[万歳! Wedensday - Seiyuu Corner!]

Name: Makino Yui (牧野　由依)
D.O.B: 19th Jan 1986
Official Site: http://sunmusic.org/yui_makino/top.html

Makino Yui, a seiyuu, and also a singer is one of the notable talents who is good in roles that involves demure type of girls in animes. Her roles in various animes, particularly in Tsubasa RESERVoir Chronicles as Sakura is what that makes her one of my favorite seiyuu.
Her recent cast in Sketchbook ~full color’S~ as Torikai Hazuki is one of the reasons I am keeping track on the anime. Also, Yui’s role as Misaki Nakahara in NHK ni Yokoso! boosted her popularity somehow in one way or another.

With an interest in piano as well, Yui’s songs are mainly light and gentle. One particular song from her that I really like is ARIA: The Animation’s OP - Undine. Her voice is what I call it as angelic in this song. Coupled with piano music, her voice really shines and lights up your soul.

While this is the first time to a do a short writeup on one of my favorite seiyuus, I am sure some of you guys like Makino Yui’s voice, her roles in animes and her songs. I do hope you like this short writeup, will try to do it better next week.

Her songs in animes:
Aquarion : ED Song
Aria the Animation (TV) : OP Theme Song
Aria the Natural (TV) : OP Theme Song
Sketchbook ~full color’S~ (TV) : ED Theme Song
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE The Movie: Princess of the Birdcage Kingdom : Theme song
Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations (OAV) : OP Theme Song
Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (TV) : Insert song performance
Welcome to the NHK (TV) : ED2 Theme Song

Her cast in animes
Amuri in Star Ocean as Amuri Kakyōin
Aria the Natural as Akane (final ep)
Bavel’s book as Sister
Bokurano as Aiko Tokosumi
Kaze no Stigma as Lapis Suirei
Sketchbook ~full color’S~ as Hazuki Torikai
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE The Movie: Princess of the Birdcage Kingdom as Sakura
Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations as Sakura
Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE as Sakura
Welcome to the NHK as Misaki Nakahara
Zegapain as May-Yu

Discography

Singles

1. Amrita (アムリタ, Amrita)
   • Release date: August 18, 2005
2. Undine (ウンディーネ, Undine)
   • Release date: October 21, 2005
3. Euforia (ユーフォリア, Euforia)
   • Release date: April 26, 2006
4. Modokashī Sekai no Ue de (もどかしい世界の上で, Modokashī Sekai no Ue de)
   • Release date: October 25, 2006
5. Sketchbook o Motta Mama (スケッチブックを持ったまま, Sketchbook o Motta Mama)
   • Release date: October 24, 2007

Albums

1. Tenkyū no Ongaku (天球の音楽, Tenkyū no Ongaku)
   • Release date: December 6, 2006

Other Anime sountracks

• Omna Magni

Notes: This song was used as an ending theme song in Genesis of Aquarion.

• Yume no Tsubasa (ユメノツバサ, Yume no Tsubasa)

• Tsuki no Shijima (つきのしじま)

• Dark Side ni Tsuitekite

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yui_Makino
Source: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=38425