Line #34 Creator/AyaHirano


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:''[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya SOS-dan assemble!]]'']]
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4	->''[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya I'm Aya Hirano. I have no interest in ordinary tropers, but if any of you are aliens, time travelers, or espers come see me. That's all!]]''
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6	Probably the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative best known female rookie voice actor of the 2000s]], "Aya-chan" was born October 8, 1987. In 2006, she rocketed to fame as the voice of Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya, but fans of ''Anime/KiddyGrade'' (2002) would have said, "I told you so." With her role as Layla in ''Manga/{{Nana}}'', Misa in ''Manga/DeathNote'', and Konata in ''Manga/LuckyStar'', she sealed her reputation as a voice actress with many voices. Contrary to what you might expect considering her roles -- in which she often uses a deep, mature female voice -- her actual speaking voice is quite high and squeaky (which is part of why she was cast as Haruhi, as she could do Haruhi very naturally). She previously lived in the US as a kid before her family moved back to Japan. Don't be surprised if some of her roles involves good English.
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8	Winner of Best New Seiyuu at the First Annual Seiyuu Awards and both Best Female Seiyuu and Best Singer at the second annual awards. [[{{Moe}} Really cute]] in RealLife, and short. As well as voice acting, she sings and models as well. In fact, [[DoItYourselfThemeTune she's performed the openings and endings of some animes she worked on]], most notably [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya "Bouken, Desho? Desho?", "Super Driver", and the extraordinarily popular "Hare Hare Yukai"]] as well as insert songs, notably [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya "God Knows" and "Lost my Music"]]. Her hobbies include guitar, piano, reading, drawing, and calligraphy. Her guilty pleasures include the music of Music/AvrilLavigne. In November 2010, Aya revealed on her Twitter account that she has harbored a pituitary adenoma since her junior high school days. To date, she has held off on surgery to remove the tumor because the procedure would alter her nasal cavity and thus permanently modify her voice.
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10	In April 2011, [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-04-07/aya-hirano/prohibited-from-acting-in-new-anime-works she reported that she was under orders that prohibit her from acting in new anime until further notice]], although she will still be able to play her current roles. [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-28/aya-hirano-confirms-she-stopped-performing-music-for-lantis She officially went in semi-retirement by the end of May 2011.]] [[https://sg.news.yahoo.com/aya-hirano-sex-scandal-060800561.html However, it was eventually revealed that this was not entirely voluntary]]; Lantis had dismissed her due to [[DoubleStandard scandal when it came out she had slept with]] [[NobodyLovesTheBassist three of her four bandmates]]. [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-13/aya-hirano-confirms-she-is-leaving-agency-for-another She voluntarily resigned from the agency effective August 20, 2011.]] [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-20/voice-actress-aya-hirano-moves-to-new-agency-grick Starting on August 21, she is now an official member of Grick]] [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-27/aya-hirano-returns-to-voice-acting-on-new-works-again and has officially returned from semi-retirement as a voice actress]]. [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-02-13/aya-hirano-resumes-music-career-play-gintama-nobume She has also signed with UMG, thus officially moving out of semi-retirement altogether]].
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12	In June 2013 [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/06/14-1/aya-hirano-mamoru-miyano-join-gatchaman-crowds-cast it was announced]] she would be in ''Anime/GatchamanCrowds'' as the [[BlatantLies series' sexiest character]]: a tiny little alien panda.
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14	She eventually made good on the sexy character comeback when she took the role of Weekend in ''Manga/WitchCraftWorks''.
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16	It was confirmed that she would return as Lucy Heartfilia in ''Manga/FairyTail'' when it resumed [[http://haruhichan.com/wpblog/7625/fairy-tail-anime-returns-in-april-2014-spring/ in April 2014.]] [[{{Manga/Parasyte}} With another leading role in October that same year,]] it seems Aya's back on her way to being [[Music/JamesBrown the hardest working woman in seiyu-business.]] However, at 2016, she announced that she would be taking a break from voice acting business... ''to study abroad at New York''. Just for a few months.
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18	She has also done more stage work later in her carrer, including playing Eponine in ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' (Spring 2015) and Rosa in ''[[{{Theatre/Drood}} The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' (Spring 2016). Probably due to her popularity as a voice actress, she was [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BD0oyxLHJLe/?taken-by=a_ya.hirano voted as the murderer three times]] in the first few performances. Aya has also been involved in both live-action TV shows and movies.
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20	On January 3, 2024, she announced her marriage to actor Masashi Taniguichi.
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23	!!Notable roles by Aya Hirano.
24	* Alice ([[DubNameChange Arisa]]) in ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer''
25	* Alexiel/Brodia and Beatrix in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy''
26	* Ayumi Nonomura in ''Manga/{{Hyakko}}''
27	* Boreas in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2''
28	* Botan in ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost''
29	* Bulma (Emmy Rossum) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/DragonballEvolution''
30	* Chitose in ''VideoGame/SenranKagura''
31	* Cristina Vespucci in the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII''
32	* Dende in ''Anime/DragonballZKai'' (also a blatant example of StuntCasting)
33	* Dorothea Coyett in ''VideoGame/FateSamuraiRemnant''
34	* Femina Novum in ''Amuri in Star Ocean''
35	* Flametail in ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}''
36	* Garnet in ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}''
37	** In addition to Garnet, she also voiced Komachi Saotome in ''Anime/JewelpetSunshine'', Midori Akagi[=/=]Smart Green in ''Anime/JewelpetKiraDeco'', Nobara Kitajima in ''Anime/JewelpetHappiness'', and Lady Claire[=/=]Lady Jewel in ''Anime/LadyJewelpet''
38	* Hana in ''VideoGame/Yakuza4''
39	* Hannah in ''Manga/BlackButler''
40	* [[Characters/HaruhiSuzumiyaTheCharacter The eponymous character]] of ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya''
41	* Hiyoko in ''Anime/TheAsylumSession''
42	* Homura in ''Anime/BleachFadeToBlack - I Call Your Name''
43	* Isabela Madrigal (Creator/DianeGuerrero) in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}''
44	* Kahlua (Tequila) Marjoram in ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngelII'' and ''Anime/GalaxyAngelRune''
45	* Kannono Grassvalley in ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheWorld: Radiant Mythology''
46	* Kaoru Akashi and the younger version of Kyousuke Hyoubu in ''Manga/PsychicSquad''
47	* Katja in ''Seikon No Qwaser''
48	* [[CastingGag Kim Na Na]] (Park Min-young) in the Japanese dub of ''Series/TheCityHunter''.
49	* King (a ''shogi piece'') from ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}''.
50	* Konata Izumi in ''Manga/LuckyStar''
51	* Lilith the Evil in ''Manga/OnePiece''
52	* [[Characters/FairyTailLucyHeartfilia Lucy Heartfilia]], Layla Heartfilia, and Lucy Ashley in ''Manga/FairyTail''
53	* Lumiere in ''Anime/KiddyGrade'' (her first lead role). She reprises her role for her appearances in ''Anime/KiddyGirlAnd''
54	* Mahiro Mutou in ''Manga/BusoRenkin''
55	* Mamori in ''Manga/Eyeshield21''
56	* Mary Bromfield in Japanese dub of ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]''
57	* [[BridgeBunnies Mena Roshan]] in ''Anime/MacrossFrontier''. She also [[TheOtherDarrin darrin'd]] Creator/TomoSakurai as ''Anime/Macross7'''s Mylene Flare Jenius in ''VideoGame/UtaMacross'' after Tomo-chan's brief retirement in 2016 [[note]] Tomo-chan would come out of retirement ''again'' in 2019 [[/note]] and voices Mylene again in ''Macross Shooting Insight''.
58	* [[BodyHorror Migi]] in ''Manga/{{Parasyte}}''
59	* Minato Nagase in ''VisualNovel/AkaneIroNiSomaruSaka''
60	* Misa Amane in ''Manga/DeathNote''
61	* Miu Kujou in ''Manga/LinebarrelsOfIron'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsUX''
62	* Momo the Monkey in ''Anime/AngelTales'' (her first anime role)
63	* Monaka in ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'' and ''Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool Side:Future''
64	* Nanael in ''Anime/QueensBlade''
65	* Neon in ''VideoGame/SigmaHarmonics'' (reprised as "the Girl Who Forgot Her Name" in ''VideoGame/WorldOfFinalFantasy'')
66	* Nobume Imai in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' (PlayingAgainstType as an EmotionlessGirl assassin)
67	* Ochette in ''VideoGame/OctopathTravelerII''
68	* Okachimachi in ''Anime/AkibaMaidWar''
69	* Pachira in ''Anime/MagicalPokaan''
70	* Polka in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/EternalSonata''
71	* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Prishe]] in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy: Duodecim''
72	** Carla Ayatsugi in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0''
73	* [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Reira/Layla]] in ''Manga/{{Nana}}''
74	* Sakura Element in ''VideoGame/ReZeroStartingLifeInAnotherWorldTheProphecyOfTheThrone''
75	* Sanae Nakajima in ''Manga/SumomoMoMomoMo''
76	* Sasha/Athena in ''Manga/SaintSeiyaTheLostCanvas''
77	* Saya, the console-exclusive Element Doll in ''[[VideoGame/DonPachi DoDonPachi]] Saidaioujou''.
78	* Shikimi in ''Anime/{{Himawari}}''
79	* Supposedly cast as the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent tiny vampire]] Shinobu in ''Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}}''. "Supposedly" because during the first season of the anime, [[TheVoiceless Shinobu did not make a single sound.]] While she did get a few lines on the drama CD, Aya Hirano did not reprise her role in the anime; the role was played by Creator/MaayaSakamoto instead.
80	* [[AlphaBitch Ume Kurumizawa]] in ''Manga/KimiNiTodoke''
81	* Weekend in ''Manga/WitchCraftWorks''
82	* Yoko Sasakura in ''Manga/SchoolRumble'' (2nd season)
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