Mariya Ise

Mariya Ise is a Japanese actress and voice actress. Born on September 25, 1988, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, she began working professionally in the early 2000s and became known for a wide range of roles in anime, animated films and games. She has been affiliated with Across Entertainment.

Ise has said that her interest in acting developed after seeing Princess Mononoke as a child. Although she initially imagined working as a director, she entered performance and voice acting while still young. One of her early major roles was Urara Kasugano, also known as Cure Lemonade, in Yes! PreCure 5 and its follow-up productions. The role placed her in one of Japan's best-known magical-girl franchises and helped establish her as a performer able to carry youthful, energetic and emotionally direct characters.

During the late 2000s and 2010s, Ise built a broad voice-acting career across television animation. Her credits include Levy McGarden in Fairy Tail, Stocking in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Huang Pao-Lin/Dragon Kid in Tiger & Bunny, Riko Mine in Aria the Scarlet Ammo, Midari Ikishima in Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler and Eureka, known as Bonnie in English-language Pokémon releases, in Pokémon the Series: XY. These roles show the range of her work, from children's television and fantasy adventure to darker action and comedy series.

Ise gained especially wide recognition for playing Killua Zoldyck in the 2011 Hunter × Hunter anime, Ray in The Promised Neverland and Reg in Made in Abyss. She reprised or extended several of her roles in films and related projects, including Hunter × Hunter films, Made in Abyss productions and later Pretty Cure appearances. Her film and television credits also include Flavors of Youth, Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul and A Few Moments of Cheers.