Aika was Mahiro's sister that was brutally murdered. She had a tendency to quote famous books such as "Hamlet" and "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare.   ~!She secretly dated Yoshino, whom she deeply loved. In the flashback during chapter 22 she stated that the only person who can go out with her is Yoshino and that she won't consider dating anyone else, even if Yoshino liked another person.  Mahiro is someone very important and special to her too, but not in a romantic way.!~   The following spoilers are the very key points of Zetsuen no Tempest. Reading them would make your watching of the show a tragedy, since you will forever regret it.  Episode 21 - Chapter 37  ~!In chapter 37 it is revealed that Aika was the strongest magician of all.  Aika was the Magician of Zetsuen before Hanemura and was more powerful than Hakaze. She killed her adoptive parents and committed suicide after meeting Hakaze, who came from the future to save Mahiro and Yoshino's futures.!~  Episode 24  ~!Before dying she records a video for Mahiro and Yoshino where she tells them how important they are to her and how happy her time with them was.!~  She is based on Ophelia and Sycorax, characters from Shakespeare's plays. 

One day, a sorceress princess was stuffed into a barrel and banished. 
One day, a single girl was suddenly murdered, and the culprit still runs free. 
And one day, a battle spanning time and space over magic and revenge began! 
Sanity and madness, sense and intelligence, self-confidence and convictions. 
The tragic tale of this irrational world starts now. 
The Kusaribe family is a family of sorcerers under the protection of the "Tree of Origins". Their princess, Hakaze Kusaribe, was the greatest sorceress of their family. But Samon Kusaribe, a member of their family seeking to resurrect the "Tree of World's End", a tree that opposes the "Tree of Origins" and controls the power of destruction, stuffs her into a barrel, and banishes her to a deserted island. From the deserted island, she sends a message out to sea, which is picked up by Mahiro Fuwa, a young boy who's sworn vengeance upon the criminal who killed his little sister, Aika. Mahiro agrees to help Hakaze under the condition that she find Aika's killer with her magic. But once Mahiro's best friend and Aika's lover, Yoshino Takigawa is rescued from danger, he too gets dragged into this tale of revenge. 
(Source: Aniplex USA)

__Height:__ 156 cm (5'1")

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__Introduction__
Kana Hanazawa is a voice actress, actress, singer, former child actress, and talent represented by Office Osawa. In July 2020, she married fellow voice actor [Kensho Ono](https://anilist.co/staff/95819), whom she had been dating since 2017. 

__Early Career__
Hanazawa originally became a child actress at the age of 8. Amongst other roles, she starred in the well-known TV school show _Appare Sanma Daisensei_ and the TV series _Gakkou no Sensei_. At that time she was contracted to Big Apple, and later to Five Eight and Smile Monkey.

__Voice Acting Career__
At the age of 14, she made her voice acting debut in 2003 as Holly in _[Last Exile](https://anilist.co/anime/97/)_. Three years later in 2006, she was selected for a major role in TV Tokyo's anime mecha series _[Zegapain](https://anilist.co/anime/878/)_. She was playing the main character's childhood friend, [Kaminagi Ryouko](https://anilist.co/character/2578/), and her performance was one of the main reasons for the character's popularity amongst fans. It was afterwards that she came under contract at prestigious voice acting talent agency Office Osawa in 2007.

Hanazawa went to university in 2007, while at the same time, she began to make her mark as a voice actress. She was voted in 2010 as "Best Female Voice Actress" by listeners of the radio program Nonko and Nobita's Anime Scramble. She graduated from university in 2011, and in the same year became a full-time voice actress.

Hanazawa won Best Supporting Actress at the 9th Seiyuu Awards for her role as [Kosaki Onodera](https://anilist.co/character/52723/) in _[Nisekoi](https://anilist.co/anime/18897/)_. She also won Newtype's Best Voice Actress award in 2015 and later in 2018.

__Music Career__
On February 23, 2012, it was announced that Hanazawa would launch her official website. A few days later, during the Kana Hanazawa Solo Debut Presentation Party event, it was announced that she would release four singles within a year: "Hoshizora Destination" on April 25, "Hatsukoi no Oto" released on July 18, "Happy Endings" on October 24 (an ending theme for _[Zetsuen no Tempest](https://anilist.co/anime/14075/)_), and "Silent Snow" on January 16, 2013. Her first album Claire was released on February 20, 2013, and her second album 25 was released on February 26, 2014. She released an album title Blue Avenue in April 2015 and went on a concert tour starting at the Nippon Budokan on May 3. The Blu-ray release of the show, Live Avenue Kana Hanazawa in Budokan, ranked number six in sales.

__Trivia__
- She was invited to Anime Festival Asia 2010 on stage.
- She used to be a junior idol in Akihabara where hundreds of people came to watch her, which is how she got her breakthrough for her acting career in commercials before becoming a voice actress.

**Non-anime roles:**
- [Marie](https://anilist.co/character/89069/Marie) - Persona 4 Golden (VG)
- Illya - Memento Mori (VG)
- Marian - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)
- Modernia - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)
- Alice Kuonji (Caster) - Fate/Grand Order (VG)

One day, a princess was stuffed into a barrel and washed ashore an island. One day, a young girl was unexpectedly killed, the culprit yet unidentified. Thus, one day, a battle wrapped in revenge and magic that transcends time and space had begun.
 
(Source: Manga UP!)

Aika Fuwa