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Aya Hirano
平野 綾
Birth nameAya Hirano (平野 綾, Hirano Aya)
GenresJ-pop
Occupation(s)Voice actress, Singer
Years active2001–present
LabelsLantis
Websitehiranoaya.com

Aya Hirano (平野 綾, Hirano Aya, born October 8, 1987) from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer who has had roles in several anime, visual novels, and TV commercials in Japan.[1][2] She was contracted to Space Craft Produce, a branch of the Space Craft Group, for her voice acting career,[3] and for her singing career, she was signed under Lantis.[4] She left both Space Craft and Lantis in 2011.

Summary

Career

Aya spent a few of her very early years of life in America before returning to Japan. In 1998, she joined the Tokyo Child Theatrical Group division of the Space Craft Group company. Eventually, she began to appear in commercials and got her first role as a voice actress in Tenshi no Shippo. From 2002 to 2003, she was a member of the short-lived girl band "SpringS."

After graduating from high school, she began seriously pursuing her voice acting and solo singing career. 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 was followed by her voicing two lead characters in anime based on popular manga (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). In 2008, she won the "Best Main Character (female)" award at the second Seiyū Awards.

She performed at the "Animelo Summer Live" concerts between 2006 and 2008, as well as the Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekisō concert on March 18, 2007.

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.[5] In 2007, she continued to enjoy great success in her career, landing the role of Konata Izumi in the anime version of Lucky Star and launching three separate singles back-to-back monthly at year's end.

In November 2010, she announced on her Twitter account that she has had a pituitary gland tumor since junior high school. While not malignant, the tumor exerts pressure on certain motor functions, resulting in temporary memory loss, loss of vision and slurring of speech. She decided against elective surgery because the surgery would alter her nasal cavity and permanently modify her voice.[6] To facilitate her care, she announced in April 2011 that she has been prohibited from taking on new voice acting roles in anime since some time the previous year. She still continues voicing characters for anime that received additional seasons or extended runs.[7] In May 2011, Aya Hirano announced via Twitter that she was no longer performing music for Lantis and has discontinued her music career until further notice.[8] Japanese magazine Bubka reported on August 2, 2011 that Aya Hirano was fired by Lantis as a result of a sex scandal. Further revelations within the agency revealed Aya slept with all of her band members other then her bassist.[9] On August 12, 2011, she announced that she was quitting Spacecraft Entertainment after it was discovered that she was trying to search for a new agency that was more ideal with her career wishes.[10]

Performance

Leading roles in bold.

Anime roles

2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

OVA roles

Web anime roles

Game roles

Dubbing roles

Television roles

Drama roles

DVD roles

  • Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekisō (2007)
  • Love Letter (ラブレター, Rabu Retā) (November 21, 2007)
  • Love Story (ラブストーリー, Rabu Sutori) (April 25, 2008)
  • 1st Live 2008 Riot Tour Live (February 25, 2009)
  • I Love You (March 18, 2009)
  • Aya Hirano Music Clip Collection Vol.1 (September 9, 2009)
  • Suzumiya Haruhi no Gensō (February 26, 2010)
  • Aya Hirano 2nd Live Tour 2009 "Speed Star Tours" Live DVD (June 23, 2010)
  • Aya Hirano Special Live 2010 -Kiss me- (May 3, 2011)

Film roles

Radio roles

Drama CD roles

Books

  • 1/19 Bpm, published 2007. ISBN 978-4-07-258106-3
  • Hirano Aya Hajimete Story, published 2007. ISBN 978-4-07-258101-8
  • Hirano Aya Photo Collection H 〜STAIRWAY to 20〜, published 2007. ISBN 978-4-04-854096-4
  • Lolita no Ondo ISBN 4-04-853272-3

Discography

Singles

  1. "Breakthrough" (March 8, 2006)
  2. "Bōken Desho Desho?" (April 26, 2006) (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya opening theme)
  3. "Ashita no Prism"[14] (September 6, 2006)
  4. "LOVE★GUN" (October 10, 2007)
  5. "Neophilia" (November 7, 2007)
  6. "MonStAR" (December 5, 2007)
  7. "Unnamed World" (April 23, 2008) (Nijū Mensō no Musume ending theme)
  8. "Namida Namida Namida" (October 8, 2008) (Hyakko ending theme)
  9. "Set me Free/Sing A Song!" (April 29, 2009)
  10. "Super Driver" (July 22, 2009) (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya opening theme)
  11. "Hysteric Barbie" (June 23, 2010)

Albums

  1. Riot Girl (2008)
  2. Speed Star (2009)
  3. Aya Museum (2011)

Others

References

  1. ^ a b c Mizukami, Jiro (October 2007). "Voice Actress Spotlight". Newtype USA. 6 (10): pp. 142–143. ISSN 1541-4817. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f Oochi, Yoko; Yoshida, Moichi (2007). "Death Note". Newtype USA. 6 (12): pp. 50–51. ISSN 1541-4817. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Space Craft Produce
  4. ^ || Lantis web site |||
  5. ^ "Anime Expo 2007 Guests". Anime Expo. 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  6. ^ "平野綾がTwitterで持病告白「たまに目が見えなくなったりするけど慣れた」。" (in Japanese). November 3, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Aya Hirano: Prohibited From Acting in New Anime Works". Anime News Network. April 7, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "Aya Hirano Confirms She Stopped Performing Music for Lantis". Anime News Network. May 28, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  9. ^ "Aya Hirano sex scandal". Yahoo! News. August 2, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  10. ^ "Aya Hirano Confirms She Is Leaving Agency for Another". Anime News Network. August 13, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  11. ^ Taniguchi, Hiroshi (2006). "The Official Art of Canvas2 ~Nijiro no Sketch~". Newtype USA. 5 (11): pp. 101–107. ISSN 1541-4817. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  12. ^ Maeda, Hisashi; Horiguchi, Yukiko; Tamura, Seiki; Ishida, Naomi; Miura, Rina (2007). "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya". Newtype USA. 6 (6): pp. 32–35. ISSN 1541-4817. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  13. ^ "Hirano Aya dake TV" (in Japanese). Fuji TV. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  14. ^ "The unstoppable Aya Hirano's third single "Ashita no Prism"". Newtype USA. 5 (12): p. 119. 2006. ISSN 1541-4817. {{cite journal}}: |page= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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