Wakana is from
Fukuoka. She started learning singing at age 12. She joined the
FictionJunction project in 2005, where she performed on many of
Yuki Kajiura's soundtracks for anime shows and films. She performed two songs for the original soundtrack of
Fist of the North Star True Saviour Legend: and the Japanese version of "Where the Lights Are" bonus track. She sang "Paradise Regained" (an insert song for
El Cazador de la Bruja) and in the
Pandora Hearts soundtrack. In 2007, she and FictionJunction colleague Keiko joined Kajiura's new vocal group
Kalafina, which was put together to sing the theme songs for
The Garden of Sinners film series. Their first single was "
Oblivious" which reached number 8 on the Oricon charts. Vocalists
Hikaru and Maya joined the group for the singles "
Sprinter/Aria", after which Maya left the group, resulting in a trio. Over the next ten years, Kalafina would continue to release more anime theme songs as well as original material, with five studio albums and two compilation albums that have charted in Oricon's top 10. In 2018, Kajiura resigned from Space Craft, and Keiko left the group soon afterwards. The group was officially disbanded in 2019. Wakana moved from Space Craft to
Victor Entertainment. She had a solo debut with the single "Toki o Koeru Yoru Ni" in February 2019. She released a self-titled album in March and an EP titled
Aki no Sakura in November. They reached No. 19 and No. 34 respectively on the Oricon charts. She released the album
magic moment in 2020, which charted at No. 22. On April 24, 2021, she held her solo concert
Wakana Spring Live 2020 ~ magic moment ~ in
Ōtemachi to promote the album. In October 2020, she released a cover album of anime songs. She won an award for Classic Anison Singer at the
Weibo Account Festival in Tokyo 2020. In May 2022, she announced a collaboration song with the mobile game "Memento Mori".
Flag is used as a character song for Florence, voiced by
Ayaka Suwa. == Discography ==