Aina Kusuda


Aina Kusuda is a Japanese Voice [acting in Japan|voice actress] and singer from Chiba Prefecture. Kusuda is currently affiliated with Just Pro. Kusuda is best known as Nozomi Toujou in Love Live! School Idol Project series, and has worked with the other Love Live! girls in singing multiple songs that have charted on Oricon. Kusuda's other major roles include Suko in Million Doll and Rose in Rilu Rilu Fairilu. Her nickname is "Kussun".

Career

Prior to entering the anime industry, Kusuda worked in a maid cafe in Akihabara called Cafe la vie en rose. Kusuda decided to become a voice actress after seeing a stage performance of Junko Takeuchi. Kusuda made her debut as a voice actress as Nozomi Tojo in the media franchise Love Live!, and she separately formed the duo unit, Please&Secret, with co-star Pile, who voiced Maki Nishikino. In 2013, Kusuda joined the idol unit Tabikare Girls, which released its first single that November. Kusuda released a CD on November 6, 2013, together with a new JTB Music Unit called “Tabi College Girls”, together with Yui Watanabe, Rikako Yamaguchi, Rika Nishimori, and Mami Sumi.
She is also as a member of a mini unit in Love Live! project series, Lily White, alongside Riho Iida and Suzuko Mimori.

Filmography

OVA

TitleYearRoleNotesSource
Snow Halation2010Nozomi Tojo
Natsuiro Egao de 1, 2, Jump!2011Nozomi Tojo
Mogyutto "LOVE" de Sekkin Chuu!2012Nozomi Tojo
Wonderful Rush2012Nozomi Tojo
Mighty Lady: The Series2012Operator

Discography

Please&Secret

With Pile
YearTitlePeak Oricon
chart position
2013O.P.E.N FANTASY42
201423
201422