Akane Yonezawa

(* December 31, 1998 in Tottori Prefecture) is a Japanese rock/metal musician and seiyu. She was a member of Try Try Niiche and is drummer for Japanese metal band Ave Mujica.

Biography Born on December 31, 1998 in the Tottori Prefecture, Yonezawa started taking drumming lessons while visiting the fourth year of elementary school. After she graduated from University she played drums in several bands as a hobby musician. To start a professional drumming career, Yonezawa moved to Tokyo.

Between March 2019 and November 2020, Yonezawa was an active member in Try Try Niiche, a Japanese pop-/rock band where she played drums under the moniker Abanun. In 2023, she was cast for the character role Nyamu Yūtenji and became the drummer of Ave Mujica, a metal band belonging to the BanG Dream! media franchise. Her membership and the identities of the other band members were kept a secret until April 2023 , while the members of the fictional group were announced on the day the thirteenth episode of BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! aired on television. Yonezawa also voiced Margaret for the JRPG Progress Orders.

In November 2024, Yonezawa announced that she ended her contract with Platinum Pixel talent agency and would start working as a freelancer.

Discography

Try Try Niiche 2019: Itsuka no Shōnen/Tsubomi (Single, self-released)

Ave Mujica see: Ave Mujica#Discography

Voice acting roles 2023: BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! as Nyamu Yūtenji 2025: BanG Dream! Ave Mujica as Nyamu Yūtenji 2025: Progress Orders (video game) as Margaret