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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. 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

Yui Kondo was born on 28 June 1988 in Kanagawa Prefecture. 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.

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. 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. She passed an agency audition shortly before her graduation, and she joined Kenyu Office.

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

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). She reprised the role in Million Live's 2023 anime adaptation.

Filmography

Animated television

Original net animation

Video games

Dubbing

• The Half of It (Aster Flores (Alexxis Lemire))
• Marriage Contract (Kang Hye-soo (Uee))

References

1. ^ "近藤 唯：Kondo Yui". Kenyu Office (in Japanese). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
2. ^ "～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. ^ 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. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (24 November 2014). "5pb.'s Kadenz Game's "Magic Side" Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
5. ^ Loo, Egan (1 December 2014). "Triage X Anime's Cast, Staff, April Debut Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
6. ^ Loo, Egan (26 March 2015). "XBlaze Lost: Memories Visual Novel's Video Introduces Cast, Story". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
7. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (30 October 2015). "Atelier Sophie Promo, Character, Doll Make Videos Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
8. ^ 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. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (9 September 2017). "Uma Musume Pretty Derby Anime Reveals Visual, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
11. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ "Character". The Idolmaster Million Live! (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
15. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (9 May 2024). "Sword of the Demon Hunter TV Anime Premieres on June 27 With 1-Hour Special". Anime News Network. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
16. ^ "Yui Kondo (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
17. "100% Orange Juice - Nath Character Trailer". YouTube. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
18. ビワハヤヒデ. Uma Musume Pretty Derby official website (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 February 2024.
19. "Voice actor announcement for Helia". X. @houkai3rd.
20. "映画 ハーフ・オブ・イット: 面白いのはこれから Blu-ray BOX 日本語吹き替え版". tokyodvd.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
21. "【近藤唯・中島愛・三上哲】人気声優たちのトークイベント８月２７日（日）開催決定！35組70名様をご招待！「結婚契約」日本語吹替版・第１話試写会も！". PR Times. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

• 1988 births
• Living people
• Japanese video game actresses
• Japanese women pop singers
• 21st-century Japanese actresses
• 21st-century Japanese singers
• 21st-century Japanese women singers
• Voice actresses from Kanagawa Prefecture
• Singers from Kanagawa Prefecture