**Height:** 171 cm
**Hometown:** Wakayama Prefecture

Kaede is a mature and mysterious idol. She is very quiet, never saying more than necessary. Her hobbies are visiting and relaxing in onsen. She's also is a huge fan of lame puns and can continue for hours with this if the Producer can’t stop it. She can instantly smell the difference between body wash and shampoo products, has heterochromia, and has a beauty mark under her right eye.

Once Kaede has had a few drinks, all of her common sense goes out the window. She gains a devious and manipulative persona when intoxicated. She will push aside any notion to quit drinking and is not above encouraging the teenage idols to drink with her. She loves to enjoy expensive or really tasty drinks, particularly wines.

While her everyday speaking voice is soft and quiet, her singing voice is powerful and resonant.

There are many idols with long-established talent agency 346 Production. And now the company is starting a new program, the Cinderella Project! 
 
Girls leading normal lives... 
 
They are chosen to be aspiring idols and see another world for the first time in this Cinderella story. Can they all climb the stairs that lead to the palace? 
 
The magic begins now... 
 
(Source: Daisuki)

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Member of the duet [Blue Drops](https://anilist.co/staff/106305/Blue-Drops) with [Hitomi Yoshida](https://anilist.co/staff/101088/Hitomi-Yoshida).

**Non-Anime Roles:**
- Elisanne (Dragalia Lost)
- Kamisato Ayaka (Genshin Impact)
- Munechika (Utawarerumono)
- Pramanix (Arknights)
- Rei Shijo (Princess Connect! Re:Dive)
- Tao Isonokami (Shin Megami Tensei V)
- Vector (Girls' Frontline)
- Shimakaze (Azur Lane)
- Kirifuji Nagisa (Blue Archive)
- Kunimitsu II (Tekken 7)
- Emma Millstein (The Legend of Heroes Series)
- Hulkenberg (Metaphor: ReFantazio)

The U149 in the title refers to the aspiring idols at the center of it all: These small girls are ready to make it big! All under 149 centimeters tall, this group of aspiring pop idols dream of performing for thousands of people. But with zero experience, they’ve got a lot of work to do. Not to mention there’s a distractingly cute prince in town! With the help of their rookie producer, who’s just as short, can they stay focused and make it to the top? 
(Source: Crunchyroll, edited) 
 

Note: Announced during DAY 2 of "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS 10th ANNIVERSARY M@GICAL WONDERLAND!!!" final tour concert, a TV anime adaptation of the spin-off manga THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: U149.

The second season of THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls.

An anime adaptation of the 5-panel manga, The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Gekijou. 

The "cute, comical" manga follows the idols' "real" daily life that can only be found in these panels.

A special commemorating the 10th anniversary of the THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls franchise. The anime features all 190 idols from the series. 

Note: A 6-minute preview "Celebration Animation" of ETERNITY MEMORIES was released on November 28, 2021, first unveiled during Day 2 of "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS 10th ANNIVERSARY M@GICAL WONDERLAND TOUR!!!: Celebration Land" live concert. 

The video was reuploaded on September 7, 2022 onto the IDOLM@STER Channel, correcting spelling, omissions, and credits on the initial upload that was on YouTube.

Music video for the song Seikan Sekai celebrating the 6th anniversary of The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage mobile game. Animated by studio KAI.

A story about older girls who really love food and booze.
 
Note: Includes 56 extras chapters.

The anime will stream exclusively in the The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls and The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage smartphone games.

The second season of Cinderella Girls Gekijou.

The third season of Cinderella Girls Gekijou.

The fourth season of Cinderella Girls Gekijou.

The third season of the web short Kayou Cinderella Theater.

Kaede Takagaki