Kana Hanazawa

 is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She is best known for her voice performances in anime, which include Nadeko Sengoku in "Monogatari", Anri Sonohara in "Durarara!!", Angel / Kanade Tachibana in "Angel Beats!", Kuroneko / Ruri Gokō in "Oreimo", Mayuri Shiina in "Steins;Gate", Akane Tsunemori in "Psycho-Pass", Kosaki Onodera in "Nisekoi", Chiaki Nanami in "Danganronpa", Kobato Hanato in "Kobato", Rize Kamishiro in "Tokyo Ghoul", Hinata Kawamoto in "March Comes in Like a Lion", Ichika Nakano in "The Quintessential Quintuplets" and Mitsuri Kanroji in "". Her debut single, , was released on April 25, 2012 under the Aniplex/Sony Music Entertainment Japan label.
Career.
Hanazawa began acting when she was in kindergarten. She made regular appearances at the variety program "Yappari Sanma Daisensei".
She made her voice acting debut as Holly in "Last Exile." She played Ryoko Kaminagi in "Zegapain". She was signed up with voice acting agency Office Osawa.
Hanazawa went to university in 2007, while at the same time, she began to make her mark as a voice actress. She voiced the title character in "Kobato.", Suou in "", Nadeko Sengoku in "Bakemonogatari", Angel / Kanade Tachibana in "Angel Beats", and Anri Sonohara in "Durarara!!". She was voted in 2010 as "Best Female Voice Actress" by listeners of the radio program . She graduated from university in 2011, and in the same year became a full-time voice actress. In late 2010, she was invited to the Anime Festival Asia anime convention in Singapore.
On February 23, 2012, it was announced that Hanazawa would launch her official website. A few days later, during the "Kana Hanazawa Solo Debut Presentation Party event", it was announced that she would release four singles within a year: released on April 25, , released on July 18, "Happy Endings", released on October 24 and was used as ending theme for anime "Zetsuen no Tempest", and "Silent Snow", released on January 16, 2013. Her first album "Claire" was released on February 20, 2013, and her second album "25" was released on February 26, 2014. She released an album title "Blue Avenue" in April 2015, and went on a concert tour starting at the Nippon Budokan on May 3. The Blu-ray release of the show, "Live Avenue Kana Hanazawa in Budokan", ranked number six in sales.
Hanazawa won Best Supporting Actress at the 9th Seiyu Awards. She later won "Newtype"s Best Voice Actress award. Hanazawa starred in her first live-action feature film . Her video would later place tenth in Oricon's Blu-ray Disc Chart. Hanazawa moved to the Sacra Music record label under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in April 2017.
Personal life.
In February 2017, during a live stream promoting the release of "Opportunity", Hanazawa confirmed she and Kensho Ono were dating, after "Shūkan Bunshun" published allegations about their relationship. On July 8, 2020, they announced that they married.
Filmography.
Video games.
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