Mana Ashida

I've watched a lot of child stars come and go, but Mana Ashida is the rare one who somehow got more impressive with age instead of fizzling out. She was barely out of toddlerhood when she became a full-blown phenomenon, dancing and singing her way into every living room in Japan, and even my mom was humming along, which tells you how unavoidable she was. What gets me is how she dodged the usual child-actor curse entirely. Every interview I catch, she answers like the smartest, most level-headed person in the room, the kind of poise that makes you forget she basically grew up on camera. Smart, grounded, and still genuinely charming. Honestly, watching someone stay this decent under that much early spotlight just makes me quietly root for her.

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Mana Ashida is a Japanese entertainer born on June 23, 2004, in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. She rose to national prominence as a child actress and singer, becoming a social phenomenon at a young age through her television appearances and musical performances. Her awards include the Blue Ribbon Award for Best New Actress (2012) and a Japan Record Award (53rd edition). She is represented through Universal Music Japan.

Name (English)

Mana Ashida

Name (Japanese)

芦田愛菜

Reading

あしだ まな

Born

June 23, 2004 (age 22)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Monkey

Origin

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Blood type

A

Agency

ジョビィキッズ

Active years

2009 -

Occupation

Singer / Child actor / Talent / Film actress / Voice actress

Awards & achievements

• 53rd Japan Record Award (year unknown)
• Blue Ribbon Award for Best New Actress (2012)

Works summary

Appearances

286 (2008–2027)

By year

2008: 1, 2009: 5, 2010: 10, 2011: 40, 2012: 15, 2013: 5, 2014: 11, 2015: 6, 2016: 4, 2017: 18, 2018: 18, 2019: 12, 2020: 17, 2021: 25, 2022: 13, 2023: 6, 2024: 7, 2025: 9, 2026: 3, 2027: 1

Debut work

ボラギノール

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.universal-music.co.jp/ashidamana/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8A%A6%E7%94%B0%E6%84%9B%E8%8F%9C
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1135649

Tags

• From Hyogo Prefecture
• Singer
• Child actor
• Talent

Last updated

2026-08-26

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