Layla Serizawa from NANA

Layla Serizawa

芹澤レイラ

NANA

Layla Serizawa (芹澤レイラ) is a supporting character in NANA (2006). Her birthday is November 1. She is voiced by Aya Hirano in Japanese and Ashleigh Ball in English.

Layla Serizawa quick facts

Full name
Layla Serizawa
Japanese name
芹澤レイラ
Also known as
Reira
Gender
Female
Birthday
November 1
First anime
NANA (2006)
First manga
Nana (2000)

Who is Layla Serizawa?

Although her name is often transliterated as "Reira", her actual name is "Layla", after Eric Clapton's famous song of the same name. She is half-American, half-Japanese, and is the lead singer of Trapnest. She also penned some of their songs. Layla's friendship with her band comes all the way back to her elementary school days, starting with Takumi Ichinose. The two met when Layla and her mother moved to Japan. Often criticized by the neighborhood because of her then-vague understanding of the Japanese language, Takumi was asked to befriend her. The two stuck together throughout their childhood, mostly teaching each other about their first language - Reira learned more about Japanese, while Takumi learned more about English.

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Who voices Layla Serizawa?

Japanese

  • Aya Hirano

    平野綾

  • Olivia Lufkin

    オリヴィア・ラフキン

English

  • Ashleigh Ball

Other dubs

Hungarian
Titanilla Bogdányi
Italian
Domitilla D'Amico
Korean
Yeo-Jin Yun

Layla Serizawa in anime

Layla Serizawa in manga

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