Mana Ashida

Mana Ashida is a Japanese child actress, tarento and singer. Ashidas first appearance was in Asahi Broadcasting Corporations ABC Short Movie 2, though she rose to prominence after acting in the television drama Mother. She became the youngest lead star in Japanese drama history when she starred in Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien. She was the youngest lead actress in a television serial drama by appearing in the serial drama Marumo no Okite in the spring of 2011. She also appeared in Japanese films such as Confessions and Usagi Drop.

Ashida was born onJune 2004 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. She is commonly nicknamed Manachan, which is a combination of her given name and the Japanese honorific used when addressing children . Ashida revealed that she is a fan of Kpop group Kara. She has said that she was hooked on cycling a unicycle, and she reads over 60 books per month.

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