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 (born 1979) is a Japanese-American violinist and a winner of both the Naumburg International Violin Competition and Tibor Varga International Competitions. Early life Ninomiya was born in Takamatsu, Japan, and moved to the United ...

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

Ayano Sato (canoeist) Ayano Sato (born 29 December 1996) is a Japan Canoe slalom, slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2015. She represented the host country in the Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's slalom C-1, C1 event at ...

(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 a stealth action video game currently in development by American game developer YandereDev. The game centers upon an obsessively lovesick schoolgirl named Ayano Aishi, nicknamed "Yandere -chan", who has taken it upon ...

'' *, 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 7, 2013 to October 7, 20 ...

'' *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 from June 12, 2008, before being moved over to ''Comic Yuri Hime'' in September 2010. An anim ...

'' *Ayano Tateyama, a character from the

Vocaloid is a singing voice synthesizer software product. Its signal processing part was developed through a joint research project led by Kenmochi Hideki at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, in 2000 and was not originally intended to b ...

song series

Kagerou Project The , also known as or "Kagerou Days", is a Japanese mixed-media project. It started as a Vocaloid song series created by . The story revolves around the Mekakushi Dan, a group of young people with unusual eye-related powers. The franch ...

*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 then-near future and focuses on protagonists Kirito (Sword Art Online), Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna (Sword Art On ...

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