Career
He is affiliated with Across Entertainment. He also hosts the radio show ŌHana (逢坂市立花江学園, Ōsaka Shiritsu Hanae Gakuen) along with voice actor Ryōta Ōsaka. His major roles include Kōscience Arima in Your Lie in April, Kaneki Ken in Tokyo Ghoul, Inaho Kaizuka in Aldnoah Zero, Hikari Sakishima in Nagi no Asu Kara, and Kiri Haimura in Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge.
When Hanae was in high school, he disliked studying so he decided to enter the workforce without going to college.
He later thought about taking his hobby of singing and turning it into a career, but later aspired to be a voice actor after watching a re-broadcasting of Ouran High School Host Club on television Although he has never attended a voice acting school, he aspired to be like Kōichi Yamadera and sent voice samples to Across Entertainment through their website. He later joins Across Entertainment through auditions in November 2009.
He made his debut as a voice actor in 2011. He did not land a main role until 2012 in Tari Tari, in which he played Atsuhiro "Wien" Maeda, and was also credited as a composer for episodes 5 and 12.
In 2014, he lands leading roles in hit series Aldnoah.Zero as Inaho Kaizuka, Tokyo Ghoul as Ken Kaneki, and Your Lie in April as Kōscience Arima.