Coco Hayashi (林 鼓子, Hayashi Coco/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.
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Biography
Hayashi was born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, to an anime-loving father. She was a member of Space Craft Junior as a child and appeared in Oha Suta by 2013. She participated in a live event of voice actress Nana Mizuki and aspired to be a voice actress influenced by her performance. After receiving the recommendation of her father, she successfully auditioned in 2017 avex×81produce Wake Up, Girls! AUDITION. Her career started when she starred as Ayumi Hayashi in the 2017 Wake Up, Girls! spinoff New Chapter!, and she formed the unit Run Girls, Run! with Yuuka Morishima and Nanami Atsugi. In 2018, she voiced the lead character of Kiratto Pri Chan, Mirai Momoyama, and she starred in King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars as Nagisa Takahashi. She also won the Best New Actress Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards alongside Kaede Hondo, Rina Honnizumi, Manaka Iwami, and Tomori Kusunoki.
Hayashi became involved with the Love Live! franchise in 2019, when she voiced a schoolgirl in the Love Live! Sunshine!! film. On 25 March 2023, she was revealed as the new voice actress of Setsuna Yuki from Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, succeeding Tomori Kusunoki.
On 2 April 2025, she announced her departure from mitt management after her contract expired. After a brief freelance stint, Hayashi joined LIBERTE on 31 May.
Filmography
Anime
2017
Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter!, Ayumi Hayashi
2018
Kiratto Pri Chan, Mirai Momoyama
2019
King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars, Nagisa Takahashi
The Promised Neverland, Ugen, Damdin, and Rossy
2020
Nekopara, child
2023
MF Ghost, Mami Satō
Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Setsuna Yuki/Nana Nakagawa
BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!, Taki Shiina
Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You – High School Days, Haru Miyako
2025
BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, Taki Shiina
City the Animation, Kamome Adatara
Film
2018
PriPara & Kiratto Pri☆Chan Movie: Sparkling Memorial Live, Mirai Momoyama
2019
Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow, schoolgirl A
Video games
2021
Blue Archive, Sora
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
