Ayaka Fukuhara

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 35) Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	2012–present
Agent	Across Entertainment
Notable work	The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls as Rin Shibuya Qualidea Code as Hotaru Rindō Mega Man 11 and Mega Man X DiVE as Mega Man WarioWare as Ashley Genshin Impact as Dehya
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse	Reo Nakanishi ​ (m. 2020)​

Biography

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

Anime

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	Girls' 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]
2025	Rock Is a Lady's Modesty	Tina Isemi		[29]

Films

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][30]
2015	Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza-	Myōkō		[14][31]
2018	Servamp -Alice in the Garden-	Mitsuki Usami		[32]
2023	Collar × Malice -deep cover-	Hisashi Sakuragawa

Video games

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		[33]
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		[34][35]
2016	Collar × Malice	Hisashi Sakuragawa		[14]
2017	Azur Lane	KMS Scharnhorst, KMS Bismarck, KMS U-556		[36][37][38]
2018	The King of Fighters XIV	Najd		[39]
2018	WarioWare Gold	Ashley, Amy		[40]
2018	Captain Tsubasa Zero: Miracle Shoot	Taro Misaki
2018	Dragalia Lost	Cibella
2018	Mega Man 11	Mega Man		[41]
2018	Dragon Star Varnir	Karikaro		[42]
2019	The Curse of Kudan	Sakuya Kudan		[43]
2019	Sakura Wars	Anastasia Palma		[44]
2019	Arknights	Meteor		[45]
2020	Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions	Taro Misaki
2021	Nier Reincarnation	Gayle/Frenrizé フレンリーゼ (Furenrīze)		[46]
2021	DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power	Green Lantern / Jessica Cruz		[47]
2021	WarioWare: Get It Together!	Ashley
2022	Genshin Impact	Dehya		[48]
2022	Path to Nowhere	Zoya		[49]
2023	Street Fighter 6	Manon		[50]
2023	The King of Fighters XV	Najd		[51]
2023	WarioWare: Move It!	Ashley

Dubbing

List of voice performances in dub recordings

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[1]
2017	High Strung	Ruby	Voice dub for Keenan Kampa	[52]
2018	Wacky Races	Pandora Pitstop	Animation
2020	DC Super Hero Girls	Green Lantern	Animation	[53]
2020	Dolittle	Lily Dolittle	Voice dub for Kasia Smutniak	[54]
2020	The Addams Family	Candi	Animation	[55]
2021	Space Jam: A New Legacy	Young Malik		[56]
2021	Wrong Turn	Jennifer Shaw	Voice dub for Charlotte Vega	[57]
2021	Shazam!	Mary Bromfield	Voice dub for Grace Fulton and Michelle Borth 2021 THE CINEMA edition	[58]
2022	Clifford the Big Red Dog	Florence		[59]
2022	Shark Bait	Milly		[60]