Aina Suzuki

Aina Suzuki (鈴木 愛奈, Suzuki Aina, born July 23, 1995) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Hokkaido. She is affiliated with IAM Agency.^[1] She is known for her roles as Mari Ohara in Love Live! Sunshine!! and Jashin-chan in Dropkick on My Devil!, as well as her activities as a member of the idol group Aqours.

Aina Suzuki
鈴木 愛奈
Born	(1995-07-23) July 23, 1995 (age 27) Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupations	Voice actress singer
Years active	2014–present
Agent	IAM Agency
Height	147 cm (4 ft 10 in)
Musical career
Genres	J-pop Anison
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2019–present
Labels	Lantis
Website	suzukiaina.jp

Career

Aina Suzuki had hoped to work in anime since her elementary school days, but thought her voice might not be good enough. A turning point came when, in her 3rd year of high school, she became a finalist (and one of the best 3 in the nationals) of the 7th All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix. At that time, her desire to become an anisong singer intensified and she made it her goal. She moved to Tokyo as soon as she had graduated from high school. She later revealed that, if she would have won the Anisong Grand Prix, she would have had her major debut the next year (2014) and would have been able to participate in a tournament to be held at the Yokohama Arena; this was revealed in February 2017, after the success of Aqours 1st LoveLive which incidentally had a leg performed in Yokohama Arena.

After arriving in Tokyo, Aina entered the International Media Institute (a voice actor training center associated with IAM Agency). While she had fun in her training and found it rewarding, there were still times when she was unconfident in her vocal abilities. However, after some encouragement from Ryo Horikawa (chief director of the institute) she started to have more confidence. This reignited her desire to become an anisong singer and voice actress after arriving in Tokyo.

She affiliated herself with IAM Agency to learn from both vocalists and voice actors. She made her voice acting debut in 2014. In 2015, she got a role in the Love Live! franchise's then new series, Love Live! Sunshine!! as Mari Ohara, and her activities as a member of Aqours began.

In March 2017, she and the other members of Aqours received a singing award in the 11th Voice Actor Awards.

On January 22, 2020, her solo debut album, 「ring A ring」, was released.^[2] She played the role of Kana Hoshisato in the anime series Hatena Illusion, where she also performed the series' ending theme Hikari Iro no Uta" (ヒカリイロの歌).^[3] She launched her official fanclub, "Ai catwalk", on the same day.^[4]

Filmography

Anime television series

Year	Title	Role	Source
2014	Akame ga Kill!	Mez	^[5]
2015	Castle Town Dandelion	Shiori Sakurada, Mina Shinonome	^[6]
	YuruYuri San Hai!	Track Club Member A
2016	Onigiri	Shizuka Gozen	^[7]
	Three Leaves, Three Colors	Asako Kondō	^[8]
	Love Live! Sunshine!!	Mari Ohara	^[9]
	Sweetness and Lightning	Chiyo
	Crane Game Girls	Newscaster	^[10]
	Crane Game Girls Galaxy	Tokiko
2017	Clione no Akari	Kaho Ichinose	^[11]
	Love Live! Sunshine!! 2nd Season	Mari Ohara
2018	Magical Girl Site	Rina Shioi	^[12]
	Alice or Alice	Yamirii	^[13]
	Dropkick on My Devil!	Jashin-chan	^[14]
	Release the Spyce	Byakko	^[15]
2019	Rainy Cocoa side G	Meru	^[16]
	The Quintessential Quintuplets	Hongō
	Z/X Code reunion	Shuri Kijino	^[17]
2020	Hatena Illusion	Kana Hoshisato	^[18]
	Dropkick on My Devil! Dash	Jashin-chan
	Monster Girl Doctor	Eris	^[19]
	Iwa-Kakeru! -Sport Climbing Girls-	Sayo Yotsuba	^[20]
2021	Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro	Yoshi	^[21]
	PuraOre! Pride of Orange	Shino Ukita	^[22]
	Rumble Garanndoll	Yuki Aoba	^[23]
2022	Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing 'til You Cry	Mone Ishiya	^[24]
	Dropkick on My Devil! X	Jashin-chan
	Tokyo Mew Mew New	Miwa Honjō	^[25]
2023	Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack	Yoshi	^[26]
	Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror	Mari Ohara	^[27]

OVA/ONA

Year	Title	Role	Source
2016	Kaiju Girls	Miclas/Miku Ushimaru	^[28]
2018–19	Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō	Equuleus Shō	^[29]

Film animation

Year	Title	Role	Source
2016	Galactic Armored Fleet Majestic Prince: Wings to the Future	Ahn Medikum	^[30]
2019	Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow	Mari Ohara

Games

Year	Title	Role	Source
2015	Onigiri Hyakkiyagyō	Shizuka Gozen
	Princess Maker	Cassandra	^[31]
	Xuccess Heaven	Isa Kotobuki	^[32]
	Toys Drive	Mabel Small	^[33]
	Shooting Girl	Nanami Fuwa, Tekkou M. Misa, Miyo Asato	^[34]^[35]^[36]
2016	Love Live! School Idol Festival	Mari Ohara
	Onigiri: Nihon wo Tabisuru RPG	Shizuka Gozen
	Mon Musume☆wa〜Remu	Micuras	^[37]
	Megami Meguri	Konohana Sakuyahime
	Magic Library Qurare	Dr. Moreau
	Girls' Frontline	Luger P08 Handgun	^[38]
2017	Knights Chronicle	Lena, Olive, Meril
	Q & Q Answers	Wizard of Oz	^[39]
	Yuki Yuna is a Hero Hana Yui no Kirameki	Kōri Chikage
2018	Grand Chase: Dimensional Chaser	Lime Serenity
	Granblue Fantasy: Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Sky-High!	Mari Ohara	^[40]
2019	Tenka San Bun	Princess Cai Yan
	Shadowverse CCG	Mari Ohara
	Ys IX: Monstrum Nox	Anemona / Doll
	Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS	Mari Ohara
2022	Azur Lane	IJN Sakawa

Drama CD

Year	Title	Role	Source
2015	Shiden Aratame no Maki	Kabosu	^[41]
	Saint Seiya Seintia Shō	Shoko	^[42]
2016	Nogi Wakaba wa Yūsha de Aru Vol. 1	Kōri Chikage	^[43]
	Nogi Wakaba wa Yūsha de Aru Vol. 2	Kōri Chikage
	Joshi Shōgakusei wa Hajimemashita P!	Riri

Digital comic

Year	Title	Role	Source
2015	Shitsuren Chocolatier	Matsuri Koyurugi

Web radio

Title	Station	Date Aired	Source
New Gin Group Presents MAO to Suzuki	JOQR Chō! A&G+	April 3, 2016 – April 4, 2017	^[44]
Yumiri to Aina no Mogumogu Communications	Onsen	April 8, 2016–present	^[45]
A&G Girls Beat Queenty	Chō! A&G+	April 9, 2016 – September 25, 2017	^[46]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Catalog no.	Oricon chart
2020	ring A ring "Hikari Iro no Uta" (ヒカリイロの歌) was used for Hatena Illusion ending theme Released: 22 January 2020 Label: Lantis	LACA-15808	5^[47]
2021	Belle révolte Released: 1 December 2021 Label: Lantis	LACA-35918	15^[48]

Singles

Year	Song	Catalog no.	Oricon chart	Album
2020	Yasashisa no Namae (やさしさの名前)^[49] Monster Girl Doctor ending theme Released: 16 September 2020 Label: Lantis	LACM-24021		TBA
	Motto Takaku (もっと高く)^[50] Iwa-Kakeru! -Climbing Girls- opening theme Released: 18 November 2020 Label: Lantis	LACM-24063
2021	Etonyanran (えとにゃんらん)^[51] Etotama ~Nyan Kyaku Banrai~ theme song digital single Released: 28 April 2021 Label: Lantis	LZC-1870		TBA

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External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Aina Suzuki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia