Rika Kanaya is a Japanese voice actress from Okinawa Prefecture, born on August 4th. She is affiliated with the talent agency 81 Produce. Her hobbies include songwriting, illustration, walking, composing VOCALOID music, and video editing. Her special skills are singing and playing the guitar while singing.

Kanaya is the voice of Aoi Yumemiya, one of the dual protagonists in the anime series Onegai AiPri, which began airing in April 2026. Aoi is a first-year student at Onegai Middle School who excels in both academics and sports. Kanaya and her co-star Hanaka Ogawa, who voices the other lead character Inori Konomi, are from the same agency. They learned about being cast for the show at the same time and have expressed a commitment to improving together.

Other anime voice roles for Kanaya include a cameo as a girl in HIGH CARD season two and several minor parts in the series Narenare -Cheer for You!. Her additional credits include voicing townspeople in ATRI -My Dear Moments- and a background role, credited as Moblis, in the film i☆Ris the Movie - Full Energy!!.