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Hisako Kanemoto was raised in Okayama Prefecture and attended Kamogata High School. Upon graduation, she enrolled in the voice acting course at the Vocational School of Art College Kobe. After completing her education in 2008, she moved to Tokyo and joined the training office associated with Production Baobab agency.

Early in her career, Kanemoto used the pseudonym Juri Aikawa. She made her anime debut in Sora no Manimani in 2009 under this name. After landing the lead role in So Ra No Wo To the following year, Kanemoto announced that she would be using her real name in her works moving forward. She was also cast as the title character in Shinryaku! Ika Musume later that year.

After a breakthrough 2010, Kanemoto was named Best New Actress at the 5th Seiyuu Awards. She has also voiced a number of mascot characters from Okayama Prefecture because of her origin.

Kanemoto made her debut as a solo musical artist in 2014 under Victor Entertainment with the album Fantastic Voyage.

On May 26, 2018 she announced on her official blog that she will take hiatus from professional activities for studying abroad. Her agency Production BAOBAB confirmed her return to work in March 2019.

She voiced a number of mascot characters from Okayama Prefecture because of her origin.

She was inspired by <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1058720/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Sanae Kobayashi</a>&#39;s work as Akira Touya in tt042671 to become a voice actress.

She made her debut as a solo musical artist in 2014 under Victor Entertainment with the album &quot;Fantastic Voyage&quot;.

Her first role as a voice actress was as Miku Edogawa in <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt1463151/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">At the Mercy of the Sky (2009)</a>.

On May 26, 2018, she announced that she went for a hiatus for one year to study abroad at Beijing, and came back to Japan on March 2019.

She previously used the stage name of Juri Aikawa, and she used that name until Dengeki Character Festival 2009, when she announced that she will be known under her real name.

She won the 5th Seiyuu Awards for Best Rookie Voice Actress.

She and her fellow voice actors <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm3150446/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Mutsumi Tamura</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm4438173/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Ai Kayano</a>, and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm4533533/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Chinatsu Akasaki</a>, who were all born in the same year, call themselves the &quot;87 Club&quot; and go on trips together.

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