AJapanesevoiceactressborninKobe,Hyōgo,Japan,employedbythetalentmanagementfirmAoniProduction.SheisalsoasingerunderthenameAiMandasongwriterunderthenameai.SheisbestknownintheEnglish-speakingworldforherworkasbothavoiceactressandasingerintheoriginalJapaneseversionoftheDigimonanimeseries.