Kanako Itō

Infobox musical artist
Name = Kanako Itō


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Background = solo_singer
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Born = March 28
Origin = Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Genre = J-pop
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 2004 – present
Label = Indies Maker
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URL = http://www.kanataro.com/Nihongo|Kanako Itō|いとう かなこ|Itō Kanako|born March 28 is a female Japanese singer from Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan. She has sung many songs that have appeared in video games and anime. One of her notable songs in games is Nihongo|"Kanashimi no Mukō e"|悲しみの向こうへ, 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 "Demonbane", and "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri", along with the anime series "Please Twins!", "Myself ; Yourself", and "Hatenkō Yūgi". Her song "DD" on her single ""A Wish For The Stars" has her singing in French.

Discography

ingles

*"Ethereal Echo", released April 28 2006
*#"Rise on Green Wings" ("Kishin Hishō Demonbane" opening theme)
*#"Angel's Ladder" ("Kishin Hishō Demonbane" ending theme)
*#"Roar"
*#"Rise on Green Wings" (instrumental)

*"Escape", released February 22 2007
*#"Escape" ("Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri" ending theme)
*#"Friend" ("Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri" ending theme)
*#"Escape" (instrumental)
*#"Friend" (instrumental)

*Nihongo|"Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to"|キミと夜空と坂道と, released October 24 2007
*#"Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to" ("Myself ; Yourself" anime ending theme)
*#"Ivy" ("Myself ; Yourself" visual novel second opening theme)
*#"Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to" (instrumental)

*"Heartbreaking Romance", released February 20 2008
*#"Heartbreaking Romance" ("Hatenkō Yūgi" opening theme)
*#"Take you as you are"
*#"Heartbreaking Romance" (instrumental)
*#"Take you as you are" (instrumental)

*"Find the blue", released May 7 2008
*#"Find the blue" ("Chaos;Head" game opening theme)
*#"Desire Blue sky" ("Chaos;Head" game ending theme)
*#"Find the blue" [off vocal]
*#"Desire Blue sky" [off vocal]

*Nihongo|"Tsuisō no Despair"|追想のディスペア|Tsuisō no Disupea, released June 26 2008
*#"Tsuisō no Despair" ("" opening theme)
*#Nihongo|"Toppū"|突風
*#"Tsuisō no Despair" (off vocal)
*#"Toppū" (off vocal)

*"A Wish For The Stars", released August 6 2008
*#"A Wish For The Stars" ("Blassreiter" second ending theme)
*#"DD" ("Blassreiter" insert song)
*#"A Wish For The Stars"
*#"DD"

*"F.D.D.", to be released October 29 2008
*#"F.D.D." ("Chaos;Head" anime opening theme)
*#"Fly to the sky"
*#"F.D.D."
*#"Fly to the sky"

Albums

*Nihongo|"Puzzle"|パズル|Pazuru, released February 27 2004
*#Nihongo|"Puzzle"|パズル|Pazuru
*#Nihongo|"Kassō"|滑走
*#Nihongo|"Hoshi no Umi Yori"|星の海より
*#Nihongo|"Glass no Kutsu"|ガラスのくつ ("Saya no Uta" ending theme)
*#"Blaze Up" ("Hello, world." ending theme)

*Nihongo|"Sign"|サイン|Sain, released May 27 2005
*#Nihongo|"Sign"|サイン|Sain ("Jingai Makyō" ending theme)
*#Nihongo|"Thrill"|スリル|Suriru
*#Nihongo|"Fūsha"|風車
*#Nihongo|"Aoitori"|青い鳥
*#"Ride"
*#Nihongo|"Sotsugyōshōsho"|卒業証書
*#Nihongo|"Kagerō"|陽炎 ("Jingai Makyō" ending theme)
*#Nihongo|"Yakusoku no Ishi"|約束の石
*#"Still" [Japanese version] ("Togainu no Chi" ending theme)

*"Largo", released October 4 2006
*#"Moonstruck"
*#"Heaven"
*#"Rise"
*#"Lamento" ("Lamento: Beyond the Void" theme song)
*#Nihongo|"Modern Rose"|モダンローズ|Modan Rōzu ("Kishin Hishō Demonbane" anime ending theme)
*#Nihongo|"Nijiiro no Tsubomi"|虹色のつぼみ
*#Nihongo|"Kōtetsu Some Time"|鋼鉄サムタイム|Kōtetsu Samu Taimu
*#Nihongo|"Maigo no Puppy"|迷子のパピー|Maigo no Papii
*#Nihongo|"Gentō"|幻灯 ("Gekkō no Karunevaare" theme song)
*#"Voltage"
*#Nihongo|"Shinku"|深紅
*#Nihongo|"Kaguya"|月衣 ("Night Wizard!" drama CD ending theme)

ingle songs in compilations

*"From This Place" and Nihongo|"Koi ni Oitsukenai"|恋に追いつけない, from "Please Twins!' image vocal album "Esquisse"
*Nihongo|"Saya no Uta"|沙耶の唄 and Nihongo|"Glass no Kutsu"|ガラスのくつ, opening and ending themes to "Saya no Uta"
*Nihongo|"Shizukanaru MoonSign"|静かなるMoonSign, opening theme to "Shamana Shamana: Tsuki to Kokoro to Taiyō no Mahō"
*"I Myself Am Hell", ending theme to the original video animation "Phantom of Inferno"
*Nihongo|"Teni Yūkyū"|天意悠久 , ending theme to "Demonbane"
*"Shadow in the Dark", theme song to "Kishin Hishō Demonbane"
*Nihongo|"Ohime-sama ni Yakusoku"|おひさまに約束, Nihongo|"Mirai Kitto Zutto!"|未来・きっと・ずっと!, and Nihongo|Te o Hanasanai de|手を離さないで, opening and ending themes to "Chibi Mama"
*Nihongo|"Kanashimi no Mukō e"|悲しみの向こうへ, ending theme to the video game "School Days"
*Nihongo|"Kokō Kore Konpoku"|孤高之魂魄, opening theme to "Jingai Makyō"
*Nihongo|"Keika"|蛍火, ending theme to "Hana Chirasu"
*Nihongo|"Yakusoku: Girlhood's End"|約束 ～girlhood's end～, theme song to the "School Days Little Promise" drama CD
*Nihongo|"Toaru Ryū no Koi no Uta"|とある竜の恋の歌, ending theme to "Dra+KoI"
*Nihongo|"Mayoi no Mori"|迷いの森, Nihongo|"Tataeshi Tatakai no Shi"|賛えし闘いの詩, "When The End", Nihongo|"Denshō no Shi: Verum"|伝承の詩 -Verum-, insert songs to "Lamento: Beyond the Void"
*"Trigger in My Heart", second opening theme to the radio drama for "Kao Sick Rune"
*Nihongo|Aoi Kioku"|青い記憶, Nihongo|"Kiraboshi"|煌星, "There's The Earth Link Somewhere", opening, ending, and insert songs to "Hello, world."
*Nihongo|"Namidatsuki Suzu Onkyō"|涙尽鈴音響, ending theme to "Kikokugai: The Cyber Slayer"
*Nihongo|"Waltz"|ワルツ, ending theme to the anime "School Days"
*Nihongo|"Kurai"|クライ, an ending theme to the visual novel "Chaos;Head"

External links

* [http://www.kanataro.com/ Kanako Itō's personal website] jp icon