Fairouz Ai

Fairouz Ai (ファイルーズ あい) is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with Raccoon Dog.

She played her first major role as Hibiki Sakura for the anime series How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?.

She also played Manatsu Natsuumi/Cure Summer in Tropical-Rouge! Precure, Emily Orange in Kandagawa Jet Girls, Eripiyo in If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die, Jolyne Cujoh in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Delta in The Eminence in Shadow, and Power in Chainsaw Man.

Fairouz Ai Kadota (門田ファイルーズあい) was born on 6 July 1993 in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and an Egyptian father.

She was named after the Lebanese singer Fairuz.

She spent a few years of her elementary education at Cairo Japanese School before returning to Japan.

During her junior high school years, she became familiar with the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Due to her growing interest in the series, she would join Skype reading sessions with other fans.

Eventually, she was inspired to pursue a career in voice acting, but her parents initially disapproved of her plans.

Instead, she would initially study at a graphic design vocational school before spending a year as a dental assistant.

Once she was able to save enough money for tuition, she enrolled in a voice acting training school.

After finishing her training, Fairouz became affiliated with the voice acting agency Pro-Fit.

In 2019, she was cast in her first major role as Hibiki Sakura, the protagonist of the anime television series How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?.

She and Kaito Ishikawa performed the series' opening theme "Onegai Muscle" (お願いマッスル), and as part of promotions for the series, she would appear in various weightlifting videos.

She was cast as Emily Orange in the multimedia franchise Kandagawa Jet Girls and Eripiyo in the 2020 anime series If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die; she also performed the latter series' ending theme "Momoiro Kataomoi", a cover of a song originally performed by Aya Matsuura.

In 2020, Fairouz was one of the recipients of the Best New Actress Award at the 14th Seiyu Awards.

In 2021, she voiced the role of Manatsu Natsuumi/Cure Summer in Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure.

On 4 April 2021, Fairouz voiced the role of Jolyne Cujoh in the anime adaptation of the sixth story arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Stone Ocean.

Following the closure of Pro-Fit on 31 March 2022, Fairouz became affiliated with Raccoon Dog, a voice acting agency founded by voice actor Nobuhiko Okamoto.

Her older brother, Gihādo Kadota (門田ギハード), is an ice climber who represents Japan in competitions.

She is fluent in Arabic (including Egyptian Arabic).

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