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My Take
I'll be honest, when I find out someone can both voice an anime character with real emotional range AND sit down to write their own lyrics and melodies, my first reaction is a little jealous eye-roll, like, save some talent for the rest of us. But Tomori Kusunoki wins me over fast. There's this delicate, almost fragile quality to her image that totally undersells how much steel is underneath, and the fact that she snagged a Best New Actress nod so early tells me the industry clocked it before I did. I love performers who refuse to pick a lane, and she's clearly one of them, acting and music feeding each other instead of competing. She makes you cry with a line read, then makes you ache with a song. Born in 1999, she's still got so much runway, and I'm quietly excited to see how weird and good she gets.
Story
Crying With a Line, Aching With a Song: The Greedy Talent of Tomori Kusunoki
Overview
Tomori Kusunoki is a Japanese voice actress and singer-songwriter born on December 22, 1999, in Tokyo. She received the Seiyuu Award for Best New Actress in 2019, marking early industry recognition of her performing talent. In addition to her voice acting work, she composes and writes lyrics for her own music, demonstrating a dual creative career. She maintains an official website and is active on X (formerly Twitter).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tomori Kusunoki
- Name (Japanese)
- 楠木ともり
- Reading
- くすのき ともり
- Born
- December 22, 1999 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Height
- 155 cm
- Occupation
- Voice Actress / Singer-Songwriter
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2019 — Seiyuu Award, Best New Actress
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Tomori Kusunoki born?
Born December 22, 1999 (age 26).
Where is Tomori Kusunoki from?
Tomori Kusunoki is from Tokyo, Japan.
What does Tomori Kusunoki do?
Tomori Kusunoki works as Voice Actress, Singer-Songwriter.
How tall is Tomori Kusunoki?
Tomori Kusunoki is 155 cm.
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