Suzuko Hara

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Suzuko Hara is a Japanese actress and voice actress born on April 27, 2005, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She began her career in the entertainment industry as a child actress, appearing in numerous television dramas and films starting around 2010 before expanding into voice acting. As of her late teens, she was reported to be active as a freelance talent, having previously been affiliated with an agency.

Hara's career in anime voice acting is marked by several notable roles. Her breakthrough performance came in 2014 when she voiced the character Naru Kotoishi in the television anime series Barakamon. This role was particularly significant because her character speaks the Goto Islands dialect. The creator of the original manga had initially suggested using standard Japanese for the anime, concerned about the difficulty a child actor might have with the dialect. However, Hara, who was nine years old at the time, delivered such a proficient performance that the decision was made to retain the dialect in the show, a choice that garnered attention. Her work in Barakamon is considered a defining role of her early career.

In addition to Barakamon, Hara has built a diverse filmography in animation. She provided the voice for Miya in the 2020 fantasy anime series Somali and the Forest Spirit. Another of her ongoing roles is No-chan in the Kaiju Step Wandabada series of shorts, which began in 2019 as part of the Ultraman franchise. Her other anime credits include roles in Ganbare! Lulu Lolo, Akindo Sei no Little Peso, Kuma Miko, and Senryuu Shoujo.

A significant milestone in her voice acting career was her casting in December 2022 as Hijiri Mochizuki in the popular mobile game The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage. At 17 years old, her selection for this role made her the youngest voice actor to join the wider Idolmaster franchise at that time. The announcement led to a notable surge in online discussion about her earlier work, with Barakamon trending on social media shortly thereafter. Her other work in video games includes roles in Granblue Fantasy and.hack//New World.
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