Kanako Itō Explained

Kanako Itō
Native Name:	いとうかなこ
Native Name Lang:	ja
Background:	solo_singer
Birth Date:	28 March 1973
Origin:	Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Genre:	J-pop
Occupation:	Singer
Years Active:	2001–present
Label:	Indies Maker Mages

is a female Japanese singer from Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan. She has sung a large number of songs that have been used in a variety of video games, visual novels, and anime.

Itō has sung songs for many visual novels, one song in particular being, the "bad end" ending theme to the visual novel School Days. Itō has also sung songs for a drama CD and anime adaptations of School Days. She has sung songs for the games , Saya no Uta, Demonbane, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri, Chaos;Head, Chaos;Child, Steins;Gate, and Robotics;Notes, along with the anime series Please Twins!, Myself; Yourself, Hatenkō Yūgi and Occultic;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 at Anime Boston.^[1] She returned to the United States for an appearance at Sakura-Con in 2015.^[2]

Discography

Singles

"Ethereal Echo", released April 28, 2006
1. "Rise on Green Wings" (Kishin Hishō Demonbane opening theme)
2. "Angel's Ladder" (Kishin Hishō Demonbane ending theme)
3. "Roar" (Kishin Hishō Demonbane theme song)
4. "Rise on Green Wings" (instrumental)
"Escape", released February 22, 2007
1. "Escape" (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri ending theme)
2. "Friend" (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri ending theme)
3. "Escape" (off vocal)
4. "Friend" (off vocal)
, released October 24, 2007
1. "Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to" (Myself; Yourself anime ending theme)
2. "Ivy" (Myself; Yourself visual novel second opening theme)
3. "Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to" (off vocal)
4. "Ivy" (off vocal)
"Heartbreaking Romance", released February 20, 2008
1. "Heartbreaking Romance" (Hatenkō Yūgi opening theme)
2. "Take you as you are" (Hatenkō Yūgi image song)
3. "Heartbreaking Romance" (off vocal version)
4. "Take you as you are" (off vocal version)
"Find the blue", released May 7, 2008
1. "Find the blue" (Chaos;Head game opening theme)
2. "Desire Blue sky" (Chaos;Head game ending theme)
3. "Find the blue" (off vocal)
4. "Desire Blue sky" (off vocal)
, released June 26, 2008
1. "Tsuisou no Despair" (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Tatari opening theme)
2. (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Tatari image song)
3. "Tsuisou no Despair" (off vocal)
4. "Toppū" (off vocal)
, released July 16, 2008
1. "Tsuioku no Kaze" (Togainu no Chi True Blood ending theme)
2. "Still Alter ego version" (Togainu no Chi ending theme rearranged)
3. "Tsuioku no Kaze" (off vocal)
4. "Still Alter ego version" (off vocal)
"A Wish for the Stars", released August 6, 2008
1. "A Wish for the Stars" (Blassreiter second ending theme)
2. "DD" (Blassreiter insert song)
3. "A Wish for the Stars" (off vocal)
4. "DD" (off vocal)
"F.D.D.", released October 29, 2008
1. "F.D.D." (Chaos;Head anime opening theme)
2. "Fly to the sky"
3. "F.D.D." (off vocal)
4. "Fly to the sky" (off vocal)
"fake me", released February 25, 2009
1. "fake me" (Chaos;Head Noah Xbox 360 game opening theme)
2. "A WILL" (Chaos;Head Noah Xbox 360 game ending theme)
3. "fake me" (off vocal)
4. "A WILL" (off vocal)
, released October 28, 2009
1. "Skyclad no Kansokusha" (Steins;Gate Xbox 360 game opening theme)
2. "Another Heaven" (Steins;Gate game ending theme)
3. "Skyclad no Kansokusha" (off vocal)
4. "Another Heaven" (off vocal)
"Fetishism Ark", released June 30, 2010
1. "Fetishism Ark" (Chaos;Head Noah PSP game opening theme)
2. (Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu! ending theme)
3. "Fetishism Ark" (off vocal)
4. "Kono Sora no Kanata ni" (off vocal)
"A.R. / Star-Crossed", released July 28, 2010
1. "A.R." (Steins;Gate PC game image song)
2. "Star-Crossed" (Starry Sky: in Spring PSP game ending theme)
3. "A.R." (off vocal)
4. "Star-Crossed" (off vocal)
"Hacking to The Gate", released April 27, 2011
1. "Hacking to The Gate" (Steins;Gate anime opening theme)
  - 1. "Hacking to The Gate" (off vocal)
2. "Reliance" (off vocal)
, released June 22, 2011
1. "Uchuu Engineer" (Steins;Gate PSP game opening theme)
2. ( Xbox 360 game ending theme)
3. "Skyclad Observer -Remix-"
4. "Uchuu Engineer" (off vocal)
5. "Eien no Vector" (off vocal)
, released May 23, 2012
1. "Hisenkei Geniac" (Steins;Gate PS3 game opening theme)
2. "Geometric space" (Steins;Gate light novel image song)
3. "Another Heaven 2012 Remix Ver."
4. "Hisenkei Geniac" (off vocal)
5. "Geometric space" (off vocal)
, released July 25, 2012
1. "Correlation Diagram Under the Sky" (Robotics;Notes visual novel grand ending theme)
2. "zero hour"
3. "Correlation Diagram Under the Sky" (off vocal)
4. "zero hour" (off vocal)
, released November 28, 2012
1. "Chaos Logic" (Chaos;Head Noah PS3 game opening theme)
2. "D.P." (Chaos;Head anime Blu-ray box set theme)
3. "Chaos Logic" (off vocal)
4. "D.P." (off vocal)
, released March 6, 2013
1. "Topology" (Robotics;Notes anime 2nd ending theme)
  - 1. "Topology" (anime ver.)
2. "Topology" (off vocal)
3. "Kizuna no Kesshou" (off vocal)
, released April 24, 2013
1. "Anata no Eranda Kono Toki wo" ( opening theme)
2. "resolution"
3. "Anata no Eranda Kono Toki wo" (off vocal)
4. "resolution" (off vocal)
, released May 29, 2013
1. "Rakuen no Hologram" ( game ending theme)
  - 1. "Rakuen no Hologram" (off vocal)
2. "Okitsu Shiratsuyu" (off vocal)
, released November 26, 2014
1. "Hijitsuzai Seishounen" (Chaos;Child Xbox One visual novel opening theme)
2. "silent wind bell" (Chaos;Child visual novel true ending theme)
3. "Hijitsuzai Seishounen" (off vocal)
4. "silent wind bell" (off vocal)
, released July 22, 2015
1. "Singularity" (Chaos;Child visual novel PlayStation 4 opening theme)
2. "silent wind bell" (Chaos;Child visual novel true ending theme)
3. "True Qualia"
4. "Singularity" (off vocal)
5. "silent wind bell" (off vocal)
6. "True Qualia" (off vocal)
, released November 25, 2015
1. (drama CD)
2. "Amadeus" (Steins;Gate 0 visual novel opening theme)
3. "Ignis"
4. "Amadeus" (off vocal)
5. "Ignis" (off vocal)
, released October 26, 2016
1. "Seisuu 3 no Nijou" (Occultic;Nine anime opening theme)
  - 1. "G.O.S."
2. "The Holy Three, Squared" (off vocal)
3. "Soul Buster" (off vocal)
4. "G.O.S." (off vocal)
"Uncontrollable", released January 25, 2017
1. (drama CD)
2. "Uncontrollable" (Chaos;Child anime opening theme)
3. "chaos symphony"
4. "Uncontrollable" (off vocal)
5. "chaos symphony" (off vocal)
, released April 25, 2018
1. "Fátima" (Steins;Gate 0 anime opening theme)
  - 1. - "Fátima" (off vocal)
2. "Hajimari no Uta" (off vocal)
3. "Shukugou no Tsurugi" (off vocal)
"COSMIC LOOPER", released September 29, 2018
1. "COSMIC LOOPER" (Steins;Gate Elite visual novel opening theme)
2. "Stardust"
3. "COSMIC LOOPER" (off vocal)
4. "Stardust" (off vocal)

Albums

, released February 27, 2004
1. - 1. - (Saya no Uta ending theme)
2. "Blaze Up" ("Hello, world." ending theme)
, released May 27, 2005
1. (Jingai Makyō ending theme)
  - 1. - "Ride"
    2. (Jingai Makyō ending theme)
    3. "Still" [Japanese version] (Togainu no Chi ending theme)
Largo, released October 4, 2006
1. "Moonstruck"
2. "Heaven"
3. "Rise"
4. "Lamento" (Lamento: Beyond the Void theme song)
5. (Kishin Hishō Demonbane anime ending theme)
  - 1. - (Gekkō no Carnevale theme song)
6. "Voltage"
  - 1. (Night Wizard! drama CD ending theme)
Another Best, released December 10, 2008
1. (Shinju no Yakata opening theme)
2. "La Liberte" (7 online gamers ~offline~ opening theme)
3. (Kishin Hishō Demonbane image song)
4. "Trigger in My Heart" (Chaosic Rune radio drama second opening theme)
5. , (School Days game ending theme)
6. (School Days Little Promise drama CD theme song)
7. , (School Days anime ending theme)
8. "Friend"
9. (Kishin Hishō Demonbane DVD image song)
10. "Heartbreaking Romance"
11. (Shamana Shamana: Tsuki to Kokoro to Taiyō no Mahō opening theme)
12. (Shamana Shamana: Tsuki to Kokoro to Taiyō no Mahō ending theme)
13. "From This Place" (Please Twins! anime image song)
14. "Even Though You Left"
15. "Paradise"
<<>>, released August 26, 2009
1. "Open The <<>>"
2. "Liberty"
3. "Sunday Sunshine!"
4. "Dear my stars"
  - 1. "technovision" (Steins;Gate game insert song)
      - "déjà vu"
ChaosAttractor, released January 27, 2010
1. - 1. - "fake me" (Chaos;Head Noah Xbox 360 game opening theme)
2. "Find the blue" (Chaos;Head game opening theme)
3. "escape"
4. "A WILL" (Chaos;Head Noah Xbox 360 game ending theme)
5. "friend"
6. "ivy"
7. "F.D.D." (Chaos;Head anime opening theme)
8. (Chaos;Head PC game ending theme)
9. "Desire Blue sky" (Chaos;Head game ending theme)
10. (Steins;Gate Xbox 360 game opening theme)
11. "Another Heaven" (Steins;Gate game ending theme)
12. (hidden bonus track)
13. "Fly to the sky" (hidden bonus track)
Spark, released March 28, 2012
1. - 1. "spark!"
      - "Lullaby"
      - Reactor, released May 27, 2015
2. "Reactor"
3. (Chaos;Child Xbox One opening theme)
4. "Operation Babel"
5. "Brave the Sky (Itou Kanako Ver.)"
6. "Dive into Elyusion"
  - 1. - "morning glory"
7. "Fantastisk udsigt"
8. "BY MY SIDE"
9. "Lullaby Blue"

Single songs in compilations

, ending theme to (2002)
,, "There's The Earth Link Somewhere", opening, ending, and insert songs to "Hello, world." (2002)
, ending theme to Zanma Taisei Demonbane (2003)
ending theme to Saya no Uta (2003)
, from Please Twins! Image Vocal Album: Esquisse (2003)
"I Myself Am Hell", ending theme to Phantom: The Animation OVA (2004)
"Shadow in the dark", theme song to Kishin Hōkō Demonbane PS2 game (2004)
,, and, opening and ending themes to Chibi Mama (2004)
, opening theme to Jingai Makyō (2005)
, ending theme to Hanachirasu (2005)
, ending theme to Dra+KoI (2006)
,, "When The End",, insert songs to Lamento: Beyond the Void (2006)
"Happy blue sky trip", ending theme to the PC game Sumaga (2008)
"Miracles May", ending theme to sweet pool (2008)
, an insert song to the PC game Amber Quartz (2009)
, opening theme to Steins;Gate visual novel (2009)
, ending theme of PSP version of the Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu! visual novel (2011)
"Hacking to the Gate", opening theme to the Steins;Gate anime (2011)
"Maris Stella", ending themes to the Are You Alice? PSP game (2011)
"Call of the Dungeon", opening theme to Cladun x2, the sequel to the PSP game (2011)
, opening theme to the Labyrinth Tower: Legasista PlayStation 3 game (2012)
"Immer Sie" and "Tears", ending themes to the PC game Dramatical Murder (2012)
"Dramatique", a song featured in promotional videos for the PC game Dramatical Murder (2012)
, opening theme of PS3 version of Chaos;Head Noah (2012)
"Crystalline" and "At Last", ending themes to the PC game Dramatical Murder re:connect (2013)
, opening theme to (2013)
"Eien no Owari ni", insert song in Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi. (2013)
"By My Side" and "Lullaby Blue", special ending themes to the Dramatical Murder anime series (2014)
"Scarlet" and "Voyage Lucid", ending themes to the Dramatical Murder drama CDs, volumes 1 and 2 (2014)
"Reaching out for our future", opening theme to , a video game in the Etrian Odyssey series (2014)
, opening theme to Steins;Gate 0, visual novel (2015)
, song for Star Guardian event in the game League of Legends (2017)
, opening theme to Steins;Gate 0, anime adaptation (2018)^[3]
, grand ending theme to the Robotics;Notes DaSH visual novel (2019)
, theme song for the game Touhou LostWord (2020)
, song for the game Touhou LostWord (2022)
"Game Over", opening theme to Anonymous;Code, visual novel (2022)

External links

Kanako Itō's personal website

Notes and References

Web site: Anime Boston Announces Japanese Game Music Guests. Anime News Network. November 23, 2016. March 16, 2012.
Web site: Sakura-Con Will Host Singer Kanako Itou, Wit Studio's Otomi Deai, Katsuhiko Kitada, Arifumi Imai. Anime News Network. November 23, 2016. March 3, 2015.
Web site: Kanako Itou, Zwei Perform Steins;Gate 0 Anime's Theme Songs . February 13, 2018 . . November 5, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180213205243/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-13/kanako-itou-zwei-perform-steins-gate-0-anime-theme-songs/.127730 . February 13, 2018 .