Coco Hayashi

{{Infobox person

| name = Coco Hayashi

| image = File:Run Girls, Run! 20180508 (cropped) 林鼓子.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Hayashi in 2018

| native_name = 林鼓子

| native_name_lang = ja

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|5|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan

| other_names = Hayamaru{{Cite web|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1501849148|title=TVアニメ『WUG！新章』新ユニット『RGR』結成初インタビュー|work=Animate|date=5 August 2017|accessdate=3 June 2018}}

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Actress
voice actress

}}

| years_active = 2017–present

| agent = 81 Produce（2018–2023)
Freelance（2023, 2025-）
mitt management（2023–2025）

| notable_works = {{Unbulleted list|Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter! as Ayumi Hayashi|Kiratto Pri Chan as Mirai Momoyama|Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club as Setsuna Yūki/Nana Nakagawa|BanG Dream! as Taki Shiina}}

| awards = Best New Actress Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards

}}

{{Nihongo|Coco Hayashi|林鼓子|Hayashi Koko|born May 15, 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.

Biography

Hayashi was born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture,{{Cite journal|title = 声優直筆 DATA FILE 2019 女性編林鼓子 | journal =Animedia | issue = January 2019|date=10 December 2018|publisher = 学研プラス|page=37|language=Japanese}} to an anime-loving father. She was a member of Space Craft Junior as a child and appeared in Oha Suta by 2013.{{cite web |url=http://spacecraft.co.jp/junior/jisseki/ |title=出演実績 |website=spacecraft.co.jp |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310022330/http://spacecraft.co.jp/junior/jisseki/ |archive-date=10 March 2013 |url-status=dead}} 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,{{cite web|author=塚越淳一|date=27 February 2018|url=https://akiba-souken.com/article/33287/|title=新人声優ユニット「Run Girls, Run！」、「デスマーチからはじまる異世界狂想曲」のOPテーマ「スライドライド」でCDデビュー！リリース記念インタビュー（前編）|work=アキバ総研|publisher=Kakakukomu|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190222205940/https://akiba-souken.com/article/33287/|archivedate=22 February 2019|accessdate=23 February 2019|url-status=live}} she successfully auditioned in 2017 avex×81produce Wake Up, Girls! AUDITION.{{Cite web|url=http://avex-pictures.co.jp/topic/2530|title=10月放送「Wake Up, Girls！新章」新キャスト&新キャラクター発表！ 2,000名から選ばれた3名の新人声優がアニメに登場！新ユニット「Run Girls, Run！」も結成！！ Wake Up, Girls！の「タチアガレ！」「16歳のアガペー」をイベントで熱唱！|accessdate=6 October 2017|date=30 July 2017|publisher=avex pictures|archive-date=9 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509114627/https://avex-pictures.co.jp/topic/2530|url-status=dead}} 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,{{Cite web|url=https://akiba-souken.com/article/33769/|title=Run Girls,Run!、ミニライブレポート！|work=アキバ総研|publisher=カカクコム|date=9 April 2018|accessdate=3 June 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-09/yuko-sanpei-yuma-uchida-win-13th-annual-seiyu-awards/.144359|title=Yuko Sanpei, Yūma Uchida Win 13th Annual Seiyū Awards|website=Anime News Network|access-date=9 March 2019}} She also voiced a schoolgirl in the 2019 Love Live! Sunshine!! film.

On 25 March, she was revealed to be the new voice actress of Setsuna Yuki from Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, succeeding Tomori Kusunoki who was the previous voice actress.

On April 2nd she announced she left mitt management due to her contracts expiring on X (formerly Twitter).{{Cite web |title=大切な皆様へご報告です。ご一読いただけますと幸いです。 |url=https://x.com/cocohayashi515/status/1907085554522665403?t=nX5GbJ4st1F90R7K5cuz_A&s=19 |website=X}}{{Cite web |title=退所のご報告 {{!}} mitt management |url=https://mittma.com/news/%E9%80%80%E6%89%80%E3%81%AE%E3%81%94%E5%A0%B1%E5%91%8A-5/ |website=mitt management {{!}} |date=2025-04-01 |language=ja |access-date=2025-04-01}}

Filmography

=Anime=

;2017

Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter!, Ayumi Hayashi{{Cite web|url=http://wakeupgirls3.jp/staffcast/|title=STAFF/CAST|work=TVアニメ「Wake Up, Girls！新章」公式サイト|accessdate=5 October 2017}}

;2018

Kiratto Pri Chan, Mirai Momoyama{{Cite web|work=キラッとプリ☆チャンテレビ東京アニメ公式サイト|title=キャラクター|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/prichan/chara/|accessdate=24 January 2018}}

;2019

King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars, Nagisa Takahashi{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-10/king-of-prism-shiny-seven-stars-anime-casts-megumi-ogata/.145533|work=Anime News Network|title=King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars Anime Casts Megumi Ogata|date=10 April 2019|first=Alex|last=Mateo|accessdate=20 December 2019}}
The Promised Neverland, Ugen, Damdin, and Rossy

;2020

;

Nekopara, child

;2023

MF Ghost, Mami Satō{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-03/mf-ghost-anime-3rd-video-unveils-cast-more-staff-initial-d-cameos/.193542|work=Anime News Network|title=MF Ghost Anime's 3rd Video Unveils Cast, More Staff, Initial D Cameos|date=3 January 2023|first=Egan|last=Loo|accessdate=3 January 2023}}
Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Setsuna Yuki/Nana Nakagawa{{cite news|url=https://www.lovelive-anime.jp/news/01_1854.html|work=Love Live! series official website|title=2023年4月1日からの優木せつ菜・中川菜々役についてのお知らせ|date=25 March 2023}}
BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!, Taki Shiina{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=BanG Dream! Project Gets New TV Anime for MyGo!!!!! Band This Summer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-09/bang-dream-project-gets-new-tv-anime-for-mygo-band-this-summer/.196933|website=Anime News Network|access-date=9 April 2023|date=9 April 2023}}
Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You – High School Days, Haru Miyako{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You Anime Gets New 4-Episode Series on July 12|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-14/tonikawa-over-the-moon-for-you-anime-gets-new-4-episode-series-on-july-12/.199155|website=Anime News Network|access-date=14 June 2023|date=14 June 2023}}

;2025

BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, Taki Shiina{{Cite web |title=椎名立希|url=https://anime.bang-dream.com/avemujica/character/taki/|access-date=March 1, 2025|website=BanG Dream! Ave Mujica|language=ja}}
City the Animation, Kamome Adatara{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=City the Animation's 1st Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs, July 6 TV Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-23/city-the-animation-1st-video-reveals-more-cast-theme-songs-july-6-tv-debut/.222765|website=Anime News Network|access-date=23 March 2025|date=23 March 2025}}

=Film=

;2018

PriPara & Kiratto Pri☆Chan Movie: Sparkling Memorial Live, Mirai Momoyama{{Cite web |title=スタッフ&キャスト|work=「劇場版プリパラ&キラッとプリ☆チャンきらきらメモリアルライブ」公式サイト|url= http://pp-movie.com/staffcast/|accessdate=4 May 2018}}

;2019

Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow, schoolgirl A{{cite book|date=4 January 2019|title=ラブライブ!サンシャイン!! The School Idol Movie Over the Rainbow パンフレット| publisher=2019 プロジェクトラブライブ!サンシャイン!!ムービー}}

=Video games=

;2021

Blue Archive, Sora{{cite tweet|user=Blue_ArchiveJP|date=February 3, 2021|script-title=ja:【生徒紹介】シャーレの1階にあるコンビニ「エンジェル24」でアルバイトをしている、ソラさんです！少し怖がりさんで、人とお話するのも苦手みたいですが、それでも頑張って接客をされています！「い、い、いらっしゃいませ！…先生！」 ■PROFILE ソラ(CV:林鼓子)|number=1356799733583368193|access-date=December 1, 2023|language=ja}}

;2023