Tomori Kusunoki facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tomori Kusunoki
楠木ともり
Kusunoki in 2023
Born	(1999-12-22) December 22, 1999 (age 25) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Voice actress singer-songwriter
Years active	2017–present
Agent	Sony Music Artists
Notable work	Kirara Fantasia as Kirara Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online as Llenn The Misfit of Demon King Academy as Misha Necron Deca-Dence as Natsume Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club as Setsuna Yuki (2017–2023) Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! as Kanade Yoisaki Chainsaw Man as Makima Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead as Shizuka Mikazuki
Height	155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Musical career
Genres	J-Pop Anison
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2020–present
Labels	Sacra Music (2020–present)

Tomori Kusunoki (楠木ともり, Kusunoki Tomori, born December 22, 1999) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She works with the Sony Music Artists agency. Tomori started her voice acting career in 2017. In the same year, she got her first main role as Kirara in the mobile game Kirara Fantasia.

She has also played important characters in many other popular shows. These include Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online, Chainsaw Man, and Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead. In 2019, she won the Best New Actress Award, which is a big honor for new voice actors.

About Tomori Kusunoki

Tomori Kusunoki was born in Tokyo, Japan, on December 22, 1999. She loved entertainment from a very young age. When she was three, she started taking piano lessons. In junior high, she was part of the school's brass band. Later, in high school, she joined a light music club. She was also the student council president in junior high.

Becoming a Voice Actress

When she was in her second year of junior high, Tomori became very interested in anime. She especially liked the series Kobato. The way Kana Hanazawa voiced the main character inspired her. This made Tomori want to become a voice actress herself.

She decided to try out for an audition with Sony Music Artists. She felt it might be hard to pass a voice acting audition without more experience. So, she auditioned as a singer instead. She ended up winning a special prize in the competition!

Early Career and Big Roles

Tomori started her voice acting journey in 2017. Her first role was a small background part in the anime series Eromanga Sensei. In June 2017, she landed her first main role as Kirara in the mobile game Kirara Fantasia.

In 2018, she became the main character, Hazuki Kagimura, in the anime series Märchen Mädchen. She also voiced Llenn in Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online. She even sang the ending song for that show, called "To see the future". That same year, she joined Konami's project called BandMeshi♪, where she voiced a guitarist named Yokaze Tsuyuri. Later, she was cast as Setsuna Yūki in the popular Love Live! series. In 2019, she played Melida Angel in Assassins Pride and sang its ending theme.

In 2020, Tomori Kusunoki began her solo music career with Sacra Music. Her first music release, "Hamidashimono", was the ending song for The Misfit of Demon King Academy.

Health Challenges

In 2021, Tomori was diagnosed with a health condition. This condition caused her to feel pain and numbness when she did dance moves or other big physical activities. Because of this, she had to avoid movements that were too strenuous in her performances.

In 2022, it was confirmed that she has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. This condition made it difficult for her to take part in stage performances. Because of this, the official Love Live! website announced that she would stop voicing Setsuna Yūki and Nana Nakagawa on March 31, 2023. On March 25, 2023, Coco Hayashi was announced as the new voice for Setsuna.

Voice Acting Roles

TV Series

Films

Web Animation

Original Video Animation

Video Games

Music Releases

Singles

Albums

Extended Plays

Unless stated otherwise, songs are composed and written by Kusunoki

Concert Video

Featuring Artist

Character Songs

Tomori Kusunoki has also sung many songs as the characters she voices. Here are some examples:

• For Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, she sang many songs as Setsuna Yuki.
• She sang "To see the future" as Llenn for Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online (2018).
• As Kotetsu Tatejima, she sang "Dadamore ♥ Secret Heart" for Anima Yell! (2018).
• For Assassins Pride, she sang "ijin tachi no jikan" as Mérida Angel (2019).
• She sang "BIRTH//DAY" as Misha for The Misfit of Demon King Academy (2020).
• For Wonder Egg Priority, she sang "Sudachi no Uta" as Neiru Aonuma (2021).
• As Kanade Yoisaki, she has sung many songs for the game Project Sekai: Colorful Stage feat. Hatsune Miku (starting 2020).
• She sang "Tsugihagi" as Karasuba for Prima Doll (2022).
• For Spy Classroom, she sang "Pureness×Careless" as Annette (2023).
• She sang "Watashi ga Warau Riyuu wa" as Jess for Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig (2023).

Live Concerts

Solo Events

See also

In Spanish: Tomori Kusunoki para niños