# Haruka Aoki (青木 遥)

**Haruka Aoki** (青木 遥, read アオキ ハルカ) is a Japanese voice actress represented by the agency Production Ace, known as the voice of the title character in the television anime *Chiikawa* (ちいかわ) since 2022.<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup> Her official profile lists her birthday as December 3 and her birthplace as Tokyo; secondary databases give the year as 2011.<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=259753)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Agency | Production Ace (official profile)<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup> |
| Born | December 3, Tokyo; year 2011 per secondary databases (ANN, animeMANGA, Fashion Press), not stated on the agency profile<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=259753)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.animemanga.com/person/1223,haruka-aoki)</sup> |
| Signature role | Chiikawa, lead of the 2022 TV anime *Chiikawa*, its second season, and the 2026 film *映画ちいかわ 人魚の島のひみつ*<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=259753)</sup> |
| Television debut | 2022, as the title character of *Chiikawa*<sup>[3](https://www.animemanga.com/person/1223,haruka-aoki)</sup> |
| Other 2025 role | Soichiro Suzuhara (鈴原宗一郎) in *Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective* (天久鷹央の推理カルテ), episodes 1 and 7<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=259753)</sup> |
| Other work | Games (Chiikawa in *Shadowverse*), foreign-film dubbing, narration, and commercials<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup> |
| Namesakes | A separate Haruka Aoki works as an anime producer, and another as an Aniplex assistant producer; a third is a Japan Finance Corporation employee<sup>[4](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=259752)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://vgmdb.net/artist/46544)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[6](https://www.jfc.go.jp/n/recruit/person/haruka_aoki.html)</sup> |

## Identity and names

The subject of this article is the voice actress 青木 遥 of Production Ace. The name is shared by at least four unrelated public figures, and reliable sources distinguish them by credit type, agency, and employer:

- The **voice actress** (this article), credited in cast lists for *Chiikawa* and represented by Production Ace.<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup>
- A **producer** credited in staff lists as producer of *Frieren: Beyond Journey's End* (TV) and assistant producer of *Rurouni Kenshin* (TV 2023), whom [Anime News Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/anime-news-network) maintains as a separate encyclopedia entry.<sup>[4](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=259752)</sup>
- An **assistant producer at Aniplex Inc.**, documented by the music-credit database VGMdb with credits on the *Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive-* soundtracks (2021, 2022) and as producer of the *Senpai wa Otokonoko* Original Soundtrack (February 26, 2025).<sup>[5](https://vgmdb.net/artist/46544)</sup>
- An **employee of the Japan Finance Corporation** (日本政策金融公庫) who works on small and medium enterprise research, appearing on the corporation's recruitment site.<sup>[6](https://www.jfc.go.jp/n/recruit/person/haruka_aoki.html)</sup>

Cast credit versus staff credit is the quickest disambiguator: the voice actress appears in cast lists, the two producers in staff lists, and the corporate employee in neither.

## Early life and background

The publicly documented background is limited. Her agency profile gives a December 3 birthday and Tokyo as her birthplace, and lists her hobby as drawing illustrations and her special skill as riding a unicycle.<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup> Secondary databases give the birth year as 2011.<sup>[2](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=259753)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[7](https://otenki-girl.jp/en/aoki_haruka_wp-en/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://www.fashion-press.net/profiles/50236)</sup> A specialist reference work describes her as a former child actor who entered the voice-acting industry in her third year of elementary school, attributing the move to her notably loud voice.<sup>[3](https://www.animemanga.com/person/1223,haruka-aoki)</sup>

## Career

**Debut.** Aoki made her television anime debut in 2022 as the voice of the title character in *Chiikawa*, the anime adaptation of *Chiikawa -This is the story of a small, cute creature-*.<sup>[3](https://www.animemanga.com/person/1223,haruka-aoki)</sup> She continued in the role through the series' second season.<sup>[2](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=259753)</sup> She also reprised Chiikawa for a collaboration event in the game *Shadowverse*, which the agency profile lists as game work.<sup>[3](https://www.animemanga.com/person/1223,haruka-aoki)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup>

**2025 onward.** In 2025 she was cast as Soichiro Suzuhara (鈴原宗一郎) in *[Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective](https://www.edgepedia.org/ameku-m-d-doctor-detective)* (天久鷹央の推理カルテ), appearing in episodes 1 and 7.<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=259753)</sup> She is credited as the lead of the film *映画ちいかわ 人魚の島のひみつ* (*Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu*), dated 2026 by secondary databases.<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[7](https://otenki-girl.jp/en/aoki_haruka_wp-en/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://www.fashion-press.net/profiles/50236)</sup>

## Filmography and voice work

**Anime**<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=259753)</sup>

- *Chiikawa* (TV, 2022): Chiikawa (lead)
- *Chiikawa* (TV 2): Chiikawa (lead)
- *Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective* (TV, 2025): Soichiro Suzuhara (episodes 1, 7)

**Film**<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=259753)</sup>

- *映画ちいかわ 人魚の島のひみつ* (2026): Chiikawa (lead)

**Games**<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup>

- *Shadowverse* (シャドウバース): Chiikawa

**Foreign-work dubbing**<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup>

- *アメリと雨の物語* (2025): Juliet
- *マイティ・エクスプレス* ([Mighty Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/mighty-express)): Liza
- *ぼくケルプ～うみのユニコーン～*: Juniper

**Narration and voice-over**<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup>

- *Through Our Eyes 小さな瞳に映る世界*: Skyler
- TBS's *ワールド極限ミステリー*: voice-over (JonBenét, Chifhon segments)

**Commercials**<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup>

- UR賃貸住宅 radio commercial

A voice-actor database lists a 2025 role as Patient / Suzuki Shuichi in *Takahiro Akaage's Detective Case Files*, while the agency profile identifies her 2025 non-Chiikawa anime role as Soichiro Suzuhara in *Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective*.<sup>[7](https://otenki-girl.jp/en/aoki_haruka_wp-en/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup>

## What has changed since 2023

Three developments postdate late 2023. First, the 2025 television role as Soichiro Suzuhara in *Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective*, the first non-*Chiikawa* anime role listed on her agency profile.<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=259753)</sup> Second, the 2025 dub *アメリと雨の物語*, in which she voices Juliet.<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://www.fashion-press.net/profiles/50236)</sup> Third, the 2026 film *映画ちいかわ 人魚の島のひみつ*, in which she reprises the lead.<sup>[1](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[7](https://otenki-girl.jp/en/aoki_haruka_wp-en/)</sup> Separately, the Aniplex assistant-producer namesake accumulated 2025 credits, including producer of the *Senpai wa Otokonoko* Original Soundtrack (February 26, 2025), a useful reminder that 2025-era credits under this name must be checked against credit type.<sup>[5](https://vgmdb.net/artist/46544)</sup>

## References

1. [青木 遥 | プロダクション・エース (official agency profile)](https://www.production-ace.co.jp/ace_talent/haruka-aoki/)
2. [Haruka AOKI (seiyū) - Anime News Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=259753)
3. [Haruka Aoki | animeMANGA](https://www.animemanga.com/person/1223,haruka-aoki)
4. [Haruka AOKI (producer) - Anime News Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=259752)
5. [Haruka Aoki - VGMdb](https://vgmdb.net/artist/46544)
6. [青木 遥｜職員インタビュー｜日本政策金融公庫](https://www.jfc.go.jp/n/recruit/person/haruka_aoki.html)
7. [Haruka Aoki（青木遥）| 声優プロフィール図鑑](https://otenki-girl.jp/en/aoki_haruka_wp-en/)
8. [青木遥のプロフィール・出演映画 - ファッションプレス](https://www.fashion-press.net/profiles/50236)

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