Aya Hirano
Aya Hirano | |
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| Born | October 8, 1987 |
| Occupation | Seiyū |
| Notable credits | Death Note as Misa Amane Kiddy Grade as Lumière Lucky ☆ Star as Konata Izumi The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya as Haruhi Suzumiya Nana as Reira Serizawa |
Aya Hirano (平野 綾, Hirano Aya), born October 8 1987 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a voice actor (seiyū) and singer who has had roles in several anime, visual novel series and TV commercials in Japan.
From 2002-2003 she was a member of the short lived girl band Springs. Her big break came in 2006, when she was cast as the voice of Haruhi Suzumiya, the title character of the anime series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. The show's public success has greatly enhanced her popularity and career in Japan. Her CD single Bōken Desho Desho? containing the opening song of the show sold out in Japan the very day it was released. This success is followed by her voicing two lead characters in animes based on popular mangas (Reira in Nana and Misa in Death Note). Her popularity was confirmed at the first Seiyū Awards, where she won "Best Newcomer (female)", for her role as Haruhi Suzumiya; the same role also won her a nomination as "Best Main Character (female)". At the same awards, she was also nominated for "Best Supporting Character (female)", and earned two nominations for "Best Single" (One of which is a solo, Bōken Desho Desho?; the other was a group nomination for the single Hare Hare Yukai.).
Voice roles
Anime
Leading roles in bold.
- Angel Tales (TV) as Saru no Momo (Monkey)
- Bakuten Shoot Beyblade G Revolution (TV) as MingMing
- Battle B-Daman (TV) as Charat
- Battle B-Daman: Fire Spirits (TV) as Pheles
- Buso Renkin (TV) as Mahiro Muto
- Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~ (TV) as Sumire Misaki
- Death Note (TV) as Misa Amane
- Eyeshield 21 (TV) as Mamori Anezaki
- Galaxy Angel-rune (TV) as Kahlua / Tequila Majoram
- Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! (TV) as Mei Etoh
- Himawari! (TV) as Shikimi
- Itsudatte My Santa! (OAV) as Mai
- Kiddy Grade (TV) as Lumiere
- Lucky ☆ Star (TV) as Konata Izumi
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV) as Haruhi Suzumiya
- NANA (TV) as Reira Serizawa
- Renkin 3-kyū Magical ? Pokān (TV) as Pachira
- School Rumble (second season) (TV) as Yoko Sasakura
- Sumomomo Momomo (TV) as Sanae Nakajima
- Tenshi no Shippo Chu! (TV) as Monkey Momo
Video game
- Eyeshield 21 MAX DEVILPOWER! as Mamori Anezaki
- Eyeshield 21 Playing American Football! Ya! Ha! as Mamori Anezaki
- Eyeshield 21 Portable Edition as Mamori Anezaki
- Finalist as Honoka Serizawa
- Galaxy Angel II as Kahlua/Tequila Majoram
- Tenshi no Shippo as Saru no Momo
- Trusty Bell as Polka
- Haruhi Suzumiya Series as Haruhi Suzumiya
Acting roles
TV drama
Multiple Personality Detective Psycho - Kazuhiko Amamiya Returns as Lolita ℃
CD singles
- Breakthrough (2006) — opening theme song to Finalist (Video game for the PS2)
- Bōken Desho Desho? (2006) — opening theme song to The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
- Hare Hare Yukai (2006) — ending theme song to The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
- Suzumiya Haruhi no Tsumeawase (2006) — insert songs for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
- Haruhi Suzumiya character single (2006)
- Ashita no Prism (2006)
- Saikyo Pare Parade (2006)
- Mei Etō character single (2006)
- Sanae Nakajima character single (2006)
Anime convention guest appearances
Aya Hirano was a guest at Anime Expo 2007, along with other cast members from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Minori Chihara and Yuko Goto.[1]
References
- ^ "Anime Expo 2007 Guests". Anime Expo. 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
External links
- Template:Jp icon Aya Dama: Aya Hirano Official Website
- Aya Hirano ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Springs: Wiki.ThePPN Asian Pop Culture Wikipedia