Ayaka Fukuhara (福原 綾香, Fukuhara Ayaka, born December 31, 1989) is a Japanese voice actress from Kagoshima Prefecture affiliated with the agency Across Entertainment.[1] After aspiring to become a voice actress early in life, she made her acting debut in 2012 as the character Rin Shibuya in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls franchise. She is also known for her roles as Myoko in Arpeggio of Blue Steel and Hotaru Rindō in Qualidea Code.

Ayaka Fukuhara
福原 綾香
Born (1989-12-31) December 31, 1989 (age 34)
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2012–present
AgentAcross Entertainment
Notable work
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse
Reo Nakanishi
(m. 2020)

Biography edit

Fukuhara was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on December 31, 1989.[2] Early in life, she dreamed of becoming a veterinarian, but after listening to a radio drama adaptation of the manga series Hunter × Hunter, she became aware of the occupation of voice acting, and decided to pursue that career track instead.[3] She then took correspondence training lessons to improve her voice skills, while also reading manga aloud in order to practice her acting skills. In high school, she was a member of her school's broadcasting club; she later participated in the national radio contest sponsored by NHK, becoming the first student of her school to make it to the contest, although she was unable to win any award. At the urging of her parents, she took a degree in nutrition at a university, while also attending the Japan Narration Acting Institute (日本ナレーション演技研究所). During her time at the training school, she became part of the voice acting agency VIMS.[3]

In 2012, she made her voice acting debut as the character Rin Shibuya in the video game The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls. She graduated from university the following year.[3] She would then play mainly supporting or background roles in anime until 2015 when she was cast as the character Myōkō in the anime film Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova DC.[4] She also reprised the role of Rin for the anime adaptation of The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls.[5] In 2016, she was cast as the character Grea in the anime series Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends,[6] and Hotaru Rindō in the anime series Qualidea Code.[7] In 2017, she played the roles of Sayaka Igarashi in Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler,[8] and Kasumi Ayase in the anime series Dies Irae.[9] She played the role of Tarō Misaki in a new television series adaptation of the manga series Captain Tsubasa in 2018.[10] That same year, she was cast as Mega Man in the video game Mega Man 11.[11]

On October 25, 2020, Fukuhara announced she has married fellow voice actor Reo Nakanishi.[12]

On January 6, 2022, Fukuhara announced that she has transferred to Across Entertainment, after leaving VIMS on November 30, 2021.[13]

Filmography edit

Anime edit

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source[1]
2013 Duel Masters: Victory V3 Jenny No. 1 [14]
2013 Arata: The Legend Nao Hinohara [14][15]
2013 Love Lab Maki's older sister [14]
2013 Rozen Maiden High school girl [14]
2013 WataMote School nurse [14]
2014 Jinsei Mari Kurokawa [14]
2014 Trinity Seven Lugh [14]
2014 A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd Female student E, Chairman [14][15]
2015–2019 The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Rin Shibuya Also Theater [5][16]
2016 Mysterious Joker Ray Season 3 [14]
2016 Super Lovers Nozomi Anzai [14]
2016 Qualidea Code Hotaru Rindō [7]
2016 ViVid Strike! Lyra Caprice
2017–2019 Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Sayaka Igarashi Also Kakegurui ×× [8]
2017 Dies irae Kasumi Ayase [9]
2018 Captain Tsubasa Tarō Misaki 2018 TV Series [10]
2019 Manaria Friends Grea [6]
2019 Fairy Gone Veronica Thorn [17]
2020 Smile Down the Runway Kaoru Kizaki [18]
2020 Sakura Wars: The Animation Anastasia Palma [19]
2021 LBX Girls Miharu [20]
2021 Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure Yuriko Shiratori [21]
2022 Irodorimidori Aliciana Ogata [22]
2022 Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2 Chika [23]
2022 Dolls' Frontline RO635
2022 Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie Kamiya [24]
2022 Extreme Hearts Yukino Tachibana [25]
2023 You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story Nikoru Yamana [26]
2024 Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master Masuho no Susuki [27]
2024 Plus-Sized Elf Oga [28]

Films edit

List of voice performances in feature films
Year Title Role Notes Source[1]
2015 Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova DC Myōkō Compilation film [4][29]
2015 Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza- Myōkō [14][30]
2018 Servamp -Alice in the Garden- Mitsuki Usami [31]
2023 Collar × Malice -deep cover- Hisashi Sakuragawa

Video games edit

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source[1]
2011 The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Rin Shibuya Debut role [15]
2014 Granblue Fantasy Rin Shibuya, Grea [32]
2015 Princess Connect! Re:Dive Chika Misumi [14]
2015 Irodorimidori Aliciana Ogata
2015 The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage Rin Shibuya [15]
2016 Girls' Frontline G11, RO635 [33][34]
2016 Collar × Malice Hisashi Sakuragawa [14]
2017 Azur Lane KMS Scharnhorst, KMS Bismarck, KMS U-556 [35] [36] [37]
2018 The King of Fighters XIV Najd [38]
2018 WarioWare Gold Ashley, Amy [39]
2018 Captain Tsubasa Zero: Miracle Shoot Taro Misaki
2018 Dragalia Lost Cibella
2018 Mega Man 11 Mega Man [40]
2018 Dragon Star Varnir Karikaro [41]
2019 The Curse of Kudan Sakuya Kudan [42]
2019 Sakura Wars Anastasia Palma [43]
2019 Arknights Meteor [44]
2020 Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions Taro Misaki
2021 Nier Reincarnation Gayle/Frenrizé フレンリーゼ (Furenrīze) [45]
2021 DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power Green Lantern / Jessica Cruz [46]
2021 WarioWare: Get It Together! Ashley
2022 Genshin Impact Dehya [47]
2022 Path to Nowhere Zoya [48]
2023 Street Fighter 6 Manon [49]
2023 The King of Fighters XV Najd [50]
2023 WarioWare: Move It! Ashley

Dubbing edit

List of voice performances in dub recordings
Year Title Role Notes Source[1]
2017 High Strung Ruby Voice dub for Keenan Kampa [51]
2018 Wacky Races Pandora Pitstop Animation
2020 DC Super Hero Girls Green Lantern Animation [52]
2020 Dolittle Lily Dolittle Voice dub for Kasia Smutniak [53]
2020 The Addams Family Candi Animation [54]
2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy Young Malik [55]
2021 Wrong Turn Jennifer Shaw Voice dub for Charlotte Vega [56]
2021 Shazam! Mary Bromfield Voice dub for Grace Fulton and Michelle Borth
2021 THE CINEMA edition
[57]
2022 Clifford the Big Red Dog Florence [58]
2022 Shark Bait Milly [59]

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