is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Apollo Bay, known for voicing Ren Hazuki in ''

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'' and Ciel in '' Synduality: Noir''.

Biography

Nagisa Aoyama was born on 16 May 1998. Although she was a native of

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, Aoyama lived briefly in Hokkaido as a child. She later studied at Chuo University. As a young child, Aoyama performed for Tani Momoko Ballet. She participated in the 2019 , where she won the Semi-Grand Prix under the name . In December 2020, Aoyama was announced as a cast member in ''

'' (a multimedia project in the ''

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'' franchise), having passed an open audition; as part of the project, she voices the character Ren Hazuki as a member of the idol group

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. In September 2022, she was cast as Ciel, a character in '' Synduality: Noir''. In February 2023, Aoyama appeared in the music video of her ''Love Live! Superstar!!'' co-star

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's song "Yellow". In March 2023, her Niconico Channel Plus radio show, ''Aoyama Nagisa no Katte ni IMO Kyōkai'', won the Best Benefit Radio Award at the 8th . In May 2023, she performed the CrosSing project's

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of " Akuma no Ko", the ending theme of the fourth season of ''Attack on Titan''. In June 2023, she was cast as Hijiri Nojima in the October 2023 stage play adaptation of ''

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''.

Filmography

;2021 *''

'', Ren Hazuki ;2024 *'' Love Live! Superstar!! 2nd Season'', Ren Hazuki ;2023 *'' Synduality: Noir'', Ciel ;2024 *'' Synduality: Noir Part 2'', Ciel *'' Love Live! Superstar!! 3rd Season'', Ren Hazuki

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aoyama, Nagisa 1998 births Living people Japanese voice actresses Japanese women pop singers 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese women singers Chuo University alumni Voice actresses from Tokyo Singers from Tokyo Liella! members