Biography
Who is Kana Hanazawa?
Early life and career beginnings
Kana Hanazawa began acting during her kindergarten years in Tokyo, Japan. She made regular appearances on the live action variety program Yappari Sanma Daisensei as a child. During her early years, she also enjoyed singing idol songs and following Hello! Project.
She secured her initial voice acting role as Holly in Last Exile and later voiced Ryoko Kaminagi in Zegapain. She joined the voice acting agency Office Osawa as her career progressed.
Voice acting and music career
Kana Hanazawa entered university in 2007 and expanded her voice work in major anime projects. She voiced characters including Kobato in Kobato, Suou in Darker than Black, Nadeko Sengoku in Bakemonogatari, Angel in Angel Beats, and Anri Sonohara in Durarara!!. Listeners of a radio program voted her best female voice actress in 2010.
While working on Bakemonogatari, she performed the song Renai Circulation, which led to more character song offers and a music career. She released her debut single Hoshizora Destination in 2012 under Aniplex and Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Her first studio album Claire came out in 2013, followed by 25 in 2014 and Blue Avenue in 2015. She went on a concert tour starting at the Nippon Budokan in May 2015.
Kana Hanazawa won the Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actress at the ninth ceremony. She also received the Newtype Anime Award for Best Voice Actress multiple times. She later moved her record label to Sacra Music and subsequently to Pony Canyon.
Personal life
Kana Hanazawa confirmed her relationship with Kensho Ono in February 2017 after media publications reported on them. The pair announced their marriage on July 8, 2020. They later announced their divorce on September 14, 2025, citing different lifestyles and lack of shared time.
Birthday and age
Kana Hanazawa was born on February 25, 1989, which makes Kana 37 years old today. That birthday falls under the Pisces sign. Kana shares the date with 67 other famous people.
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