Yayoi Hanawa

Yayoi Hanawa (花輪 やよい) is a new tour character that debuted in the Data Carddass Aikatsu! 2016 Series 1st Collection and Season 4 of the anime. She is a student from Komachi Girls' Academy in Akita, and is a pop-type idol.

Appearance
Yayoi has short, red chin-length hair with a few strands that stick up on end. She has straight cut bangs and two forelocks reaching her chin. She has noticeable slightly thick eyebrows and sharp blue eyes, along with a tiny fang at each corner of her mouth. She always wears a mask on her head.

Etymology
Hanawa (花輪) means wreath with Hana (花) meaning flower and Wa (輪) meaning ring. Hanawa refers to the Hanawa Bayashi Festival in Akita.

Yayoi (やよい), when written in hiragana, has no true meaning. However, it can be written in kanji as "弥生" (meaning full of life), which is the traditional Japanese name for the month of March.

Trivia

 * Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
 * Her favorite foods are onigiri, iburi-gakko (smoked pickles), and sweet sake.
 * Her specialty is Taiko drum.
 * She is 154cm tall (including her mask).
 * She shares her speaking voice actress with Lilie Shirogane from the Aikatsu Stars! series.