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After high school, Ayako Kawasumi entered the Katsuta Voice Actor's Academy, a well-known institution for voice acting training. She graduated from the academy in 1997 and began her career as a voice actress. She has since voiced many characters in anime and video games, including Saber in the Fate/stay night franchise, Faye Valentine in Cowboy Bebop, and Irisviel von Einzbern in Fate/Zero.