Aya Hirano (平野 綾 Hirano Aya, born October 8, 1987) 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 she released 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.
Hirano is known for her roles as Haruhi Suzumiya in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya franchise, Misa Amane in Death Note, Konata Izumi in Lucky☆Star, Isabela Madrigal in the Japanese dubbed version of Encanto and Lucy Heartfilia in Fairy Tail. She won the Voice Acting Award at the 2007 Tokyo Anime Awards for her breakthrough role as Haruhi Suzumiya, the Best Newcomer Award at the 1st Seiyu Awards in 2007, and won the Best Lead Actress award at the 2nd Seiyu Awards in 2008. Hirano also pioneered the "idol voice actor" crossover that became popular beginning in the late 2000s.
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.
Dub Actors[]
| Actor | No. of Roles | Country |
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| Cherami Leigh | 4 | 
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| Wendee Lee | 4 |
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| Luci Christian | 2 |
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| Mela Lee | 2 |
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| Shannon Chan-Kent | 2 | 
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| Kayli Mills | 2 |
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| Laura Post | 2 |
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| Lia Rodriguez | 2 |
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| Stephanie Beard | 1 |
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| Reba Buhr | 1 |
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| Dorothy Elias-Fahn | 1 |
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| Caitlin Glass | 1 |
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| Kate Higgins | 1 |
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| Xanthe Huynh | 1 |
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| Jules de Jongh | 1 | 
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| Brittney Karbowski | 1 |
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| Brianna Knickerbocker | 1 |
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| Amanda Celine Miller | 1 |
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| Colleen O'Shaughnessey | 1 |
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| Jade Pettyjohn | 1 |
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| Monica Rial | 1 |
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| Michelle Ruff | 1 |
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| Cristina Valenzuela | 1 |
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| Kari Wahlgren | 1 |
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| Maxey Whitehead | 1 |
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| Suzie Yeung | 1 |
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Filmography[]
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
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| 2001 | Momo the Monkey | Angel Tales | Kari Wahlgren | United States |
| 2001-2003 | Ming-Ming | Beyblade | Stephanie Beard | Canada |
| 2002 | Lumiere | Kiddy Grade | Monica Rial | United States |
| 2004 | Charat | Battle B-Daman | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | United States |
| 2005-2008 | Mamori Anezaki | Eyeshield 21 | Kate Higgins | United States |
| 2006-2007 | Misa Amane / Misa-Misa |
Death Note | Shannon Chan-Kent | Canada |
| 2006-2008 | Yurina Kanda | Kekkaishi | Colleen O'Shaughnessey | United States |
| 2006 | Haruhi Suzumiya | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | Wendee Lee | United States |
| 2007 | Konata Izumi | Lucky☆Star | United States | |
| Haruhi Suzumiya | ||||
| 2007 | Misa Amane / Misa-Misa |
Death Note Re-Light | Shannon Chan-Kent | Canada |
| 2009-2011 | Dende | Dragon Ball Z Kai | Maxey Whitehead | United States |
| 2009-2019 | Lucy Heartfilia | Fairy Tail | Cherami Leigh | United States |
| Layla Heartfilia | ||||
| Lucy Ashley | ||||
| 2009-present | Ume Kurumizawa | Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You | Kayli Mills | United States |
| 2009-2011 | Sasha / Athena |
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas | Reba Buhr | United States |
| Xanthe Huynh (young) | ||||
| 2010 | Hannah Annefellows | Black Butler II | Caitlin Glass | United States |
| 2010 | Haruhi Suzumiya | The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya | Wendee Lee | United States |
| 2010 | Kana Ienaga | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan | Mela Lee | United States |
| 2011-2014 | Menchi | Hunter x Hunter | Amanda Celine Miller | United States |
| 2011 | Kana Ienaga | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital | Mela Lee | United States |
| 2013 | Dende | Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | Justin Cook | United States |
| 2013 | Retz | Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge | Kayli Mills | United States |
| 2013 | Paiman | Gatchaman Crowds | Luci Christian | United States |
| 2014 | Monaca Towa | Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls | Cristina Valenzuela | United States |
| 2014-2015 | Dende | Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters | Justin Cook | United States |
| 2014-2015 | Migi | Parasyte -the maxim- | Brittney Karbowski | United States |
| 2015 | Haruhi Suzumiya | The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan | Wendee Lee | United States |
| 2015-2018 | Dende | Dragon Ball Super | Michelle Ruff | United States |
| Justin Cook | United States | |||
| 2015 | Paiman | Gatchaman Crowds insight | Luci Christian | United States |
| 2016 | Girl Who Forgot Her Name | World of Final Fantasy | Jade Pettyjohn | United States |
| 2017 | Lucy Heartfilia | Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry | Cherami Leigh | United States |
| 2017 | Boreas | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | Jules de Jongh | United Kingdom |
| 2018 | Kokin-chan | Anpanman: Shine! Kulun And The Stars Of Life | Lia Rodriguez | United States |
| 2019 | Anpanman: Twinkle! Princess Vanilla of Ice Cream Land | United States | ||
| 2019 | Rin | Catherine: Full Body | Brianna Knickerbocker | United States |
| 2021 | Sakura Element | Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne | Suzie Yeung | United States |
| 2022 | Dende | Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero | Justin Cook | United States |
| 2024 | Dende | Dragon Ball DAIMA | TBA | United States |