Ayano (written: , , , or ) is both a feminine Japanese given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese synchronized swimmer *, Japanese ''tarento'' and impressionist *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese trampolinist *, Japanese model and actress *, Japanese actress *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese voice actress *

Ayano Ninomiya Ayano Ninomiya is a Japanese-American violinist and a winner of both the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, Naumburg International Violin Competition and Tibor Varga International Competitions. Early life Ninomiya was born in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Takama ...

(born 1979), Japanese-American violinist *, Japanese singer and dancer *

Ayano Sato (canoeist) is a Japan slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2015. She represented the host country in the C1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of ...

(born 1996), Japanese slalom canoeist *, Japanese idol *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese actress, voice actress and idol *, Japanese beauty pageant winner *, Japanese manga artist

Surname

*, Japanese actor *, Japanese singer

Fictional characters

*Ayano Aishi, protagonist of the video game ''

Yandere Simulator ''Yandere Simulator'' is an upcoming stealth action video game for Windows. The story follows obsessively lovesick schoolgirl Ayano Aishi, nicknamed " Yandere- chan", who takes it upon herself to eliminate (through either violent or non-viole ...

'' *, protagonist of the manga series ''

Hanebado! , also known as ''The Badminton Play of Ayano Hanesaki!'' or ''Hanebad!'', is a Japanese sports manga series by Kōsuke Hamada. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''good! Afternoon'' from June 2013 to October 2019, wi ...

'' *Ayano Kannagi, the female protagonist of ''

Kaze no Stigma is a Japanese light novel series written by Takahiro Yamato and illustrated by Hanamaru Nanto. After the death of Yamato on July 20, 2009, the story remains incomplete at twelve volumes. A 24-episode anime adaptation directed by Junichi Saka ...

'' *Ayano Kosaka, a character in '' Code Geass: Akito the Exiled'' *Ayano Minegishi, a character from manga and anime, '' Lucky Star'' *Ayano Sugiura, in ''

Yuru Yuri is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Namori. The series began serialization in Ichijinsha's ''Comic Yuri Hime S'' magazine on June 12, 2008, before being moved over to ''Comic Yuri Hime'' in September 2010. An anime ...

'' *Ayano Tateyama, a character from the

Vocaloid is a singing Speech synthesis, voice synthesizer software product. Its signal processing part was developed through a joint research project between Yamaha Corporation and the Music Technology Group at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona. The s ...

song series

Kagerou Project The , also known as or "Kagerou Days", sometimes referred to as "Kagepro" (カゲプロ), is a Japanese mixed-media project created by . It initially began as a series of Vocaloid songs that became increasingly popular following the relea ...

*Keiko Ayano (Silica), a character in ''

Sword Art Online is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the 2020s and focuses on protagonists Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna Yuuki as they play through various virtual re ...

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