


Hanazawa won Best Supporting Actress at the 9th Seiyu Awards. The Blu-ray release of the show, Live Avenue Kana Hanazawa in Budokan, ranked number six in sales. She released an album title Blue Avenue in April 2015, and went on a concert tour starting at the Nippon Budokan on May 3. Her first album Claire was released on February 20, 2013, and her second album 25 was released on February 26, 2014. A few days later, during the "Kana Hanazawa Solo Debut Presentation Party event", it was announced that she would release four singles within a year: "Hoshizora Destination" ( 星空☆ディスティネーション) released on April 25, "Hatsukoi no Oto" ( 初恋ノオト), released on July 18, "Happy Endings", released on October 24 and was used as ending theme for anime Zetsuen no Tempest, and "Silent Snow", released on January 16, 2013. On February 23, 2012, it was announced that Hanazawa would launch her official website. In late 2010, she was invited to the Anime Festival Asia anime convention in Singapore. She graduated from university in 2011, and in the same year became a full-time voice actress. She was voted in 2010 as "Best Female Voice Actress" by listeners of the radio program Nonko and Nobita's Anime Scramble ( ノン子とのび太のアニメスクランブル). She voiced the title character in Kobato., Suou in Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor, Nadeko Sengoku in Bakemonogatari, Angel / Kanade Tachibana in Angel Beats, and Anri Sonohara in Durarara!!. Hanazawa went to university in 2007, while at the same time, she began to make her mark as a voice actress.

She was signed up with voice acting agency Office Osawa. She made her voice acting debut as Holly in Last Exile. She made regular appearances at the variety program Yappari Sanma Daisensei. Hanazawa began acting when she was in kindergarten.
