Wakana Aoi

Wakana Aoi is one of those performers who quietly sneak up on you — she's been working since she was a kid, and by the time you really clock her, she's already landed an NHK morning-drama heroine role and picked up an Elan d'Or Award for Best New Performer. What gets me is the combination: she enrolled at Keio University and set out to balance it with acting, which is not exactly a light lift. That soft, warm screen presence she has is almost deceptive, because underneath it there's clearly real discipline and range — she does voice work too, and it doesn't feel like a side gig, it feels like a genuine second craft. I'm genuinely curious where she takes things in the next decade; the foundation she's built is unusually solid for someone still in her twenties.

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Wakana Aoi is a Japanese actress and voice actress born on June 30, 1998, in Kanagawa Prefecture. She began her career as a child actress and went on to take on leading roles, including an NHK morning drama heroine. She attended Keio University, balancing her academic and performance careers simultaneously. In 2019 she received the Elan d'Or Award for Best New Performer, recognizing her rapid rise in the industry.

Name (English)

Wakana Aoi

Name (Japanese)

葵わかな

Reading

あおい わかな

Born

June 30, 1998 (age 28)

Origin

Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Height

158 cm

Occupation

Actress / Voice Actress / Child Actress

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Tiger

Blood type

A

Agency

Stardust Promotion

Active years

2009 -

University

Keio University

Awards & achievements

• 2019 — Elan d'Or Award, Best New Performer

Works summary

Appearances

144 (2009–2026)

By year (titles with a known year)

2009: 2, 2010: 3, 2011: 1, 2012: 3, 2013: 10, 2014: 10, 2015: 17, 2016: 12, 2017: 7, 2018: 11, 2019: 10, 2020: 12, 2021: 6, 2022: 3, 2023: 7, 2024: 4, 2025: 4, 2026: 3, year unknown: 19

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/aoiwakana0630/
• Xhttps://x.com/AoiWakana0630
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%91%B5%E3%82%8F%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11621185

Tags

• From Kanagawa Prefecture
• Actress
• Voice Actress
• Child Actress

Last updated

September 29, 2026

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