Miharu Hanai Explained

Native Name:花井美春
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:8 February 1998
Years Active:2017–present
Employer:IAM Agency
Relatives:Aina Suzuki (sister)

is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Chitose, Hokkaido, affiliated with IAM Agency.[1] She had won folk music contests as a young child alongside her sister Aina Suzuki, before debuting as a voice actress in 2017, voicing as Sassa Kurasaki in Armed Girl's Machiavellism. Since then, she has since starred as Tomoe Murakami in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, Twin Turbo in Uma Musume Pretty Derby, Shiori Yamaga in Selection Project, Pekesura in My Isekai Life, Mel in Smile of the Arsnotoria, Reine von Silford in Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World, Urū Miyazaki in Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille, and Elena in A Journey Through Another World.

Biography

Miharu Hanai, a native of Chitose, Hokkaido, was born on 8 February 1998.[2] After being unsuccessful in her dream to join the Takarazuka Revue, which she originally wanted to do because she "really likes singing and expressing herself in front of people", she decided to pursue a career in voice acting after watching the anime K-On!.[3] She then studied acting at, and after her graduated, she belonged to IAM Agency.[4]

In February 2017, Hanai was cast as Sassa Kurasaki in Armed Girl's Machiavellism. She later played Non in Rainy Cocoa side G (2019), Lierre in Dropkick on My Devil! (2020), Twin Turbo in Uma Musume Pretty Derby (2021), and Shiori Yamaga in Selection Project (2021).[1] In May 2021, she was cast as Fumio Chitose/Yellow in Hairpin Double, the thirtieth-anniversary animated short from the Okayama International Circuit. In 2022, she played Margarita Surprise in GrimGrimoire OnceMore, Pekesura in My Isekai Life, and Mel in Smile of the Arsnotoria. In 2023, she voiced Reine von Silford in Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World.

Hanai voices Tomoe Murakami in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, a sub-franchise in The Idolmaster franchise. Since then, she has performed as a singer on several Idolmaster music releases, including the 2020 single "The Idolmaster Cinderella Starlight Master for the Next! 07: Gaze and Gaze" (which charted at #7 in the Oricon Singles Chart)and the 2021 single "The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Starlight Master Gold Rush! 08: Evil Live" (which charted at #16 in the Oricon Singles Chart).[5] [6] She also stars as Urū Miyazaki in Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille, an a capella mixed-media project.

Although this had been rumored for a while due to their similarities,[7] Hanai and her sister Aina Suzuki had not disclosed their familial relationship to prevent any signs of nepotism.[8] However, on 30 November 2022, it was for the first time confirmed at the press conference announcing their roles in the upcoming anime A Journey Through Another World that they were sisters;[8] she was also announced as the voice actor for Elena.

Hanai is a certified 5th dan folk singer and a 4th dan shamisen player.[1] She and Suzuki began practicing folk music after being instructed by her grandfather, and they spent at least seven years in the Shōseikai circle, winning several folk song contests.[9] Hanai in particular has won several competitions in the national, regional, and local levels, including in Esashi oiwake,, jinku, and .[1]

Filmography

Animated television

YearTitleRoleRef.
2017 Anonymous Noise high school girl
2017 Armed Girl's Machiavellism Sassa Kurasaki [10]
2017 The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Theater Tomoe Murakami
2017 The Royal Tutor girl
2018 Anima Yell! basketball club members, etc.
2018 Gurazeni female clerk
2019
2019 Rainy Cocoa side G Non [11]
2019 Tenka Hyakken: Meiji-kan e Yōkoso’ Momijigari Kanemitsu
2020 D4DJ First Mix Yukino Akashi
2020 Dropkick on My Devil! Lierre [12]
2021 Selection Project Shiori Yamaga [13]
2021 Uma Musume Pretty Derby Twin Turbo [14]
2021 Visual Prison fan
2022 Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost female employee
2022 My Isekai Life Pekesura [15]
2022 Sabikui Bisco Plum
2022 Smile of the Arsnotoria Mel [16]
2023 A Galaxy Next Door Keigo Komaki
2023 Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World Fill
2023 Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World Reine von Silford [17]
2023 Eternal Boys women, high school girl
2023 Giant Beasts of Ars Tiri
2023 In Another World with My Smartphone Fredmonica
2023 Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement Beatrice
2023 World Dai Star Xue Wang
2024 A Journey Through Another World Elena [18]
2024 Acro Trip Kokoa [19]
2025 Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille Urū Miyazaki [20]

Video games

YearTitleRoleRef.
2017 The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Tomoe Murakami
2018 Irodorimidori Nadeshiko Igarashi
2019 Arca Last Yuna
2019 Ichi Chi Manji Suguru Online Tsunadehime
2019 Sen no Kazoku Eve
2019 Tenka Hyakken: Zan Momijigari Kanemitsu
2020 Touhou Cannonball Cirno
2020 Yasei Shoujo Taki
2021 Smile of the Arsnotoria Meru
2021 Uma Musume Pretty Derby Twin Turbo
2022 GrimGrimoire OnceMore Margarita Surprise [22]
2022 Heaven Burns Red Makiko Asami
2022 Monster Strike Taiga Renyan
2022 Sangokushi Taisen Da Qiao
2023 Fubuki
2023 World Dai Star Xue Wang
2024 Black Stella Ptolomea Yukari Teshigawara

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 花井 美春 . 2024-02-25 . IAM Agency . ja.
  2. News: 2023-11-30 . 千歳出身の声優・鈴木愛奈さんと花井美春さんが双子役 姉妹だと初公表 地元でテレビアニメ制作発表 . 2024-02-13 . Hokkaido Shimbun . ja.
  3. News: 北海道の魅力伝えたい . 2024-02-24 . Chitose Minpō . IAM Agency.
  4. Web site: 花井美春 . 2024-02-24 . CDJournal . ja.
  5. Web site: THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS STARLIGHT MASTER for the NEXT!07 Gaze and Gaze . 2024-02-25 . Oricon News.
  6. Web site: THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS STARLIGHT MASTER GOLD RUSH! 08 EVIL LIVE . 2024-02-25 . Oricon News.
  7. News: Matsuda . Kazuki . 2023-11-30 . 電撃発表!人気声優・鈴木愛奈&花井美春、実の姉妹だった ネット上で"うわさ"も 新アニメの双子役で共演|よろず〜ニュース . 2024-02-24 . Yorozoo News . ja-JP.
  8. News: 2023-11-30 . 【イベントレポート】「異世界ゆるり紀行」鈴木愛奈と花井美春、姉妹であることが非公表だった理由は(動画あり) . 2024-02-29 . Comic Natalie . ja.
  9. Web site: 2008-08-28 . 民謡の全道大会で優勝した姉妹が報告に来てくれました。 . 2024-02-25 . City of Chitose . ja.
  10. News: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . 2017-02-23 . Armed Girl's Machiavellism Anime Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists, April 5 Premiere . en . . 2024-02-15.
  11. News: Loo . Egan . 2018-10-20 . Rainy Cocoa Anime's 5th Season Reveals Different Female Main Cast, January Debut, Title . en . . 2024-02-15.
  12. News: 2019-11-02 . Dropkick on My Devil! Anime Gets New Episode Before 2nd Season . en . . 2024-02-15.
  13. News: Mateo . Alex . 2021-03-09 . 'Selection Project' Idol Reality Show Anime Reveals Main Cast . en . . 2024-02-15.
  14. News: Loo . Egan . 2020-12-19 . Uma Musume Pretty Derby TV Anime Season 2's Video Reveals New Cast, Staff & Studio Change, Song Info, January 4 Debut . en . . 2024-02-15.
  15. News: Mateo . Alex . 2022-01-04 . My Isekai Life Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Staff, More Cast . en . . 2024-02-15.
  16. News: Loo . Egan . 2022-05-25 . Smile of the Arsnotoria Magic Academy RPG From Nitroplus Gets TV Anime . en . . 2024-02-15.
  17. News: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . 2022-12-05 . The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure Anime Reveals Cast, Main Staff, Promo Video . en . . 2024-02-15.
  18. News: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . 2023-11-30 . A Journey Through Another World Novels Get Anime in 2024 . en . . 2024-02-15.
  19. News: Cayanan . Joanna . 2024-07-18 . Acro Trip Anime Reveals Key Visual, 3 More Cast, Opening, Ending Songs & Artists . en . . 2024-07-18.
  20. News: Loo . Egan . 2023-06-17 . A Cappella Music Project Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille Gets Anime . en . . 2024-03-03.
  21. News: 2021-05-13 . 岡山国際サーキットは5人組ヒロインが守る!30周年記念アニメにM・A・O、堀川りょうら . 2024-03-10 . Comic Natalie . ja.
  22. News: Mateo . Alex . 2022-04-14 . Nippon Ichi Software, Vanillaware's GrimGrimoire Gets Remastered Game on PS4, Switch . en . . 2024-02-15.