Ai Nonaka (野中 藍, Nonaka Ai; born June 8, 1981) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She works for Aoni Production and was formerly a member of the voice actor unit Drops, which included fellow voice actor Akemi Kanda, Tomoko Kaneda, Mariko Kōda, and Ryōko Shiraishi. In high school in Fukuoka, she was head of the drama club and her ambition was to play male roles in the famous all-female Takarazuka Revue.
Personal life and career
Nonaka's initial interest in voice acting started after watching YuYu Hakusho. While self-proclaiming that she really would have preferred an acting career, but due to her height, as well as her interest in anime, she ultimately pursued voice acting after high school and graduated from the 21st batch of students from the Tokyo branch of Aoni's Seiyū Coaching School.
In December 2009, she announced both on her blog and web radio, "Radio Kouza Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou Dai Ichi" (ラジオ講座よくわかる現代魔法第一) episode 30, that she has passed and acquired level 2 certification in aromatherapy. This was again announced while Nonaka was featured in the January 25, 2010, broadcast of Anison Plus.
Nonaka has a regular column, "Ai-pon no O'Toriyose Hyaku Sen" (アイぽんのお取り寄せ100選), in monthly voice magazine, Seiyū Animedia (声優アニメディア). She has been featured three times in Anison Plus since the program started on July 7, 2008, (July 28, 2008, January 26, 2009, January 25, 2010).
On August 20, 2017, she announced on both her blog and YouTube channel that she married someone outside the voice acting business days earlier on August 16 of that same year. On January 5, 2019, she announced on her blog that she had given birth to their first child the previous year.
On December 15, 2020, she tested positive for COVID-19 and was recovering from the disease, but had fully recovered that month by December 24.
On June 8, 2021, she announced her pregnancy with a second child, with the second child being born later that year on September 1.
Filmography
Television animation
List of voice performances in television animation
↑『まどマギ』声優・野中藍、第2子妊娠報告「あたたかく見守って」["Madoka Magica" Voice Actress Ai Nonaka Announces Second Pregnancy: "Please Watch Over Me Warmly"]. ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). June 8, 2021. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
↑声優の野中藍、第2子となる女児を出産 斎賀みつき「あいぽんプリンセス誕生おめでとーう!!」[Seiyuu Ai Nonaka gives birth to second child, a baby girl; Mitsuki Saiga comments, "Congratulations on the birth of Princess Aipon!!"]. Netorabo (in Japanese). September 1, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
↑あいぽん、あいあい (February 6, 2016). ドラえもん♡. Ameba (in Japanese). Retrieved February 12, 2016.
