is a Japanese actress and singer. Some of her prominent anime roles include Kotomi Ichinose in Clannad, Rin in Inuyasha, Kotori Monou in X, Aoi Kannazuki in Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel, Durandal in Honkai Impact 3rd, Haruka Nogizaka in Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, UMP9 in Girls' Frontline, Fiel Nirvalen in No Game No Life, Sawako Kuronuma in Kimi ni Todoke, and Satellizer L. Bridget in Freezing. Noto was nominated in the 1st Seiyu Awards for her work as Yakumo Tsukamoto in School Rumble and as Masane Amaha in Witchblade. Noto has released several character songs and albums which have charted in Oricon and was a guest at the Otakon and Anime Expo conventions held in the United States. Biography Noto was born in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from Baba Elementary School in Kanazawa City in 1992, she entered Kanazawa City Koshomachi Junior High School. In 1995, Noto entered Hokuriku Gakuin High School. After graduating from high school in 1998, Noto attended Yoyogi Animation Gakuin for a year, after which she became a trainee at the Osawa office. There, she was in charge of the script for episode 21 of the UHF anime, Tōka Gettan, first broadcast in April 2007. Noto was introduced as a person from her hometown of Ishikawa Prefecture in the morning edition of the Hokkoku Shimbun column, "In the distance," dated April 7, 2008. Noto agreed to appear as a voice actress in the seventh volume of Haruka Nogizaka's Secret. The scene where she encounters Haruka at the CD release event is depicted with the impression that "the voice and characters are similar to Haruka." In volume nine, she reappears as "N's" and depicts the workplace and the scene of accepting autograph requests. Career Voice acting Noto's voice has been described as a "whisper voice" and a "healing voice". Yasunori Honda commented, "There is no such thing as a muddy voice. This is a place that was born with a natural nature and is a little out of the ordinary, isn't it?" Since the mid-2000s, Noto has been increasingly in charge of narration. Her voice is heard in promotional commercials such as for Mitsubishi Electric, Kewpie Corporation, and "Avocado.com". Aside from commercials, she is also in charge of the anime Inadvertently Penelope and the DVD The Scottish Fold Brothers: Atom & Luke. Noto supervised the use of the Kanazawa dialect in Hanasaku Iroha, which is set