Aya Hirano

Aya Hirano is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and singer. Beginning in the entertainment industry as a child actor performing in television commercials, she played her first voice acting role in 2001 in the anime television series Angel Tales. She released her first single "Breakthrough" in 2006, and her first album Riot Girl in 2008. She was formerly contracted to Space Craft Produce, a branch of the Space Craft Group, before moving to the talent agency Grick in August 2011. Her label was Lantis until 2011, when she moved to Universal Sigma. On September 1st, 2022, she announced that she was becoming a freelancer.

Hirano is widely known for her roles as Haruhi Suzumiya in the Haruhi Suzumiya franchise, Konata Izumi in Lucky Star, Misa Amane in Death Note and Lucy Heartfilia in Fairy Tail.

In 2011, she temporarily ceased accepting new roles to recover from a pituitary gland tumor that had been affecting her health. She resumed voice acting activities later that year. In 2016, after appearing at a stage play in Tokyo, she went to New York to study abroad for four months.

Awards:

• Best Voice Actor at the Tokyo Anime Awards in 2007 for her role as Haruhi Suzumiya.
• Best Rookie Actress at the 1st Seiyuu Awards in 2007 for her role as Haruhi Suzumiya.
• Best Lead Actress at the 2nd Seiyuu Awards in 2008 for her roles as Konata Izumi, Misa Amane and Layla Serizawa

(Source: Wikipedia)

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