A Japanese voice actress and singer, born on March 30, 1976, in Tokyo, Japan. Ayako has played the piano since childhood. Also, she played the roles of pianists in Piano and Nodame Cantabile and is one of Japan's most famous and prolific voice actresses. She has voiced a lot of famous characters throughout her career, and she is known for Mahoromatic (2001), Samurai Champloo (2004-2005), and Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower (2017).