Yui Kondo

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Yui Kondo
近藤 唯
Born (1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 (age 35)
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
  • Voice actress
  • singer
Years active2011–present
EmployerKenyu Office
Notable work

Yui Kondo (Japanese: 近藤 唯, Hepburn: Kondō Yui, born 28 June 1988) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kanagawa Prefecture, affiliated with Kenyu Office.[1] She is known for portraying Karen Shinomiya in The Idolmaster Million Live!, Furano Yukihira in Noucome, Mikoto Kiba in Triage X, Road Camelot in D.Gray-man Hallow, Biwa Hayahide in Uma Musume Pretty Derby, and Riche Hayashi in Pon no Michi.

Biography[edit]

Yui Kondo was born on 28 June 1988 in Kanagawa Prefecture.[1][2] She became interested in voice acting during her later years in elementary school, and she originally planned to enter a voice acting training school after junior high school, but her parents encouraged her to go on to high school.[2]

During high school, Kondo first participated in a trial enrollment at the Nihon Kogakuin College [ja] Voice Acting and Acting Department, and she later enrolled in the school in 2007.[2] She appeared as a Dream Challenger on Dream Dream Party  [ja], Akira Kamiya and Megumi Toyoguchi's radio show on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, but sat out of their graduation episode due to ill health.[2] She passed an agency audition shortly before her graduation, and she joined Kenyu Office.[2]

In August 2013, Kondo was cast as Furano Yukihira in Noucome.[3] In November 2014, she was cast as Freya Schwertleite in Kadenz Fermata Akkord: Fortissimo.[4] In December 2014, she was cast as Mikoto Kiba in Triage X.[5] In March 2015, she was cast as Kuon Glamred Stroheim in XBlaze Lost: Memories.[6] In October 2015, she was cast as Corneria in Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book.[7] In March 2016, she was cast as Road Camelot in D.Gray-man Hallow.[8] In July 2017, she was cast as Biwa Hayahide in the Uma Musume Pretty Derby multimedia franchise,[9] and she reprised her role in the 2018 anime adaptation.[10] In June 2019, she was cast as Tao Mongarten in Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout.[11] In August 2023, she was cast as Riche Hayashi in Pon no Michi.[12]

Kondou voices Karen Shinomiya in The Idolmaster Million Live!, a spin-off of The Idolmaster franchise. As part of the franchise, she performed as part of a quartet in the 2013 single "The Idolmaster Million Live Theater Performance 07" (which charted at #5 in the Oricon Singles Chart).[13] She reprised the role in Million Live's 2023 anime adaptation.[14]

Filmography[edit]

Animated television[edit]

Year Series Role Ref.
2011 Level E Satomi [1]
2013 Noucome Furano Yukihira [3]
2014 Baby Steps Masumi Makihara [1]
2014 Brynhildr in the Darkness Akane [1]
2015 Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation Minami Tsutsumi [1]
2015 Cardfight!! Vanguard G Rin Hashima [1]
2015 Triage X Mikoto Kiba [5]
2016 D.Gray-man Hallow Road Camelot [8]
2017 All Out!! Miki Ikuta [1]
2017 Idol Incidents Yuina Amamiya [1]
2018 Inazuma Eleven: Ares Mizuho Kaname, Xiao Lau [1]
2018 Puzzle & Dragons X Maru [1]
2018 Uma Musume Pretty Derby Biwa Hayahide [10]
2019 Star Twinkle PreCure Touma Amamiya [1]
2023 The Idolmaster Million Live! Karen Shinomiya [14]
2024 Pon no Michi Riche Hayashi [12]

Video games[edit]

Year Series Role Ref.
2012 Toy Wars Akane Kaidō [1]
2013 The Idolmaster Million Live! Karen Shinomiya [1]
2014 Kadenz Fermata Akkord: Fortissimo Freya Schwertleite [4]
2015 Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book Corneria [7]
2015 Shōjo to Dragon: Genjuu Keiyaku Cryptract Astaroth, Laplace, Kugai, etc. [1]
2015 White Cat Project Chihaya, Parvane [1]
2015 XBlaze Lost: Memories Kuon Glamred Stroheim [6]
2016 Dragon Quest VIII Kira [1]
2016 Puyopuyo!! Quest Lilian, Katia [1]
2017 Valkyrie Anatomia Peppo [1]
2019 Apex Legends Wattson [1]
2019 Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland Mana [1]
2019 Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout Tao Mongarten [11]
2019 Bustafellows Teuta [1]
2021 Uma Musume Pretty Derby Biwa Hayahide [15]
2022 Monster Hunter Riders Laila, Katerina [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "近藤 唯：Kondo Yui". Kenyu Office (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "～飛躍するクリエイター～ 第43回　近藤 唯　声優". Creative Village (in Japanese). 29 September 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Loveridge, Lynzee (9 August 2013). "Ore no Nōnai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Come o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru TV Anime's Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Loveridge, Lynzee (24 November 2014). "5pb.'s Kadenz Game's "Magic Side" Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b Loo, Egan (1 December 2014). "Triage X Anime's Cast, Staff, April Debut Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b Loo, Egan (26 March 2015). "XBlaze Lost: Memories Visual Novel's Video Introduces Cast, Story". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (30 October 2015). "Atelier Sophie Promo, Character, Doll Make Videos Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  8. ^ a b Loo, Egan (26 March 2016). "New D. Gray-man TV Anime's Promo Video Reveals More of Cast, Title, July Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (4 July 2017). "Uma Musume Pretty Derby Project Reveals 41 New Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  10. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (9 September 2017). "Uma Musume Pretty Derby Anime Reveals Visual, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  11. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (6 June 2019). "Ryza no Atelier ~Tokoyami no Joō to Himitsu no Kakurega~ Game Launches in Japan on September 26". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  12. ^ a b Cayanan, Joanna (2 August 2023). "Pon no Michi Original Anime Gets Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  13. ^ "『アイドルマスター ミリオンライブ!』 THE IDOLM@STER LIVE THE@TER PERFORMANCE 07". Oricon News. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Character". The Idolmaster Million Live! (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  15. ^ ビワハヤヒデ. Uma Musume Pretty Derby official website (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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