If you’re searching for Leafa’s voice actor in Sword Art Online, the answer is clear: in the Japanese version, Leafa is voiced by Ayana Taketatsu. In the English dub, the character is voiced by Cassandra Lee Morris. The official Sword Art Online USA release pages for Sword Art Online II list Leafa as “Ayana Taketatsu / Cassandra Lee Morris.”
Japanese Voice Actor: Ayana Taketatsu
Date of Birth
Ayana Taketatsu’s official agency profile lists her birthday as June 23, and public filmography databases list her full birth date as June 23, 1989.
About Ayana
Ayana Taketatsu is a Japanese voice actress and singer currently affiliated with Ancheri. Her agency profile presents her as a performer working across animation, dubbing, narration, radio, and artist activities, while her official music site is run through Pony Canyon.
For Sword Art Online fans, Leafa is one of Taketatsu’s best-known franchise roles. Her agency profile explicitly lists “Sword Art Online / Leafa (Suguha Kirigaya)” among her major credits, and the official Sword Art Online USA materials confirm her as Leafa’s Japanese performer.
She is also widely known for other major anime roles, especially Azusa Nakano in K-ON!, Kirino Kosaka in Oreimo, Kotori Itsuka in Date A Live, Nino Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets, Kei Karuizawa in Classroom of the Elite, and Hotaru Shidare in Dagashi Kashi. Those credits are prominently reflected on her current agency page.
Hometown
Her official agency profile lists her as being from Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Career Highlights
Leafa remains one of Taketatsu’s signature long-running roles. The official Sword Art Online USA materials identify her as Leafa in the franchise, and Behind The Voice Actors’ franchise index also shows her as the character’s most frequent Japanese performer across Sword Art Online titles.
Outside Sword Art Online, Taketatsu has built a broad résumé of lead and heroine roles. Her agency profile highlights major parts in Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite series as Kei Karuizawa, The Quintessential Quintuplets series as Nino Nakano, Girlfriend, Girlfriend as Rika Hoshizaki, The Detective Is Already Dead as Nagisa Natsunagi, Citrus as Yuzu Aihara, K-ON! as Azusa Nakano, Oreimo as Kirino Kosaka, and Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War as Bambietta Basterbine.
Her career also extends into music. Her Pony Canyon official site documents a long-running artist career and official fan club activity, showing that she has remained active not only as a seiyuu but also as a recording artist and live-event performer.
Full Current Filmography
The list below reflects documented credits visible on Ayana Taketatsu’s current official Ancheri profile. Because agency profiles are curated and representative rather than guaranteed lifetime-complete databases, this should be treated as a structured documented current credits list from the cited source and may not be exhaustive.
TV Anime / Streaming Anime
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite series — Kei Karuizawa
The Quintessential Quintuplets series — Nino Nakano
Girlfriend, Girlfriend series — Rika Hoshizaki
The Detective Is Already Dead series — Nagisa Natsunagi
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End — Aura
The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window — Wisteria
The Legendary Hero Is Dead! — Anri Haynesworth
Snack World — Mayone
Megaton Musashi — Kiyoka Nishino
Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion — Azusa Ueda
Space Academy Kote츠-kun — Hikaru
Love Flops — Amelia Irving
The World Ends with You The Animation — Rhyme
World’s End Harem — Karen Kamiya
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! — Ami Asai
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World — Risya
Hensuki — Sayuki Tokihara
My First Girlfriend Is a Gal — Yui Kashii
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War — Bambietta Basterbine
The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today — Yume
Kakegurui ×× — Erimi Mushibami
Yokai Academy Y — Emma Daiouji
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls — Sachiko Koshimizu
Kantai Collection — Yamato
K-ON! — Azusa Nakano
Oreimo — Kirino Kosaka
Sword Art Online — Leafa / Suguha Kirigaya
Dagashi Kashi — Hotaru Shidare
High School DxD — Koneko Tojo
Citrus — Yuzu Aihara
Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles — Koizumi
Wanna Be the Strongest in the World! — Sakura Hagiwara
Tamayura — Fu Sawatari
The Pilot’s Love Song — Ariel Albus
World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman — Satsuki Ranjo
Full Dive — Reona Kisaragi
Boogiepop and Others — Minako Yurihara
Anime Films
DEEMO: Memorial Keys — Alice
Games / Apps
Genshin Impact — Chiori
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story — Alina Gray
Little Noah: Scion of Paradise — Noah
Dubbing
Genius: Einstein — Hans Albert Einstein
Wish — Bazeema
Live-Action / TV
Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger — Goushu Le Medou
NHK drama Choi-Dra 2017 — Hanazawa-san
Commercial / Promo Work
DyDo Blend Demitasse Bittersweet — “Ashita e no TRY” campaign
Rakuten FRIL app commercial
Oyatsu Company Baby Star Ramen Kaki no Tane mix commercial
Critical Reception
Taketatsu’s reputation is closely tied to two strengths: recognizable heroine casting and strong franchise durability. Her agency profile foregrounds a long run of lead and co-lead roles across romance, comedy, fantasy, and action titles, while Behind The Voice Actors identifies her as especially known for Leafa, Azusa Nakano, and Kotori Itsuka. That combination helps explain why she remains such a visible name for anime fans searching cast information.
Her music-related work also became part of her public profile early in her career. IMDb’s public awards/trivia listing notes that she received the 4th Seiyu Award as part of Ho-kago Tea Time from K-ON! for Best Musical Performance, reinforcing that her visibility was shaped by both voice acting and music performance.
Useful source links:
Ancheri official profile (https://ancheri.co.jp/talent/ayana_taketatsu.html)
Ayana Taketatsu official site (https://ayanataketatsu.jp/)
Sword Art Online II official USA cast page (https://www.swordart-onlineusa.com/package/index-sao-two-le02.html)
Behind The Voice Actors Leafa page (https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Sword-Art-Online/Leafa-Suguha-Kirigaya/)
English Voice Actor: Cassandra Lee Morris
Date of Birth
Cassandra Lee Morris was born on April 19, 1982. Public biographical references list her birthplace as New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
About Cassandra
Cassandra Lee Morris is the English voice actor for Leafa / Suguha Kirigaya in Sword Art Online. Behind The Voice Actors lists her as Leafa’s English performer in the original TV series and across multiple franchise entries, making her the dub actor most closely associated with the character.
Her official website describes her as a voice actor heard in more than 700 projects across video games, anime, animation, audiobooks, promos, and commercials. She is especially well known for roles such as Morgana in Persona 5, Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!, and Leafa in Sword Art Online.
Hometown
The clearest publicly documented location is New Haven, Connecticut, which is listed in public biographical references as her birthplace. I did not find a separate officially documented hometown listing in the sources reviewed, so New Haven is the safest verifiable reference.
Career Highlights
For Sword Art Online fans, Morris’s signature franchise role is Leafa / Suguha Kirigaya. Behind The Voice Actors shows her voicing Leafa in Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online: Extra Edition, Sword Art Online II, Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale, and Sword Art Online: Alicization.
Her broader career is also packed with standout anime and game roles. Behind The Voice Actors identifies her as especially known for Taiga Aisaka, Morgana, and Leafa, while her official site emphasizes the breadth of her work across anime, games, and animation.
Full Current Filmography
The list below is a structured, source-limited documented credits summary based primarily on Behind The Voice Actors and Morris’s official site. Because those sources differ in scope and completeness, this should be treated as a substantial public credits list rather than a guaranteed exhaustive master filmography.
Anime / Anime Dub Roles
Sword Art Online — Leafa / Suguha Kirigaya
Sword Art Online: Extra Edition — Leafa / Suguha Kirigaya
Sword Art Online II — Leafa / Suguha Kirigaya
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale — Leafa / Suguha Kirigaya
Sword Art Online: Alicization — Leafa / Suguha Kirigaya
Toradora! — Taiga Aisaka
K-On! — Ritsu Tainaka
Puella Magi Madoka Magica — Kyubey
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX — Yubel / Alice
Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga — Nee
Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga — Noriko Paku
Ishura — Yuno the Distant Talon
Go, Go, Loser Ranger! — Renren Akebayashi
A Place Further Than the Universe — Rin Tamaki
Medalist — Ema Yamato, Seira Shishido
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity — Mika
Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 — Shiju
My Daemon — Kento Tachibana
Tiger & Bunny 2 — Pao-Lin Huang / Dragon Kid, Natasha
Nier: Automata Ver1.1a — Operator 6O
Fate/Grand Carnival — Nero Claudius
Vampire in the Garden — Ilisha
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos — Sailor Ceres
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom — Miriallia Haw
Drifting Home — Natsume Tonai
Video Games
Persona 5 / Persona 5 Tactica — Morgana
Street Fighter 6 — Li-Fen
Marvel Rivals — Galacta
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp — Sonja
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes — Sothis
Arknights — Sussurro, Vendela
Omega Strikers — Ai.Mi
Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop — Ringo Andou
The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak — Fie Claussell
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie — Fie Claussell, Alfin Reise Arnor
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter — Lila, Anelace Elfead
Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond — Fay Twinkletoes
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition — Lin Lee Koo
Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections — Nanashi, female Pain, Female Chikushodo
Anonymous;Code — Bambi Kurashina
Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess — Crea / Createur Rosenqueen
Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl Kingdom — Crea / Createur Rosenqueen
Stranger Things VR — Alice Creel
Animation / Other Screen Roles
Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie — Sabrina Raincomprix
Barbie: A Touch of Magic — Stacie Roberts
Barbie: Skipper and the Big Babysitting Adventure — Stacie
Cosmic Princess Kaguya — Roka Ayatsumugi
Critical Reception
Morris’s public reputation is built on range and longevity. Behind The Voice Actors highlights her as especially known for Taiga Aisaka, Morgana, and Leafa, which reflects a career spanning major anime and game fandoms rather than a single breakout role. Her official site likewise frames her as a versatile performer with hundreds of credits across multiple voice-acting categories.
That mix of anime and game visibility is a major reason she remains highly recognizable in English-language dubbing circles. The publicly surfaced credits show a career with long-term presence in franchise work, especially Sword Art Online and Persona.
Useful source links:
Cassandra Lee Morris official website (https://www.cassandraleemorris.com/)
IMDb profile (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0606422/)
Behind The Voice Actors profile (https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Cassandra-Lee-Morris/)
Behind The Voice Actors Leafa page (https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Sword-Art-Online/Leafa-Suguha-Kirigaya/)
Social Media
Instagram: @cassandraleemorris (https://www.instagram.com/cassandraleemorris/)
Facebook: Cassandra Lee Morris (https://www.facebook.com/CassandraLeeMorrisOfficial/)
TikTok: @cassandraleemorris (https://www.tiktok.com/@cassandraleemorris
