Ayaka Ōnishi

Ayaka Ōnishi is one of those entries where the file itself tells you something. Born in 1990 in Ise, Mie Prefecture, educated at an arts university in Kyoto, working both as a screen actor and a voice actor — and cast, with no acting experience, as the heroine of the film Made in Japan: Kora! while still a first-year student, followed by roles in films such as Initiation Love and Narratage. What interests me is the shape of the career implied here. Ise is a small, old city built around a shrine; Kyoto is where you go to study art seriously rather than chase fame. Someone who takes that route and then splits her working life between the camera and the microphone is not optimizing for stardom. She's optimizing for range and for keeping the work coming. In Japan that combination — stage-trained face plus usable voice — is quietly one of the most durable careers available.

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Name (English)

Ayaka Ōnishi

Name (Japanese)

大西礼芳

Reading

おおにし あやか

Born

June 29, 1990 (age 36)

Origin

Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Height

160 cm

Occupation

actor / seiyū

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Horse

Agency

Tristone Entertainment

Active years

2009 -

University

Kyoto University of the Arts and Design

Works summary

Appearances

141 (2011–2026)

By year (titles with a known year)

2011: 1, 2012: 2, 2013: 16, 2014: 9, 2015: 13, 2016: 12, 2017: 11, 2018: 10, 2019: 10, 2020: 5, 2021: 9, 2022: 7, 2023: 10, 2024: 9, 2025: 10, 2026: 3, year unknown: 4

Debut work

Made in Japan: Kora!

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/__ayakaohnishi/
• Xhttps://x.com/WillS00N
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E8%A5%BF%E7%A4%BC%E8%8A%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16264806

Tags

• Mie Prefecture
• actor
• seiyū

Last updated

September 25, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.