Akino Kawamitsu (川満 愛希信, Kawamitsu Akino), better known by her stage name AKINO, is an American-born Japanese pop singer, from Utah and Mesa, Arizona. Originally debuting in 2003 with her brothers Akashi and Aiki and her sister Kanasa in the band bless4, Akino made her solo debut in 2005 with the singles "Genesis of Aquarion" and "Go Tight", the opening themes of the anime series Genesis of Aquarion composed by Yoko Kanno.
In 2012, she released another single under Yoko Kanno's composition, "Kimi no Shinwa ~ Aquarion Dai 2 Shou", the opening theme for the anime series Aquarion Evol.
- ^ a b "AKINO_from_bless4". Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "Sōsei no Aquarion" liner notes
- ^ Lost in Time liner notes
