Aya Hirano

Height: 157 cm (5'2")

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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)

Non-anime credits:!• Alicia in "World Gimmick" (VG) • Anis Yamamoto in "Barajō no Kiss" (Drama CD) • Carla in "Final Fantasy Type-0" (Action RPG for Sony PSP) • Catherine Earnshaw in "Wuthering Heights" (Theater musical play) • Cheryl/Carol Tunt in "Archer" (TV Series - Dubbing) • Cristina Vespucci in "Assassin's Creed II" (VG/Xbox 360, PS3, PC) • Girl Who Forot Her Name in "World of Final Fantasy" (VG) • Haruhi Suzumiya in "Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekidou" (VG) • Haruhi Suzumiya in "Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi" (VG) • Haruhi Suzumiya in "Suzumiya Haruhi no Tsuisou" (VG) • Haruhi Suzumiya in "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yakusoku" (VG) • Honoka Serizawa in "Finalist" (VG) • Idaten in "Xenoblade Chronicles 2" (VG) • Ilona Tasuiev in "Renaissance" (French animated movie/DVD version) • Item Shop Attendant in "Phantasy Star Online 2" (VG) • Kahlua (Tequila) Marjoram in "Galaxy Angel Dinner Show Musical & GAII" (musical) • Kahlua (Tequila) Marjoram in "Galaxy Angel II: Eigo Kaiki no Koku" (VG) • Kahlua (Tequila) Marjoram in "Galaxy Angel II: Mugen Kairou no Kagi" (VG) • Kahlua (Tequila) Marjoram in "Galaxy Angel II: Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira" (VG) • Kanonno Grassvalley in "Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3" (VG) • Kaoru Akashi in "Zettai Karen Children DS: Dai 4 no Children" (VG) • Katja in "Queen's Gate Spiral Chaos" (VG) • Kim Na-Na (Park Min-young) in "The City Hunter" (South Korean live-action TV series) • Konata Izumi in "Lucky ☆ Star: Ryōō Gakuen Ōtōsai" (VG) • Lucia in "Luminous Arc" (VG) • Mahiro Mutou in "Busou Renkin" (Drama CD) • Mamori Anezaki in "Eyeshield 21 MAX DEVILPOWER!" (VG) • Mamori Anezaki in "Eyeshield 21 Playing American Football! Ya! Ha!" (VG) • Mamori Anezaki in "Eyeshield 21 Portable Edition" (VG) • Minato Nagase in "Akaneiro ni Somarusaka Parallel" (PS2 tsundere campus love adventure game) • Monaka in "Zettai Zetsubō Shōjo: Danganronpa AE" (VG) • Nanael in "Queen's Blade Spiral Chaos" (VG) • Neon Tsukiyumi in "Sigma Harmonics" (VG) • Polka in "Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume" (VG) • Prishe in "Dissidia 012" (VG) • Rin in "Catherine Full Body" (VG) • Saru no Momo in "Tenshi no Shippo" (VG) • Shirma in "Chokobo no Fushigina Danjon Toki Wasure no Meikyuu" (VG) • Storyteller (Libra) in "DEARS Juuni Seiza Monogatari [Zodiac Tales] Artemis Side Omnibus" (CD) • Yuki Morikawa in "Aquapazza -AQUAPLUS Dream Match-" (VG/arcade) !