# Miharu Hanai

Miharu Hanai (Japanese: 花井 美春, Hepburn: Hanai Miharu, born 8 February 1998) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She had won folk music contests as a young child alongside her sister Aina Suzuki, before debuting as a voice actress in 2017, voicing as Sassa Kurasaki in Armed Girl's Machiavellism. Since then, she has since starred as Tomoe Murakami in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, Twin Turbo in Uma Musume Pretty Derby, Shiori Yamaga in Selection Project, Melolon in You and Idol Precure, Pekesura in My Isekai Life, Mel in Smile of the Arsnotoria, Reine von Silford in Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World, Urū Miyazaki in Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille, and Elena in A Journey Through Another World.

## Biography

Miharu Hanai, a native of Chitose, Hokkaido, was born on 8 February 1998. After being unsuccessful in her dream to join the Takarazuka Revue, which she originally wanted to do because she "really likes singing and expressing herself in front of people", she decided to pursue a career in voice acting after watching the anime K-On!. She then studied acting at International Media Gakuin [ja], and after her graduated, she joined IAM Agency, remaining with them until 31 January 2025.
In February 2017, Hanai was cast as Sassa Kurasaki in Armed Girl's Machiavellism. She later played Non in Rainy Cocoa side G (2019), Lierre in Dropkick on My Devil! (2020), Twin Turbo in Uma Musume Pretty Derby (2021), and Shiori Yamaga in Selection Project (2021). In May 2021, she was cast as Fumio Chitose/Yellow in Hairpin Double, the thirtieth-anniversary animated short from the Okayama International Circuit. In 2022, she played Margarita Surprise in GrimGrimoire OnceMore, Pekesura in My Isekai Life, and Mel in Smile of the Arsnotoria. In 2023, she voiced Reine von Silford in Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World.
Hanai voices Tomoe Murakami in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, a sub-franchise in The Idolmaster franchise. Since then, she has performed as a singer on several Idolmaster music releases, including the 2020 single "The Idolmaster Cinderella Starlight Master for the Next! 07: Gaze and Gaze" (which charted at #7 in the Oricon Singles Chart) and the 2021 single "The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Starlight Master Gold Rush! 08: Evil Live" (which charted at #16 in the Oricon Singles Chart). She also stars as Urū Miyazaki in Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille, an a capella mixed-media project.
Although this had been rumored for a while due to their similarities, Hanai and her sister Aina Suzuki had not disclosed their familial relationship to prevent any signs of nepotism. However, on 30 November 2023, it was for the first time confirmed at the press conference announcing their roles in the upcoming anime A Journey Through Another World that they were sisters; she was also announced as the voice actor for Elena.
Hanai is a certified 5th dan folk singer and a 4th dan shamisen player. She and Suzuki began practicing folk music after being instructed by her grandfather, and they spent at least seven years in the Shōseikai circle, winning several folk song contests. Hanai in particular has won several competitions in the national, regional, and local levels, including in Esashi oiwake, Hokkai bon'uta  [ja], jinku, and kudoki  [ja].

## Filmography
### Animated television

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2017 | Anonymous Noise | high school girl |
| 2017 | Armed Girl's Machiavellism | Sassa Kurasaki |
| 2017 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Theater | Tomoe Murakami |
| 2017 | The Royal Tutor | girl |
| 2018 | Anima Yell! | basketball club members, etc. |
| 2018 | Gurazeni | female clerk |
| 2019 | Actors: Songs Connection | |
| 2019 | Rainy Cocoa side G | Non |
| 2019 | Tenka Hyakken: Meiji-kan e Yōkoso’ | Momijigari Kanemitsu |
| 2020 | D4DJ First Mix | Yukino Akashi |
| 2020 | Dropkick on My Devil! | Lierre |
| 2021 | Selection Project | Shiori Yamaga |
| 2021 | Uma Musume Pretty Derby | Twin Turbo |
| 2021 | Visual Prison | fan |
| 2022 | Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost | female employee |
| 2022 | My Isekai Life | Pekesura |
| 2022 | Sabikui Bisco | Plum |
| 2022 | Smile of the Arsnotoria | Mel |
| 2023 | A Galaxy Next Door | Keigo Komaki |
| 2023 | Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World | Fill |
| 2023 | Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World | Reine von Silford |
| 2023 | Eternal Boys | women, high school girl |
| 2023 | Giant Beasts of Ars | Tiri |
| 2023 | In Another World with My Smartphone | Fredmonica |
| 2023 | Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement | Beatrice |
| 2023 | World Dai Star | Xue Wang |
| 2024 | A Journey Through Another World | Elena |
| 2024 | Acro Trip | Kokoa |
| 2025 | You and Idol Precure | Melolon |
| 2025 | The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows | Lily |
| 2025 | Bad Girl | Rura Ruriha |
| 2025 | Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille | Urū Miyazaki |
| 2025 | Once Upon a Witch's Death | Carbuncle |

### Original net animation

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2022 | Hairpin Double | Fumio Chitose/Yellow | |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2017 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls | Tomoe Murakami |
| 2018 | Irodorimidori | Nadeshiko Igarashi |
| 2019 | Arca Last | Yuna |
| 2019 | Ichi Chi Manji Suguru Online | Tsunadehime |
| 2019 | Sen no Kazoku | Eve |
| 2019 | Tenka Hyakken: Zan | Momijigari Kanemitsu |
| 2020 | Touhou Cannonball | Cirno |
| 2020 | Yasei Shoujo | Taki |
| 2021 | Smile of the Arsnotoria | Meru |
| 2021 | Uma Musume Pretty Derby | Twin Turbo |
| 2022 | GrimGrimoire OnceMore | Margarita Surprise |
| 2022 | Heaven Burns Red | Makiko Asami |
| 2022 | Monster Strike | Taiga Renyan |
| 2022 | Sangokushi Taisen | Da Qiao |
| 2023 | Princess Connect! Re:Dive | Fubuki |
| 2023 | World Dai Star | Xue Wang |
| 2024 | Black Stella Ptolomea | Yukari Teshigawara |