Kusunoki Tomori

Kusunoki Tomori (楠木ともり) is a Japanese singer and voice actress. As a seiyuu she is represented by Sony Music Artists and as a singer she is signed to SACRA MUSIC. She debuted as a seiyuu in early 2017 and as a singer under the name LLENN (her character's name in the anime Sword Art Online Alternative; Gun Gale Online) on May 9, 2018, with the single To see the future (the ending theme of the anime). She is a member of Nijigasaki High School Idol Club and its sub-unit A・ZU・NA as part of the Love Live! mixed media project.

Profile

 * Sibling(s): Kusunoki has an elder sister (5 years older)
 * Skill: Painting and playing the trumpet, piano and acoustic guitar
 * Goal: "I want to light the lights in everyone's hearts" 「みんなの心に明かりを灯したい」
 * Favorite Food: Strawberries, fruits, vegetables, raw spring roll
 * Favorite Game(s): Katamari Damacy, Mario Kart
 * Favorite Anime: Monogatari (物語) series
 * Favorite Manga: Tokyo Mew Mew (東京ミュウミュウ)
 * Favorite subject(s): Music and Painting
 * Weak subject(s): Mathematics and Science
 * Likes: Japanese Language and animals
 * Hobby: Songwriting, playing the guitar, exploring art material stores, playing games, looking at the sky
 * Background: Kusunoki has been learning the piano since she was three years old. She was the student council president during junior high school and was part of the brass band during that time as well. During high school, Kusunoki was part of the light music club. Whilst in her second year of junior high, she became interested in Anime after watching the series Kobato. Her favorite character in the series is Hanato Kobato (花戸小鳩), voiced by seiyuu Hanazawa Kana (花澤香菜). This sparked Kusunoki's interest to become a seiyuu herself.
 * Debut character: Schoolgirl A (Episode #11) from Eromanga Sensei (エロマンガ先生)

EPs

 * 1) [2020.08.19] Hamidashimono (ハミダシモノ)
 * 2) [2021.04.28] Forced Shutdown
 * 3) [2021.11.10] narrow

Character Singles

 * [2018.5.9] To see the future starring LLENN
 * [2018.6.22] Lucky Girl starring LLENN

Trivia

 * [2017.9.28] The song Sketchbook (スゲッチブック) that seiyuu Iwakura Azusa (岩倉あずさ) sang during Music Meets Poets Vol. 5 was written by Kusunoki.
 * [2016.7.15] Like Kusunoki, Iwakura Azusa, who is also a voice actress under Sony Music Artist now, was also one of the participants for Sony Music Artist's 5th Anistoteles but she managed to get into the finals.
 * [2017.9.28] Nearing the end of the event, Kusunoki performed a solo recital with 2 different roles called 歌う絵の少年, which roughly translates into Singing Young Boys, showcasing her voice acting prowess.
 * Till date, Kusunoki has written 3 songs so far - Clover (クローバー), Nagame no Sora (眺めの空) and Sketchbook (スゲッチブック).
 * [2019.4.17] Kusunoki voices both Hinako Sakomizu (ヒナコ・サコミズ) and Celine Idemitsu (サリーヌ・イデミツ) from the game Seiken Manifestia.
 * [2019.4.24] Kusunoki voices both Light Cruiser - Seattle and I-58 (伊58) from the game Azur Lane.
 * [2019.4.30] In the poll results announced on 30th April 2019, Setsuna has been categorized into a 3-man unit along with Ayumu and Shizuku.
 * [2019.6.28] The 3-member unit has now been confirmed to be officially named as A•ZU•NA.