__Height:__ 158 cm


Yaya is Naru's best friend from elementary school. Since they were little, Yaya has been watching over Naru's timid character and understands her quite well. She is currently in the same grade as Naru. Yaya is very sociable and her appearance is very cute and pretty, making her to be popular amongst her peers. She is also in a band called "Need Cool Quality". She believes in chasing after what she wants to do and likes to take advantage of her youth while it lasts. As her best friend, Yaya is supportive of Naru and encourages her to work towards finding what she wants to do. 

Normal appearance, normal intelligence, normal in arts and sports... just normal. This is the entirely normal 14-year-old, Naru Sekiya. While she admires "Heroines" she continues to live a normal life until one moonlit night she meets a fairy. This foreign girl then guides her into the extraordinary world of the yosakoi dance.<br></br>

(Source: Manga Time Kirara)

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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)

Normal appearance, normal intelligence, normal in arts and sports... just normal. This is the entirely normal 14-year-old, Naru Sekiya. While she admires "Heroines" she continues to live a normal life until one moonlit night she meets a fairy. This foreign girl then guides her into the extraordinary world of the yosakoi dance.<br><br>
(Source: Manga Time Kirara)

Yaya Sasame