Ozawa Ari (小澤 亜李) was born on August 10, 1992 in Tokyo, Japan[1]. 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[2]. 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[3]. 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[4].
On August 10, 2020, Ari announced her marriage with the Japanese musician and composer Hige Drive[5].
Trivia
- Her nickname is Ariarin.
- She has a driver's license and is a qualified cook.
