Urara Takano

I'll be honest, half the time I can't match a voice actor's face to their name, but Urara Takano is one of those rare ones where the voice itself is the calling card. She's a seiyuu from Togane in Chiba, born back in 1961, and she's been quietly clocking in for decades, which to me is the whole flex. No flashy front-and-center fame, just that warm, surprisingly versatile range that can swing from spirited boys to sharp-tongued girls without missing a beat. That kind of elasticity doesn't happen overnight, it's craft built over years of showing up. I love that she's stayed a working pro into her sixties, still trusted with roles, still recognizable the second she opens her mouth. Honestly, being adored for the sound of you alone is the purest kind of staying power.

This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.

Urara Takano (born August 16, 1961, in Togane, Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actress and actress. She has maintained a long career in the voice acting profession, known for her distinctive vocal range. She is affiliated with, and heads, the agency REMAX.

Name (English)

Urara Takano

Name (Japanese)

高乃麗

Reading

たかの うらら

Born

August 16, 1961 (age 65)

Origin

Togane, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Voice Actress / Actress

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Ox

Blood type

B

Agency

Remax

Works summary

Appearances

545

By year (titles with a known year)

1989: 3, 1990: 1, 1991: 3, 1992: 4, 1993: 7, 1994: 4, 1996: 4, 1997: 2, 1998: 3, 2000: 3, 2001: 3, 2003: 1, 2004: 1, 2005: 1, 2006: 1, 2007: 2, 2008: 1, 2009: 1, 2010: 2, 2011: 1, 2012: 1, 2013: 1, 2014: 1, 2015: 1, 2017: 1, 2018: 1, 2019: 3, 2020: 1, 2021: 3, 2025: 2, 2026: 1, year unknown: 481

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.uraralove.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E4%B9%83%E9%BA%97
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q375753

Tags

• From Chiba Prefecture
• Voice Actress
• Actress

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.