Ao is Shin-Ah's squirrel companion and friend, who is named after the previous Seiryuu by Shin-Ah.

Ao is a goofy and mischievous yet adorable squirrel, often playing around and making poses that match the person she is riding on. She likes to eat a lot which makes her bite on random things, like Yona's earrings or Shin-Ah's finger. She tries to make people (specifically Shin-Ah or Yona) cheer up if they are feeling down or sad by rubbing their face or acting cute.

Since Yona is the only princess of a grand kingdom, she has been raised with great care by her doting father and protected by her childhood friend/guard Hak and others. However, her fate changes on her 16th birthday, when her beloved cousin Soo-won murders her father to claim the throne. She flees the castle to Hak's hometown and begins her new life. 
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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**Non-anime roles:**
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- Ao in "Akatsuki no Yona" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
- Cosmo Hōjō in "Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live: Kira Kira My☆Deco Design" (VG) (Japanese)
- Jane in "Granado Espada" (MMORPG) (Japanese)
- Kuu-chan in "Sei Madou Monogatari" (VG) (Japanese)
- Nagisa Shiota in "Ansatsu Kyōshitsu" (VOMIC) (Japanese)
- Nosuri in "Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen/Futari no Hakuoro" (VG)
- Ricotta in "Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana" (VG) (Japanese)
- Rika Jougasaki in "Granblue Fantasy" (VG) (Japanese)
- Rika Jougasaki in "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER 005: Rika Jougasaki" (Music/Drama CD) (Japanese)
- Yukimura Kusunoki in "Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai" (drama CD) (Japanese)!~

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An American voice actress, ADR director, and script writer affiliated with Funimation and Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks.

Monica's father is from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, and when she was young, her family would often visit there. She would translate for her younger brother some of the European Spanish-dubbed cartoons which included anime like Doraemon and Dragon Ball Z, often imitating the various characters. Monica studied ballet, tap, and jazz, but transitioned to musical theater when was 12. She studied acting through high school as well as college at the University of Houston. She's cited voice actor inspirations from The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Beavis and Butt-head. She was working on a theater show with Jason Douglas, who suggested she audition for ADV Films. Her first voice-over role was a walla in the 1999 dub of Martian Successor Nadesico.

(Source: Wikipedia, edited)

Yona reels from the shock of witnessing a loved one’s murder and having to fight for her life. With Hak’s help, she flees the palace and struggles to survive while evading her enemy’s forces. But where will this displaced princess go when all the paths before her are uncertain?
 
(Source: Viz Media)

The first episode adapts two bonus chapters from Mizuho Kusanagi's 12th manga volume, titled "On That Back" and "Kija." "On That Back" follows an incident at a hot spring hotel, and "Kija" depicts the past of the Hakuryuu Kija. The second two episodes adapt the rest of the Zeno Arc and were bundled with the 21st and 22nd volumes of the manga. 
 
(Source: Anime News Network)