Kitou Akari was born on October 16, 1994 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She has voiced a variety of anime characters such as Kaho Hinata from Blend S, and Kamado Nezuko from Demon Slayer which enabled her to work with fellow Love Live! voice actors such as Sora Tokui, Kubo Yurika and Mimori Suzuko. She used to work part-time as an illustrator for a mobile app.