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{{short description|Japanese actress, singer, and pianist}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Yui Makino'''|牧野 由依|Makino Yui|born 19 January 1986}} is a Japanese actress, [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actress]], singer, and pianist.<ref name="Newtype USA 5 12 110"/> She is best known for her work in the anime ''[[Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle]]'' where she voices [[Sakura (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle)|Sakura]] and some of the theme songs for the ''[[Aria (manga)|Aria]]'' anime series. She is associated with [[Amuse, Inc.]] One of her earliest voice acting performances was the character "Sister" in a short-anime movie ''Bavel no Hon'' when she was 10.<ref name="Newtype USA 5 12 110">Nakagami, Yoshikatsu; Yoshida, Moichi; Onitsuka, Kanako; Nishimoto, Keiko. "Voice Actress Spotlight: Yui Makino". ''<!--magazine-->Newtype USA''. '''<!--volume-->5''' (<!--issue-->12) pp. 110–111. <!--month-->December <!--year-->2006. {{ISSN|1541-4817}}.</ref> She married singer [[Yutaro Miura]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=13 June 2020|title=三浦祐太朗が声優の牧野由依と結婚…三浦友和・山口百恵さん夫妻の長男|url=https://hochi.news/articles/20200612-OHT1T50387.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Sports Hochi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 June 2020|title=牧野由依よりご報告|url=http://www.yuiyuimakino.com/news/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>

Makino is now a member of an entertainment company [[Amuse, Inc.]]

Makino took up piano at the age of four. Her talent for playing piano was discovered by theThe film director [[Shunji Iwai]] discovered her talent for playing the piano when she was seven years old and from the age of 8 to 17,. sheShe played piano solos for three of his films: ''[[Love Letter (1995 film)|Love Letter]]'', ''[[All About Lily Chou-Chou]]'' and ''[[Hana and Alice]]''. She graduated from [[Tokyo College of Music]] as a piano major with the top score in her senior year.

She made her debut as a singer in 2005 with "Omna Magni"," produced by [[Yoko Kanno]]. It was used as the ending theme song for the anime ''[[Sousei no Aquarion]]''. In the April of the same year, she also debuted as a [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actress]], starring as heroine [[Sakura Kinomoto#Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle|Sakura]] in ''[[Tsubasa Chronicle]]'' and recording several songs for its soundtrack.

In 2006, Makino released two songs from another TV Tokyo anime, ''[[Aria (manga)|Aria the Natural]]'', the theme song "Euphoria" and an insert song, "Amefuribana"." They were released on one product and achieved No. 18 on the Oricon chart. SheIn addition, she released her debut album, ''Tenkyū no Ongaku'' on 6 December 2006.

On 23 January 2008, Makino released her seventh single, "Spirale," as the opening theme of ''[[Aria (manga)|Aria the Origination]]''. Coupled with the anime's insert song, "Yokogao"," the single reached No. 20 on the Oricon chart. She also performed her first solo concert at the Fuchuno Mori Geijutsu Gekijo Wien Hall in Tokyo, where she sang and played the piano accompaniment for each song. She released her [[:wikt:eponym|eponymous]] second album, ''Makino Yui'' in March 2008. It reached No. 22 on the Oricon chart. She graduated from [[Tokyo College of Music]] as a piano major in the same month.

In March 2013, Makino was hired to sing and be the voice of "Hungry Zombie Francesca" voice in a national campaign to promote the Hokkaido region throughout Japan.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://japanverse.com/2013/03/hokkaido-recruits-yui-makino-to-play-hungry-zombie-francesca-in-promotional-pv/ | title=Hokkaido Recruits Yui Makino To Play Hungry Zombie Francesca in Promotional PV | work=Japanverse | date = 25 March 2013 }}</ref>

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* ''[[Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle#OVA|Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations]]'' as '''[[Sakura (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle)|Sakura]]'''

* ''[[Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle#OVA|Tsubasa Shunraiki]]'' as '''[[Sakura (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle)|Sakura]]'''

* ''[[xxxHOLiC#OVA|xxxHOLiC Shunmuki]]'' as '''[[Sakura (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle)|Sakura]]'''

* ''Sore Kake Radio & TV''-''[[Sora Kake Girl]]'' radio, hosted by [[MAKO]] as a guest in several episodes

* ''Which Witch? Sora no Gakko Host Club?''-Which Witch? radio, hosted by Asumi Kana and [[Aki Toyosaki]] as guest and host, replacing Aki in two episodes.

|"'''[[Synchronicity (Yui Makino song)|Synchronicity]]'''"

:'''Notes''': She sang this song together with a fellow voice actor, [[Miyu Irino]], who voices Syaoran. The song was used as an ending theme song in the 3rd Drama CD of ''Tsubasa Chronicle''.

* ''Moroi Mirai Kirai'' ''(I Hate Fragile Future)''''

* ''Wakakusa iro no Kleiner Vogel'' ''(Light Green-colored Little Bird)''

* [http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=01240&namecode=6 Yui Makino] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028013934/http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=01240&namecode=6 |date=28 October 2020 }} at GamePlaza Haruka Voice Acting Database {{in lang|ja}}

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