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Ayana Taketatsu
Also known as Ayachi, あやち, 竹達彩奈
Career
Active 2007 – present
Biography
About Ayana Taketatsu
With a petite 4'11" frame and warm brown eyes, Ayana Taketatsu has become a recognizable figure in Japanese entertainment. She works as a voice actress and singer, and hails from Saitama, Japan. Her career spans over 19 years, beginning around 2007 when she was about 18 years old.
Taketatsu rose to fame as Azusa Nakano in the music anime K-On!, and went on to voice several defining "little sister" roles in the 2010s. Her notable characters include Kirino Kousaka in Oreimo, Leafa in Sword Art Online, Nino Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets, Koneko Toujou in High School DxD, and Kotori Itsuka in Date A Live. As a singer, she performed with the K-On! unit Hokago Tea Time, launched a solo career under Pony Canyon, and formed the duo petit milady with Aoi Yuki.
Record
Profile details
Personal
- Years Active
- 2007-present (started around 18 years old; 19 years active)
- Birthplace
- Saitama, Japan
- Ethnicity
- Asian
Body
- Eye Color
- Brown
Extra
- Instagram Followers
- 201k (as of March 2026)
Frequently asked
How did her music career connect to her anime roles?
Her music career began with Hokago Tea Time, the in-universe band from K-On!, and she later went solo under Pony Canyon and formed the duo petit milady with fellow voice actress Aoi Yuki.
Did you know
- Her height of 4'11" (151 cm) makes her noticeably petite, matching the "little sister" archetype she frequently voices.
- She was born on Friday, June 23, 1989, and has been active in the industry since 2007, spanning nearly two decades.
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