Mariya Ise

Mariya Ise is a Japanese voice actress born on September 25, 1988. She specializes in voice acting across anime, games, and animation. Her breakout roles include Killua Zoldyck in Hunter × Hunter (2011), the morally conflicted child protagonist whose high-pitched, determined delivery became iconic in shonen anime. She also voiced Ray in The Promised Neverland, a role requiring vocal vulnerability in a survival-horror narrative. In magical-girl anime, she portrayed Urara Kasugano/Cure Lemonade in Yes! PreCure 5 and its sequels GoGo! and Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom, anchoring a long-running children's franchise. Beyond hero roles, Ise has excelled in darker material: Midari Ikishima in Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, a gambling-addict character requiring menacing intensity; Stocking in the surreal Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt; and Levy McGarden in the ensemble cast of Fairy Tail. Early anime credits include Riko Mine in Hidan no Aria and Reg in Made in Abyss, plus the character Eureka (Bonnie in English) in Pokémon the Series: XY. Born under Libra, Ise embodies the sign's trademark balance—inhabiting both comedic lightness and psychological depth across two decades of voice roles. Voice actors perform live recording sessions, often delivering character lines in isolation, requiring emotional precision and vocal stamina. Japan's anime industry relies on specialized voice casting; Ise's consistency across franchises reflects the cultural weight placed on voice performance in Japanese animation.