An aspiring novelist with an interest in the occult. She wrote an award winning novel at age 15, but struggled to write after that point and now works at a bookstore. 

Sumireko Ogawa’s dream of becoming a novelist is reinvigorated with new rumors of mystical incidents. Now a clerk at a bookstore, she enlists her young coworker, Ren Adashino, to investigate urban legends, black magic, and ghost stories across the city. Sumireko has a knack for triggering magical events, and Ren has a dark secret of his own. Will they survive their investigation unscathed? 

(Source: Crunchyroll)

__Height:__ 159 cm

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Japanese voice actress affiliated with Raccoon Dog.

Fairouz was born to a Japanese mother and an Egyptian father. She was named after the Lebanese singer, Fairuz. She spent a few years of her elementary education in Cairo before returning to Japan. During her junior high school years, she became familiar with the manga series [JoJo's Bizarre Adventure](https://anilist.co/manga/31517/). Due to her growing interest in the series, she would join Skype reading sessions with other fans. 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. Once she was able to save enough money for tuition, she enrolled in a voice acting training school.

In 2019, she debuted as [Hibiki Sakura](https://anilist.co/character/132856/), the protagonist of the anime series [How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?](https://anilist.co/anime/107226/)

In a Twitter post on 31st December 2024 she announced her indefinite hiatus from voice acting due to health complications surrounding PTSD.

__Awards:__
- Best New Actress at the 14th Seiyuu Awards in 2020 for her role as [Hibiki Sakura](https://anilist.co/character/132856/Hibiki-Sakura).

__Non-anime roles:__
- Belorta - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)
- Soldier FA - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)
- Ayre - Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (VG)
- Iono - Pokémon Masters EX (VG)
- Eternity - Reverse 1999 (VG)
- Xilonen - Genshin Impact (VG)
- Catherina Grann  - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG)

Ogawa Sumireko is a busty bookstore clerk who wants to become a novelist after some writing success in her youth. When strange occurrences start cropping up around the city, she teams up with her flirtatious co-worker Adashino Ren to look into them. But Ren is hiding a secret of his own! With their combined skills of occult knowledge, what will they discover as they investigate?
 
(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
 
Note: Nominated for the Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Web Manga Category.