Ayaka Nanase is a Japanese voice actor born on July 11, 1994, in Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with the talent agency AXL-ONE, which she officially joined in April 2015 after being part of the agency's third generation of trainees.

Nanase's career began with minor roles in 2015, but her first major breakthrough came in 2017 when she was cast as the main protagonist, Yoshino Koharu, in the original television anime Sakura Quest. This leading role helped establish her presence in the industry. The following year, her growing body of work and potential were recognized when she received the Best New Actress Award at the 12th Seiyu Awards in 2018.

She has built a diverse portfolio of voice roles across various anime series, films, and video games. Her versatility is evident in the range of characters she portrays. Among her notable roles are several of those specifically listed by the user: she voices Itadori in In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki, Atena Saotome in Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory, Misuzu Maki in AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline, and Yayoi in the short film Shichigahama de Mitsuketa. She is also the voice of Reiko in Super Cub, Shizu Itō in Assault Lily Bouquet, Rikka Isurugi in the 2019 film Black Fox, Mio in Encouragement of Climb Season 3, and Yuri in Gekijōban Servamp: Alice in the Garden.

Beyond these, her career includes other significant performances. She has played recurring roles in long-running franchises, such as Ageha Hijiri / Cure Butterfly in Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure and Mirei Suzuki in the Sound! Euphonium series. Her work also extends to video games, where she has provided voices for characters in titles like Magia Record (as Sana Futaba), Granblue Fantasy, and Fire Emblem Heroes. In addition to acting, Nanase has performed theme songs for some of the series in which she appears, including In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki and Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure. She made her solo singing debut in 2024 with the song STAR RUSH, which was used as an ending theme for Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!.