Kana Hanazawa


Kana Hanazawa is a Japanese actress and singer. A prolific voice performer in anime, she has amassed several film and television credits since her debut in 2003. She won the Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2015, and won the Newtype Anime Awards for Best Voice Actress three times in 2015, 2017 and 2018.
Her debut single, "Hoshizora Destination", was released on April 25, 2012, under the Aniplex/Sony Music Entertainment Japan label.

Career

Hanazawa began acting when she was in kindergarten. She made regular appearances at the live-action variety program Yappari Sanma Daisensei.
She made her voice acting debut as Holly in Last Exile. She played Ryoko Kaminagi in Zegapain. She signed up with the voice acting agency Office Osawa.
Hanazawa went to university in 2007, at the same time, she began to make her mark as a voice actress. She voiced the title character in Kobato., Suou in Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor, Nadeko Sengoku in Bakemonogatari, Angel / Kanade Tachibana in Angel Beats, and Anri Sonohara in Durarara!!. She was voted in 2010 as "Best Female Voice Actress" by listeners of the radio program Nonko and Nobita's Anime Scramble. She graduated from university in 2011, and in the same year became a full-time voice actress. In late 2010, she was invited to the Anime Festival Asia anime convention in Singapore.
As a child, Hanazawa often sang idol songs and was a fan of Hello! Project, particularly of Miki Fujimoto. While voice acting for Bakemonogatari, Hanazawa performed the song "Renai Circulation", one of the series' opening theme songs and the image song for her character, Nadeko Sengoku. The success of the song later led to Hanazawa receiving more offers to perform character songs and, eventually, a singing career.
On February 23, 2012, it was announced that Hanazawa would launch her official website. A few days later, during the "Kana Hanazawa Solo Debut Presentation Party event", it was announced that she would release four singles within a year: "Hoshizora Destination" released on April 25, "Hatsukoi no Oto", released on July 18, "Happy Endings", released on October 24 and was used as ending theme for anime Zetsuen no Tempest, and "Silent Snow", released on January 16, 2013. Her first album Claire was released on February 20, 2013, and her second album 25 was released on February 26, 2014. She released an album title Blue Avenue in April 2015, and went on a concert tour starting at the Nippon Budokan on May 3. The Blu-ray release of the show, Live Avenue Kana Hanazawa in Budokan, ranked number six in sales.
Hanazawa won Best Supporting Actress at the 9th Seiyu Awards. She later won Newtypes Best Voice Actress award. Hanazawa starred in her first live-action feature film. Her video would later place tenth in Oricon's Blu-ray Disc Chart. Hanazawa moved to the Sacra Music record label under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in April 2017.
On July 1, 2021, Hanazawa transferred her record label to Pony Canyon.

Personal life

In February 2017, during a live stream promoting the release of Opportunity, Hanazawa confirmed she and Kensho Ono were dating, after Shūkan Bunshun published allegations about their relationship. On July 8, 2020, they announced that they got married.
On September 14, 2025, Hanazawa and Ono announced their divorce on their social media accounts, citing different lifestyles and being unable to spend time together as their reasons.

Filmography

Animation

Animated films

Video games

Drama CDs

Live action

Dubbing

;Live-action
YearTitleRoleVoiceover forNotes
03.02.2017Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenEmma BloomElla Purnell
07.06.2017Game ShakersBabe CaranoCree Cicchino
26.08.2017HeidiHeidiAnuk Steffen
29.09.2017A Dog's PurposeYoung HannahBritt Robertson
24.02.2018Legend of the Demon CatYulianZhang Tianai
20.03.2020Birds of PreyCassandra CainElla Jay Basco
03.06.2020Escape RoomZoey DavisTaylor Russell
19.06.2020DolittleBetsySelena Gomez
26.06.2020Rambo: Last BloodGabrielleYvette Monreal
14.08.2020JexiThe voice of JexiRose Byrne
18.12.2020Wonder Woman 1984Young DianaLilly Aspell
25.03.2021Zoey's Extraordinary PlaylistZoey ClarkeJane Levy
21.01.2022Clifford the Big Red DogEmily ElizabethDarby Camp
07.09.2022Escape Room: Tournament of ChampionsZoey DavisTaylor Russell
23.11.2022St. Elmo's FireWendy BeamishMare WinninghamThe Cinema edition
25.08.2023Meg 2: The TrenchJessSkyler Samuels
15.03.2024Dune: Part TwoAlia AtreidesAnya Taylor-Joy
28.03.2025Mickey 17DorothyPatsy Ferran

;Animation
YearTitleRoleNotes
07.11.2020The Legend of HeiLuo Xiaohei
01.08.2024Inside Out 2Envy

Other works

Discography

Albums

Singles

Digital Singles

Tours

  • Kana Hanazawa concert tour 2019

    Awards