Kanori Kadomatsu

Description
Kanori Kadomatsu is a former stage name of the Japanese voice actress and actress Ryōka Yuzuki. Born on January 10, 1974, in Anjo, Aichi, Japan, she began her entertainment career in her teens under this name, appearing in magazines and V-Cinema productions before transitioning to voice work.

Her career background includes a shift from live-action idol work to anime voice acting. She initially used the stage names Ayumi Nagashii and later Kanori Kadomatsu. On November 1, 1998, she changed her professional name to Ryōka Yuzuki, under which she has since focused primarily on voice acting. As Kanori Kadomatsu, her live-action roles included Kazzumi Tanaka in the 1995 horror film Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness. Other early live-action work from this period is listed under the name Kadori Kadomatsu.

As a voice actor, she has accumulated an extensive list of anime roles. Under her current name Ryōka Yuzuki, her major roles include Ino Yamanaka in Naruto and Naruto Shippuden, Satsuki Kiryūin in Kill la Kill, Eruru in Utawarerumono, Haruka Suzushiro in My-HiME, Shamal in the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series, Shizuka Hiratsuka in My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong as I Expected, and Minagi Tohno in Air. Under the name Kanori Kadomatsu, she performed the role of Ai Yuki in Cool Devices Operation 01: Curious Fruit and the role of Momone in the series Momone.

Recurring collaborations in her career include long-running work on the Naruto franchise as Ino Yamanaka, as well as multiple installments of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series. She is affiliated with the talent agency 81 Produce.

Notable achievements include her versatility in voicing a wide range of character types, from youthful heroines to strong-willed older female characters. She has been active in the voice acting industry since the late 1990s and has portrayed several characters across long-running and highly popular anime series.
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