Saori Hayami | |
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早見 沙織 | |
_(cropped).jpg) Hayami at the36th Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2023 | |
| Born | (1991-05-29)May 29, 1991 (age 33) Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Agent | I'm Enterprise |
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| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment |
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| Website | hayamisaoriofficial |
Saori Hayami (早見 沙織,Hayami Saori, born May 29, 1991) is a Japanesevoice actress and singer affiliated withI'm Enterprise.[2] As a singer, she is signed toWarner Bros. Home Entertainment.[3] Hayami won the10th Seiyu Awards for Best Supporting Actress. Her most notable roles include Pramanix inArknights, Himawari Uzumaki inBoruto: Naruto Next Generations, Shinobu Kochō inDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Leona inDragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai,Kamisato Ayaka inGenshin Impact, Miyuki Shiba inThe Irregular at Magic High School, Ryuu Lion inIs It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Yumeko Jabami inKakegurui, Rui Komada inKomada: A Whisky Family, Yotsugi Ononoki inMonogatari, Yukino Yukinoshita inMy Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, Yamato inOne Piece, Ruby Rose inRWBY: Ice Queendom, Shōko Nishimiya inA Silent Voice, and Yor Forger inSpy × 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 forI'm Enterprise in 2006, at the end of her second year in training school. Her voice acting debut was in theIndian Summer drama CD. In 2007, she made her anime debut and landed her first major role as Momoka Kawakabe, the main heroine inTouka Gettan. Since then, she has been active in voicing many other characters in anime-related media and other voice acting works.[4] She placed #2 in 2015Newtype x Machi Asobi Anime Awards for Best Voice Actress while her character Yukino Yukinoshita won Best Female Character Award.[5][6] She has been hosting her own radio showHayami Saori no Free Style since 2011 which won Best Comfort Radio in general category at 3rd Aniradi Awards in 2017.[7]
Hayami is known for her singing mainly through her work performing anime and character theme songs, such as Kaede Takagaki inThe Idolmaster Cinderella Girls franchise. Her debut single, "Yasashii Kibou" (やさしい希望, lit. "Gentle Hopes") 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 televisionSnow White with the Red Hair in which she voiced Shirayuki.[3] Her second single is a double A-side single "Installation/Sono Koe ga Chizu ni Naru" (その声が地図になる, lit. "The Voice Will Become A Map") 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 ofSnow White with the Red Hair.[8] Her first albumLive Love Laugh was released on May 25, 2016.[9] She then released a mini albumlive for LIVE bundled Limited Edition Live Blu-ray/DVD and CD from her first Japanese concert tourLive Love Laugh on December 21, 2016.[10]
| Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
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| 2024 | Thanatos | Luna Walpole | [11][12] |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2014 | Shinra Banshō Choco | Noin |
| 2015 | The town you live in. - Bunkyo / Waseda | Phoebe[102][103] |
| 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[104] | |
| The Oath of Winter, The Festival of Summer: The Great Camphor Tree of Takeo | Nao Akiyama[105] | |
| Girlfriend Note | Haruka Kazemachi | |
| 2019 | Levius | A.J. Langdon[106] |
| 2021 | Vlad Love | Maki Watabe[107] |
| The Heike Story | Taira no Tokuko[108] | |
| 2022 | Kotaro Lives Alone | Mizuki Akitomo[109] |
| Spriggan | Lt. Col. Maria Clemente[110] | |
| Gaiken Shijō Shugi | Kagawa Mirei[111] | |
| Lupin Zero | Yōko[112] | |
| 2023 | Pole Princess!! | Noa Aoi[113] |
| Gamera Rebirth | Emiko[114] | |
| 2024 | Terminator Zero | Misaki[115] |
| Monogatari Series Off & Monster Season | Yotsugi Ononoki[116] |
| Release date | Title | Catalog No. | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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| Artist edition | Anime edition | Regular edition | Oricon | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | |||
| August 12, 2015 | Yasashii Kibou (やさしい希望) | 1000572324 | 1000572325 | 1000572326 | 11[215] | 22[216] | Live Love Laugh |
| February 3, 2016 | Installation/Sono Koe ga Chizu ni Naru (その声が地図になる) | 1000590446 | 1000590447 | 1000590448 | 10[217] | 39[218] | |
| November 8, 2017 | Yume no Hate Made (夢の果てまで) | 1000691610 | 1000691611 | 1000691612 | 21[219] | 74[220] | JUNCTION |
| March 28, 2018 | Jewelry | 1000705356 | 1000705357 | 14 | |||
| September 19, 2018 | Atarashii Ashita (新しい朝) | 1000724903 | 1000724903 | 18 | |||
| July 29, 2022 | Guide[221] (DanMachi IV ED) | 1000815988 | 1000815988 | ||||
| January 6, 2023 | Shikou (視紅)[222] (DanMachi IV OP) | 1000823757 | 1000823757 | ||||
| Year | Album details | Catalog No. | Peak chart positions | |||
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| CD+Blu-ray edition | CD+DVD edition | Regular edition | Oricon | Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | ||
| 2016 | Live Love Laugh
| 1000597870 | 1000597871 | 1000597872 | 6[9] | 6[223] |
| 2018 | Junction
| 1000729930 | 1000729931 | 1000729932 | ||
| Year | Album details | Catalog no. | Peak chart positions | |||
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| CD+Blu-ray edition | CD+DVD edition | Regular edition | Oricon | Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | ||
| 2016 | Live for Live
| 1000636464 | 1000636465 | 1000636466 | 21[10] | 18[224] |
| 2020 | Sister Cities
| 23[225] | ||||
| 2020 | Garden[226]
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