Akane Matsunaga

is a Japanese voice actress from Mie Prefecture, Japan, affiliated with Horipro.

Career Since her childhood, she played with her father watching anime and mimicking acting. She learned from her parents that there is a job as a voice actor, and when she was in elementary school, she vaguely aimed to be a voice actress. Then, she applied for the Jisedai Miracle Seiyū Audition (次世代声優ミラクルオーディション, Next Generation Voice Actor Miracle Audition) in 2017, won the Grand Prix award, and made her voice acting debut as Aine Yūki, the main character in the TV animation Aikatsu Friends!. Matsunaga went to Tokyo for her debut and worked on voice performance for the first time on the post-recording scene. As a member of the derivative unit BEST FRIENDS! in the popular vote for female voice actor starring in the 2018 spring broadcast anime performed at Kakaku.com's news site "Akiba Research Institute", the debut work Aikatsu Friends! and was ranked 46th out of 56.

Filmography

Anime Year Title Role 2018–2019 Aikatsu Friends! Aine Yūki 2019–2020 Aikatsu on Parade! Aine Yūki 2020 Mitchiri Wanko! Anima~tion Leo 2021 Aikatsu Planet! Bloody Rock 2021Love Live Superstar!!Aria Shibuya 2024 Goodbye, Dragon Life Airi 2025 Shabake Yanari

Video games Year Title Role 2021 Blue Archive Eimi Izumimoto 2023 The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage Eve Santaclaus

Dubbing Year Title Role 2021 Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary Lena