Ai Fairouz
Ai Fairouz[lower-alpha 1] (ファイルーズ あい, Fairūzu Ai, born 6 July 1993) is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with Pro-Fit.[2] She played her first anime role as Hibiki Sakura, the protagonist of the 2019 anime series How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?[3] She played the role of Emily Orange in the 2019 anime series Kandagawa Jet Girls[4] and Eripiyo in the 2020 anime series If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die.[5]
Ai Fairouz | |
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ファイルーズ あい | |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | 6 July 1993
Other names | Fairouz Ai Kadota[1] |
Occupation | Voice actress |
Years active | 2018–present |
Agent | Pro-Fit |
Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
Biography
Fairouz was born on 6 July 1993 in Tokyo,[2] to a Japanese mother and an Egyptian father.[6] She was named after the Lebanese singer, Fairuz. She spent a few years of her elementary education in Cairo before returning to Japan.[6] During her junior high school years, she became familiar with the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Due to her growing interest in the series, she would join Skype reading sessions with other fans.[6] Eventually, she was inspired to pursue a career in voice acting, but her parents initially disapproved of her plans. Instead, she would initially study at a graphic design vocational school before spending a year as a dental assistant.[6] Once she was able to save enough money for tuition, she enrolled in a voice acting training school.[6]
After finishing her training, Fairouz became affiliated with the voice acting agency Pro-Fit.[2] In 2019, she was cast in her first anime role as Hibiki Sakura, the protagonist of the anime television series How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?[3][6] She and Kaito Ishikawa performed the series' opening theme "Onegai Muscle" (お願いマッスル),[7] and as part of promotions for the series, she would appear in various weightlifting videos.[8] She was cast as Emily Orange in the multimedia franchise Kandagawa Jet Girls and as Eripiyo in the 2020 anime series If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die;[4][5] she also performed the latter series' ending theme "Momoiro Kataomoi", a cover of a song originally performed by Aya Matsuura.[9]
Filmography
TV anime
- 2019
- How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? as Hibiki Sakura[3]
- Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious as Valkyrie[10]
- Kandagawa Jet Girls as Emily Orange[4]
- 2020
- If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die as Eripiyo[5]
- Kiratto Pri Chan as Alice Peperoncino[11]
- Mewkledreamy as Tokiwa Anzai[12]
- Monster Girl Doctor as Kay Arte[13]
- Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon as Takechiyo[14]
- By the Grace of the Gods as Jane
- 2021
- Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure as Manatsu Natsuumi/Cure Summer
- Kyūkyoku Shinka shita Full Dive RPG ga Genjitsu yori mo Kusoge Dattara as Alicia[15]
Animated films
- Happy-Go-Lucky Days (2020) as Sayoko[16]
OVAs/ONAs
- Zenonzard: The Animation Episode 0 (2019) as Ruri Minamino[17]
Video games
- 2019
- Fire Emblem Heroes as Phina[18]
- Kemono Friends 3 as Reindeer[19]
- MapleStory as female Hoyoung[20]
- 2020
- White Cat Tennis as Haru[21]
- Kandagawa Jet Girls as Emily Orange[22]
- Fate/Grand Order as Sei Shōnagon
- KonoSuba: Fantastic Days as Cecily[23]
- Marco & the Galaxy Dragon as Ruri[24]
- Azur Lane as Intrepid[25]
- Cytus II as Cherry[26]
- Kingdom of Hero as Shiv[27]
- Summer Pockets Reflection Blue as Shiki Kamiyama[28]
- Dragalia Lost as Nadine[29]
- Kantai Collection as USS Hornet (CV-8)
- Granblue Fantasy as Fiorito[30]
Dubbing
- How to Marry a Millionaire (New Era Movies edition), Loco Dempsey (Betty Grable)[31]
Notes
- Egyptian Arabic: عاي فيروز
References
- Yomekura vol.7 Special Edition (in Japanese). Japan: Akita Shoten. September 2017.
- "ファイルーズ あい" (in Japanese). Pro-Fit. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (15 February 2019). "'How much heavy dumbbells can you lift?' TV Anime Premieres in July". Anime News Network. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- Sherman, Jennifer (1 August 2019). "Kandagawa Jet Girls Anime Reveals Video, Cast, October Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- Sherman, Jennifer (11 July 2019). "'If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die' Anime Reveals Video, Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- "「ダンベル何キロ持てる?」ファイルーズあいインタビュー「筋トレで鍛えた腹筋で、もっといい声でもっといい芝居ができるよう、頑張りマスキュラー!」". Newtype (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (14 June 2019). "Funimation to Stream Fire Force, Hensuki, 'How heavy are the dumbbells you lift?,' The Ones Within Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "SPECIAL | TVアニメ「ダンベル何キロ持てる?」公式サイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "'If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die' Anime Reveals Video, Visual, Songs (Updated)". Anime News Network. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- TVアニメ「慎重勇者」公式 [@shincho_yusha] (5 November 2019). "【#慎重勇者 新キャラクター&キャスト発表】第5話「この女神が不気味すぎる」に登場 破壊の女神・ヴァルキュレ役に #ファイルーズあい さんが決定💪💪 統一神界で最強。尋常ではないステータスを誇る。横暴かつ自分勝手な性格。その外見や性格とは裏腹に絵を描くことが趣味" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 December 2019 – via Twitter.
- "おしらせ データ放送を更新しました!". TV Tokyo (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- "「ミュークルドリーミー」新キャラクターの転校生役でファイルーズあい出演". Natalie (in Japanese). 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- Sherman, Jennifer (5 July 2020). "Monster Girl Doctor Anime Reveals 8 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (17 September 2020). "Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime Adds 3 Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- "Cautious Hero Author's Kyōkyoku Shinka Shita Full Dive RPG ga Genjitsu Yorimo Kuso-Ge Dattara Light Novel Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- "劇場アニメ「どうにかなる日々」花澤香菜、櫻井孝宏、小松未可子ら出演で5月8日公開". eiga.com (in Japanese). 15 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Anime". aicarddass.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- Nintendo Mobile (16 September 2019). "ファイアーエムブレム ヒーローズ 新英雄 (選ばれし者たち)". YouTube (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- けものフレンズ3@公式アカウント [@kemono_friends3] (13 December 2019). "\アプリ版 イベント開催/ 2019年12月13日(金)メンテナンス後より イベント『星を探そう!キラキラ輝くクリスマス』が開催中! 特定のイベントクエストクリアで☆3『トナカイ』が加入します♪ CVは #ファイルーズあい さん!" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 May 2020 – via Twitter.
- メイプルストーリー公式 [@maplestory_jp] (25 December 2019). "みんなにクリスマスプレゼントで虎影の女性声優さんをコソッと教えちゃうっぷる!「ファイルーズあい」さんらしいっぷる!" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 April 2020 – via Twitter.
- COLOPL CHANNEL (27 December 2019). "【白猫テニス】新春2020 PV". YouTube (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- "キャラクター". Kandagawa Jet Girls (in Japanese). Marvelous. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "『このすば』アイリスとセシリーがゲーム初登場。『このファン』オリジナルキャラも公開". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). 8 November 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "マルコと銀河竜". uyragnigotocr.am (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- Azur Lane Official [@AzurLane_EN] (20 March 2020). "★USS Intrepid★ USS Intrepid is preparing her maiden voyage and she will grace your dock in the near future, Commander." (Tweet). Retrieved 6 April 2020 – via Twitter.
- "Cytus II Updates to Version 3.0, Pulls Players Closer to the Story's End". Rayark. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- "4月22日キンヒロCV実装決定&担当声優一覧公開!総額20万円分が当たるTwitterキャンペーンも開催!(4/3更新)". Kingdom of Hero (in Japanese). 3 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- "Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE". Key (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ドラガリアロスト公式 [@dragalialost] (11 June 2020). "【レジェンド召喚 開催予告】6/12(金) 15:00から、レジェンド召喚「迎撃戦~あーしと私の共同戦線~ピックアップ」を開催予定です。★5キャラ「ナディーン」(CV:#ファイルーズあい さん)や、★5キャラ「リナーシュ」(CV:#小倉唯 さん)が登場予定!" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 June 2020 – via Twitter.
- @granbluefantasy (16 November 2020). "【グランブルーファンタジー】グランデフェス開催&新キャラクター「フェザー」「フィオリト」紹介のお知らせを公開いたしました。詳しくはグランブルーファンタジー公式サイトをご確認ください。⇒ eng.mg/52174 #グラブル" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 November 2020 – via Twitter.
- "名画新吹き替えシリーズ NEW ERA MOVIES②". Cinema 1900 Novecento (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
External links
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Ai Fairouz at Anime News Network's encyclopedia