Ayako Kawasumi

Ayako Kawasumi (川澄 綾子) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is credited for her work as the voice for the character Erina Pendleton in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation.

She is also well known for her roles as Akari Kamigishi in, Fuu in , Saber in , Leina in , Melfina in , Lafiel in , Nodame in , Aoi Sakuraba in , Mahoro in and Natsuki Mogi in.

Biography
Ayako Kawasumi was born on March 30, 1976 in. Kawasumi graduated from the.

In 1996, Kawasumi received the award at that year's 's auditions. In 1997, she played her first voicing role as a policewoman in the animated adaptation of.

Since then, Kawasumi has played in a variety of roles.

Trivia

 * Ayako's favorite scene was Jonathan and Erina's moment after their departure and just before Dio shows up on the ship in Episode 9.
 * Ayako's favorite character other than her own is Jonathan. Her favorite line in the series is Speedwagon saying Dio smells awful in Episode 3.
 * Ayako's favorite episode is Episode 3, and one of her favorite lines comes from the brats in Episode 1 complimenting Dio after forcefully kissing Erina.
 * When asked for the Spring 2022 issue of JOJO magazine, Ayako stated her favorite character was DIO in Stardust Crusaders, and her favorite stand was Osiris.
 * Ayako first became familiar with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as a child, as her older brother was a reader of Weekly Shonen Jump. She was terrified of Phantom Blood due to it's horror elements, but eventually became a big fan during the beginning of Stardust Crusaders's serialization.
 * Ayako thinks that Erina's most famous scene is when Dio Brando forcefully kisses her. She believes that her proceeding to wash her mouth out with dirty water is a sign of her strength, something she also feels is shown when she decides to abandon the sinking ship at the end of Phantom Blood. Ayako states that Erina is not just a woman who needs to be protected, but a woman who can protect others.