| Saori Hayami | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 早見 沙織 | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1991 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Waseda University | ||||||||
| Years Active: | 2007–present | ||||||||
| Agent: | I'm Enterprise | ||||||||
| Height: | 164 cm[1] | ||||||||
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is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with I'm Enterprise. As a singer, she is signed to Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Hayami won the 10th Seiyu Awards for Best Supporting Actress. Her most notable roles include Pramanix in Arknights, Himawari Uzumaki in , Shinobu Kochō in , Leona in , Kamisato Ayaka in Genshin Impact, Miyuki Shiba in The Irregular at Magic High School, Ryuu Lion in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Yumeko Jabami in Kakegurui, Rui Komada in , Yotsugi Ononoki in Monogatari, Yukino Yukinoshita in My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, Yamato in One Piece, Ruby Rose in , Shōko Nishimiya in A Silent Voice, and Yor Forger in Spy × Family.
Hayami became interested in voice acting while attending elementary school. In 2004, she attended junior class of Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyūjo, a voice acting training school. Her career began when she passed an audition for I'm Enterprise in 2006, at the end of her second year in training school. Her voice acting debut was in the Indian Summer drama CD. In 2007, she made her anime debut and landed her first major role as Momoka Kawakabe, the main heroine in Touka Gettan. Since then, she has been active in voicing many other characters in anime-related media and other voice acting works.[2] She placed #2 in 2015 Newtype x Machi Asobi Anime Awards for Best Voice Actress while her character Yukino Yukinoshita won Best Female Character Award.[3] [4] She has been hosting her own radio show Hayami Saori no Free Style since 2011 which won Best Comfort Radio in general category at 3rd Aniradi Awards in 2017.[5]
Hayami is known for her singing mainly through her work performing anime and character theme songs, such as Kaede Takagaki in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls franchise. Her debut single, was released on August 12, 2015. She wrote the lyrics for all the songs in the single. The title song was used as opening theme for anime television Snow White with the Red Hair in which she voiced Shirayuki.[6] Her second single is a double A-side single "Installation/ was released on February 3, 2015. She also took part in writing and composing both songs. The song "Sono Koe ga Chizu ni Naru" is used as the opening theme for the second season of Snow White with the Red Hair.[7] Her first album Live Love Laugh was released on May 25, 2016. She then released a mini album live for LIVE bundled Limited Edition Live Blu-ray/DVD and CD from her first Japanese concert tour Live Love Laugh on December 21, 2016.
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Shinra Banshō Choco | Noin | |
| 2015 | The town you live in. - Bunkyo / Waseda | Phoebe[87] [88] | |
| Jaku-San-Sei Million Arthur | Kurumin | ||
| 2016 | Koyomimonogatari | Yotsugi Ononoki | |
| Jaku-San-Sei Million Arthur | Paradise | ||
| The Container of Promise: First Love in Arita | Nao Akiyama[89] | ||
| The Oath of Winter, The Festival of Summer: The Great Camphor Tree of Takeo | Nao Akiyama[90] | ||
| Girlfriend Note | Haruka Kazemachi | ||
| 2019 | Levius | A.J. Langdon[91] | |
| 2021 | Vlad Love | Maki Watabe[92] | |
| The Heike Story | Taira no Tokuko[93] | ||
| 2022 | Kotaro Lives Alone | Mizuki Akitomo[94] | |
| Spriggan | Lt. Col. Maria Clemente[95] | ||
| Gaiken Shijō Shugi | Kagawa Mirei[96] | ||
| Lupin Zero | Yōko[97] | ||
| 2023 | Pole Princess!! | Noa Aoi[98] | |
| Gamera Rebirth | Emiko[99] | ||
| 2024 | Terminator Zero | Misaki[100] |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Eden of The East Compilation: Air Communication | Saki Morimi | |
| Eden of the East the Movie I: The King of Eden | Saki Morimi | ||
| 2010 | Eden of the East the Movie II: Paradise Lost | Saki Morimi | |
| Sara | |||
| Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works | Announcer | ||
| 2011 | Xi AVANT | Nazo no Shoujo | |
| Sora no Otoshimono the Movie: The Angeloid of Clockwork | Ikaros | ||
| Towa no Quon | Kiri | ||
| Bannō Yasai Ninninman | Mari-chan | ||
| 2013 | Caviar | ||
| Chiriko "Tsuruko" Tsurumi | |||
| Combustible | Owaka | ||
| Star Driver: The Movie | Wako Agemaki | ||
| Hinata no Aoshigure | Shigure | ||
| 2014 | Ikaros | ||
| 2015 | Ongaku Shōjo | Sakura Nakayama[103] | |
| Himawari Uzumaki | |||
| Girls und Panzer der Film | Carpaccio | ||
| 2016 | Haruka Ogasawara | ||
| A Silent Voice | Shōko Nishimiya[104] | ||
| Kotoha Hanami/Cure Felice | |||
| Reika[105] | |||
| 2017 | BLAME! | Sanakan | |
| Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1 | Benio Hanamura[106] | ||
| Pretty Cure Dream Stars! | Kotohae Hanami/Cure Felice | ||
| Miyuki Shiba | |||
| 2018 | Pretty Cure Super Stars! | Kotohae Hanami/Cure Felice | |
| Benio Hanamura | |||
| Vivi[107] | |||
| Kotohae Hanami/Cure Felice | |||
| Haruka Sakaki[108] | |||
| Zoku Owarimonogatari | Yotsugi Ononoki | ||
| 2019 | Viktoriya Ivanovna Serebryakov (Visha) | ||
| 2020 | Burn the Witch | Macy Baljure[109] | |
| Happy-Go-Lucky Days | Yuri[110] | ||
| Over the Sky | Kiku-chan[111] | ||
| 2021 | Hula Fulla Dance | Mari[112] | |
| 2023 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie | Kō Taiki/Sailor Star Maker[113] | |
| Rui Komada[114] | |||
| Maria Campbell[115] | |||
| Yor Forger /Thorn Princess[116] | |||
| 2024 | Gekijō-ban Overlord Sei Ōkoku-hen | Calca Bessarez[117] |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Indian Summer Maniacs CD1 | Sumire Midō | |
| Soul Nomad & the World Eaters Drama CD 〜 Kyūtei Majutsu-Shi Yōdo no Kareinaru! Dai Bōken 〜 | SS member of Aquatic Group | ||
| Touka Gettan Hanageki Sōshi "Fight" | Momoka Kawakabe | ||
| Touka Gettan Hanageki Sōshi "Love" | Momoka Kawakabe | ||
| 2008 | Indian Summer Maniacs CD2 | Sumire Midō | |
| Dear Girl〜Stories〜 Hibiki | Sayaka | ||
| Sekirei Sound Stage 01.02 | Musubi | ||
| 2009 | Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi Drama CD | Haruka Shigure | |
| ELEMENT GIRLS Genso Shūki Moete Oboeru Kagaku no Kihon | Oxygen | ||
| The Ambition of Oda Nobuna | Inuchiyo Maeda | ||
| H+P -HimePara | Sakurako Kamiku | ||
| Wagamama Sentai Bloom Heart! | Sakura Kazama/Pink Cherry | ||
| 2010 | Oreimo | Ayase Aragaki | |
| Arian Rodd Saga: Fan Book Fellowship of Stone Drama CD | Elsa Brooks/Fairy of Wisdom | ||
| Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi Drama CD 2 | Haruka Shigure | ||
| MM! Drama CD "Emu Biyori ~tsu!" | Arashiko Yuno | ||
| MC ☆ Aku Shizu Drama CD "Bishōjo Heiki F-X Haorenoyome!" | F/A - 18 E Hōnetto-san | ||
| Kazoku Game | Makoto Yusa | ||
| Fight! Don't Disappear | Shikiso Usuko San Drama CD | Usuko Shikiso | |
| Shizukanaru Don – Yakuza Side Story | Akemi Akino | ||
| Jinki: Extend Relation | Akao Hiiragi | ||
| Persona 3 Portable Vol.1 | Rio Iwasaki | ||
| Loveplus Sound Portrait Takane Manaka | Takane Manaka | ||
| 2011 | Kaii Ikasama Hakurantei | Yatsude | |
| Griotte no Nemurihime | Shitora | ||
| Tsuki Tsuki! | Hijiri Gogyou | ||
| Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun | Chizuru Oshima | ||
| My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU | Yukino Yukinoshita | ||
| Quad Cross Episode 1 “Akatsuki no Mabuta” | Luca Lirra | ||
| 2012 | When Hikaru was on the Earth | Asai Saiga | |
| Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Audio Drama DVD | Miyuki Shiba | ||
| Paru Ko Engekibu | Naoko Kōgami | ||
| Hime Hime Booking! Motion Drama CD | Fee | ||
| Dear Girl〜Stories〜 Hibiki Drama CD: The Final | Sayaka | ||
| Quad Cross Episode 2 "Kyōzō no Haha" | Luca Lirra | ||
| 2013 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Comic Anthology cool Vol. 2 with cool Drama CD | Kaede Takagaki | |
| Kōmei no Yome | Ei Kōgetsu | ||
| Shishunki Seimeitai Vega | Tanabe | ||
| Tari Tari Drama CD: Tabidachi no Uta | Sawa Okita | ||
| 2014 | Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Out of Order | Miyuki Shiba | |
| Rokujyoma no Shinryakusha | Ruthkhania Nye Pardomshiha | ||
| Z/X -Zillions of enemy X- NC DramaCD 2 "Dramiko Quintet" | Barahara Black Dragon Miko | ||
| Anthology Drama CD Tales of Xillia 2 2014 Summer | Leia Rolando | ||
| Fukumenkei Noise | Nino Arisugawa | ||
| Buddy Complex Drama CD Final | Hina Ryazan | ||
| Glasslip Drama CD: Monogatari no Kakera | Yanagi Takayama | ||
| Fate/EXTRA CCC Lunatic Station 2013 | Meltryllis | ||
| The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls 2nd Live Party M@gic!! Party M@gic Special Drama CD Party Time wa Owaranai | Kaede Takagaki | ||
| 2015 | Anthology Drama CD Tales of Xillia 2 2014 Winter | Leia Rolando | |
| Iono-sama Fanatics | Mioto | ||
| 0-Noushiya Minato | Saya Yamagami | ||
| Tales of Xillia 2 Bipolar Crossroads Part 2 | Leia Rolando | ||
| Ange Vierge: Drama and Song "Tsunagaru Kizuna" | Aurora | ||
| Psycho-Pass: Kanshikan Shinya Kogami | Tsubasa Torii | ||
| Seraph of the End | Shinoa Hīragi | ||
| Rokujyoma no Shinryakusha | Ruthkhania Nye Pardomshiha | ||
| Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches | Urara Shiraishi | ||
| Inō-Battle wa Nichijō-kei no Naka de | Hatoko Kushikawa | ||
| Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! | Wiz | ||
| Hibike! Euphonium | Haruka Ogasawara | ||
| Fairy Tail (2014) | Kagura Mikazuchi | ||
| 2016 | Snow White with the Red Hair | Shirayuki | |
| Anthology Drama CD Tales of Xillia 2 2015 Winter | Leia Rolando | ||
| First Lottery Premium Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Part 2 E Prize Original Drama CD | Kaede Takagaki | ||
| E-Capcom Limited Edition - Ace Attorney 6 Limited Edition Drama CD | Leifa Padma Kurain | ||
| Maho Girls PreCure! Drama & Character Song Album Dream ☆ Arch | Kotohae Hanami/Cure Felice | ||
| RealTime-LOG #04 | Haruna Komori | ||
| 2017 | Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Deshou! 10.5 Drama CD Booklet | Elise | |
| 2022 | Hanikami, Kanojo wa Koi o Suru ～ Hana Mihen | Kasane Minazumi[118] |
| Release date | Title | Catalog No. | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist edition | Anime edition | Regular edition | Oricon | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | ||||
| August 12, 2015 | 1000572324 | 1000572325 | 1000572326 | 11[191] | 22[192] | Live Love Laugh | ||
| February 3, 2016 | 1000590446 | 1000590447 | 1000590448 | 10[193] | 39[194] | |||
| November 8, 2017 | 1000691610 | 1000691611 | 1000691612 | 21[195] | 74[196] | JUNCTION | ||
| March 28, 2018 | Jewelry | 1000705356 | 1000705357 | 14 | ||||
| September 19, 2018 | 1000724903 | 1000724903 | 18 | |||||
| July 29, 2022 | Guide[197] (DanMachi IV ED) | 1000815988 | 1000815988 | |||||
| January 6, 2023 | [198] (DanMachi IV OP) | 1000823757 | 1000823757 | |||||
| Year | Album details | Catalog No. | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD+Blu-ray edition | CD+DVD edition | Regular edition | Oricon | Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | ||
| 2016 | Live Love Laugh
| 1000597870 | 1000597871 | 1000597872 | 6[199] | 6[200] |
| 2018 | Junction
| 1000729930 | 1000729931 | 1000729932 | ||
| Year | Album details | Catalog no. | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD+Blu-ray edition | CD+DVD edition | Regular edition | Oricon | Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | |||
| 2016 | Live for Live
| 1000636464 | 1000636465 | 1000636466 | 21[201] | 18[202] | |
| 2020 | Sister Cities
| 23[203] | |||||
| 2020 | Garden[204]
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