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Probably the [[Overly Narrow Superlative|best known female rookie voice actor of the 2000s]], "Aya-chan" was born in in 1987. In 2006, she rocketed to fame as the voice of [[Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel)|Haruhi Suzumiya]], but fans of ''[[Kiddy Grade]]'' (2002) would have said, "I told you so." With her role as Layla in ''[[Nana]]'', Misa in ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'', and Konata in ''[[Lucky Star]]'', she sealed her reputation as a [[Seiyuu]] with many voices. Contrary to what you might expect considering her roles -- in which she often uses a deep, mature female voice -- her actual speaking voice is quite high and squeaky.

Winner of Best New [[Seiyuu]] at the First Annual [[Seiyuu]] Awards and both Best Female [[Seiyuu]] and Best Singer at the second annual awards. [[Moe|Really cute]] in [[Real Life]], and short. [[Mamoru Miyano]], her [[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]] co-star and fellow winner in the 2nd Seiyu Awards, [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl|easily towers over her]]. As well as voice acting, she sings and models as well. In fact, [[Do-It-Yourself Theme Tune|she's performed the openings and endings of some animes she worked on]], most notably [[Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel)|"Bouken, Desho? Desho?", "Super Driver", and the extraordinarily popular "Hare Hare Yukai"]] as well as insert songs, notably [[Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel)|"God Knows" and "Lost my Music"]]. Her hobbies include guitar, piano, reading, drawing, and calligraphy.

[http://www.jefusion.com/2010/11/aya-hirano-to-star-on-wuthering-heights.html In an attempt to branch out further for her career (which may or may not have been triggered by the above issue), she is slated to play Catherine] in a stage musical adaptation of ''[[Wuthering Heights (Literature)|Wuthering Heights]]''.

In November 2010, Aya revealed on her Twitter account that she has harbored a pituitary adenoma since her junior high school days. To date, she has held off on surgery to remove the tumor because the procedure would alter her nasal cavity and thus permanently modify her voice. In April 2011, possibly in connection to her health problems, [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-04-07/aya-hirano/prohibited-from-acting-in-new-anime-works she reported that she was under orders that prohibit her from acting in new anime until further notice], although she will still be able to play her current roles. [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-28/aya-hirano-confirms-she-stopped-performing-music-for-lantis She officially went in semi-retirement by the end of May 2011.] Finally fed up with how her agency treated her like shit over the past year concerning her health issues and scandals (as well as the colossal failure of ''[[Dragonaut the Resonance]]''), [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-13/aya-hirano-confirms-she-is-leaving-agency-for-another she voluntarily resigned from the agency effective August 20, 2011.] [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-20/voice-actress-aya-hirano-moves-to-new-agency-grick Starting on August 21, she is now an official member of Grick] [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-27/aya-hirano-returns-to-voice-acting-on-new-works-again and has officially returned from semi-retirement as a seiyuu], but there are doubts over whether or not she'll continue working on ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel)|Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', ''[[Lucky Star]]'' or ''[[Fairy Tail]]''. [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-02-13/aya-hirano-resumes-music-career-play-gintama-nobume She has also signed with UMG, thus officially moving out of semi-retirement altogether.] Add to that her aforementioned health problems, and she may very well be on her way to becoming the [[Michael Jackson]] of seiyuu.

* The eponymous character of ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel)|Haruhi Suzumiya]]''

* Misa Amane in ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]''

* Nanael in ''[[Queens Blade]]''

* [[Spell My Name With an "S"|Reira/Layla]] in ''[[Nana]]''

* [[Alpha Bitch|Ume Kurumizawa]] in ''[[Kimi Ni Todoke]]''

* Supposedly cast as the [[Our Vampires Are Different|tiny vampire]] Shinobu in ''[[Bakemonogatari (Light Novel)|Bakemonogatari]]''. "Supposedly" because even after the entire TV series, [[The Voiceless|Shinobu has not made a single sound.]] While she did get a few lines on the drama CD, [[Aya Hirano]] did not reprise her role in the ''Kizumonogatari'' movie; the role was played by [[Maaya Sakamoto]] instead.

* Minato Nagase in ''[[Akane-iro Ni Somaru Saka]]''

* Hannah in ''[[Black Butler (Manga)|Black Butler]]''

* Cristina Vespucci in the Japanese version of ''[[Assassin's Creed II (Video Game)|Assassin's Creed 2]]''

* [[Final Fantasy XI (Video Game)|Prishe]] in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]: Duodecim''

* Sasha/Athena in ''[[Saint Seiya the Lost Canvas]]''

* Hana in ''[[Ryu ga Gotoku (Video Game)|Yakuza 4]]''

* Nobume in ''[[Gintama (Manga)|Gintama]]''

* Hiyoko in ''[[The Asylum Session (Anime)|The Asylum Session]]''