A first grade elementary school student who becomes friends with Renge during summer vacation.

When Hotaru moves from Tokyo to a tiny town in the rural countryside, she’s in for some serious culture shock: the nearest place that sells comics is 20 minutes away, the nearest video store is ten train stations down the line, and there are only three other girls and one boy in her entire school! Even though everything’s so different, there’s something about the laid-back atmosphere that makes her feel strangely comfortable. While she’ll certainly miss parts of her old life, there’s a whole lifetime of experiences waiting to be enjoyed with her new friends Renge, Komari, Natsumi, and Suguru! 
 
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

**Height:** 151.6 cm

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Ayahi Takagaki graduated from a Tokyo music college majoring in operatic singing. Her professionally trained operatic voice can be heard in songs like "Life", "Inori" or "Justice".

One of the members of Seiyuu Group, [Sphere](https://anilist.co/staff/103636).

**Non-anime roles:**
- Aloy - Genshin Impact

Fresh excitement brews as someone new moves into the house next door. The students of the tiny, tight-knit Asahigaoka branch school will have to make this newcomer feel welcome! 
 
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

Welcome to the countryside village of Asahigaoka, a quaint town far-removed from the hustle-and-bustle of the big city. You couldn’t imagine a more isolated setting in all of Japan. So when Tokyo-raised elementary school student Hotaru Ichijou transfers to the tiny Asahigaoka Branch School due to her father’s job, she’s in the for the culture shock of her life! 
 
Join Hotaru and her new friends, the eccentric Renge, and the mischevious sisters Natsumi and Komari, as they share daily adventures in the idyllic Japanese countryside. 
 
(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
 
Note: Chapter count includes 6 extras.

On any given day in a certain city, in a certain public services office building down in the Health and Welfare Department, you just might run into a clerk with a tongue twister of a name, a huge flirt, a bundle of insecurity, and a cosplay maniac?!
 
(Source: Yen Press)

Honoka Ishikawa