Hirano Aya, from Aichi Prefecture, is a Japanese seiyuu and J-pop singer who has had roles in several anime, visual novels, and TV commercials in Japan. She is contracted to Grick. Until August 2011, she was contracted to Space Craft Entertainment, a branch of Space Craft Group for her voice acting career. For her singing career, she was signed under Lantis until May 2011. Her blood type is O.