Yoshino Nanjō
Yoshino Nanjō is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is affiliated with Voice Kit. Among her most popular roles is Eli Ayase from Love Live! School Idol Project series. She became the lead singer of the Japanese pop and trance duo fripSide in 2009 until she announced in October 2021 her retirement from the music duo. Her nickname is Nanjolno.
Biography
Yoshino Nanjō was raised in Shimizu, a ward in the city of Shizuoka. Nanjō's music career began in 2009 when she replaced the singer Nao as the lead singer of the band fripSide. Her first song as a member of the band was "Only My Railgun", which was used as the opening theme to the anime television series A Certain Scientific Railgun. In 2010, she was cast in the Love Live! franchise as Eli Ayase, a member of the fictional idol group μ's, as well as a member of its sub-unit BiBi. She released her first mini-album "Katarumoa" on December 12, 2012. She released her first solo single "Kimi ga Emu Yūgure" on November 27, 2013; the title song is used as the first ending theme to the 2013 anime television series Tokyo Ravens. In 2015, she together with the other voice actresses of Love Live!, received the Best Singing Award at the 9th Seiyu Awards for best musical performance group. Meanwhile, at the 13th Seiyu Awards, Nanjo won the Influencer Award, she was the first recipient of the award as it was introduced in that year. She released a new album titled N no Hako on July 25, 2016. She released a new album titled THE MEMORIES APARTMENT -Anime- which featured all of her singles to date and six covers and also THE MEMORIES APARTMENT -Original- in which fans voted for their favourite song of Nanjo's from her entire discography simultaneously on July 18, 2018. She was signed to Republic Records on November 28, 2025.Filmography
Anime
;2006- Soul Link as Aya Sugimoto
- Tsuyokiss Cool×Sweet as Honoka Konoe
- Hanoka as Mika Kisaragi
- Da Capo II as Koko Tsukishima
- Da Capo II Second Season as Koko Tsukishima
- Weiß Survive as Cal
- CANAAN as Maria Oosawa
- Modern Magic Made Simple as Student
- A Certain Scientific Railgun as Maaya Awatsuki
- Weiß Survive R as Cal
- Katekyo Hitman Reborn! as Yuni
- Baka to Test to Shokanju as Aiko Kudō
- Tantei Opera Milky Holmes as Kokoro Akechi
- Cardfight!! Vanguard as Rekka Tatsunagi
- Hourou Musuko as Kanako Sasa
- Hanasaku Iroha as Namiko Igarashi
- Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi as Young Hajime Nakatsugawa
- The Qwaser of Stigmata II as Tsubasa Amano
- Morita-san wa Mukuchi as Hana Matsuzaka
- Baka to Test to Shokanju Ni as Aiko Kudō
- Nekogami Yaoyorozu as Haruka, Kyōko Daimonji
- Maken-ki! as Otohime Yamato
- Recorder and Randsell as Tetsuya
- Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Dai-Ni-Maku as Kokoro Akechi
- Bodacious Space Pirates as Yayoi Yoshitomi
- Another as Sayuri Kakinuma
- Recorder and Randsell Re as Tetsuya
- Shirokuma Cafe as Nursery School Teacher
- Cardfight!! Vanguard: Asia Circuit Hen as Rekka Tatsunagi
- Tari Tari as Akiko Okuto
- Upotte!! as 88
- Joshiraku as Gankyō Kūrubiyūtei
- Robotics;Notes as Akiho Senomiya
- D.C.III: Da Capo III as Edward Watson
- Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker Hen as Rekka Tatsunagi
- Minami-ke Tadaima as Miyuki
- Love Live! as Eli Ayase
- A Certain Scientific Railgun S as Maaya Awatsuki
- Recorder and Randsell Mi as Tetsuya
- Senki Zesshō Symphogear G as Shirabe Tsukuyomi
- Futari wa Milky Holmes as Kokoro Akechi
- The Pilot's Love Song as Nanako Hanasaki
- Cardfight!! Vanguard: Legion Mate Hen as Rekka Tatsunagi
- Riddle Story of Devil as Nio Hashiri
- Love Live! Season 2 as Eli Ayase
- Magica Wars as Matsuri Sengen
- PriPara as Nao Ehime, Nanami Shiroi, Nene Tokuda
- Classroom Crisis as Subaru Yamaki
- Senki Zesshō Symphogear GX as Shirabe Tsukuyomi
- Tantei Kageki Milky Holmes TD as Kokoro Akechi
- Panpaka Pants as Panpaka
- And you thought there is never a girl online? as Yui Saitō/Nekohime
- Schwarzesmarken as Lise Hohenstein
- Tama and Friends as Momo
- Quiz Tokiko-san as Tokiko
- Clockwork Planet as Naoto Miura
- Battle Girl High School as Renge Serizawa
- Atom: The Beginning as Maria
- Senki Zesshō Symphogear AXZ as Shirabe Tsukuyomi
- Berserk as Sonia
- Neko no Robu as Robu
- Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan! as Narrator
- Dances with the Dragons as Curaso Opt Koga
- Killing Bites as Seira Son
- Rilu Rilu Fairilu as Gardenia
- Hakyuu Houshin Engi as Ko Kibi
- Isekai Izakaya "Nobu" as Hildegard
- Karakuri Circus as Liang Ming-Xia
- My Roommate Is a Cat as Haru Akimoto
- King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars as Tsubasa Takahashi
- Senki Zesshō Symphogear XV as Shirabe Tsukuyomi
- Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki 2 Satsume as Lala Shonai
- Hatena Illusion as Maeve Hoshisato
- A Certain Scientific Railgun T as Maaya Awatsuki
- Lapis Re:Lights as Chloe
- King's Raid: Successors of the Will as Lupine
- Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki 3 Satsume as Lala Shonai
- The Fruit of Evolution as Karen Kannazuki
- Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki 4 Satsume as Lala Shonai
- Hanabi-chan Is Often Late as Condor Tsubasa Isogami
- A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized as Ryatt
- Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack as Nagatoro's sister
- The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far as Cain
- My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer as Rosetta
- Bartender: Glass of God as Miwa Kurushima
- Mission: Yozakura Family as Rinne Kitasato
- I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! as Camila
- You and Idol Pretty Cure as Purirun/Purin Tanaka/Cure Zukyoon
- Princession Orchestra as Yōko Sorano
- Mistress Kanan Is Devilishly Easy as Lilim Zebul
- Magical Girl Raising Project: Restart as Pfle
Animated films
;2013A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion as Maaya Awatsuki;2014Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Movie as Rekka TatsunagiPanpaka Pants The Movie: Treasure of the Bananan Kingdom as Panpaka
;2015Love Live! The School Idol Movie as Eli Ayase
;2016PriPara Minna no Akogare Let's Go PriPari as Nao Ehime, Nanami ShiraiTantei Opera Milky Holmes the Movie: Milky Holmes' Counterattack as Kokoro Akechi
;2017Trinity Seven the Movie: The Eternal Library and the Alchemist Girl as Master AkarshaPriPara: Mi~nna de Kagayake! Kirarin Star Live as Nao Ehime
;2019Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation as MakiKing of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars as Tsubasa Takahashi
OVA/ONA
- Ah! My Goddess: Itsumo Futari De as Eiru, Saaga
- Baby Princess|Baby Princess 3D Paradise 0 as Sakura
- Morita-san wa Mukuchi as Hana Matsuzaka
- Penguin Girl as Nene Kurio
- A Certain Scientific Railgun as Maaya Awatsuki
- Love Live! School Idol Project OVA as Eli Ayase
- Pole Princess!! as Yukari Mikoshiro
Video games
;2006- Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia as Krusche Elendia, Tastiella de Lu
- Soul Link EXTENSION as Aya Sugimoto
- The Bincho-tan Shiawase-goyomi as Additional Voice
- Little Anchor as Chloe Anderson
- Canvas 3: Tanshoku no Pastel as Renka Yamabuki
- Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel as Krusche Elendia
- fortissimo//Akkord:Bsusvier as Sakura
- Tales of Graces f as Little Queen
- Tantei Opera Milky Holmes as Kokoro Akechi
- Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru ~ Futari no Elder as Awayuki Reizei
- Soulcalibur V as Leixia
- Da Capo III as Koko Tsukishima
- Robotics;Notes as Akiho Senomiya
- The Guided Fate Paradox as Lanael Shiratori
- Love Live! School Idol Festival – Eli Ayase
- Aiyoku no Eustia as Eustia Astraea
- Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart as Ryūka
- Love Live! School Idol Paradise as Eli Ayase
- Magica Wars as Matsuri Sengen
- Battle Girl High School as Renge Serizawa
- Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE – Kiria Kurono
- Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward – Krile Maya Baldesion
- Stella Glow – Lisette
- Dream Girlfriend
- Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood – Krile Maya Baldesion, Suzaku
- Senki Zesshou Symphogear XD Unlimited – Shirabe Tsukuyomi
- Magia Record – Suzune Amano
- Final Fantasy Brave Exvius – Citra
- Higurashi When They Cry Hō – Tamura Hime no Mikoto
- Robotics;Notes DaSH – Akiho Senomiya
- Valiant Force – Theia Alexander
- Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers – Krile Maya Baldesion, Lyna
- Granblue Fantasy – Eli Ayase, Tikoh
- Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars – Eli Ayase
- Tokyo Mirage Sessions#FE ENCORE – Kiria Kurono
- Trials of Mana – Isabella / Belladonna
- Fire Emblem Heroes – Kiria Kurono
- Onmyouji – Kinnara
- Higurashi When They Cry Mei – Tamura Hime no Mikoto
- Lord of Heroes – Lyn
;2022The Tale of Onogoro – Haru Kose
- Alchemy Stars – Sanae
- Tower of Fantasy – Lin
- Honkai: Star Rail – Topaz
2025Zenless Zone Zero - Trigger
Live-action Film
Dubbing roles
Live-action
Animation
- The Grinch – Blonde Who
- The Secret Life of Pets 2 – Princess