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{{Character Infobox
|title           = Ayahi Takagaki
|image           = [[File:Ayahi Takagaki.jpg]]
|ja_kanji        = 高垣 彩陽
|alias           = 
|age             = {{Age|byear=1985|bmonth=10|bday=25}}
|birthday        = October 25, 1985
|birthplace      = {{W|Tokyo}}, Japan
|gender          = Female {{Gender|Female}}
|height          = {{cvt|151.6|cm|ftin}}
|blood           = A
|nation          = 
|occupation      = Voice Actor, Singer
|hobby           = 
|colors          = StardustCrusaders
|jojodebut       = ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders]]''
|affiliation     = 
|website         = 
}}
{{Quote|I was truly grateful, but also extremely nervous, to be involved in the anime. ''JoJo'' is a series loved by many--including my younger brother and sister--so I was very eager to work on it.|Ayahi Takagaki|2015}}
{{Nihongo|'''Ayahi Takagaki'''|高垣 彩陽|Takagaki Ayahi}} is a Japanese voice actress and singer who voices [[Mariah]] in the second season of ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation]]'', ''[[Stardust Crusaders (Anime)|Stardust Crusaders]]''.

==Biography==
Takagaki made her voice acting debut in 2006, playing the character Tsubaki Kamigamo in the anime {{W|Ouran High School Host Club}}. She has a fairly wide acting range, from little kids to romantic teens to gentle weak girls to elder sister types to proper young ladies to boyish girls to serious young women.

She had her first major role as voice actor in 2007, providing the voice of Jasmine, a main character of the anime series {{W|Deltora Quest (TV series)|Deltora Quest}}. She was subsequently featured in {{W|Venus Versus Virus}} and {{W|Da Capo II}} as Lucia Nahashi and Asakura Otome, respectively. She also played Feldt Grace in {{W|Mobile Suit Gundam 00}}.

She went on to voice Noe Isurugi in the 2008 series {{W|True Tears}} and held a leading role in {{W|S.A (manga)|S · A: Special A}}, proving the voice of Megumi Yamamoto. She later took the roles of Nina Antalk in {{W|Chrome Shelled Regios}}, and Ein in {{W|Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom }} in 2009. Later that year, she was cast as Alesta Blanket in {{W|Fight Ippatsu! Juden-chan!!}} and as Sumika Murasame, protagonist of {{W|Sasameki Koto}}. Takagaki also reprised her role as Feldt Grace in the second half of Mobile Suit Gundam 00.

In addition to voice acting, Takagaki is also a singer, having graduated with a major in operatic singing. Her first musical performance was the opening theme of the 2009 anime series {{W|First Love Limited}}, titled "Future Stream". Takagaki currently affiliated with Music Ray'n, an artist management and publishing group of {{W|Sony Music Entertainment Japan}}.

On August 22, 2019, she announced her marriage on her official blog.<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-08-23/sphere-idol-voice-actress-ayahi-takagaki-announces-marriage/.150363</ref>

==JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Roles==
{{VA|Part=SC
|Image=MariahAvAnim.png|Role=[[Mariah]]|Link=Mariah
|[[Stardust Crusaders (Anime)|Stardust Crusaders]]|Anime|2015
|[[Stardust Shooters]]|Video Game|2014
|[[Eyes of Heaven]]|Video Game|2015
|[[Diamond Records]]|Video Game|2017
|[[JoJo's Pitter-Patter Pop!]]|Video Game|2020
|[[All-Star Battle R]]|Video Game|2022
|[[Monster Strike]]|Video Game|2023
}}

==Commentary==
{{Note|
|Part=SC
|Name = Commentary
|Translation = Mariah makes an appearance in the game! I was very happy to have the opportunity to step up to the mic again to voice her, following the anime. I especially enjoyed her interactions with [[DIO]], as I felt we got to see a new side of her! I hope players get to experience all the new dialogue with her in the game! On a personal note, my younger siblings both love ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', and had a lot of fun playing ''[[All-Star Battle]]'' together. So I'm happy to be involved in the game!
|Transcript = ゲームにマライアが登場!ということで、アニメに引き続き再びマライアとしてマイクに向かう機会を頂けてとても嬉しかったです!今作はタッグマッチということで、原作やアニメで見ることの出来なかったキャラクター同士のやりとりが面白く、特にDIO様に対するマライアは彼女の新たな一面を見た気がしてとても楽しかったです!プレイヤーの皆様も、このゲームでしか見ることの出来ない様々な会話を楽しんでください!

私事ですが、弟妹が「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険」が大好きで、「オールスターバトル」も我が家で盛り上がっていました。なので、今作で関わらせて頂くことが出来て幸せです!ストーリーはもちろん、キャラクターの攻撃や動きの細部にまで沢山のこだわりが詰まったゲームだと思います!マライアの戦い方は少し特殊ですが、是非彼女のキャラクター性を活かしてバトルを楽しんで頂けたなら嬉しいです!!<ref>https://jojogame.bngames.net/character/cv/cc/cc03_09.html</ref>
|Author = Ayahi Takagaki
|Source = [[Eyes of Heaven]]
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
P3_Mariah_Signature.png|Signature
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Takagaki has done covers for various songs, including {{W|Mariah Carey}}'s {{W|All I Want for Christmas Is You}}.

==References==
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