is a Japanese singer and voice actress. She was a member of the Japanese girl

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SKE48 SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae, Nagoya, Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshi ...

, which she joined as a third-generation trainee in November 2009, before being promoted to Team KII. She graduated from the group on March 29, 2013. Hata is currently a member of Pastel Palettes, a unit of the media franchise ''

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Career

In 2012, Hata along with six other

AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol musical girl group named after the Akihabara area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48 has sold more records than any other female musical act in Japanese history. AK ...

group members, one fellow SKE48 group member, and one

NMB48 NMB48 (read "N.M.B. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NMB48 is named after the Namba district in Osaka city of Osaka Prefecture, where the group is based ...

group member joined the unit No Name. No Name released their debut single, "Kibō ni Tsuite", as the title song for the anime ''

AKB0048 ''AKB0048'' (stylized as ''AKB∞48'') is a 2012 Japanese science fiction musical comedy anime television series based on the idol group AKB48. The anime is produced by Satelight, with Shōji Kawamori as chief director. The first season aired ...

''. The selected members became the starring voice actresses for the anime, in which Hata voiced Suzuko Kanzaki. At the AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Election in 2012, Hata placed 25. From April 2013, following her graduation from SKE48, she began attending a voice acting school. She is currently affiliated with Mausu Promotion. In 2016, Hata voiced in the Shimajiro film ''Shimajiro in Bookland'' as Kurorin. In 2017, Hata joined the media franchise ''

''; she portrays Eve Wakamiya, keyboardist for the idol band Pastel Palettes.

Appearances

Singles

SKE48

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Pareo wa Emerald is the 6th single by Japanese girl group SKE48, and its first under Avex Trax. It debuted at number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and, as of January 14, 2013 (issue date), has sold 480,916 copies. Due to restrictions required by Avex, ...

" (July 27, 2011) * " Okey Dokey" (November 11, 2011) * " Kataomoi Finally" (January 25, 2012) * " Aishite-love-ru!" (May 16, 2012) * " Kiss datte Hidarikiki" (September 19, 2012) * " Choco no Dorei" (January 30, 2013)

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Flying Get is the 22nd single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, released on August 24, 2011. Its members were chosen by the AKB48 2011 general election. It won the Grand Prix of Japan Record Awards, which was the first time a female group accomplished ...

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Gingham Check is the 27th major single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. The members were chosen from their placements in the AKB48's 2012 general election. The single was released in Japan on August 29, 2012. It includes the graduation song for long-ti ...

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Eien Pressure is the 29th major single by the Japanese female idol group AKB48, released in Japan on December 5, 2012. Background The sixteen members that were featured in the title track were decided in the AKB48 rock-paper-scissors tournament held in Sep ...

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Video games

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BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! also known as ''Garupa'', is a mobile rhythm game developed by Craft Egg and published by Bushiroad for the Android and iOS platforms. Part of Bushiroad's ''BanG Dream!'' music franchise, it was released in Japan in March 2017, and worldwide ...

'' as Eve Wakamiya * '' Caravan Stories'' as Almimi * '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' as Marianne von Edmund * '' Revived Witch'' as La Crima

Films

* ''Shimajiro in Bookland'' as Kurorin.

References

External links

Official blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hata, Sawako 1988 births Living people SKE48 members Voice actresses from Osaka Japanese idols Pastel＊Palettes members Singers from Osaka 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers Mausu Promotion voice actors