Konomi Maeda is a Japanese voice actress and narrator from Hyogo Prefecture, born on October 15th. She began her career after graduating from the Aoni Juku Osaka school, the 11th class, and was initially affiliated with Aoni Production. During her time as a junior member of Aoni Production, she was part of the idol voice acting unit S-nery alongside fellow voice actresses Houko Kuwashima and Chie Katsuragawa. She has also been affiliated with Ability Produce and is currently a freelancer.

Maeda has built a career with a wide range of roles in anime, video games, and other media since her debut in 1996. Her early work included roles in television anime such as Pierre in the 1996 series Ie Naki Ko Remi, various characters in GeGeGe no Kitaro (4th series), and the character Toposte in the 2001 series Haré+Guu. She also voiced multiple characters in the 1998 Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, including Poki and members of the Kageyama sisters. Her credits include long-running series like Detective Conan, where she provided voices for characters such as Madoka Mitsui, and the Pokémon anime, where she voiced a character named Moe.

One of her most recognized roles is as Nanako Kuroi, the homeroom teacher in the popular series Lucky Star. She reprised this role for the series' OVA and various video games. Another notable role is Byakko in the OVA and TV series Moeyo Ken. Beyond anime, Maeda has an extensive list of video game credits. These include the role of Yucia in Tales of Rebirth, Carmina Prana in the MeltyLancer series, and Sonoko Konno in Marionette Company, among many others. She also contributed vocals to the opening theme song for the game Eiyū Shigan: Gal Act Heroism.

Her career also features recurring collaborations, most notably with fellow voice actress Saori Nishihara. The two became friends after working together on Lucky Star, and after Maeda became a freelancer, she entrusted her casting to Nishihara's agency, SAOLIO. A well-known anecdote from the production of Lucky Star suggests that her lively personality, typical of her Kansai region upbringing, led to her being specifically chosen for the role of the energetic teacher Nanako Kuroi.

Among her notable achievements is her early work as a member of the idol unit S-nery, through which she released CDs and performed reading stories. She has also performed character songs for her role in Lucky Star. Beyond acting, she is credited with skills in computer instruction and speaking the Kansai dialect, which she has utilized in her professional career.