Aya Hirano is featured on several Making-Of video shoots on The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Aya cosplays her title character in some promotional videos. In one video, she is on the rooftop where she talks with an "alien" about how bored she is, and in another video, she is riding on a bus, commenting about wanting to talk with aliens, time travelers, and espers.
In late 2006, Aya was asked some questions for the popular magazine Newtype. She was given a prop that is used in the anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. When asked why she made the pose she did, she said the following:
Aya: As soon as I grabbed the paper, my other hand immediately went to my hip. Haruhi just makes me do things like that. Even during the recordings, I felt like I needed to strike cocky poses right in the middle of the recording booth. But I recently noticed that Haruhi's a bit pigeon-toed, which I think is very lady-like... it's so cute!