Kaya Okuno (奥野 香耶, Okuno Kaya; born March 1, 1991) is a Japanese voice actress from Iwate Prefecture. She was previously affiliated with 81 Produce and is currently freelance.
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Career
When Okuno graduated from high school, she told her parents that she wanted to go to a voice-acting vocational school; however, her parents were against the idea, and she ended up enrolling in a four-year university affiliated to her high school.
She went on to pass the 2nd Anison Vocal Audition of Avex and 81 Produce's Wake Up, Girls! AUDITION held in September 2012. Since 2013, she has been active as a sub-leader of voice-acting unit Wake Up, Girls!.
In January 2014, she made her voice-acting debut as Kaya Kikuma in the anime series Wake Up, Girls!.
In 2015, she won the Special Award at the 9th Seiyu Awards on Wake Up, Girls!.
In 2018, she voiced the character of Unzen Inori, who won second place at the Onsen Musume Yunohana Collection 1st General Elections (in the group-unaffiliated division), and had the opportunity to make her debut as a solo artist.
On April 1, 2025, she announced through her personal X account that she had left 81 Produce on March 31 and would continue on working freelance.
Personal life
Okuno was born in Morioka, Iwate. She has an older brother.
A fan of Sailor Moon since childhood, she would often channel Kotono Mitsuishi; she later watched Neon Genesis Evangelion, becoming enchanted with Mitsuishi's performance as Misato Katsuragi, and developed a fervent desire to meet Mitsuishi in person one day.
Okuno's favourite band is Mr. Children. She is a fan of the Hanshin Tigers and of the now-retired player Norihiro Akahoshi. She enjoys arts and crafts and playing with animals such as cats and dogs. Her special skills include playing the piano and speaking Tōhoku dialect.
Filmography
Television Animation
Dramatical Murder (2014), Female B (ep 5)
Hanayamata (2014), Yaya Sasame
Wake Up, Girls! (2014), Kaya Kikuma
When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace (2014), Middle Schooler
Dance with Devils (2015), Schoolgirl A (eps 1-2, 5)
Hacka Doll the Animation (2015), Hacka Doll #2
Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend (2015), Azusa Satomi
Shomin Sample (2015), Maid (eps 3, 9); Misaki Yamada (ep 5); Ojōsama
Hundred (2016), Karen Kisaragi
Schwarzesmarken (2016), Operator A
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody (2018), Tama
So I'm a Spider, So What? (2021), Filimøs/Kanami Okazaki
Girls' Frontline (2022), Scarecrow
Sweet Reincarnation (2023), Petra Mill Hubarek
Uma Musume Pretty Derby Season 3 (2023), Verxina
Original Net Animation (ONA)
Wake Up, Girl ZOO! (2014), Kaya Kikuma
Theatrical Animation
Wake Up, Girls! Seven Idols (2014), Kaya Kikuma
Wake Up, Girls! Seishun no Kage (2015), Kaya Kikuma
Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom (2015), Kaya Kikuma
New Initial D Legend 3: Dream (2016), Sayuki
Video games
Wake Up, Girls! Stage no Tenshi (2013), Kaya Kikuma
Hacka Dokkan (2014), Hacka Doll #2
Hanayamata Yosakoi Live! (2014), Yaya Sasame
Granblue Fantasy (2015), Bridgette
Miracle Girls Festival (2015), Kaya Kikuma
Thousand Memories (2015), Hacka Doll #2
Uchi no Hime-sama wa Ichiban Kawaii (2015), Komahime Chikorin Gambit
Yome Collection (2015), Hacka Doll #2
Drift Girls (2016), Marei Hinohara
Girls' Frontline (2016), Dreamer, Scarecrow
Kirara Fantasia (2017), Sasame Yaya
The King of Fighters All Star (2020), Pretty Zero (Original), Pretty Zero (Clone)
ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos (2020), Coco Coconoe
Umamusume: Pretty Derby (2023), Verxina
Software
Synthesizer V (2022), Hanakuma Chifuyu
Dubbing
The Final Girls, Mimi (Lauren Gros)