Aina Aiba (相羽 あいな, Aiba Aina, born October 17, 1988) is a voice actress and singer from Japan. She is affiliated with the talent agency Hibiki.
Aina Aiba | |
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相羽 あいな | |
| Born | October 17, 1988 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
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| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) |
Early life
Aiba was born in Hokkaido but raised in Osaka. She went and graduated from Amusement Media Voice Actor Talent Academy in 2010.
Career
Before becoming a seiyuu, she was a professional wrestler under the name Yuuki Harima (播磨佑紀) for about two years, and also worked as a stage actress with the same name. During her pro wrestling career, she was part of the organization "Beginning" and made her debut on September 6, 2015. She fought five times before retiring from the ring, and nowadays does MC work for New Japan Pro-Wrestling's matches.[1]
Aiba debuted in voice acting by providing the voice of Tokoha Anjou in Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NEXT, replacing Nitta Emi. In 2017, she began voicing and performing in the franchise BanG Dream! as Yukina Minato of the band Roselia.[2] In 2018, she began voicing Claudine Saijō in *Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight.
She made her professional singing debut from Bushiroad Music in November 2016 with her first st single "Yume no Hikari Kimi no Mirai", which was used as the ending theme for Future Card Buddyfight DDD. She restarted her solo singing career with the single "Lead the way", which was released on October 16, 2019. It was used as the opening theme for the anime Cardfight!! Vanguard: Shinemon.[3]
On March 3, 2018, Aiba, who was a member of the unit Doubutsu Biscuits x PPP, was one of the winners of the Singing Award during the 12th Seiyu Awards. In 2020, she and Roselia received the Singing Award at the 14th Seiyu Awards.[4]
Filmography
Anime
- 2016
- Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Next – Tokoha Anjou
- 2017
- BanG Dream! – Yukina Minato
- Kemono Friends – Iwatobi Penguin[5]
- Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Z – Tokoha Anjou
- 2018
- BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico – Yukina Minato[6]
- Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight – Claudine Saijō[7]
- 2019
- BanG Dream! 2nd Season – Yukina Minato[8]
- BanG Dream! Film Live – Yukina Minato[9]
- 2020
- BanG Dream! 3rd Season – Yukina Minato[10]
- BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico: Ohmori – Yukina Minato[6]
- 2021
- BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia (Yakusoku and Song I am.) – Yukina Minato[11]
- BanG Dream! Film Live 2nd Stage – Yukina Minato[12]
- BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico Fever! – Yukina Minato[6]
- D Cide Traumerei – Maria Nanase[13]
- PuraOre! Pride of Orange – Seiko Kuga[14]
- Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight Movie – Claudine Saijō[15]
- 2022
- Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing 'til You Cry – Chitose Amano[16]
- 2023
Games
- BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! – Yukina Minato
- Brown Dust – Eunrang
- Revue Starlight: Re LIVE – Claudine Saijō
Radio
- Radio Vanguard G NEXT (2016–2017)
Dubbing
- The Last Summoner (2023) – Hana[18]
Discography
Mini-albums
| Release date | Title | Package number | Oricon peak ranking[19] | ||
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| Limited edition | Standard edition | ||||
| 1 | April 15, 2020 | SiGN | BRMM-10257 | BRMM-10258 | 19 |
Singles
| Release date | Title | Package number | Oricon peak ranking[19] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limited edition | Standard edition | ||||
| 1 | November 9, 2016 | "Yume no Hikari Kimi no Mirai" (夢のヒカリ君のミライ) | BRMM-10052 | BRMM-10051 | |
| 2 | October 16, 2019 | "Lead the way" | BRMM-10211 | BRMM-10212 | 13 |
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)