is a Japanese

voice actress Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...

and singer from

Chiba Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...

. Kusuda is currently affiliated with Just Pro. Kusuda is best known as Nozomi Toujou in ''

Love Live! School Idol Project is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki G's Magazine'', music label Lantis, and animation studio Sunrise. It is the first multimedia project in the ''Love Live!'' franchise. The project revolves aro ...

'' series, and has worked with the other ''Love Live!'' girls in singing multiple songs that have charted on Oricon. Kusuda's other major roles include Suko in '' Million Doll'' and Rose in ''

Rilu Rilu Fairilu is a character franchise created in collaboration by Sanrio and Sega Sammy Holdings, illustrated by character designer Ai Setani (Kirimichan). It is the second Sanrio franchise that was handled by two companies, the first being Jewelpet. Th ...

''. Her nickname is "Kussun".

Career

Prior to entering the anime industry, Kusuda worked in a maid cafe in

Akihabara is a common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan. Administratively, the area called Akihabara mainly belongs to the and Kanda-Sakumachō districts in Chiyoda. There exists an administrative district ca ...

called Cafe la vie en rose. Kusuda decided to become a voice actress after seeing a stage performance of

Junko Takeuchi is a Japanese actress and voice actress employed by Ogipro The Next Co. Inc. & BQMAP. Taking a well-trod path by many voice actresses, she often voices young male characters with generally very quirky and goofy personalities. One of her most wel ...

(the voice of

Naruto Uzumaki () is the titular protagonist of the manga ''Naruto'', created by Masashi Kishimoto. As the series progresses, he is a young ninja from the fictional village of Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village). The villagers ridicule and ostracize Naruto on ...

). Kusuda made her debut as a voice actress as Nozomi Tojo in the media franchise ''

Love Live! is a Japanese multimedia project created by Hajime Yatate and Sakurako Kimino and co-produced by Kadokawa Corporation, Kadokawa through ASCII Media Works; Bandai Namco Music Live through music label Lantis (company), Lantis; and animation studio ...

'', and she separately formed the duo unit, Please&Secret, with co-star Pile, who voiced Maki Nishikino. In 2013, Kusuda joined the idol unit Tabikare Girls, which released its first single that November. In the same year, Kusuda formed a unit with Pile called “Please&Secret.” Kusuda released a CD on November 6, 2013, together with a new JTB Music Unit called “Tabi College Girls” (タビカレガールズ), together with

Yui Watanabe is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is affiliated with Dandelion. Biography Filmography Anime * 30-sai no Hoken Taiiku - Macaron * Chikasugi Idol Akae-chan - Akae * Engaged to the Unidentified - Akane Yonomori * Ketsuekigata ...

Rikako Yamaguchi is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo. She is affiliated with Sun Music Production. Filmography Anime television *''Red Garden'' (2006), Mary, Mireille *''Penguindrum'' (2011), Female fan 1, Passenger A, Librarian, Girl, Boy *'' Chitose Get Y ...

, Rika Nishimori, and Mami Sumi. She is also as a member of a mini unit in ''Love Live!'' project series, Lily White, alongside

Riho Iida is a Japanese ex-child model-turned-actress, voice actress and singer. Her nickname is Rippi. Biography History Iida came into the spotlight when she was 11 years old, appearing on the '' Tensai Terebi Kun MAX'' (天才てれびくんMAX) serie ...

(voice of Rin Hoshizora) and

Suzuko Mimori is a Japanese actress and singer. She is represented by HiBiKi Cast. She voiced Umi Sonoda in ''Love Live!'', Hikari Kagura in ''Revue Starlight'' and Asumi Fuurin / Cure Earth in ''Healin' Good Pretty Cure''. Her nickname is Mimorin. Biography ...

(voice of Umi Sonoda).

Filmography

Television anime

Theatrical animation

OVA

Games

Discography

Singles

Albums

Please&Secret

With Pile

References

External links

Official blog

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kusuda, Aina 1989 births Living people Anime singers Japanese women pop singers Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Musicians from Chiba Prefecture Μ's members Voice actresses from Chiba Prefecture 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese actresses