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Gakuen Idolm@ster Voice Actress Ayane Matsuda Goes on Hiatus Due to Poor Health

Talent management agency Office Osawa announced on Wednesday that voice actress Ayane Matsuda will go on hiatus to focus on recovering her health, on the advice of a doctor. The announcement noted that Matsuda had been feeling ill for some time.

Matsuda is perhaps best known for voicing the character Ume Hanami in the recently released Gakuen Idolm@ster game by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The character is one of the first three rival idols first released for the game (specifically, as a rival to her sister Saki Hanami), and is the first character to debut in the game post-launch.

Matsuda has also voiced Yayoi Kamiishi in the Sound! Euphonium 3 anime, and Hotaru Kurenai in the TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You ~High School Days~ anime.

Source: Office Osawa website via Otakomu

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