Coco Hayashi
Japanese voice actress
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Coco Hayashi (林 鼓子, Hayashi Koko; born 15 May 2002) is a Japanese actress who specializes in voice acting. She voiced Ayumi Hayashi in Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter! and Mirai Momoyama in Kiratto Pri Chan.
- Actress
- voice actress
Coco Hayashi | |
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林 鼓子 | |
Hayashi in 2018 | |
| Born | 15 May 2002 |
| Other names | Hayamaru[1][2] |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Agent(s) | 81 Produce(2018–2023) Freelance(2023 & 2025) mitt management(2023–2025) LIBERTE (2025–) |
| Notable work |
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| Awards | Best New Actress Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards |
Biography
Hayashi was born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture,[2] to an anime-loving father.[3] She was a member of Space Craft Junior as a child and appeared in Oha Suta by 2013.[4] She participated in a live event of voice actress Nana Mizuki and aspired to be a voice actress influenced by her performance.[2] After receiving the recommendation of her father,[3] she successfully auditioned in 2017 avex×81produce Wake Up, Girls! AUDITION.[5] Her career started when she starred as Ayumi Hayashi in the 2017 Wake Up, Girls! spinoff New Chapter!,[6] and she formed the unit Run Girls, Run! with Yuuka Morishima and Nanami Atsugi.[3] In 2018, she voiced the lead character of Kiratto Pri Chan, Mirai Momoyama,[7] and she starred in King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars as Nagisa Takahashi.[8] She also won the Best New Actress Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards alongside Kaede Hondo, Rina Honnizumi, Manaka Iwami, and Tomori Kusunoki.[9]
Hayashi became involved with the Love Live! franchise in 2019, when she voiced a schoolgirl in the Love Live! Sunshine!! film.[10] On 25 March 2023, she was revealed as the new voice actress of Setsuna Yuki from Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, succeeding Tomori Kusunoki.[11]
On 2 April 2025, she announced her departure from mitt management after her contract expired.[12][13]
Filmography
Anime
- 2017
- Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter!, Ayumi Hayashi[6]
- 2018
- Kiratto Pri Chan, Mirai Momoyama[14]
- 2019
- King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars, Nagisa Takahashi[8]
- The Promised Neverland, Ugen, Damdin, and Rossy
- 2020
- Nekopara, child
- 2023
- MF Ghost, Mami Satō[15]
- Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Setsuna Yuki/Nana Nakagawa[16]
- BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!, Taki Shiina[17]
- Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You – High School Days, Haru Miyako[18]
- 2025
- BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, Taki Shiina[19]
- City the Animation, Kamome Adatara[20]
Film
- 2018
- PriPara & Kiratto Pri☆Chan Movie: Sparkling Memorial Live, Mirai Momoyama[21]
- 2019
- Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow, schoolgirl A[10]
Video games
- 2021
- Blue Archive, Sora[22]
- 2023
- Love Live! School Idol Festival 2: Miracle Live!, Setsuna Yuki
- BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!, Taki Shiina
- 2024
- Assault Lily: Last Bullet, Shiera Tada
- 2026
- Kyoto Xanadu, Fuka Rikudo[23]