Ozawa Ari

was born on August 10, 1992 in Tokyo, Japan. She is the voice actress of Hikawa Hina in BanG Dream! She is currently affiliated with I'm Enterprise.

Background
Ari decided to become a voice actress after she became a fan of Negima! when she was in seventh grade. She then saved up money by working as a nursery teacher's assistant for a year before entering the Japan Narration Acting Institute in her second year of high school, at the age of 17. She spent 6 years there training before she was accepted into I'm Enterprise. She then had her debut in anime with the role of Chiyo Sakura from Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, and also sang the ending theme for the show.

Ari is also known for voicing:
 * Mizuki Usami from This Art Club Has A Problem!
 * Papi in Monster Musume
 * Kurumi Ebisuzawa in Gakkou Gurashi!
 * Akizuki, Janus, Nowaki and Prinz Eugen in Kantai Collection
 * USS Denver in Azur Lane
 * Asami Kazari in Active Raid
 * Umatan in Etotama
 * Millicas Gremory in High School DxD
 * Re=L Rayford in Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
 * Kogane Asabuki in Bubuki Buranki
 * Kirin Toudou in The Asterisk War
 * Fai Fai in Endro~!
 * Benitoite in Land of the Lustrous
 * Xiangling in Genshin Impact
 * Sarya in Granblue Gantasy
 * Rinne (Sheba) in Xenoblade Chronicles 2

In March 18, 2017, Ari received the Best Rookie Actress award in the 11th Seiyuu Awards.

Personality & Hobbies
Ari describes herself as a person who is negative, impatient, lacks self-confidence and is prone to intense self-denial. As such, she has mentioned that she looks up to Hina.

Her hobbies include drawing, watching anime and exercising. Ari also owns a dog named Sora.

On August 10, 2020, Ari announced her marriage with the Japanese musician and composer Hige Drive.

Trivia

 * Her nickname is Ariarin.
 * She has a driver's license and is a qualified cook.