Kana Hanazawa

is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. A prolific voice performer in anime, she has amassed several film and television credits since her debut in 1990. 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.

Hanazawa's voice roles include Nadeko Sengoku in '' Monogatari'', Anri Sonohara in ''Durarara!!'', Angel / Kanade Tachibana in '' Angel Beats!'', Kuroneko / Ruri Gokō in '' Oreimo'', Mayuri Shiina in ''Steins;Gate'', Akane Tsunemori in '' Psycho-Pass'', Kosaki Onodera in ''Nisekoi'', Marry Kozakura in ''Kagerou Project'', Kobato Hanato in '' Kobato'', Rize Kamishiro in '' Tokyo Ghoul'', Hinata Kawamoto in '' March Comes in Like a Lion'', Ichika Nakano in '' The Quintessential Quintuplets'', Mitsuri Kanroji in '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', and Atsuko Hakari in ''Blue Archive''

Hanazawa's debut single, , 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 variety program ''Yappari Sanma Daisensei''.

She made her voice acting debut as Holly in ''Last Exile.'' She played Ryoko Kaminagi in '' Zegapain''. She was signed up with voice acting agency Office Osawa.

Hanazawa went to university in 2007, while at the same time, she began to make her mark as a voice actress. She voiced the title character in '' Kobato.'', Suou in '' Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor'', Nadeko Sengoku in ''Bakemonogatari'', Angel / Kanade Tachibana in '' Angel Beats'', and Anri Sonohara in ''Durarara!!''. She was voted in 2010 as "Best Female Voice Actress" by listeners of the radio program . She graduated from university in 2011, and in the same year became a full-time voice actress. In late 2010, she was invited to the Anime Festival Asia anime convention in Singapore.

On February 23, 2012, it was announced that Hanazawa would launch her official website. A few days later, during the "Kana Hanazawa Solo Debut Presentation Party event", it was announced that she would release four singles within a year: released on April 25, , released on July 18, "Happy Endings", released on October 24 and was used as ending theme for anime ''Zetsuen no Tempest'', and "Silent Snow", released on January 16, 2013. Her first album ''Claire'' was released on February 20, 2013, and her second album ''25'' was released on February 26, 2014. She released an album title ''Blue Avenue'' in April 2015, and went on a concert tour starting at the Nippon Budokan on May 3. The Blu-ray release of the show, ''Live Avenue Kana Hanazawa in Budokan'', ranked number six in sales.

Hanazawa won Best Supporting Actress at the 9th Seiyu Awards. She later won '' Newtype''s Best Voice Actress award. Hanazawa starred in her first live-action feature film . Her video would later place tenth in Oricon's Blu-ray Disc Chart. Hanazawa moved to the Sacra Music record label under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in April 2017.

As of 2021, she is currently signed to Pony Canyon.

Personal life

In February 2017, during a live stream promoting the release of ''Opportunity'', Hanazawa confirmed she and Kensho Ono were dating, after '' Shūkan Bunshun'' published allegations about their relationship. On July 8, 2020, they announced that they married.

Filmography

Animation

Animated films

Video games

Drama CDs

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! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable", Notes
! class="unsortable", Source
, -
, '' Arpeggio of Blue Steel'' , , Iori Watanuki , , , ,
, -
, ''Boku, Otariman''
:ja:ぼく、オタリーマン , , Junior (woman) , , , ,
, -
, '' D-Frag!'' , , Roka Shibasaki , , , ,
, -
, ''Dog Days'' , , Noir Vinocacao , , , ,
, -
, ''Infinite Stratos'' , , Charlotte Dunois , , , ,
, -
, ''Kiss Him, Not Me'' , , Kae Serinuma , , , ,
, -
, '' Maid Sama!'' , , Sakura Hanazono , , , ,
, -
, '' No-Rin'' , , Minori Nakazawa , , , ,
, -
, '' Oreimo'' , , Kuroneko , , , ,
, -
, '' Ro-Kyu-Bu!'' , , Tomoka Minato , , , ,
, -
, -
, '' Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina'' , , Fran , , , ,
, -

Live action

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, + List of acting performances in film and television
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable", Notes
! class="unsortable", Source
, -
, {{dts, 2013 , , ''Film Documentaire de claire'' , , , , Reached 7 on Blu-ray Chart, ,
, -
, {{dts, 2015, format=y , , ''Go! Go! Kaden Danshi '' , , Herself , , live-action and animation combination film , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2015, 03, format=y , , {{Nihongo3, It's Definitely No Good You're Not Here , 君がいなくちゃだめなんだ, Kimi ga Inakucha Dame Nanda
, , , first live-action feature film debut , , {{cite web, url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-22/voice-actress-kana-hanazawa-stars-in-her-1st-live-action-feature/.83578, title=Voice Actress Kana Hanazawa Stars in Her 1st Live-Action Feature, date=January 22, 2015, work=Anime News Network, access-date=May 6, 2016, archive-date=April 18, 2016, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418110707/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-22/voice-actress-kana-hanazawa-stars-in-her-1st-live-action-feature/.83578, url-status=live
, -
, {{dts, 2018, format=y , , ''Nagoya yuki Saishū Ressha 2018'' , , , , , ,
, -
, 2020
, ''Maybe Happy Ending''
, Clara
, Stage play
,
, -
, 2022
, ''Anime Supremacy!''
, Magical girl (voice)
,
,
, -
, 2022
, {{Nihongo3, The Last Train to Nagoya, 名古屋行き最終列車, ''Nagoya-iki Saishuu Ressha''
, Mirai Fujita
,
,
, -

Dubbing

;Live-action
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Voiceover for
! Notes
! class="unsortable", Source
, -
, {{dts, 2017, 02, 03, format=y , , ''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' , , Emma Bloom , , Ella Purnell , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2017, 06, 07, format=y , , '' Game Shakers'' , , Babe , , Cree Cicchino , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2017, 08, 26, format=y , , '' Heidi'' , , Heidi , , Anuk Steffen , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2017, 09, 29, format=y , , '' A Dog's Purpose'' , , young Hannah , , Britt Robertson , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2018, 02, 24, format=y , , '' Legend of the Demon Cat'' , , Yulian , , Zhang Tianai , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2020, 03, 20, format=y , , '' Birds of Prey'' , , Cassandra Cain , , Ella Jay Basco , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2020, 06, 03, format=y , , '' Escape Room'' , , Zoey Davis , , Taylor Russell , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2020, 06, 19, format=y , , '' Dolittle'' , , Betsy , , Selena Gomez , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2020, 06, 26, format=y , , '' Rambo: Last Blood'' , , Gabrielle , , Yvette Monreal , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2020, 08, 14, format=y , , '' Jexi'' , , The voice of Jexi , , Rose Byrne , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2020, 12, 18, format=y , , '' Wonder Woman 1984'' , , Young Diana , , Lilly Aspell , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2021, 03, 25, format=y , , '' Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'' , , Zoey Clarke , , Jane Levy , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2022, 01, 21, format=y , , '' Clifford the Big Red Dog'' , , Emily Elizabeth , , Darby Camp , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2022, 09, 07, format=y , , '' Escape Room: Tournament of Champions'' , , Zoey Davis , , Taylor Russell , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2022, 11, 23, format=y , , '' St. Elmo's Fire'' , , Wendy Beamish , , Mare Winningham , , The Cinema edition , ,

;Animation
{, class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! class="unsortable", Source
, -
, {{dts, 2009, format=y , , ''Super Why!'' , , Princess Pea/Princess Presto , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2020, 11, 07, format=y , , ''The Legend of Hei'' , , Luo Xiaohei , , , ,
, -

Other works

{, class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
, + List of voice performances in other works
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable", Notes
! class="unsortable", Source
, -
, {{dts, 2009, 12, 23, format=y , , "Sōhaku Shisuferia" music video by Shoujo Byou , , Voice of Shisuferia , , , ,
, -
, {{dts, 2014, 10, 30, format=y , , '' Project Itoh's Harmony'' film trailer , , Narrator , , , ,
, -

Discography

Albums

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, -
! scope="row" align=left , ''Claire''
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* Released: February 20, 2013
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, 6
, -
! scope="row" align=left , ''25''
,
* Released: February 26, 2014
* Label: Aniplex
* Catalog No.: SVWC-7988/90, SVWC-7991/92{{cite web, url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/391223/products/music/1059820/1/, title=「２５」 花澤香菜│オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE, language=ja, publisher=Oricon, access-date=March 8, 2014, archive-date=September 18, 2019, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918182228/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/391223/products/1059820/1/, url-status=live
, 8
, -
! scope="row" align=left , ''Blue Avenue''
,
* Released: April 22, 2015
* Label: Aniplex
* Catalog No.: SVWC-70064/5, SVWC-70066{{cite web, url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/391223/products/1121308/1/, title=「Blue Avenue」 花澤香菜│オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE, language=ja, publisher=Oricon, access-date=August 13, 2015, archive-date=September 24, 2015, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924175829/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/391223/products/1121308/1/, url-status=live
, 12
, -
! scope="row" align=left , ''Opportunity''
,
* Released: February 22, 2017
* Label: Aniplex
* Catalog No.: SVWC-70251/2, SVWC-70253{{cite web, url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/391223/products/1215926/1/, title=「Opportunity」 花澤香菜│オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE, language=ja, publisher=Oricon, access-date=February 27, 2017, archive-date=February 28, 2017, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228003152/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/391223/products/1215926/1/, url-status=live
, 15
, -
! scope="row" align=left , ''Kokobase''
,
* Released: February 20, 2019
* Label: Sacra Music
, 18
, -
! scope="row" align=left , ''Blossom''
,
* Released: February 23, 2022
* Label: Pony Canyon Inc.
, 19

Singles

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! scope="col" colspan="2" , Peak position
! scope="col" rowspan="2" , Album
, -
! scope="col", Limited edition
! scope="col", Regular edition
! scope="col", JPN
Oricon
{{cite web , url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/391223/rank/single/ , script-title=ja:花澤香菜のシングル売上ランキング , trans-title=Kana Hanazawa Single Sales Ranking , work=Oricon , access-date=February 25, 2018 , language=ja , archive-date=September 25, 2018 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925215928/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/391223/rank/single/ , url-status=live
! scope="col", JPN
''Billboard''
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, -
! scope="row" align="left", {{Nihongo, "Starry Sky Destination"
, 星空☆ディスティネーション, Hoshi‐zora☆Disutinēshon
, rowspan="3", 2012
, SVWC-7840
, SVWC-7842
, 7
, 23{{Cite magazine, url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100, title=Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart, magazine=Billboard, access-date=2018-12-22, archive-date=November 19, 2020, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119095508/https://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100, url-status=live
, rowspan="4", ''Claire''
, -
! scope="row" align="left", {{Nihongo, "The Sound of First Love"
, 初恋ノオト, Hatsukoi no Oto
, SVWC-7863
, SVWC-7865
, 4
, 31
, -
! scope="row" align="left", "happy endings"
, SVWC-7899/900
, SVWC-7901
, 7
, 33
, -
! scope="row" align="left", "Silent Snow"
, rowspan="2", 2013
, SVWC-7926/27
, SVWC-7928
, 8
, 43
, -
! scope="row" align="left", {{Nihongo, "Love Planet"
, 恋する惑星, Koisuru Wakusei
, SVWC-7974/75
, SVWC-7976
, 11
, 34
, ''25''
, -
! scope="row" align="left", {{Nihongo, "Smile Mode"
, ほほ笑みモード, Hohoemi Mōdo
, rowspan="2", 2014
, SVWC-70021/22
, SVWC-70023
, 12
, 28
, rowspan="3", ''Blue Avenue''
, -
! scope="row" align="left", {{Nihongo, "Cocytus"
, こきゅうとす, Kokyūtosu
, SVWC-70041/2
, SVWC-70043
, 13
, 27
, -
! scope="row" align="left", {{Nihongo, "I'm Useless Without You"
, 君がいなくちゃだめなんだ, Kimi ga Inakucha Dame Nanda
, rowspan="1", 2015
, SVWC-70053/54
, SVWC-70055
, 13
, 45
, -
! scope="row" align="left", {{Nihongo, "Transparent Girl"
, 透明な女の子, Tōmei na Onna no Ko
, rowspan="3", 2016
, SVWC-70138/9
, SVWC-70140
, 20
, 87
, rowspan="3", ''Opportunity''
, -
! scope="row" align="left", {{Nihongo, "New Song"
, あたらしいうた, Atarashī Uta
, SVWC-70170/1
, SVWC-70172
, 14
, 56
, -
! scope="row" align="left", {{Nihongo, "Rough"
, ざらざら, Zarazara
, SVWC-70225/6
, SVWC-70227
, 20
, 66
, -
! scope="row" align="left", {{Nihongo, "A Person Loved in the Spring Is Who I Long to Be"
, 春に愛されるひとに　わたしはなりたい, Haru ni Aisareru Hito ni Watashi wa Naritai
, rowspan="3" , 2018
, VVCL-1164/5
, VVCL-1166
, 15
, —
, rowspan="3" , ''Kokobase''
, -
! rowspan="2" scope="row" align="left" , {{Nihongo, "I'm Alright"
, 大丈夫, Daijōbu
, VVCL-1267/8
, rowspan="2" , VVCL-1269
, rowspan="2" , 27
, rowspan="2" , 97
, -
, VVCL-1270/1
, -
! scope="row" align="left" , "Moonlight Magic"
, rowspan="1" , 2021
, rowspan="1" , SCCG-00082
, rowspan="1" , PCCG-02058
, rowspan="1" , 18
, rowspan="1" , —
, rowspan="1" , ''blossom''
, -
! scope="row" align="left" , {{Nihongo, "The Tactic is a Poker Face"
, 駆け引きはポーカーフェイス, Kakehiki wa Poker Face
, rowspan="2" , 2022
, rowspan="1" , PCCG-02162
, rowspan="1" , PCCG-02163
, rowspan="1" , 13
, rowspan="1" , —
, rowspan="2" {{N/A, Non-album singles
, -
! scope="row" align="left" , {{Nihongo, "Even Though it's Not Dramatic"
, ドラマチックじゃなくても, Dramatic ja Nakutemo
, rowspan="1" , PCCG-02210
, rowspan="1" , PCCG-02209
, rowspan="1" , —
, rowspan="1" , —

Digital Singles

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, -
, scope="row" align="left", "magical mode (Chinese Version)" , , February 3, 2021 , , rowspan="2" ''{{N/A, Non-album singles''
, -
, scope="row" align="left", "magical mode" , , March 31, 2021
, -
, scope="row" align="left", "Shinobi-nai" , , November 3, 2021 , , align="center" , ''blossom''

Tours

*Kana Hanazawa concert tour 2019 (2019, in Japan and China)
*

Awards

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!Category
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, 2015
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, Best Supporting Actress
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References

{{Reflist, 30em, refs=
{{cite web, url=http://osawa-inc.co.jp/blocks/index/talent00131.html, title=花澤 香菜 - 俳優、声優、ナレーター、DJ、タレントの株式会社大沢事務所, work=Office Osawa, language=ja, access-date=November 3, 2015, archive-date=December 20, 2016, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220043941/http://osawa-inc.co.jp/blocks/index/talent00131.html, url-status=live
{{cite web
, url=http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=01239&namecode=5
, title=声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：花澤香菜(Kana Hanazawa)
, trans-title=Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Kana Hanazawa
, work=Voice Artist Database
, publisher=GamePlaza-HARUKA-
, access-date=October 9, 2022
, date=April 6, 2016
, language=ja
, archive-date=August 4, 2020
, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804145450/http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=01239&namecode=5
, url-status=dead

{{cite web
, url=http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/hanazawa-kana/roles.html
, title=Hanazawa Kana roles
, work=Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
, access-date=May 5, 2016
, date=May 5, 2016
, last=Doi
, first=Hitoshi
, author-link=Hitoshi Doi
, archive-date=April 9, 2016
, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409171313/http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/hanazawa-kana/roles.html
, url-status=live

{{cite web
, url=http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/hanazawa-kana/index.html
, title=Hanazawa Kana (花澤香菜)
, work=Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
, access-date=May 5, 2016
, date=May 5, 2016
, last=Doi
, first=Hitoshi
, author-link=Hitoshi Doi
, archive-date=October 5, 2018
, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005063443/http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/hanazawa-kana/index.html
, url-status=live

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.hanazawakana-music.net/ {{in lang, ja (SME)
* {{Official website, https://hanazawa-kana.com/ {{in lang, ja (PonyCanyon)
* {{Amg name, 751022
* {{ann, people, id=53741
* {{IMDb name, 2573928

Kana Hanazawa
at Oricon {{in lang, ja
* {{Rotten-tomatoes-person, kana_hanazawa

{{Seiyu Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
{{Newtype Anime Award for Best Actress
{{Authority control

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1989 births
Living people
Anime singers
Japanese child actresses
Japanese women pop singers
Japanese female YouTubers
Japanese YouTubers
Japanese video game actresses
Japanese voice actresses
Music YouTubers
Sacra Music artists
Seiyu Award winners
Singers from Tokyo
Voice actresses from Tokyo
21st-century Japanese actresses
21st-century Japanese singers
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