Kanako Itō(いとう かなこ,Itō Kanako,born March 28, 1973)is a female Japanese singer fromUtsunomiya, Tochigi,Japan. She has sung a large number of songs that have been used in a variety of video games,visual novels,andanime.
Kanako Itō いとう かなこ | |
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Background information | |
Born | March 28, 1973 |
Origin | Utsunomiya, Tochigi,Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 2001–present |
Labels | Indies Maker Mages |
Website | kanataro |
Itō has sung songs for many visual novels, one song in particular being "Kanashimi no Mukō e"(Bi しみ の hướng こうへ),the "bad end" ending theme to the visual novelSchool Days.Itō has also sung songs for a drama CD andanimeadaptations ofSchool Days.She has sung songs for the gamesKikokugai: The Cyber Slayer,Saya no Uta,Demonbane,Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri,Chaos;Head,Chaos;Child,Steins;Gate,andRobotics;Notes,along with the anime seriesPlease Twins!,Myself; Yourself,Hatenkō YūgiandOccultic;Nine.Her song "DD" on her single "A Wish for the Stars" has her singing in French. In April 2012, she made her American performance debut atAnime Boston.[1]She returned to the United States for an appearance atSakura-Conin 2015.[2]
Discography
editSingles
edit- "Ethereal Echo", released April 28, 2006
- "Rise on Green Wings" (Kishin Hishō Demonbaneopening theme)
- "Angel's Ladder" (Kishin Hishō Demonbaneending theme)
- "Roar" (Kishin Hishō Demonbanetheme song)
- "Rise on Green Wings" (instrumental)
- "Escape", released February 22, 2007
- "Escape" (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuriending theme)
- "Friend" (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuriending theme)
- "Escape" (off vocal)
- "Friend" (off vocal)
- "Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to"(キミと bầu trời đêm と bản nói と),released October 24, 2007
- "Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to" (Myself; Yourselfanime ending theme)
- "Ivy" (Myself; Yourselfvisual novel second opening theme)
- "Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to" (off vocal)
- "Ivy" (off vocal)
- "Heartbreaking Romance", released February 20, 2008
- "Heartbreaking Romance" (Hatenkō Yūgiopening theme)
- "Take you as you are" (Hatenkō Yūgiimage song)
- "Heartbreaking Romance" (off vocal version)
- "Take you as you are" (off vocal version)
- "Find the blue", released May 7, 2008
- "Find the blue" (Chaos;Headgame opening theme)
- "Desire Blue sky" (Chaos;Headgame ending theme)
- "Find the blue" (off vocal)
- "Desire Blue sky" (off vocal)
- "Tsuisou no Despair"(Hồi ức の ディスペア),released June 26, 2008
- "Tsuisou no Despair" (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Tatariopening theme)
- "Toppū"(Đột phong)(Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Tatariimage song)
- "Tsuisou no Despair" (off vocal)
- "Toppū" (off vocal)
- "Tsuioku no Kaze"(Hồi ức の phong),released July 16, 2008
- "Tsuioku no Kaze" (Togainu no Chi True Bloodending theme)
- "Still Alter ego version" (Togainu no Chiending theme rearranged)
- "Tsuioku no Kaze" (off vocal)
- "Still Alter ego version" (off vocal)
- "A Wish for the Stars", released August 6, 2008
- "A Wish for the Stars" (Blassreitersecond ending theme)
- "DD" (Blassreiterinsert song)
- "A Wish for the Stars" (off vocal)
- "DD" (off vocal)
- "F.D.D.", released October 29, 2008
- "F.D.D." (Chaos;Headanime opening theme)
- "Fly to the sky"
- "F.D.D." (off vocal)
- "Fly to the sky" (off vocal)
- "fake me", released February 25, 2009
- "fake me" (Chaos;Head NoahXbox 360game opening theme)
- "A WILL" (Chaos;Head NoahXbox 360game ending theme)
- "fake me" (off vocal)
- "A WILL" (off vocal)
- "Skyclad no Kansokusha"(スカイクラッド の quan trắc giả,Skyclad Observer),released October 28, 2009
- "Skyclad no Kansokusha" (Steins;GateXbox 360game opening theme)
- "Another Heaven" (Steins;Gategame ending theme)
- "Skyclad no Kansokusha" (off vocal)
- "Another Heaven" (off vocal)
- "Fetishism Ark", released June 30, 2010
- "Fetishism Ark" (Chaos;Head NoahPSPgame opening theme)
- "Kono Sora no Kanata ni"(こ の không の bỉ phương に)(Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!ending theme)
- "Fetishism Ark" (off vocal)
- "Kono Sora no Kanata ni" (off vocal)
- "A.R. / Star-Crossed", released July 28, 2010
- "A.R." (Steins;GatePC game image song)
- "Star-Crossed" (Starry Sky: in SpringPSP game ending theme)
- "A.R." (off vocal)
- "Star-Crossed" (off vocal)
- "Hacking to The Gate", released April 27, 2011
- "Hacking to The Gate" (Steins;Gateanime opening theme)
- "Reliance"(リライアンス)
- "Hacking to The Gate" (off vocal)
- "Reliance" (off vocal)
- "Uchuu Engineer"(Vũ trụ エンジニア),released June 22, 2011
- "Uchuu Engineer" (Steins;GatePSPgame opening theme)
- "Eien no Vector"(Vĩnh viễn の ベクトル)(Steins;Gate: My Darling's EmbraceXbox 360game ending theme)
- "Skyclad Observer -Remix-"
- "Uchuu Engineer" (off vocal)
- "Eien no Vector" (off vocal)
- "Hisenkei Geniac"(Phi đường nét ジェニアック),released May 23, 2012
- "Hisenkei Geniac" (Steins;GatePS3 game opening theme)
- "Geometric space" (Steins;Gatelight novel image song)
- "Another Heaven 2012 Remix Ver."
- "Hisenkei Geniac" (off vocal)
- "Geometric space" (off vocal)
- "Sora no Shita no Soukanzu"(Không の hạ の tương quan đồ,Correlation Diagram Under the Sky),released July 25, 2012
- "Correlation Diagram Under the Sky" (Robotics;Notesvisual novel grand ending theme)
- "zero hour"
- "Correlation Diagram Under the Sky" (off vocal)
- "zero hour" (off vocal)
- "Chaos Logic"(カオスロジック),released November 28, 2012
- "Chaos Logic" (Chaos;Head NoahPS3game opening theme)
- "D.P." (Chaos;Headanime Blu-ray box set theme)
- "Chaos Logic" (off vocal)
- "D.P." (off vocal)
- "Topology"(トポロジー),released March 6, 2013
- "Topology" (Robotics;Notesanime 2nd ending theme)
- "Kizuna no Kesshou"(キズナ の kết tinh)
- "Topology" (anime ver.)
- "Topology" (off vocal)
- "Kizuna no Kesshou" (off vocal)
- "Anata no Eranda Kono Toki wo"(あなた の tuyển んだこ の khi を,The Moment You Had Chosen),released April 24, 2013
- "Anata no Eranda Kono Toki wo" (Steins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà Vuopening theme)
- "resolution"
- "Anata no Eranda Kono Toki wo" (off vocal)
- "resolution" (off vocal)
- "Rakuen no Hologram"(Lặc viên の ホログラム),released May 29, 2013
- "Rakuen no Hologram" (Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogramgame ending theme)
- "Okitsu Shiratsuyu"(掟つしらつゆ)
- "Rakuen no Hologram" (off vocal)
- "Okitsu Shiratsuyu" (off vocal)
- "Hijitsuzai Seishounen"(Phi thật ở thanh thiếu niên,Nonexistent Youth),released November 26, 2014
- "Hijitsuzai Seishounen" (Chaos;ChildXbox Onevisual novel opening theme)
- "silent wind bell" (Chaos;Childvisual novel true ending theme)
- "Hijitsuzai Seishounen" (off vocal)
- "silent wind bell" (off vocal)
- "Singularity"(シンギュラリティ),released July 22, 2015
- "Singularity" (Chaos;Childvisual novelPlayStation 4opening theme)
- "silent wind bell" (Chaos;Childvisual novel true ending theme)
- "True Qualia"
- "Singularity" (off vocal)
- "silent wind bell" (off vocal)
- "True Qualia" (off vocal)
- "Amadeus"(アマデウス),released November 25, 2015
- "Aion Hichou no Amadeus ~ Makise Kurisu"(Ai âm bi điều の アマデウス~ mục lại hồng lị tê)(drama CD)
- "Amadeus" (Steins;Gate 0visual novel opening theme)
- "Ignis"
- "Amadeus" (off vocal)
- "Ignis" (off vocal)
- "Seisuu 3 no Nijou"(Thánh số 3 の nhị thừa),released October 26, 2016
- "Seisuu 3 no Nijou" (Occultic;Nineanime opening theme)
- "Soul Buster"(Hầu linh diễn võ)
- "G.O.S."
- "The Holy Three, Squared" (off vocal)
- "Soul Buster" (off vocal)
- "G.O.S." (off vocal)
- "Uncontrollable", released January 25, 2017
- "Jouhoukyousha wa Jiken ni Kizuku"(Tình báo cường giả は sự kiện に khí phó く)(drama CD)
- "Uncontrollable" (Chaos;Childanime opening theme)
- "chaos symphony"
- "Uncontrollable" (off vocal)
- "chaos symphony" (off vocal)
- "Fátima"(ファティマ),released April 25, 2018
- "Fátima" (Steins;Gate 0anime opening theme)
- "Hajimari no Uta"(はじまり の ca)
- "Shukugou no Tsurugi"(Túc nghiệp ノ kiếm)
- "Fátima" (off vocal)
- "Hajimari no Uta" (off vocal)
- "Shukugou no Tsurugi" (off vocal)
- "COSMIC LOOPER", released September 29, 2018
- "COSMIC LOOPER" (Steins;Gate Elitevisual novel opening theme)
- "Stardust"
- "COSMIC LOOPER" (off vocal)
- "Stardust" (off vocal)
Albums
edit- Puzzle(パズル,Pazuru),released February 27, 2004
- "Puzzle"(パズル,Pazuru)
- "Kassō"(Hoạt đi)
- "Hoshi no Umi Yori"(Tinh の hải より)
- "Garasu no Kutsu"(ガラス の くつ)(Saya no Utaending theme)
- "Blaze Up" ("Hello, world."ending theme)
- Sign(サイン,Sain),released May 27, 2005
- "Sign"(サイン,Sain)(Jingai Makyōending theme)
- "Thrill"(スリル,Suriru)
- "Kazaguruma"(Chong chóng)
- "Aoi Tori"(Thanh い điểu)
- "Ride"
- "Sotsugyō Shōsho"(Tốt nghiệp giấy chứng nhận)
- "Kagerō"(Dương viêm)(Jingai Makyōending theme)
- "Yakusoku no Ishi"(Ước thúc の thạch)
- "Still" [Japanese version] (Togainu no Chiending theme)
- Largo,released October 4, 2006
- "Moonstruck"
- "Heaven"
- "Rise"
- "Lamento" (Lamento: Beyond the Voidtheme song)
- "Modern Rose"(モダンローズ,Modan Rōzu)(Kishin Hishō Demonbaneanime ending theme)
- "Nijiiro no Tsubomi"(Hồng sắc の つぼみ)
- "Kōtetsu Some Time"(Cương thiết サムタイム,Kōtetsu Samu Taimu)
- "Maigo no Puppy"(Mê tử の パピー,Maigo no Papii)
- "Gentō"(Phim đèn chiếu)(Gekkō no Carnevaletheme song)
- "Voltage"
- "Shinku"(Đỏ thẫm)
- "Kaguya"(Nguyệt y)(Night Wizard!drama CD ending theme)
- Another Best,released December 10, 2008
- "Kago no Tori no Kodoku"(Lung の điểu の cô độc)(Shinju no Yakataopening theme)
- "La Liberte" (7 online gamers ~offline~opening theme)
- "Kami no Setsuri ni Idomu Monotachi – Ma o Tatsu Tsurugi wa Mada Orezu"(Thần の nhiếp lý に chọn む giả đạt - ma を đoạn つ kiếm は chưa だ chiết れず)(Kishin Hishō Demonbaneimage song)
- "Trigger in My Heart" (Chaosic Runeradio drama second opening theme)
- "Kanashimi no Mukō e"(Bi しみ の hướng こうへ),(School Daysgame ending theme)
- "Yakusoku: Girlhood's End-"(Ước thúc 〜girlhood's end〜)(School Days Little Promisedrama CD theme song)
- "Waltz"(ワルツ),(School Daysanime ending theme)
- "Friend"
- "Ai wa Koko ni"(Ái は này 処に)(Kishin Hishō DemonbaneDVD image song)
- "Heartbreaking Romance"
- "Shizukanaru Moon Sign"(Tĩnh かなるMoon sign)(Shamana Shamana: Tsuki to Kokoro to Taiyō no Mahōopening theme)
- "Kohaku no Kioku"(Hổ phách の ký ức)(Shamana Shamana: Tsuki to Kokoro to Taiyō no Mahōending theme)
- "From This Place" (Please Twins!anime image song)
- "Even Though You Left"
- "Paradise"
- <<<Stargate>>>,released August 26, 2009
- "Open The <<<STARGATE>>>"
- "Liberty"
- "Sunday Sunshine!"
- "Dear my stars"
- "eureka"(εüρηκα)
- "technovision" (Steins;Gategame insert song)
- "Ruiran"(ルイラン)
- "Ame no Hi no Sayonara"(Vũ の ngày の サヨナラ,Rainy Day's Goodbye)
- "Maboroshi"(Huyễn,Illusion)
- "Hoshikuzu"(Tinh tiết,Stardust)
- "déjà vu"
- ChaosAttractor,released January 27, 2010
- "Tsuisou no Despair"(Hồi ức の ディスペア)
- "Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to"(キミと bầu trời đêm と bản nói と)
- "fake me" (Chaos;Head NoahXbox 360game opening theme)
- "Find the blue" (Chaos;Headgame opening theme)
- "escape"
- "A WILL" (Chaos;Head NoahXbox 360game ending theme)
- "friend"
- "ivy"
- "F.D.D." (Chaos;Headanime opening theme)
- "Cry"(クライ)(Chaos;HeadPC game ending theme)
- "Desire Blue sky" (Chaos;Headgame ending theme)
- "Skyclad no Kansokusha"(スカイクラッド の quan trắc giả,Skyclad Observer)(Steins;GateXbox 360game opening theme)
- "Another Heaven" (Steins;Gategame ending theme)
- "Toppū"(Đột phong)(hidden bonus track)
- "Fly to the sky" (hidden bonus track)
- Spark,released March 28, 2012
- "Yume no Arika"(Mộng の ありか)
- "spark!"
- "Break Beats"(ブレイクビーツ)
- "Minazuki"(Phong đãi nguyệt)
- "Unbalance"(アンバランス)
- "Taiyou to Futari"(Thái dương とふたり)
- "Murasaki no Goro"(ムラサキ の khoảnh)
- "Nigaoe Nyoubou"(Tựa nhan hội nữ phòng)
- "Lullaby"
- "Niji ga deru made"(Hồng がでるまで)
- "Sayonara Ginga Tetsudou 999 – SAYONARA"(さよなら ngân hà thiết nói 999 – SAYONARA)
- Reactor,released May 27, 2015
- "Reactor"
- "Hijitsuzai Seishounen"(Phi thật ở thanh thiếu niên,Nonexistent Youth)(Chaos;ChildXbox Oneopening theme)
- "Operation Babel"
- "Brave the Sky (Itou Kanako Ver.)"
- "Dive into Elyusion"
- "Kimi no Namae no Kaze ga Fuku"(Quân の danh trước の phong が thổi く)
- "Yuukyuu no Sora Saku Hana"(Đã lâu ノ không tiếu ク hoa)
- "Hana no Rinbukyoku"(Hoa ノ luân vũ khúc)
- "morning glory"
- "Fantastisk udsigt"
- "BY MY SIDE"
- "Lullaby Blue"
- "Ikusen no Yoru wo Koete"(Mấy ngàn の đêm を càng えて)
Single songs in compilations
edit- "Reichin Rin'inshan"(Lệ tẫn linh âm hưởng),ending theme toKikokugai: The Cyber Slayer(2002)
- "Aoi Kioku"(Thanh い ký ức),"Kiraboshi"(Hoàng tinh),"There's The Earth Link Somewhere", opening, ending, and insert songs to"Hello, world."(2002)
- "Ten'i Yūkyū"(Ý trời đã lâu),ending theme toZanma Taisei Demonbane(2003)
- "Saya no Uta"(Sa gia の bái)ending theme toSaya no Uta(2003)
- "Koi ni Oitsukenai"(Luyến に truy いつけない),fromPlease Twins!Image Vocal Album:Esquisse(2003)
- "I Myself Am Hell", ending theme toPhantom: The AnimationOVA(2004)
- "Shadow in the dark", theme song toKishin Hōkō DemonbanePS2game (2004)
- "Ohisama ni Yakusoku"(おひさまに ước thúc),"Mirai Kitto Zutto!"(Tương lai ・きっと・ずっと!),and Te o Hanasanai de(Tay を ly さないで),opening and ending themes toChibi Mama(2004)
- "Kokō no Tama"(Cao ngạo chi hồn phách),opening theme toJingai Makyō(2005)
- "Hotarubi"(Huỳnh hỏa),ending theme toHanachirasu(2005)
- "Toaru Ryū no Koi no Uta"(とある long の luyến の ca),ending theme toDra+KoI(2006)
- "Mayoi no Mori"(Mê い の sâm),"Tataeshi Tatakai no Uta"(Tán えし đấu い の thơ),"When The End", "Denshō no Uta: Verum"(Vân thừa の thơ -Verum-),insert songs toLamento: Beyond the Void(2006)
- "Happy blue sky trip", ending theme to the PC gameSumaga(2008)
- "Miracles May", ending theme tosweet pool(2008)
- "Kohaku no Inori"(Hổ phách の kỳ り),an insert song to the PC gameAmber Quartz(2009)
- "Skyclad no Kansokusha"(スカイクラッド の quan trắc giả,Skyclad Observer),opening theme toSteins;Gatevisual novel (2009)
- "Hateshinai Sora e"(Quả てしない thương không へ),ending theme of PSP version of theChaos;Head Love Chu Chu!visual novel (2011)
- "Hacking to the Gate", opening theme to theSteins;Gateanime (2011)
- "Maris Stella", ending themes to theAre You Alice?PSP game (2011)
- "Call of the Dungeon", opening theme toCladun x2,the sequel to theCladun: This is an RPGPSPgame (2011)
- "Nageki no Ancient Machine"(Than き の Ancient Machine),opening theme to theLabyrinth Tower: LegasistaPlayStation 3game (2012)
- "Immer Sie" and "Tears", ending themes to the PC gameDramatical Murder(2012)
- "Dramatique", a song featured in promotional videos for the PC gameDramatical Murder(2012)
- "Chaos Logic"(カオスロジック),opening theme of PS3 version ofChaos;Head Noah(2012)
- "Crystalline" and "At Last", ending themes to the PC gameDramatical Murder re:connect(2013)
- "Anata no Eranda Kono Toki wo"(あなた の tuyển んだこ の khi を,The Moment You Had Chosen),opening theme toSteins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà Vu(2013)
- "Eien no Owari ni", insert song inKimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi.(2013)
- "By My Side" and "Lullaby Blue", special ending themes to theDramatical Murderanime series (2014)
- "Scarlet" and "Voyage Lucid", ending themes to theDramatical Murderdrama CDs, volumes 1 and 2 (2014)
- "Reaching out for our future", opening theme toEtrian Odyssey Untold 2: The Fafnir Knight,a video game in theEtrian Odysseyseries (2014)
- "Amadeus"(アマデウス),opening theme toSteins;Gate 0,visual novel (2015)
- "Fates Fall -Kibou no Kage-"(Fates Fall - hy vọng の âm -,Fates Fall -Winds of Hope-),song for Star Guardian event in the gameLeague of Legends(2017)
- "Fátima"(ファティマ),opening theme toSteins;Gate 0,anime adaptation (2018)[3]
- "Konna Boku Demo"(こんな phó でも,Even a person like me),grand ending theme to theRobotics;Notes DaSHvisual novel (2019)
- "Lost Word Chronicle"(ロストワードクロニクル),theme song for the gameTouhou LostWord(2020)
- "Boundary of Time"(Khắc の cảnh giới),song for the gameTouhou LostWord(2022)
- "Game Over", opening theme toAnonymous;Code,visual novel (2022)
References
edit- ^"Anime Boston Announces Japanese Game Music Guests".Anime News Network.March 16, 2012.RetrievedNovember 23,2016.
- ^"Sakura-Con Will Host Singer Kanako Itou, Wit Studio's Otomi Deai, Katsuhiko Kitada, Arifumi Imai".Anime News Network.March 3, 2015.RetrievedNovember 23,2016.
- ^"Kanako Itou, Zwei Perform Steins;Gate 0 Anime's Theme Songs".Anime News Network.February 13, 2018.Archivedfrom the original on February 13, 2018.RetrievedNovember 5,2018.
External links
edit- Kanako Itō's personal website(in Japanese)