Kana Hanazawa
Japanese voice actress (born 1989)
Kana Hanazawa (花澤 香菜, Hanazawa Kana; born February 25, 1989) is a Japanese actress and singer. A prolific performer in anime, she has amassed several film and television credits since her debut in 2003. She won the Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2015, and won the Newtype Anime Awards for Best Voice Actress three times in 2015, 2017 and 2018.
Her debut single, "Hoshizora Destination" (星空☆ディスティネーション), 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 live-action variety program Yappari Sanma Daisensei.
She made her voice acting debut as Holly in Last Exile. She played Ryoko Kaminagi in Zegapain. She signed up with the voice acting agency Office Osawa.
Hanazawa went to university in 2007, at the same time, she began to make her mark as a voice actress.
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