaradio, hosted by Yui Makino andEmiri Katōas host.
• Which Witch? Sora no Gakko Host Club?-Which Witch? radio, hosted by Asumi Kana andAki Toyosakias 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

#	Information	Sales
1	"Amrita(アムリタ)" Released: 18 August 2005 Oricon Peak Position: No. 53 Weeks on Chart: 5 Ending theme song forTsubasa Chronicle: The Princess of the Country of Birdcages	5,777 copies sold
2	"Undine(ウンディーネ)" Released: 21 October 2005 Oricon Peak Position: No. 25 Weeks on Chart: 15 Opening theme song forAria the Animation.	16,316 copies sold
3	"Euforia(ユーフォリア)" Released: 26 April 2006 Oricon Peak Position: No. 18 Weeks on Chart: 6 Opening theme song forAria the Natural	10,845 copies sold
4	"Modokashī Sekai no Ue de(もどかしい thế giới の thượng で)" Released: 25 October 2006 Oricon Peak Position: No. 58 Weeks on Chart: 2 Second ending theme song forWelcome to the N.H.K.	2,511 copies sold
5	"Sketchbook o Motta Mama(スケッチブックを trì ったまま)" Released: 24 October 2007 Oricon Peak Position: No. 38 Weeks on Chart:5 Ending theme song forSketchbook ~full color's~	5,881 copies sold
6	"Synchronicity" Released: 21 November 2007 Oricon Peak Position: No. 49 Weeks on Chart: 3 Opening theme song forTsubasa Chronicle: Tokyo Revelations OVAs.	4,158 copies sold
7	"Spirale(スピラーレ)" Released: 23 January 2008 Oricon Peak Position: No. 20 Weeks on Chart: 9 Opening theme song forARIA The ORIGINATION	10,688 copies sold
8	"Tanpopo Suisha(たんぽぽ thủy xa)" Released: 7 October 2009 Oricon Peak Position: – Weeks on Chart: – Makino's version of the second ending theme song forSketchbook ~full color's~	Single did not chart.
9	"Fuwa Fuwa♪(ふわふわ♪)" Released: 3 March 2010 Oricon Peak Position: No. 50 Weeks on Chart: 1 Image song forMielparqueSendai.	2,291
10	"Ao no Kaori(Bích の hương り)" Released: 10 November 2010 Oricon Peak Position: No. 55 Weeks on Chart: – Ending theme song forSoul EaterRepeat Show.	2,142
11	"Onegai Jun Bright(お nguyện いジュンブライト)" Released: 27 April 2011 Oricon Peak Position: No. 41 Weeks on Chart: – CM song forShiseidoElixir White.	N/A
12	"Sasayaki wa "Crescendo"(Chiếp きは "Crescendo")" Released: 20 August 2014 Oricon Peak Position: No. 73 Weeks on Chart: – Ending theme song forFran♥cesca - Dead Idol	N/A

Albums

	Release	Title	Peak Position	Time on chart	Sales
1st	6 December 2006	Tenkyū no Ongaku(Thiên cầu の âm lặc Music of the Celestial Sphere) 1. Omna Magni (オムナ マグニ) 2. Undine (ウンディーネ) 3. Shiawase no Tameiki ( hạnh せのため tức; Happy Sigh) 4. Modokashii Sekai no Ue de (もどかしい thế giới の thượng 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 ( hạ hưu みの túc đề; Assignment of Summer Vacation) 9. Kami to Hairpin to Watashi ( phát とヘアピンと tư; Hair and Hairpin and Me) 10. Yume no Tsubasa (ユメノツバサ; Wings of Dreams) 11. Towa no Omoi ( vĩnh viễn の tưởng い; Eternal Thoughts) 12. CESTREE (セストゥリー) 13. Ame Furibana -Album Version- ( vũ hàng hoa; Falling Flower in the Rain) 14. Amrita (アムリタ)	36	5 weeks	11,957 copies sold
2nd	26 March 2008	Makino Yui(マキノユイ) 1. Ame no Hi no Funsui ( vũ の nhật の phún thủy ) 2. Marmalade (マーマラード) 3. Sangatsu Monogatari ( tam nguyệt vật ngữ ) 4. Yokogao ( hoành nhan ) 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 ( viễn くまで hành こう) 10. Sketchbook wo Motta Mama -Hikigatari- (スケッチブックを trì ったまま - dẫn き ngữ り-) 11. DESTINY 12. Watashi ni Tsuite ( tư について)	22	4 weeks	10,384 copies sold
3rd	6 July 2011	Holography(ホログラフィー) 1. Haru Machi Kaze ( xuân đãi ち phong ) 2. Onegai Jun Bright (お nguyện 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 ( nhị độ mục のハツコイ) 10. Brand-new Sky 11. Ao no Kaori ( bích の hương り) 12. Mirai no Hitomi wo Hiraku Toki ( vị lai の đồng を khai くとき) 13. Sono Saki he (その tiên へ)	27	N/A	N/A

Awards

She was nominated for "best young voice actress" for her outstanding portrayal ofMisaki NakaharafromWelcome to the N.H.K.

Other

Anime soundtracks

• Omna Magni

Notes:This song was used as an ending theme song inGenesis of Aquarion.

• Sousei no Aquarion

Notes:This song was used as the intro theme song inGenesis of Aquarion.

• Yume no Tsubasa(ユメノツバサ)

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 ofTsubasa Chronicle.

• Tsuki no Shijima(つきのしじま)

Notes:This song was used as an insert song in episode 50 inTsubasa Chronicle.

• Dark Side ni Tsuitekite

Notes:This song was used as an insert song inWelcome 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 forArc Rise Fantasia

• Imaginal Song

Notes:This song is one of Ryphia's songs with her vocalizing inArc Rise Fantasia.

• Jouka no Hikari(Light of Purification)

Notes:This song is one of Ryphia's songs with her vocalizing inArc Rise Fantasia

• Ryfia no Negai(Ryfia's Wish)

Notes:This song is one of Ryphia's songs with her vocalizing inArc Rise Fantasia

• Ten no Namida(Heaven's Tears)

Notes:This song is one of Ryphia's songs with her vocalizing inArc Rise Fantasia

Anime character songs

• Towa no Omoi

Notes:Found on the firstTsubasa ChronicleDrama & Character Album.

• Yacchaouyo!

Notes:This song was released on the first character song album for the OVAAmuri in Star Ocean.

• Umidorika -Amuri Ver.-

Notes:This song was released on the first character song album for the OVAAmuri in Star Ocean.

• Moroi Mirai Kirai(I Hate Fragile Future)

Notes:This song was released on the third character song album ofSora wo Kakeru Shōjo.

• Wakakusa iro no Kleiner Vogel(Light Green-colored Little Bird)

Notes:This song was released on the second character song album ofWhich Witch?

External links

• Official website(in Japanese)
• Yui MakinoArchived28 October 2020 at theWayback Machineat GamePlaza Haruka Voice Acting Database(in Japanese)
• Yui MakinoatOricon(in Japanese)
• Yui MakinoatAnime News Network's encyclopedia
• Yui MakinoatIMDb