Fairouz Ai Kadota (Japanese: 門田ファイルーズあい, Hepburn: Kadota Fairūzu Ai; born 6 July 1993), known simply as Fairouz Ai, is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with Mausu Promotion. She played her first major role as Hibiki Sakura for the anime series How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?. She also played Alice Kagayaki in Kiratto Pri☆Chan, Manatsu Natsuumi/Cure Summer in Tropical-Rouge! Precure, Emily Orange in Kandagawa Jet Girls, Eripiyo in If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die, Jolyne Cujoh in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Takechiyo in Yashahime, Delta in The Eminence in Shadow, and Power in Chainsaw Man.
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Biography
Fairouz Ai Kadota was born on 6 July 1993 in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and an Egyptian father. She was named after the Lebanese singer Fairuz. She spent a few years of her elementary education at Cairo Japanese School before returning to Japan. During her junior high school years, she became familiar with the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Due to her growing interest in the series, she would join Skype reading sessions with other fans. Eventually, she was inspired to pursue a career in voice acting, but her parents initially disapproved of her plans. Instead, she would initially study at a graphic design vocational school before spending a year as a dental assistant. Once she was able to save enough money for tuition, she enrolled in a voice acting training school.
After finishing her training, Fairouz became affiliated with the voice acting agency Pro-Fit. In 2019, she was cast in her first major role as Hibiki Sakura, the protagonist of the anime television series How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?. She and Kaito Ishikawa performed the series' opening theme "Onegai Muscle" (お願いマッスル), and as part of promotions for the series, she appeared in various weightlifting videos. She was cast as Emily Orange in the multimedia franchise Kandagawa Jet Girls and Eripiyo in the 2020 anime series If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die; she also performed the latter series' ending theme "Momoiro Kataomoi", a cover of a song originally performed by Aya Matsuura.
In 2020, Fairouz was one of the recipients of the Best New Actress Award at the 14th Seiyu Awards. In 2021, she voiced the role of Manatsu Natsuumi/Cure Summer in Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure.
On 4 April 2021, Fairouz voiced the role of Jolyne Cujoh in the anime adaptation of the sixth story arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Stone Ocean.
Following the closure of Pro-Fit on 31 March 2022, Fairouz became affiliated with Raccoon Dog, a voice acting agency founded by voice actor Nobuhiko Okamoto.
On 31 December 2024, it was announced by both Raccoon Dog and Fairouz herself that she had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder a few months prior, and would be temporarily restricting some of her activities to focus on her recovery. On 31 March 2025, Fairouz announced that she left Raccoon Dog and joined Mausu Promotion as her new agency. She also announced that she was fully resuming her activities.
Personal life
Her older brother, Gihādo Kadota (門田ギハード, Kadota Gihādo; also Gihad Kadota), is an ice climber who represents Japan in competitions.
She is conversant in Arabic, including Egyptian Arabic.
Filmography
TV anime
2019
One-Punch Man as Female Citizen A
Dr. Stone as People of the World
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? II as Squad Leader
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? as Hibiki Sakura
Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious as Valkyrie
Kandagawa Jet Girls as Emily Orange
2020
If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die as Eripiyo
Kiratto Pri☆Chan as Alice Kagayaki
Mewkledreamy as Tokiwa Anzai
Monster Girl Doctor as Kay Arte
Yashahime as Takechiyo
Fruits Basket as Female Student
By the Grace of the Gods as Jane
2021
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure as Manatsu Natsuumi/Cure Summer
Full Dive as Alicia
Tokyo Revengers as Manjirō Sano (young)
Mewkledreamy Mix! as Tokiwa Anzai
Kageki Shojo!! as Sayako Yamada
Animated films
Happy-Go-Lucky Days (2020) as Sayoko
Eiga Shimajirō Shimajirō to Yūki no Uta (2025) as Miley
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) as Power
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026) as Otako the Loyal Dog
VAs/ONAs
Zenonzard: The Animation Episode 0 (2019) as Ruri Minamino
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean (2021–22) as Jolyne Cujoh, Jolyne Cujoh Look-alike, Irene
Akuma-kun (2023) as Gremory
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023) as Ramona Flowers
Pokémon Concierge (2023) as Alisa
Tokyo Override (2024) as Kai
Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation – Episode of Savanaclaw (2026) as Yuuka Hirasaka
Video games
2019
Fire Emblem Heroes as Phina
Kemono Friends 3 as Reindeer
MapleStory as female Hoyoung
2020
White Cat Tennis as Haru
Kandagawa Jet Girls as Emily Orange
Fate/Grand Order as Sei Shōnagon
KonoSuba: Fantastic Days as Cecily
Marco & the Galaxy Dragon as Ruri
Azur Lane as USS Intrepid (CV-11)
Cytus II as Cherry
Kingdom of Hero as Shiv
Summer Pockets Reflection Blue as Shiki Kamiyama
Dragalia Lost as Nadine
Kantai Collection as USS Hornet (CV-8)
Ano Hi no Tabibito, Fureau Mirai as Tamaki Aoi
Granblue Fantasy as Fiorito
2021
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story as San Kagura
Epic Seven as Landy
Yuki Yuna Is a Hero: Hanayui no Kirameki as Hime Hokkedō
Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World as Asha, and various other roles
Dubbing
The Acolyte, Mae (Amandla Stenberg)
Alien: Romulus, Navarro (Aileen Wu)
The Apprentice, Ivana Trump (Maria Bakalova)
The Batman, Selina Kyle / Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz)
Black Christmas, Jesse (Brittany O'Grady)
Debris, Nicole Hegmann (Sarah Desjardins)
DMZ, Tenny (Sydney Park)
Freaks Out, Matilde (Aurora Giovinazzo)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Imperator Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy)
Gen V, Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair)
How to Marry a Millionaire (New Era Movies edition), Loco Dempsey (Betty Grable)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025), Helen Shivers (Sarah Michelle Gellar)
Madame Web, Anya Corazon (Isabela Merced)
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, Margaret (Kathryn Newton)
Masters of the Universe, Adora / She-Ra (Lauren Saliu)
MaXXXine, Molly Bennett (Lily Collins)
Ms. Marvel, Nakia Bahadir (Yasmeen Fletcher)
No Way Up, Ava (Sophie McIntosh)
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, Noa Olivar (Maia Reficco)