Kiyono Yasuno (安野希世乃 Yasuno Kiyono, born July 9, 1989) is a Japanese voice… Read Full Bio ↴Kiyono Yasuno (安野希世乃 Yasuno Kiyono, born July 9, 1989) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Miyagi Prefecture. She attented voice actor training classes of the Avex Artist Academy before becoming affiliated with Avex Planning and Development. She is known for her role as Megumi Katō in the anime series Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend. She made her music debut in 2017 with the release of the mini-album Namida (涙。). In 2016, she became part of the musical unit Walküre, which performs songs for the anime series Macross Delta. She is also known as Kiyono Mezawa (目澤希世乃 Mezawa Kiyono).

asuno was born in Kyoto Prefecture on July 9, 1989. About a week after she was born, her family moved to Hakodate, and after some time they moved to Miyagi Prefecture. From an early age, she had an interest in anime, particularly after watching Sailor Moon and Magic Knight Rayearth as a child. She became aware of voice acting at a young age, while watching the anime series Saint Tail. To further her interest, she watched videos of dubs being recorded.

During her sixth year of elementary school, Yasuno moved to Tokyo. In high school, she became part of her school's theater club. Although she had been looking for a voice acting school, her parents told her that they would allow her to pursue a voice acting career only if she paid with her own money. Around that time, the talent agency Avex was holding auditions for its voice acting school, so she decided to apply. She passed the audition and began attending voice acting school. She played a number of background roles in anime beginning in 2009, and in 2011 played her first lead role as Kizuna Todoroki, the protagonist of the anime Kizuna Ichigake, which was produced as part of the Young Animator Training Project.

Yasuno continued voicing primarily supporting roles until 2013, when she was cast as the character Sakura Kitaōji in the multimedia franchise Aikatsu! The following year, she played the roles of Tina Kobayakawa in Wake Up, Girls! and Yuko Tachikawa in Parasyte. In 2015, she was cast as Megumi Katō, the main heroine of the anime series Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend.[3] That year, she also voiced Kaori Murasaki in Triage X and Mayuko Inoue in Ushio and Tora.

In 2016, Yasuno became part of the musical unit Walküre, which performed songs in the anime series Macross Delta; she also played the role of Kaname Buccaneer in the series. She also played the roles of Cordelia Kasukami in Twin Star Exorcists, Botan Kumegawa in Anne Happy, and Gretel Jeckeln in Schwarzesmarken. In 2017, she released her first mini-album Namida (涙。) under the FlyingDog label; the mini-album includes the song "Chiisana Hitotsubu" (A Small Grain), which was used as the closing theme to the anime series Restaurant to Another World. She made appearances at Anime Festival Asia Singapore in November 2017 and C3 AFA Hong Kong in February 2018. She will be make an appearance at Anime North in Toronto in May 2018.

夏色花火
安野希世乃 Lyrics

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夏色花火が開く色とりどり浮かぶ
「流れ星みたいだね」と君が呟いた

静かな川のほとりで
遠くで鳴る弾ける音
まぎれる人混みの中手を引いて
君が振り返る

もっともっと君をね知りたいんだよ
繋いだその手離さないでね
もっともっと君とね一緒にいたい
ずっとずっと夢に居たいの

夏色の花火が開く色とりどりに浮かぶ
「流れ星みたいだね」
夏草が足をくすぐる君と同じように
寄せては返す日々夏の終わりで

甘くてすぐに溶けてく砂糖菓子を頬張っては
溢れる街の灯りが照らした
君の横顔を

ずっとずっと気持ちは変わらないけど
二人で歩く一本道は
いつかいつか二つに分かれてくの
ぎゅっとぎゅっと胸が痛いよ

ねぇもしも叶うのなら君の隣にずっといたい
今度は君にいつ会えるかな
ねぇもしも願うのなら君の夢を見守りたい
ずっとずっとそばにいたいよ

君とまた二人並んで同じ空を見上げて
隣り合って笑おうね
夏風が香りを運ぶ思い出残るように
忘れない夏の日々

夏色の花火が開く色とりどりに浮かぶ
「流れ星みたいだね」
抱きしめて君がつぶやく

「またね大好き」だって
変わらない星の下いつか会おうね

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 安野希世乃's song 夏色花火 describe a romantic moment between two people watching fireworks in the summer. The colorful fireworks reflect in the water as they admire them together. The singer of the song remembers how the other person murmured that the fireworks resembled shooting stars. The quietness of the riverbank is interrupted by the popping sound of the fireworks which creates a magical moment for them. Amidst the noise of the crowd, the two hold hands and the singer expresses their desire to know more about the other person, to stay close to them and never let their hand go. The chorus follows the same tone, as they express their desire to be together, to stay in that dreamy moment forever. As they continue to watch the fireworks, they are reminded of the end of summer, days that pass quickly, like the waves of the lake that tickle their feet.

The singer remembers their time together, enjoying sugar candy that quickly melts in their mouth, under the sparkling lights of the city. The city lights illuminate the face of their companion, a moment that the singer cherishes forever. Even though they know that things may change, they express that their feelings for the other person remain the same, though the thought of leaving someday divides their heart. In the end, the singer implies their love for the other person, expressing a desire to always be by their side, never letting go.

Line by Line Meaning

夏色花火が開く色とりどり浮かぶ
Colorful fireworks bloom in summer skies

「流れ星みたいだね」と君が呟いた
You whispered, "They look like shooting stars."

静かな川のほとりで
By the tranquil river

遠くで鳴る弾ける音
A distant, explosive sound

まぎれる人混みの中手を引いて
Amidst the bustling crowd, you took my hand

君が振り返る
You turned around

もっともっと君をね知りたいんだよ
I want to learn more and more about you

繋いだその手離さないでね
Don't let go of the hand we clasp

もっともっと君とね一緒にいたい
I want to spend more and more time with you

ずっとずっと夢に居たいの
I want to remain in this dream forever

夏草が足をくすぐる君と同じように
Tickled by the summer grass, just like you