is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She had won folk music contests as a young child alongside her sister

Aina Suzuki is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Hokkaido. She is affiliated with IAM Agency. She is known for her roles as Mari Ohara in '' Love Live! Sunshine!!'' and Jashin-chan in '' Dropkick on My Devil!'', as well as her activities as a member ...

, before debuting as a voice actress in 2017, voicing as Sassa Kurasaki in ''

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''. Since then, she has since starred as Tomoe Murakami in ''

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'', Twin Turbo in ''

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'', Shiori Yamaga in '' Selection Project'', Melolon in '' You and Idol Precure'', Pekesura in ''

My Isekai Life , or simply ''My Isekai Life'', is a Japanese light novel series written by Shinkoshoto and illustrated by Huuka Kazabana. It began serialization online in October 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It ...

'', Mel in '' Smile of the Arsnotoria'', Reine von Silford in ''

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'', Urū Miyazaki in '' Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille'', and Elena in '' A Journey Through Another World''.

Biography

Miharu Hanai, a native of Chitose, Hokkaido, was born on 8 February 1998. After being unsuccessful in her dream to join the

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, which she originally wanted to do because she "really likes singing and expressing herself in front of people", she decided to pursue a career in voice acting after watching the anime ''

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''. She then studied acting at , and after her graduated, she joined IAM Agency, remaining with them until 31 January 2025. In February 2017, Hanai was cast as Sassa Kurasaki in ''

''. She later played Non in '' Rainy Cocoa side G'' (2019), Lierre in ''

Dropkick on My Devil! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiwo. The series began serialization in Flex Comix's ' web magazine in April 2012. Twenty-five volumes have been released as of June 2025. An anime television series adaptation by ...

'' (2020), Twin Turbo in ''

'' (2021), and Shiori Yamaga in '' Selection Project'' (2021). In May 2021, she was cast as Fumio Chitose/Yellow in ''Hairpin Double'', the thirtieth-anniversary animated short from the

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. In 2022, she played Margarita Surprise in '' GrimGrimoire OnceMore'', Pekesura in ''

'', and Mel in '' Smile of the Arsnotoria''. In 2023, she voiced Reine von Silford in ''

''. Hanai voices Tomoe Murakami in ''

'', a sub-franchise in ''

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'' franchise. Since then, she has performed as a singer on several Idolmaster music releases, including the 2020 single "The Idolmaster Cinderella Starlight Master for the Next! 07: Gaze and Gaze" (which charted at #7 in the

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) and the 2021 single "The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Starlight Master Gold Rush! 08: Evil Live" (which charted at #16 in the Oricon Singles Chart). She also stars as Urū Miyazaki in '' Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille'', an

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mixed-media project. Although this had been rumored for a while due to their similarities, Hanai and her sister

had not disclosed their familial relationship to prevent any signs of nepotism. However, on 30 November 2023, it was for the first time confirmed at the press conference announcing their roles in the upcoming anime '' A Journey Through Another World'' that they were sisters; she was also announced as the voice actor for Elena. Hanai is a certified 5th ''dan'' folk singer and a 4th ''dan''

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player. She and Suzuki began practicing folk music after being instructed by her grandfather, and they spent at least seven years in the Shōseikai circle, winning several folk song contests. Hanai in particular has won several competitions in the national, regional, and local levels, including in '' Esashi oiwake'', , ''

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'', and .

Filmography

Animated television

Original net animation

Video games

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanai, Miharu 1998 births Living people Japanese video game actresses Japanese women pop singers 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers Voice actresses from Hokkaido Singers from Hokkaido People from Chitose, Hokkaido