In the Japanese version of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Fern is voiced by Kana Ichinose. In the English dub, Fern is voiced by Jill Harris. Fern’s calm delivery, emotional restraint, and sudden flashes of intensity are a major part of why the character stands out, and Ichinose’s performance is central to that in the original Japanese cast.
Japanese Voice Actor: Kana Ichinose
Date of Birth
December 20, 1996. Sigma Seven lists Ichinose’s birthday as December 20, and multiple reference sources identify her birth year as 1996.
About Kana
Kana Ichinose is a Japanese voice actress represented by Sigma Seven. She first broke through with leading and high-visibility roles such as Ichigo in Darling in the Franxx, Tuesday Simmons in Carole & Tuesday, Sayu Ogiwara in Higehiro, Suletta Mercury in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, and Fern in Frieren. Sigma Seven also notes that she won the Best New Actress prize at the 15th Seiyu Awards and the Best Leading Voice Actor/Actress prize at the 18th Seiyu Awards.
Hometown
Sigma Seven lists her as being from Hokkaido, and other biographical references more specifically identify Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan as her birthplace.
Career Highlights
Fern is one of Ichinose’s most search-relevant roles today, but it sits within a broader run of prominent performances. Her early breakout came with Ichigo in Darling in the Franxx, followed by notable roles such as Tuesday Simmons in Carole & Tuesday, Marlya Noel in Fairy Gone, Yuzuriha Ogawa in Dr. STONE, Sayu Ogiwara in Higehiro, and Suletta Mercury in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury. Her 2024 Seiyu Award for leading performance further cemented her status as one of the stronger rising stars in modern anime voice acting.
Full Current Filmography
The list below reflects documented credits verifiable from Sigma Seven’s official profile and currently available reference databases as of March 25, 2026. Because public databases and agency pages do not always match one-for-one, this should be treated as a source-backed documented filmography, not a guaranteed exhaustive master list of every appearance.
TV anime
2018: Darling in the Franxx (Ichigo); Iroduku: The World in Colors (Asagi Kazeno); Aikatsu Friends! (Chihori Kumano).
2019: Boogiepop and Others (Aya Orihata); Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (Maki Shijo); Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu (Kako Kurai); Fairy Gone (Marlya Noel); Carole & Tuesday (Tuesday Simmons); To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (Miglieglia); Dr. STONE (Yuzuriha Ogawa); Senki Zessho Symphogear XV (Elsa).
2020: If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (Reina); Gleipnir (Chihiro Yoshioka); Shachibato! President, It’s Time for Battle! (Yutoria); Mewkledreamy (Yuri Sawamura); Kaguya-sama: Love Is War? (Maki Shijo); Golden Kamuy Season 3 (Enonoka); Akudama Drive (Sister).
2021: Dr. STONE: Stone Wars (Yuzuriha Ogawa); Higehiro (Sayu Ogiwara); The Saint’s Magic Power Is Omnipotent (Aira Misono); Amaim Warrior at the Borderline (Shion Shishibe).
2022: Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs (Olivia); In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki (Tachiaoi); Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – Ultra Romantic (Maki Shijo); Love After World Domination (Drone Rabbit); Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun (Maaa); Extreme Hearts (Michelle Jaeger); Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (Suletta Mercury / Ericht Samaya); Do It Yourself!! (Purin).
2023: Ayakashi Triangle (Suzu Kanade); In/Spectre Season 2 (Marumi Oki); The Saint’s Magic Power Is Omnipotent Season 2 (Aira Misono); Dr. STONE: New World (Yuzuriha Ogawa); Otaku Elf (Isuzu Koimari); Frieren (Fern); My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer (Seren Bordeaux).
2024: The Strongest Tank’s Labyrinth Raids (Luna); An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride (Nephy); Vampire Dormitory (Mito Yamamoto); Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? (Rinne); Narenare: Cheer for You! (Mari Aieda).
2025: Blue Box (Ayame Moriya); Medalist (Hikaru Kamisaki); Even Given the Worthless “Appraiser” Class, I’m Actually the Strongest (Alice); Honey Lemon Soda (Uka Ishimori); Flower and Asura (Misaki Kumori); Yaiba: Samurai Legend (Sea Cucumber Man); #Compass 2.0: Combat Providence Analysis System (Ruruka); The Beginning After the End (Tessia Eralith); The Shiunji Family Children (Kotono Shiunji); There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… (Satsuki Koto); Turkey! Time to Strike (Rina Godai); Monster Strike: Deadverse Reloaded (Rinne).
2026: Chained Soldier 2 (Konomi Tatara); Hikuidori (Osuzu); The Holy Grail of Eris (Constance Grail); The Food Diary of Miss Maid (Suzume Tachibana); Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games (Mio Yorue).
Original video animation / net animation / films
OVA: Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture (Chalice).
ONA: Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game: The Chronicles (Ecclesia).
Animated films: Weathering with You (Sasaki); Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never Ends (Maki Shijo).
Video games
2018: Kirara Fantasia (Nijou Omi).
2019: Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers (Ryne); Magia Record (Mikura Komachi).
2020: #COMPASS (Luruca); Action Taimanin (Yozora Hanasaki); Azur Lane (USS Ticonderoga, USS Bunker Hill); Girls’ Frontline (MK 12, Scout); Samurai Shodown (Gongsun Li).
2021: Kanda Alice mo Suiri Suru. (Alice Kanda); Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- (Hisui); RED: Pride of Eden (Droia).
2022: Alchemy Stars (Bethel); Soul Tide (Amane Inori); Brave Nine (Devi); World II World (Raqqa); Onmyoji (Shiki); SD Gundam Battle Alliance (Sakura Slash, Suletta Mercury).
2023: The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage (Layla).
2024: Sword of Convallaria (Edda); Persona 5: The Phantom X (Miyu Sahara).
2025: ToHeart (Akari Kamigishi).
Radio / web / other documented credits from agency profile
Radio and online credits listed by Sigma Seven include “Radio Dot i: Ichikara! Issei no!!”, “Fairy gone Illegal Fairy Control Radio”, “Shachibato! Radio no Jikan Desu! Shachiraji!”, “Kana Navi!”, “Kana no Himitsu no Heya”, “Kana no Michi no Sekai”, and “TYPE-MOON TIMES.”
Critical Reception
Ichinose’s strongest measurable industry reception to date is institutional rather than review-quote driven: she won the 15th Seiyu Award for Best New Actress and the 18th Seiyu Award for Best Leading Voice Actor/Actress, the latter reflecting how strongly her recent lead work had been received within the industry. ORICON’s award coverage specifically highlighted her leading-performance win in the year she was being recognized for high-profile work including The Witch from Mercury.
Useful source links for that reception and career recognition:
Seiyu Awards winners archive (https://www.seiyuawards.jp/winning/)
18th Seiyu Awards results page (https://www.seiyuawards.jp/winning/winning_18/index.php)
ORICON coverage of Ichinose’s lead-acting award (https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2317628/full/)
Sigma Seven official profile (https://sigma7.co.jp/actors/ichinose_kana/)
English Voice Actor: Jill Harris
Date of Birth
July 3, 1994. Public reference sources list Jill Harris’s birth date as July 3, 1994.
About Jill
Jill Harris is an American voice actress and ADR director best known in anime dubbing for roles such as Fern in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Noelle Silva in Black Clover, Nino Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets, Hifumi Takimoto in New Game!, Aura Bella Fiora in Overlord, and Suletta Mercury in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury. Public profiles also note that her first major lead role was Naho Takamiya in Orange.
Hometown
Jill Harris is publicly listed as being from Clarksville, Tennessee, United States.
Career Highlights
For Frieren, Harris is the English dub voice of Fern, with Crunchyroll’s dub availability and cast listings confirming the English version and public cast databases identifying her specifically with the role.
Beyond Frieren, Harris has built one of the more recognizable modern English-dub résumés in anime. Her most cited standout roles include Naho Takamiya in Orange, Fuuka Akitsuki in Fuuka, Aura Bella Fiora in Overlord, Hifumi Takimoto in New Game!, Noelle Silva in Black Clover, Nino Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets, Yuzuriha in Hell’s Paradise, and Suletta Mercury in The Witch from Mercury. She is also known outside anime fandom for voicing Charlie Morningstar in the Hazbin Hotel pilot.
Full Current Filmography
The list below reflects documented publicly accessible credits compiled from major reference sources available as of March 25, 2026. Because English-dub databases, fan-maintained reference pages, and production listings do not always line up perfectly, this should be read as a source-backed documented filmography and may not be exhaustive.
Anime / TV animation
2016: Assassination Classroom (Sakura Kiyashiki); Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue (Asuka Kurashina); Orange (Naho Takamiya); Overlord (Aura Bella Fiora); Planetarian (Yumemi Hoshino); The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (Chiyo Yumehara, season 1 dub); Three Leaves, Three Colors (Sakura Usuda); Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars (Tia Kleis / Aurea Tisis); Fairy Tail (Lamy); Izetta: The Last Witch (Lotte); Castle Town Dandelion (Hana Sato); Dagashi Kashi (Ono); Divine Gate (Shakespeare).
2017: Fuuka (Fuuka Akitsuki); New Game! (Hifumi Takimoto); Hyouka (Mayaka Ibara); Sakura Quest (Erika Suzuki); WorldEnd (Lakhesh); 18if (Natsuki Kamikawa); Kado: The Right Answer (Yukika Shindō); Alice & Zoroku (Chen); Brave Witches (Edytha Rossmann); Samurai Warriors (Suzu); KanColle: Kantai Collection (Mochizuki); Ace Attorney (young Phoenix Wright); The Royal Tutor (young Licht von Glanzreich).
2017–2021: Restaurant to Another World (Aletta).
2018: Black Clover (Noelle Silva); My Hero Academia (Mandalay / Shino Sosaki); Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card (supporting dub cast); Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody (dub cast); In Another World With My Smartphone (dub cast).
2019: The Quintessential Quintuplets (Nino Nakano); Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System (Izumi Yasaka); Hazbin Hotel pilot-era animation work is listed separately below rather than under TV anime.
2020–2022: The Slime Diaries (dub cast); Higehiro (Sayu Ogiwara); Sing “Yesterday” for Me (dub cast).
2023: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (Suletta Mercury); Hell’s Paradise (Yuzuriha); Reign of the Seven Spellblades (dub cast); Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 3 (dub cast); Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Fern).
2025: To Be Hero X (Lucky Cyan).
Animated films
2016: One Piece Film: Gold (Rich).
2022: The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie (Nino Nakano).
2023: Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King (Noelle Silva).
2024: Spy × Family Code: White (Waitress).
Web / online animation
2013–present: Starter Squad (Sgt. Caterpie, Caterpies, May).
2019: Hazbin Hotel pilot (Charlie Morningstar).
Video games
2016: Battleborn (Alani); Battlerite (Poloma).
2018: Smite (multiple skins/voices including Fabled Artio, Sugar Plum Willo, Persephone Cute Cultivator).
2019: Borderlands 3 (Killavolt Fangirls, Lana, Pandora Female).
2021: Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2 (Mia Brinkmann).
Voice direction / production work
Public databases also list Harris as a voice director in addition to voice acting, with a separate Behind The Voice Actors credits page for directing work.
Critical Reception
Harris’s reputation is strongest in the English-dub community through a pattern of recurring lead and co-lead casting across major series rather than through a single award narrative. Behind The Voice Actors highlights her as especially known for Noelle Silva, Hifumi Takimoto, and Nino Nakano, while broader biographies consistently foreground roles such as Naho Takamiya, Aura Bella Fiora, and Suletta Mercury when summarizing her career. That kind of repeated positioning across independent reference sources is a useful indicator of which performances have had the most lasting visibility.
For Frieren specifically, industry and press coverage treated Harris as one of the three central English leads alongside Mallorie Rodak and Jordan Dash Cruz, and recent interview coverage around Season 2 continued to spotlight her as Fern’s dub performer. That does not amount to a formal critical award, but it does show that her Fern performance is being framed as a core part of the dub’s identity.
Useful source links:
Jill Harris reference profile (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Harris)
Behind The Voice Actors profile (https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Jill-Harris/)
Fern voice listing on Behind The Voice Actors (https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End/Fern/)
Crunchyroll Frieren series page (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GG5H5XQX4/frieren-beyond-journeys-end)
Crunchyroll Season 2 English dub cast article (https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2026/1/29/frieren-beyond-journeys-end-season-2-anime-english-dub-cast-crew-release-date)
Social Media
I did not include a Social Media section because I could not verify exact official handles and direct profile URLs from reliable public sources with enough confidence to meet the required formatting standard.
