Aya Hirano

**Aya Hirano** (平野 綾 *Hirano Aya*) is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Universal Sigma for her voice acting agency.

She is best known for her roles as Haruhi Suzumiya in *The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya*, Misa Amane in *Death Note*, Konata Izumi in *Lucky Star*, and Lucy Heartfilia in *Fairy Tail*.

She is the Japanese voice of **Monaca** in *Danganronpa* series. In the English dub, Monaca's voice is provided by Cristina Vee.

## Work on *Danganronpa*

 *Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School* | 2016

### Anime

* ***Fairy Tail - Lucy Heartfilia***

* ***The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Haruhi Suzumiya***

* ***Death Note - Misa Amane***

* ***Lucky Star series - Konata Izumi***

* *Angel Talesz* series - Saru no Momo

* *Kiddy Grade* - Lumière

* *Beyblade G Revolution* - Ming-Ming

* *Battle B-Daman* - Charat

* *Battle B-Daman: Fire Spirits* - Pheles

* *Eyeshield 21* - Mamori Anezaki

* *Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch* - Sumire Misaki

* *Itsudatte My Santa!* - Mai

* *School Rumble* series - Yoko Sasakura

* *Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān* - Pachira

* *Nana* - Reira Serizawa

* *Himawari!* series - Shikimi

* *Galaxy Angel-Rune* - Kahlua/Tequila Marjoram

* *Buso Renkin* - Kazuki Muto

* *Sumomomo Momomo* - Sanae Nakajima

* *Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!* - Mei Etoh

* *Hello Kitty: Apple Forest and the Parallel Town* - Emily

* *Mokke* - Reiko Nagasawa

* *Dragonaut: The Resonance* - Garnet MacLaine

* *Soreike! Anpanman* - Tanpopochan, Kokinchan

* *Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki* - Sara

* *Lupin III: Green Vs. Red* - Yukiko
* *Macross Frontier* - Mina Roshan, Nene Rora

* *Zettai Karen Children* series - Kaoru Akashi

* *Hyakko* - Ayumi Nonomura

* *Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka* - Minato Nagase

* *Kemeko Deluxe!* - Nakamura-chan

* *White Album* series - Yuki Morikawa

* *Maria Holic* series - Shizu Shidō

* *Queen's Blade* series - Nanael

* *Jewelpet* series - Garnet, Komachi Saotome (Sunshine), Midori Akagi / Smart Green (Kira Deko)

* *Dragon Ball Kai* - Dende

* *Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!!* - Rona Elmo

* *To* - Arina

* *Kimi ni Todoke* - Ume "Kurumi" Kurumizawa

* *Kiddy Girl-and* - Lumiere

* *The Qwaser of Stigmata* series - Katja

* *Lupin III: The Last Job* - Asuka Kagurazaka

* *Black Butler II* - Hannah Annafellows

* *Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan* series - Kana Ienaga

* *Nichijou* - Narrator

* *Hunter × Hunter* - Menchi

* *Recorder and Randsell* series - Sayo Takahashi

* *Gatchaman Crowds* series - Paiman

* *Witch Craft Works* - Weekend

* *Dragon Ball Z Kai (Majin Buu saga* - Dende

* *Parasyte* - Migi

* *Dragon Ball Super* - Dende

* *Ultimate Otaku Teacher* - Toune Yamato

### Video Game

* ***Eternal Sonata games - Polka***

* ***Nana games - Reira Serizawa***

* ***Assassin's Creed 2 - Cristina Vespucci***

* ***White Album - Yuki Morikawa***

* *Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch* - Sumire Misaki

* *Eyeshield 21 Max Devil Power!* - Mamori Anezaki

* *Galaxy Angel* games - Kahlua/Tequila Marjoram

* *Luminous Arc* - Lucia

* *Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! Kira Kira Happy Festa!* - Mei Etoh

* *Sumomomo Momomo: The Strongest Bride on Earth* - Sanae Nakajima

* *Buso Renkin Welcome Papillon to Park* - Kazuki Muto

* *Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon* - Shirma Magnolie

* *Haruhi Suzumiya* games - Haruhi Suzumiya

* *Lucky Star* games - Konata Izumi

* *Final Approach 2: 1st Priority* - Kanon Keiju

* *Katekyo Hitman Reborn!* games - Rizona
* *Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka* games - Minato Nagase

* *Sigma Harmonics* - Neon Tsukiyomi

* *Memories Off 6: T-wave* - Chisa Hakosaki

* *Zettai Karen Children DS: Dai-4 no Children* - Kaoru Akashi

* *Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales* - Shiroma

* *Arc Rise Fantasia* - Ruche

* *Magna Carta 2* - Rzephilda "Zephie" Berlinette

* *Queen's Blade: Spiral Chaos* - Nanael, Katja

* *Yakuza 4* - Hana

* *Assassin's Creed Brotherhood* - Cristina Vespucci

* *Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3* - Kanonno Grassvalley

* *Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy* - Prishe

* *Yakuza: Dead Souls* - Hana

* *Nendoroid Generation* - Haruhi Suzumiya

* *Aquapazza* - Yuki Morikawa

* *Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin!* - Ikumatsu

* *Girls und Panzer: Senshadō, Kiwamemasu* - Alisa

* *Granblue Fantasy* - Beatrix

## External Links

**English:**

* **English Wikipedia**: Aya Hirano
* **Anime News Network**: Aya HIRANO
* **Behind the Voice Actors**: Aya Hirano
* **IMDb**: Aya Hirano
* **MyAnimeList**: Hirano, Aya

**Japanese:**

* **Japanese Wikipedia**: 平野綾
* **Official Blog**: 平野綾
* **Official Instagram**: @a\_ya.hirano
* **Official Twitter**: @hysteric\_barbie
* **Official Website**: "平野 綾/Aya Hirano Official Website"
* **Oricon**: 平野綾

## Trivia

* Hirano had already planned to study abroad during the time when the recording of *Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School* was going to take place, so the animation company recorded Monaca's lines in advance before there was any animation.