Ai Kayano is a Japanese voice actress and singer who voiced Y'shtola Rhul in Final Fantasy XIV. From her debut until 2014, she was represented by the Pro-Fit talent agency; she is represented by Office Osawa since 2015.
Background[]
Kayano wanted to work in a job that would involve "healing people", which led to initially take up a course at a vocational school, and later on she worked in the beauty industry. She became interested in anime after watching the anime series Aria on television after coming home from work, and later on she decided that she wanted to become a voice actress. While attending a voice acting school, she continued to work in the beauty industry in order to pay for her tuition.
Kayano debuted as a voice actor in 2010. She is most known for providing voices for Inori Yuzuriha in Guilty Crown, Mashiro Shiina in The Pet Girl of Sakurasou, Shiro in No Game No Life, Alice Zuberg in Sword Art Online: Alicization, Utaha Kasumigaoka in Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend.
Works in the Final Fantasy series[]
| Title | Character | Release |
|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | Y'shtola Rhul | 2013 |
| Dissidia Final Fantasy NT | Y'shtola Rhul | 2015 |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward | Y'shtola Rhul | 2016 |
| Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia | Y'shtola Rhul | 2017 |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood | Y'shtola Rhul | 2017 |
| War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius | "Whisper", "Grace", "Murmur" | 2019 |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | Y'shtola Rhul | 2019 |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | Y'shtola Rhul, Menphina | 2021, 2023 |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail | Y'shtola Rhul | 2024 |
References[]
External links[]
- Voice actor agency page
- Ai Kayano on Wikipedia