Akari Kitou (鬼頭明里; Kitou Akari) was born on October 16th, 1994, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan and is a voice actress and singer signed to Pro-Fit talent agency and Pony Canyon.

Kitou debuted as a voice actress in 2014, but did not get her first main role until she starred as a character in the 2016 adaptation of タイムボカン24 (Time Bokan 24). In 2019, in honor of her 25th birthday, she officially debuted as a singer under Pony Canyon, releasing the single Swinging Heart.