Ozawa Ari (小澤 亜李) was born on August 10, 1992 in Tokyo, Japan. She is the voice actress of Hikawa Hina. 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 7th grade.[1] 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 her agency, I'm Enterprise. She then had her debut in anime with the role of Sakura Chiyo from Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, and also sang the ending theme for the show.
Ari is also known for voicing:
- Usami Mizuki from This Art Club Has A Problem!
- Papi in Monster Musume
- Ebisuzawa Kurumi in Gakkou Gurashi!
- Akizuki, Janus, Nowaki and Prinz Eugen in Kantai Collection
- USS Denver in Azur Lane
- Kazari Asami in Active Raid
- Fujishiro Otone in Mikagura School Suite
- Umatan in Etotama
- Millicas Gremory in High School DxD
- Re=L Rayford in Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
- Asabuki Kogane in Bubuki Buranki
- Toudou Kirin in The Asterisk War
- Fai Fai in Endro~!
- Benitoite in Land of the Lustrous
- Xiangling in Genshin Impact
- Sarya in Granblue Fantasy
- Rinne (Sheba) in Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Cleo in King's Raid
- Bonacie in Alchemy Stars
- Mari in Blue Archive
- Kozue Hiiragi in Heaven Burns Red
- Shiro in Tower of Fantasy
- Sean Ari in Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy
- Princess Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom
On March 18, 2017, Ari received the Best Rookie Actress award an 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.[2] 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.[3]
On August 10, 2020, Ari announced her marriage with the Japanese musician and composer Hige Driver.[4] On January 1, 2023, she announced that she had given birth to her first child in 2022.[5]
Trivia[]
- She has a driver's license and is a qualified cook.
- She has both an older and a younger sister.
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