Voice actress, singer, variety show regular, and part-time gravure idol,�Hirano Aya has definitely got her hands full with her multi-faceted career. The talent graced this week's cover and main photospread for the idol gravure magazine "Weekly Playboy" (edition no.51).

Hirano is rising up to meet new challenges (like this lovely pictorial or her upcoming musical),�and refuses to let anything hold her back, despite the controversies from a few months back or her chronic illness.

She's looking quite spunky and charming as ever in the photos below, so be sure to check them out!

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