# Ayana Taketatsu

Ayana Taketatsu (竹達 彩奈, Taketatsu Ayana, born June 23, 1989) is a Japanese voice actress and singer.

## Biography

She attended Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyujo, a voice actor training school before becoming affiliated there. She is now affiliated with Link Plan. Due to her sharp vocal tones, she often voices tsundere characters (although she has voiced other mysterious or flirtatious characters). Taketatsu formed a singing unit Petit Milady alongside Aoi Yūki in 2013. Taketatsu left the talent agency Assemble Heart for the agency Link Plan on January 1, 2017.

## Personal life

On her 30th birthday, she announced on Twitter that she married fellow voice actor Yuki Kaji.
On June 30, 2022, Taketatsu and Kaji announced that they were expecting their first child together. On November 3, 2022, she announced the birth of her daughter.

## Filmography
### Anime series

| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 2009 | Queen's Blade | Mako | |
| 2009 | K-On! | Azusa Nakano | |
| 2009 | Sasameki Koto | Manaka Akemiya | |
| 2009 | A Certain Scientific Railgun | Bag Girl (ep 6), Girl (ep 7) | |
| 2009 | Needless | Yua | |
| 2009 | Maria Watches Over Us 4th Season | Baby | Episode 2 |
| 2009 | Yumeiro Pâtissière | Vanilla | |
| 2010 | Demon King Daimao | Michie Ōtake | |
| 2010 | MM! | Mio Isurugi | |
| 2010 | Oreimo | Kirino Kōsaka | |
| 2010 | Highschool of the Dead | Alice Maresato | |
| 2010 | The World God Only Knows | Ayumi Takahara | |
| 2010 | Kissxsis | Ako Suminoe | |
| 2010 | K-On!! | Azusa Nakano | |
| 2010 | Jewelpet Twinkle | Miria Marigold Mackenzie | |
| 2010 | Star Driver | Aragon Simone | |
| 2010 | The Legend of the Legendary Heroes | Eslina Folkel | |
| 2010 | Baka and Test | Miharu Shimizu | |
| 2010 | Mayoi Neko Overrun! | Nozomi Kiriya, Shinobu (ep 7) | |
| 2010 | Yumeiro Pâtissière SP Professional | Vanilla | |
| 2011 | The World God Only Knows II | Ayumi Takahara | |
| 2011 | Guilty Crown | Tsugumi | |
| 2011 | Suzy's Zoo Daisuki! Witzy | Lulla | |
| 2011 | Tamagotchi! | Tomomi | |
| 2011 | Sket Dance | Obaa-nyan | Episode 22 |
| 2011 | Double-J | Ema Houjō | |
| 2011 | Tamayura – Hitotose | Fū Sawatari | |
| 2011 | Dog Days | Eclair Martinozzi | |
| 2011 | Nekogami Yaoyorozu | Meiko | |
| 2011 | Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Ni! | Miharu Shimizu | |
| 2011 | Ben-To | Asebi Inoue | |
| 2011 | Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei | Akira Yajima | Episodes 20–21 |
| 2011 | YuruYuri | Majokko Mirakurun | |
| 2011 | Rio – Rainbow Gate! | Mint Clark | |
| 2011 | Phi Brain: Puzzle of God | Miharu Sakanoue | |
| 2012 | Queen's Blade Rebellion | Aldra | |
| 2012 | Gokujyo | Minami Kurihashi | |
| 2012 | Nakaimo – My Sister Is Among Them! | Rinka Kunitachi | |
| 2012 | Psycho-Pass | Shoko Sugawara/Spooky Boogie | Episodes 4–5 |
| 2012 | Sword Art Online | Leafa/Suguha Kirigaya | |
| 2012 | Dog Days | Eclair Martinozzi | |
| 2012 | High School DxD | Koneko Tōjo | |
| 2012 | Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero | Minami Aihara | |
| 2012 | Hyouka | Manga Club Member Kimura | |
| 2012 | Phi-Brain – Puzzle of God: The Orpheus Order | Free Cell (young), Miharu Sakanoue | |
| 2012 | Busou Shinki | Zielbellen "Zil" | |
| 2012 | Pokémon: Black and White: Rival Destinies | Shōbu | |
| 2012 | Yurumates 3D Plus | Sae's younger sister | |
| 2012 | YuruYuri 2 | Kurumi/Mirakurun | Episodes 1–6 |
| 2013 | The World God Only Knows: Goddesses Arc | Ayumi Takahara, Mercurius | |
| 2013 | Wanna Be the Strongest in the World | Sakura Hagiwara | |
| 2013 | Zettai Bōei Leviathan | Jörmungandr | |
| 2013 | Sword Art Online: Extra Edition | Leafa/Suguha Kirigaya | |
| 2013 | Tamayura – More Aggressive | Fū Sawatari | |
| 2013 | Date A Live | Kotori Itsuka | |
| 2013 | A Certain Scientific Railgun S | Kana Hazamaya | |
| 2013 | High School DxD New | Koneko Tōjo | |
| 2013 | Mangirl! | Sayuri Misono | |
| 2014 | Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil | Moyo Tentō | |
| 2014 | Girl Friend BETA | Ichigo Kohinata | |
| 2014 | Space Dandy | Mamitas | Episode 2 |
| 2014 | Sword Art Online II | Leafa/Suguha Kirigaya | |
| 2014 | Date A Live II | Kotori Itsuka | |
| 2014 | Denkigai no Honya-san | Fu Girl | |
| 2014 | The Pilot's Love Song | Ariel Albus | |
| 2014 | Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle | Free Cell (young) | |
| 2014 | Momo Kyun Sword | Momoko | |
| 2014 | Invaders of the Rokujyōma!? | Karama | |
| 2015 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls | Sachiko Koshimizu | |
| 2015 | My Wife is the Student Council President! | Ui Wakana | |
| 2015 | Onsen Yōsei Hakone-chan | Ashinoko | |
| 2015 | Kantai Collection | Yamato | |
| 2015 | World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman | Satsuki Ranjō | |
| 2015 | Dog Days | Eclair Martinozzi | |
| 2015 | High School DxD BorN | Koneko Tōjo | |
| 2015 | Magic Kaito 1412 | Princess Anne | Episode 15 |
| 2015 | Lance N' Masques | Hō Yuifon | |
| 2015 | The Asterisk War | Pham Thi Tram | |
| 2016 | Dagashi Kashi | Hotaru Shidare | |
| 2016 | Divine Gate | Hikari | |
| 2016 | The Asterisk War 2nd Season | Pham Thi Tram | |
| 2016 | CoCO & NiCO | Oppenheimer, Leon | |
| 2016 | My Wife is the Student Council President!+! | Ui Wakana | |
| 2017 | Akiba's Trip: The Animation | Denko Busujima | Episode 4 |
| 2017 | Classroom of the Elite | Kei Karuizawa | |
| 2017 | My First Girlfriend Is a Gal | Yui Kashii | |
| 2017 | Tsugumomo | Kasumi Kagami | |
| 2018 | Citrus | Yuzu Aihara | |
| 2018 | Dagashi Kashi 2 | Hotaru Shidare | |
| 2018 | High School DxD Hero | Koneko Tōjo | |
| 2018 | Million Arthur | Yamaneko Arthur | also 2019 |
| 2018 | Sword Art Online: Alicization | Leafa/Suguha Kirigaya | |
| 2018 | Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles | Koizumi | |
| 2018 | Pop Team Epic | Pipimi | Episode 2 Part A |
| 2018 | The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar | Christina | |
| 2019 | Boogiepop and Others | Minako Yurihara | |
| 2019 | Date A Live III | Kotori Itsuka | |
| 2019 | Hensuki: Are You Willing to Fall in Love with a Pervert, as Long as She's a Cutie? | Sayuki Tokihara | |
| 2019 | How Clumsy you are, Miss Ueno | Minamine | |
| 2019 | Kakegurui XX | Erimi Mushibami | |
| 2019 | Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka | Chisato Yonamine | |
| 2019 | The Quintessential Quintuplets | Nino Nakano | |
| 2020 | Bofuri | Frederica | |
| 2020 | Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story | Alina Gray | |
| 2020 | A Certain Scientific Railgun | Kana Hazamaya (ep21) | |
| 2020 | Noblesse | Erga Kenesis Di Raskreia | |
| 2020 | Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World | Risya In Empire | |
| 2020 | Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time | Mimi Alpacas | |
| 2020 | Tsugu Tsugumomo | Kasumi Kagami | |
| 2020 | Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! | Ami Asai | |
| 2020 | Yo-kai Watch Jam - Yo-kai Academy Y: Close Encounters of the N Kind | Emma Daiouji | |
| 2021 | Ancient Girl's Frame | Reiu Minamiya | |
| 2021 | Full Dive | Reona Kisaragi | |
| 2021 | Girlfriend, Girlfriend | Rika Hoshizaki | |
| 2021 | I'm Standing on a Million Lives Season 2 | Yana | |
| 2021 | Megaton Musashi | Yūka Nishino | |
| 2021 | So I'm a Spider, So What? | Sophia Keren/Negishi Shouko | |
| 2021 | The Detective Is Already Dead | Nagisa Natsunagi | |
| 2021 | The Quintessential Quintuplets 2nd Season | Nino Nakano | |
| 2021 | The World Ends with You the Animation | Rhyme | |
| 2021 | World's End Harem | Karen Kamiya | |
| 2022 | Akiba Maid War | Wuv-Wuv Moonbeam Manager | |
| 2022 | Arknights: Prelude To Dawn | W | |
| 2022 | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War | Bambietta Basterbine | |
| 2022 | Classroom of the Elite 2nd Season | Kei Karuizawa | |
| 2022 | Date A Live IV | Kotori Itsuka | |
| 2022 | I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss | Selena Gilbert | |
| 2022 | Kantai Collection: Let's Meet at Sea | Yamato | |
| 2022 | Love Flops | Amelia Irving | |
| 2022 | Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department | Immortal Camula | |
| 2022 | My Master Has No Tail | Enshi Kirino | |
| 2022 | Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time: Super Extra | Mimi Alpacas | |
| 2022 | Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series | Lisia | |
| 2022 | Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Season 2 | Asai Ami | |
| 2023 | Bofuri 2nd Season | Frederica | |
| 2023 | Frieren | Aura | |
| 2023 | Girlfriend, Girlfriend 2nd Season | Rika Hoshizaki | |
| 2023 | I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too | Kaede Kazama | |
| 2023 | Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible | Tamao Taira | |
| 2023 | The Legendary Hero Is Dead! | Anri Haysworth | |
| 2023 | The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today | Yume | |
| 2023 | The Quintessential Quintuplets Special | Nino Nakano | Summer 2023 Shaft Animation |
| 2023 | The Tale of the Outcasts | Wisteria | |
| 2024 | Classroom of the Elite 3rd Season | Kei Karuizawa | |
| 2024 | Date a Live V | Kotori Itsuka | |
| 2024 | The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses 2nd Season | Ririka Chiyoda | |
| 2025 | I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! | Nias Carlin | |
| 2025 | The Unaware Atelier Master | Sina | |

### Video games
#### 2011

* The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure – Shirley Orlando

#### 2012

* Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance – Rhyme
* Persona 4 Arena – Labrys

#### 2013

* Drakengard 3 – Four
* Macross 30: The Voice that Connects the Galaxy – Mei Leeron, Mia Sakaki
* Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment – Leafa
* Super Danganronpa Another 2 – Iroha Nijiue

#### 2014

* Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax – Leafa, Kirino Kōsaka
* Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment – Leafa

#### 2015

* Deemo: The Last Recital – Little Girl / Alice
* Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition – Leafa, Kousaka Kirino
* Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Tawa Reiko
* Megadimension Neptunia VII – B-Sha
* Sword Art Online: Lost Song – Leafa

#### 2016

* Accel World vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight – Leafa
* Dragon Quest Heroes II – Jessica
* World of Final Fantasy – Tama
* Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization – Leafa
* Alternative Girls – Miyaka Yuki

#### 2017

* Accel World vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight – Leafa
* Project Tokyo Dolls – Aya
* The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III – Shirley Orlando
* Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Zenobia

#### 2018

* BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle – Labrys
* Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record – Alina Gray
* Sdorica – Alice, Masked Girl
* Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet – Leafa
* Master of Eternity – Jeanie
* Han-gyaku-Sei Million Arthur – Wildcat Arthur
* Million Arthur: Arcana Blood – Wildcat Arthur
* Dragalia Lost – Natalie
* Shojo Kageki Revue Starlight: Re LIVE – Misora Kano
* The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV – Shirley Orlando (non-playable)

#### 2019

* Arknights — W
* SoulWorker – Chii Aruel

#### 2020

* Another Eden – Altena
* Bleach: Brave Souls – Bambietta Basterbine

#### 2021

* Shin Megami Tensei V – Nuwa

#### 2022

* Alchemy Stars – Nina
* Armada Girls – Ghost Ship X
* Goddess of Victory: Nikke – Privaty, Nero
* Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - Melissa

#### 2023

* Sword Art Online: Last Recollection – Leafa
* Genshin Impact – Chiori

#### Unknown date

* Honkai Impact 3rd – Frederika Nikola Tesla
* Nora to Toki no Kōbō: Kiri no Mori no Majo – Nora Brundle
* Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Portable – Kirino Kōsaka
* Rune Factory 4 – Dolce
* Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 – Bel/Bianca (Black 2 White 2 Animated Trailer)
* Trinity Universe – Tsubaki
* The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls – Sachiko Koshimizu
* Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Anderson (Japanese Dub Version)
* Kantai Collection – Yamato, Akigumo, Yūgumo, Makigumo, and Naganami
* K-On! Hōkago Live!! – Azusa Nakano
* Phantasy Star Online 2 – Io
* Date A Live Rinne Utopia – Itsuka Kotori
* Dragon Quest VIII and Dragon Quest: Heroes – Jessica Albert
* High School DxD New Fight – Koneko Tōjo
* The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure – Shirley Orlando
* Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Missing Link – Annerose Rosenheim
* Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs Full Boost – Sthesia Awar
* Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs Maxi Boost – Sthesia Awar, Sthesia Awar Acht, Sthesia Awar Primo, Sthesia Awar Nono, Sthesia Awar Sesto
* Little Noah – Noah
* Figure Fantasy – Rinn

### OVA/OAD

* Kissxsis – Ako Suminoe

### Tokusatsu

* Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger (2018) – Goche Ru Medou (eps. 1 – 8, 10 – 48)
* Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger en Film (2018) – Goche Ru Medou

### Drama CD

* Love DNA XX – Aoi
* Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai – Kirino Kōsaka
* Tsuki Tsuki! – Nazuna Nanjō
* Watashi ni xx Shinasai! – Mami Mizuno
* Citrus – Yuzu Aihara
* Mo Dao Zu Shi/Ma Dou So Shi – Jiang Yanli/Kou Enri

### Anime films

| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 2010 | Light Novel no Tanoshii Kakikata | Yūna Ichigo | Live action (as actress) |
| 2011 | K-On! Movie | Azusa Nakano | |
| 2015 | Date A Live: Mayuri Judgement | Kotori Itsuka | |
| 2015 | Girls und Panzer der Film | Alice Shimada | Movie Part 4 and Movie Part 5 |
| 2017 | Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale | Leafa/Suguha Kirigaya | |
| 2022 | Deemo: Memorial Keys | Alice | |
| 2022 | The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie | Nino Nakano | |
| 2022 | Idol Bu Show | Nagaho Mori | |
| 2024 | Ganbatte Ikimasshoi | Umeko Terao | |

### Dubbing
#### Live-action

* Genius, 10-year-old Hans Albert Einstein (Alice Edwards)
* Jexi, Cate Finnegan (Alexandra Shipp)

#### Animation

* The Angry Birds Movie 2, Silver
* Wish, Bazeema

### Others

* Citrus (manga) – Yuzu Aihara (promotional videos)

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Album details | Catalog No. | Peak Oricon chart positions |
| 2013 | apple symphony Released: April 10, 2013 Label: Pony Canyon Format: CD | PCCG-1331 & PCCG-1332 (Limited Edition), PCCG-1333 (Regular Edition) | 7 |
| 2014 | Colore Serenata Released: November 19, 2014 Label: Pony Canyon Format: CD | PCCG-1435 & PCCG-1436 (Limited Edition), PCCG-1437 (Regular Edition) | 18 |
| 2016 | Lyrical Concerto Released: November 2, 2016 Label: Pony Canyon Format: CD | PCCG-1553 & PCCG-1554 (Limited Edition), PCCG-1555 (Regular Edition) | 15 |
| 2021 | Méli-mélo meli mellow Released: September 15, 2021 Label: Pony Canyon Format: CD | PCCG-02050 (Limited Edition), PCCG-02051 (Regular Edition) | |

### Compilation albums

| Year | Album details | Catalog No. | Peak Oricon chart positions |
| 2017 | apple feuille Released: November 29, 2017 Label: Pony Canyon Format: CD | PCCG-1629 (CD + BD), PCCG-1630 (CD + DVD), PCCG-1631 (Regular Edition) | 14 |

### Singles

| Year | Single details | Catalog No. | Peak Oricon chart positions | Album |
| 2012 | Sinfonia! Sinfonia!!! Released: April 11, 2012 Label: Pony Canyon Format: CD | LACM-1272 (Limited Edition), LACM-70136 (Regular Edition) | 7 | apple symphony |
| 2012 | Onpu no Kuni no Alice (♪の国のアリス) Released: September 12, 2012 Label: Pony Canyon Format: CD | LACM-1298 (Limited Edition), LACM-70162 (Regular Edition) | 10 | apple symphony |
| 2013 | Jiku Tours (時空ツアーズ) Released: January 9, 2013 Label: Pony Canyon Format: CD | LACM-1318 (Limited Edition), LACM-70171 (Regular Edition) | 10 | apple symphony |
| 2013 | Shumatsu Cinderella (週末シンデレラ) Released: December 4, 2013 Label: Pony Canyon Format: CD | LACM-1376 (Limited Edition), LACM-70198 (Regular Edition) | 16 | Colore Serenata |
| 2014 | Wonderful World (わんだふるワールド) Released: June 4, 2014 Label: Pony Canyon Format: CD | LACM-1404 (Limited Edition), LACM-70212 (Regular Edition) | 11 | Colore Serenata |
| 2014 | Kajirikake no Ringo (齧りかけの林檎) Released: October 15, 2014 Label: Pony Canyon Format: CD | LACM-1427 (Limited Edition), LACM-70222 (Regular Edition) | 15 | Colore Serenata |

### Music in anime

As the voice actor for Azusa Nakano in K-On!, she is a member of the band Hokago Tea Time, and has participated in seven singles and one album.
* Hōkago Teatime (放課後ティータイム) ranked No. 1 on Oricon albums charts.
* "Azusa Nakano" ("中野 梓") image song CD of the eponymous character, ranked No. 3 on Oricon singles charts.
* "Go! Go! Maniac" ranked No. 1 on Oricon singles charts.
* "Listen!!" ranked No. 2 on Oricon singles charts.
* "Pure Pure Heart" (ぴゅあぴゅあはーと) ranked No. 4 on Oricon singles charts.
* "Utauyo!! Miracle" ranked No. 3 on Oricon singles charts.
* "No, Thank You!" ranked No. 2 on Oricon singles charts.
* "Gohan wa Okazu/U&I" ranked No. 3 on Oricon singles charts.
She additionally performed Hey! Calorie Queen (Hey!カロリーQueen), the ending theme for Dagashi Kashi. It was ranked No. 19 on Oricon singles charts.