Yui Makino (牧野由依, Makino Yui) is a Japanese voice actress, actress, singer and pianist. She is best known for her work in the anime Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and Aria. She can speak basic English. She also participated voicing the character Sister in a short-anime movie Bavel no Hon when she was only 10. She was a child actor.
Because of her signature childish and girlish voice, she often voices cheerful, innocent, sweet girls. But, she also tend to voice kuudere girls.
Musical history edit:
Makino took up piano at the age of four. Her talent for playing piano was discovered by the film director Shunji Iwai 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 Musicas 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". It achieved #25 on the Oricon chart.
On 2006, Makino released two songs from another TV Tokyo anime, Aria the Natural, the theme song "Euphoria" and insert song "Amefuribana". They were released on one product and achieved #18 on the Oricon chart. She released her debut album, Tenkyū no Ongaku on 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 programmes Sketchbook ~full color's~ and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle.
On 23 January 2008, Makino released her seventh single, "Spirale" as the opening theme of Aria the Origination. Coupled with the anime's insert song, "Yokogao", the single reached #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 her eponymous second album, Makino Yui in March 2008. It reached #22 on the Oricon chart. She graduated from Tokyo College of Music as 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 voice of "Hungry Zombie Francesca" in a national campaign to promote the Hokkaido region throughout Japan.
Overseas Guest Appearances edit:
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,
November 2011: Anime Festival at Shanghai,
Notable roles edit:
Anime TV series edit:
2005
Tsubasa Chronicle as Sakura,
2006
Aria The Natural as Akane in episode 26,
Welcome to the NHK! as Misaki Nakahara,
Spider Riders: Oracle of Heroes as Girl in episode 7,
Coron-chan as Byobā,
Zegapain as Jen May-Yu,
Tsubasa Chronicle (second season) as Sakura,
2007
Kaze no Stigma as Lapis Suirei/Cui Ling,
Bokurano as Aiko Tokosumi,
Sketchbook as Hazuki Torikai,
2009
Asu no Yoichi! as Tsubasa Tsubame,
Sora Kake Girl as Honoka Kawai,
Taishō Yakyū Musume as Kyouko Sakurami,
NEEDLESS as Mio,
2010
Nodame Cantabile: Finale as Namuri Rima (Episode 4),
Angel Beats! as Yusa,
2011
C as Hanabi Ikuta,
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai. as Aki,
UN-GO as Umezawa Yumeno,
OVA and ONA edit:
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,
Anime films edit:
The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom as Sakura,
Top wo Nerae 2! & Top wo Nerae! Gattai Gekijō-ban!! as Akaitakami,
Video Games edit:
Arc Rise Fantasia as Ryfia,
Which Witch? as Yuugi Saki,
Tsubasa Chronicle as Sakura,
Pachinko Sora wo Kakeru Shōjo!! as Honoka Kawai,
Drama CDs edit:
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 edit:
High Color (2009) as Seiki Tomoyo,
Radio edit:
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 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.
