is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Himawari Theatre Group. She joined the group at the age of three and did acting in various television dramas. She later became a voice actress and was cast in her first lead role as Aoi Aioi in '' Her Blue Sky''. Some of her other major roles include Yume Minami in ''

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'', Cosette Schneider/Destiny in '' Takt Op. Destiny'', Takina Inoue in '' Lycoris Recoil'', Ai Mie in '' The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses'', Ellen Joe in

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, Yunli in Honkai: Star Rail, Lemon Yakishio in '' Too Many Losing Heroines!'' and Momo Ayase in '' Dandadan''.

Biography

Wakayama was born in

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on February 10, 1998. She joined Himawari Theatre Group at the age of three. In 2002, she was cast in her first role as Natsu in '. Being a fan of

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s, Wakayama wanted to pursue a career in voice acting. In 2019, she was cast in her first major role in an

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with Aoi Aioi in '' Her Blue Sky''. In 2022, Wakayama was cast as Mai Kawai in '' Police in a Pod'' and Takina Inoue in '' Lycoris Recoil''. In 2023, she was a recipient of the Best New Actor Award at the

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. In 2024 she voiced Momo Ayase in '' Dandadan''.

Filmography

Anime

;2019 * '' Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise'' as Hinata Mukai ;2021 * '' Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation'' as Shizuka Nanahoshi * ''

'' as Yume Minami * '' Farewell, My Dear Cramer'' as Sawa Echizen * '' Takt Op. Destiny'' as Cosette Schneider/Destiny ;2022 * '' Police in a Pod'' as Mai Kawai * '' Akebi's Sailor Uniform'' as Tomono Kojou * '' Lycoris Recoil'' as Takina Inoue * ''

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'' as Annerose Nichtsehen * '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury'' as Henao Jazz ;2023 * '' The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses'' as Ai Mie * '' Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead'' as Yukari * '' Pokémon: Paldean Winds'' as Ohara * '' Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2'' as Shizuka Nanahoshi ;2024 * '' Pon no Michi'' as Izumi Tokutomi * '' Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister'' as Asahi Amagami * '' Too Many Losing Heroines!'' as Lemon Yakishio * '' Dandadan'' as Momo Ayase ;2025 * '' Momentary Lily'' as Hinageshi Usuzumi * '' The Summer Hikaru Died'' as Yūki Tadokoro * '' Fermat no Ryōri'' as Kagura Musashi ;2026 * '' The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System'' as Luce Rubis ;TBA * '' A Tale of the Secret Saint'' as Fia Ruud

Films

;2019 * '' Her Blue Sky'' as Aoi Aioi ;2021 * '' Farewell, My Dear Cramer: First Touch'' as Sawa Echizen * '' Bright: Samurai Soul'' as Sonya ;2023 * ''

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'' as Yume Minami * '' Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 4'' as Jouko''

Web Anime

;2024 * ''Negative Happy'' as Chroe/Chroe Takanashi

Video games

;2021 * ''World Flipper'' as Sariha * '' Azur Lane'' as Yume Minami ;2023 *''Grandchase:Dimensional Chaser'' as Ganymede Jupiter *'' Ys X: Nordics'' as Lila *'' Magia Record'' as Heruka (Arc 2.5) and Takina Inoue (Agent Magica ~ Magireco x Lycoreco ~ event) ;2024 *''

'' as Ellen Joe *'' Honkai: Star Rail'' as Yunli *''

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'' as Lan Yan 2025 * '' Death Stranding 2: On the Beach'' as Tomorrow

Dubbing

Live-action

* '' The Hate U Give'' as Starr Carter (

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) * '' Vesper'' as Vesper ( Raffiella Chapman)

Animation

* '' Bambi II'' as Thumper's Sister

References

External links

Official agency profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wakayama, Shion 1998 births Japanese child actresses Japanese video game actresses Living people Seiyu Award winners Voice actresses from Chiba Prefecture 21st-century Japanese actresses