Airi Eino (永野 愛理, Eino Airi, born 19 January 1993) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Sendai, affiliated with 81 Produce.[1] She is known for portraying Airi Hayashida in Wake Up, Girls!, Misanaria Bolenan in Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, and Risa Fujiwara in Tamayomi.

Airi Eino
永野 愛理
Born (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 31)
Occupations
  • Voice actress
  • singer
Years active2014–present
Agent81 Produce
Notable work

Biography

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Airi Eino, a native of Sendai, was born on 19 January 1993.[2][3] She began studying dance in elementary school,[4] she won a district tournament for her junior high school badminton club.[5] Having heard of The Sickness unto Death in high school, she studied philosophy at Tohoku Gakuin University,[5] and in March 2015, she graduated from their Department of Comprehensive Humanities' Faculty of Letters.[6]

Despite being a fan of anime after seeing The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya,[5] she initially felt that it was impossible for her to become a voice actress.[7] However, she saw a Nico Nico Douga call for auditions for the voice acting unit Wake Up, Girls! and considered it only after thinking that she should audition for her favorite anime.[5] She was selected in the auditions, and on 29 July 2013, she was announced as one of Wake Up, Girls!' members.[8] She later reprised her role in the anime.[9] In December 2017, she was cast as Misanalia Boruenan in the baseball anime Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody.[10] In September 2019, she was cast as Risa Fujiwara in the baseball anime Tamayomi.[11]

She choreographed two Wake Up, Girls! songs, Chikatetsu Labyrinth and Tunago,[12][13] and she also was a choreographer for Hacka Doll THE Festival.[14]

Personal life

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Despite remaining in Sendai after joining Wake Up, Girls!,[15] she moved to Tokyo after graduating from Tohoku Gakuin University.[12]

She is a fan of her native Sendai's Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.[16] On 6 August 2017, he threw out the ceremonial first pitch in the game between Rakuten and Lotte at Kobo Park Miyagi.[17]

Filmography

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Anime television

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2014
2017
2018
2020

Animated film

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2014

Video games

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2017
2018
2019

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "永野 愛理". 81 Produce. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ^ "東北のイオン CMにWake Up, Girls!の出演が決定!". WUG Portal (in Japanese). 2 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. ^ "GREEN LEAVESのホームページ". Green Leaves. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. ^ "『Wake Up, Girls!』をまだ知らない貴方へ。今最強の新人声優ユニット「Wake Up, Girls!」の7人にロングインタビュー!". LisAni! (in Japanese). 10 March 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d Eino, Airi. "山本寛監督 vs「Wake Up, Girls!」 特別インタビュー企画". Wake Up, Girls! (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. ^ "東北学院大学で学んだことが社会でどう役立つか". 東北学院大学 大学案内 2020 (PDF). p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  7. ^ Eino, Airi (29 September 2015). "「永野愛理」声優インタビュー&撮り下ろしグラビア". Seiyū Zukan (Interview). Interviewed by Harunooto. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  8. ^ "新作アニメと連動アイドル「Wake Up, Girls!」お披露目". Oricon News. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  9. ^ a b Loo, Egan (15 December 2013). "Wake Up, Girls! Anime's Promo Video Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  10. ^ a b Loo, Egan (5 December 2017). "Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody Anime Reveals More of Cast, January 11 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  11. ^ a b Sherman, Jennifer (20 September 2019). "Tamayomi Baseball Anime Reveals 11 Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  12. ^ a b Eino, Airi (15 August 2015). "第2回【永野愛理 インタビュー】". LisAni! (Interview). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  13. ^ Eino, Airi (29 March 2017). "繋ごう!あいり". Wake Up, Girls! Official Blog. Retrieved 9 October 2023 – via Ameba.
  14. ^ "初のファンイベント「ハッカドール THE ふぇすてぃばる」レポ". Animate Times (in Japanese). 27 January 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  15. ^ Wake Up, Girls! COMPLETE BOOK WUGpedia (in Japanese). Gakken Publishing. 2014. p. 42.
  16. ^ "仙台出身・WUG永野愛理 星野仙一さんへの感謝を語る". Nippon Hōsō News Online. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Wake Up, Girls!×東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルスのコラボイベントをリポート! WUGちゃんは勝利の女神になれたのか!?". Famitsu (in Japanese). 4 July 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2023.