is a Japanese voice actress and singer. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards, she won Best New Actress with her roles in Powerpuff Girls Z as Momoko Akatsutsumi/Hyper Blossom and Lucky Star as Kagami Hiiragi. She also shared a Best Singing Award with the rest of the Lucky Star girls for the theme song "Motteke! Sailor Fuku". At the 6th Seiyu Awards, Katō won Best Supporting Actress with roles such as Kyubey in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Kiko Kayanuma in Darker than Black, and Mey-Rin in Black Butler. Katō and fellow voice actress Kaori Fukuhara were in a music duo called Kato*Fuku, which sang theme songs for When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace. Kato*Fuku released three albums from 2012 to 2015, and disbanded in 2016. Katō left 81 Produce in February 2022, and has since transferred to Stardust Promotion.
Filmography
Anime + List of voice performance work in anime Year Title Role Notes Source Hamtaro Cactus Brothers –09 Kyō Kara Maō! series Doria –06 Ah! My Goddess series Woman, girl MÄR Children Eureka Seven Ageha C Noein Schoolgirl Fushigiboshi no Futago Hime Gyu! Chiffon Aria the Natural Pair undine –08 Taste it! Mimika Rewinded buffalo Makai Senki Disgaea Archer xxxHOLiC Various characters Kirarin Revolution Kai Kazama Sasami: Magical Girls Club series Sonoko Umetsu Tsubasa Chronicle Woman Season 2 –07 Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z Momoko Akatsutsumi/Hyper Blossom Tona-Gura! Schoolgirl Pumpkin Scissors Maid Sumomomo Momomo Kouji Inuzuka (young) Deltora Quest Girl Tokyo Majin series Kumagayama Yuko, Chibi Longlyn GeGeGe no Kitaro Sachiko series 5 –09 Hayate the Combat Butler series Aika Kasumi Idolmaster Xenoglossia Buddha soup –09 Darker than Black series Kiko Kayanuma Lucky Star Kagami Hiiragi Also OVAs and specials Treasure Gaust Bud glue Mushi-Uta Snailスネイル Myself; Yourself Schoolgirl Shugo Chara! Friend H2O: Footprints in the Sand Yukiji Yakumo Dazzle Children Ikki My chan Rin -daughters of Mnemosyne - Teruki Maeno Kamen no Maid Guy Eiko Izumi Zettai Karen Children Kazura Soul Eater Blair Telepathy Shōjo Ran Ran Isozaki Scarecrowman Girl Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka Karen Ayanokouji –10 Black Butler series Mey-Rin Shugo Chara!! Doki— Ninagawa Hitomi Skip Beat! Beach Slap-up Party: Arad Senki Mintai –11 Metal Fight Beyblade series Kenta Yumiya Needless Disk –24 Monogatari series Mayoi Hachikuji Princess Lover! Seika Houjouin Yumeiro Patissiere Natsuki Aragaki Whispered Words Kiyori Torioi –11 Baka and Test series Hideyoshi Kinoshita, Yūko Kinoshita Ōkami Kakushi Isuzu Tsumuhana Angel Beats! Shiori Sekine Seitokai Yakuindomo Kaede Igarashi Bakuman. Amy Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto Ruri Makina And Yet the Town Moves Eri Isazaki Puella Magi Madoka Magica Kyubey Dragon Crisis! Saphi Robocar Poli Beny, Stacy, cici Poco Potteito Meina Happy Kappy Kappy Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko Ryūko Mifune Maria†Holic: Alive Miki Miyamae Sket Dance Usagi, Yoshihiko It was truly there! Medical media Eri Nitta, Director of Science Division, Poverty God, Turtle Double-J Arima Sayo –15 Yuruyuri series Sakurako Ohmuro Ben-To Ayame Shaga Un-Go Kumi Tsunemi Tayo The Little Bus Carry, Rubby Medaka Box series Hansode Shiranui Sankarea Maid Akino Tsuritama Koko Nobukatsu Oda (Nobu Tsuda) Busou Shinki Clara Senyū series Hime-chan, Sun Haganai NEXT Kate Takayama –14 Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live Naru Ayase Hayate the Combat Butler: Cuties Kasumi Ai Uta Yuyushiki Okano's younger brother –16 Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya series Tatsuko Gakumazawa –15 Tamagotchi! series Miraitchi Starting from Miracle Friends –21 Log Horizon series Akatsuki Voice Torm 7 Voice Five (Gomono Yu) Pokémon Mewtwo: Prologue to Awakening Anna TV special Seitokai Yakuindomo* Kaede Igarashi D-Frag! Noe Kazama Hamatora Hajime No-Rin Wakana Wake Up, Girls! Mai Kondō Sgt. Frog Tomosu Hinohara Pretty Rhythm: All-Star Selection Naru Ayase The World Is Still Beautiful Riesa Re: Hamatora Hajime Momo Kyun Sword Totetsu Black Butler: Book of Circus Mey-Rin Also Book of Murder OVA Luigi When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace Madoka Kuki Ending theme song with Kaori Fukuhara Nari Hiro wwwなりヒロwww DP (Stray cat) Girl Friend Beta Rinno Suzuka Tayo the Little Bus Dongwoo –present Overlord series Aura Bella Fiore School-Live! Taromaru Seraph of the End Yayoi Endo Schwarzesmarken Pham Thi Lan Hundred Chris Steinbert Kamiwaza Wanda Terara Active Raid Yuria Phase 2 Eyedrops Vitamin B12 Kaiju Girls Zetton Tayo the Little Bus Peanut –21 Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Riko Saikawa –19 Granblue Fantasy The Animation series Sierokarte Rin-ne Kuroboshi III Season 3 Fate/Apocrypha Roche Frain Yggdmillennia Battle Girl High School Michelle Watagi Duel Masters (2017) Rekuta Kadoko Replacing Yuka Imai, who retired from the industry –21 Kiratto Pri Chan Naru Shiawase, Naru Ayase Second and third seasons and Also (ep 118) –present BanG Dream! Himari Uehara Second and third seasons and Girls Band Party! Pico spin-off Isekai Quartet Aura Bella Fiore –21 Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Kyubey, Little Kyubey, Uwasa-san Kakushigoto Nadila Duel Masters King! Rekuta Kadoko Girls' Frontline ST AR-15 Spy × Family Becky Blackbell Hanabi-chan Is Often Late Kojiro Delicious Party Pretty Cure Hanna Tatemoto/Tatemotte Medalist Hitomi Takamine Champignon Witch Minos –27 Star Detective Precure! Pochitan Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? Hibiki Ijichi Magic Knight Rayearth Presea Magic Repo Man Empee
Film + List of voice performance work in film Year Title Role Notes Source Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence Kaori Chigusa Puka Puka Juju Micah Anime Mirai short film Moe Can Change! Tomoe Kiyatake OVA based on the mobile game Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie Kyubey 2-part theatrical release Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Story of the Rebellion Kyubey Pretty Rhythm All-Star Selection: Prism Show☆Best Ten Naru Ayase PriPara the Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism ☆ Tours Naru Ayase Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom Mai Kondō Madoka Magica concept movie Kyubey concept movie for Shaft's 40th anniversary Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic Mey-Rin Seitokai Yakuindomo: The Movie Kaede Igarashi BanG Dream! Film Live Himari Uehara BanG Dream! Film Live 2nd Stage Himari Uehara Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved Riko Saikawa
Video games + List of voice performance work in video games Year Title Role Notes Source Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana Nymph PS2 –10 Lucky Star games Kagami Hiiragi PS2 Final Approach 2: 1st Priority Kazuari Kataoka PS2, also Portable (PSP) in 2009 Luminous Arc 2 Althea NDS –09 Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka Karen Ayanokouji PS2, PSP –09 Elsword Laby PC Shining Force Feather Pipin DS –10 11eyes CrossOver Mio Kouno Xbox 360 Arc Rise Fantasia Adele Neva Linna Wii Ōkami Kakushi Isuzu Tsumuhana PSP Rune Factory 3 Raven DS Tokimeki Memorial 4 Itsuki Maeda PSP Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars Yatterman-2 Wii No Fate! Only the Power of Will Takayama Mabel PSP –16 Quiz Magic Academy series Maya Arcade, Starting with Quiz Magic Academy 7 Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu! Erin-fray Orgel Xbox 360, Love Chu Chu original character, Also PSP in 2011 and Dual in 2014 Ikki Tousen XROSS IMPACT Ato PSP Harem Ace 2 Amaretti Pachislot Tsukumonogatari Kutabe PSP El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Nanna PS3, Xbox 360 Gloria Union Pinger PSP CR Sengoku Otome 2 Otomo Soulin Pachinko game, voice actors differ from anime series Sakahari Portable Kira Rin PSP, Also 2016 version Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable Kyubey PSP Mugen Souls Shampuru PS3 Little King's Story Amaville Other Conception: Ore no Kodomo o Undekure! Mahiru Konatsuki PSP Rune Factory 4 Raven DS Bakemonogatari Portable Mayoi Hachikuji PSP Girl Friend Beta Rinno Suzuka Other Baka to Test to Shokanju Portable Hideyoshi Kinoshita, Yuko Kinoshita PSP Love ☆ Toray – Bitter ~ Miki Sanjo Xbox 360 Princess Arthur Elaine PSP Miyakawa-ke no Kuufuku Kagami Hiiragi Lucky Star spin-off God Eater 2 Nana Kazuki PSP, PS Vita Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram Kyubey PS Vita Granblue Fantasy Abby, Sierokarte, Halluel, Malluel Mobile / Browser / PC Hamatora: Look at Smoking World Hajime DS Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines Tazuru Hime Other Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven Salina DS Dance of the battlefield Collet Other Battle Girl High School Michelle Watagi Mobile Return to PoPoLoCRoIS: A STORY OF SEASONS Fairytale Claudia DS Angel Beats! 1st beat Shiori Sekine PC Moero Crystal Montmo Other 7th Dragon III Code: VFD Character voice DS Project X Zone 2 Nana Kazuki N3DS Owari no Seraph: Unmei no Hajimari Yayoi Endo PS Vita Koyomimonogatari Mayoi Hachikuji Other Overwatch Tracer PC Ace Attorney 6 Bokuto Tsuani DS Sengoku Otome: Battle Legend Otomo Soulin Other 2016Girls' FrontlineST AR-15, M37, Type 59Mobile, PC Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia Lilisette Mobile BanG Dream: Girls Band Party! Himari Uehara Other Magia Record Kyubey, Little Kyubey, Uwasa-san, Mayoi Hachikuji Other 2018Revue Starlight -Re LIVE-Tsukasa EbisuMobile2018BombergirlUrushiArcade, PC Da Capo 4 Sorane Ōmi PC 2022Blue ArchiveKaede IsamiMobile2023Honkai: Star RailBailuMobile, PC, PS4, PS52024Puyo Puyo QuestKyubeyMobile
Tokusatsu + List of voice performance work in tokusatsu Year Title Role Notes Source Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie Sneak Brother Sister Movie
Dubbing My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (2013), Fluttershy Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus (2005), Rose Pinky Dinky Doo (2006), Pinky My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2015), Fluttershy My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks (2015), Fluttershy My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games (2016), Fluttershy My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree (2017), Fluttershy My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2017 television specials) (2017), Fluttershy My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (Digital Series) (2017), Fluttershy My Little Pony: The Movie (2018), Fluttershy Lego Monkie Kid (2021), MK Mechamato (2022), Mara
Live action + List of acting performances in film and television Year Title Role Notes Source Ad Lib Anime Kenkyūsho Chief Research No. 001 live-action show where she and Kaori Fukuhara ad-lib voice parts that are later made into an anime
Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album information Oricon Peakposition vivid Released: 17 December 2008 Label: Pony Canyon Catalog No.: PCCA-02814 87 One girl Released: 2 September 2009 Label: Pony Canyon Catalog No.: PCCA-02993 132 Jump! Released: 6 October 2010 Label: Pony Canyon Catalog No.: PCCA-03272 92 My Favorite Songs Released: 11 January 2012 Label: Pony Canyon Catalog No.: PCCA-03506 51
Singles
+ List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Album information Oricon Peakposition Released: 3 February 2010 Label: Pony Canyon Catalog No.: PCCA-03092 85 "update" Released: 19 August 2009 Label: Pony Canyon Catalog No.: PCCA-70253 100
Character albums
+ List of character albums, with selected chart positions Title Album information Oricon Peakposition Lucky Star Character Song Vol. 2: Kagami Hiiragi (Emiri Kato)Kagami Hiiragi (Emiri Kato)from the Lucky Star series Released: 5 September 2007 Label: Lantis Catalog No.: LACM-4405 9 TV anime "Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka" Ending Theme Character Song Series: Karen Ayanokouji (Emiri Kato)Karen Ayanokouji (Emiri Kato)from the Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka series Released: 26 November 2008 Label: Catalog No.: LACM-4545 123 Washi to Bokura to RenaijutsuHideyoshi Kinoshita (Emiri Kato)from Baka to Test to Shōkanjū Released: 26 October 2011 Label: Catalog No.: LACA-15146 264 Washi to Song to Engekidamashii Hideyoshi Kinoshita (Emiri Kato)from Baka to Test to Shōkanjū Released: 26 May 2010 Label: Catalog No.: LACM-4725 47 Yuru Yuri no uta shirīzu ♪ 05 kirai janai mon (uta: Ōmuro Sakurako/ CV: Katō emiri)YuruYuri song series 05: kirai janai monSakurako Ohmuro (Emiri Kato)from YuruYuri Released: 21 September 2011 Label: