Sayaka Maizono

Hi, I'm Sayaka Maizono.

Sayaka was raised by her father since her mother passed away. Since her father always worked late, Sayaka often spent time at home alone. The only thing that kept her from feeling lonely was the idol show she watched on TV. The smiles of the idol girls gave Sayaka strength. Subsequently, she decided to become an idol, as she also wanted to give strength to other people. She even did some bad things to achieve her dream.

Sayaka and Makoto Naegi attended the same Blackroot High School; but they were not close, as they studied in different classes and belonged to different social groups. One day, Sayaka saw Makoto heal an injured crane that got lost and got stuck in the school pool. This affected Sayaka, and after that incident, she tried to get to know Makoto better. Unfortunately, they graduated from high school without talking to each other.

Sayaka was later accepted into Class 78 of the Peak of Hope Academy, where she met Makoto again.

At least once, Sayaka posed for a collection of photographs with idols, which turned out when Nagito Komaeda gave this book to Teruter Hanamura. It contains photos of Sayaka in revealing outfits, and perhaps this is one of the "bad things" that Sayaka did to achieve her dreams.

At the time of the Tragedy, Jin Kirigiri, the Director of the Academy, planned to isolate the school and let the students live in it to protect them from destruction. The class agreed with his plan and together they began to isolate the building. Sayaka is shown talking to Makoto. When Makoto stumbles over a piece of paper, Sayaka tells him to be careful, because if he gets hurt, it will be difficult to help him. Makoto assures Sayaka that the Tragedy will end soon, to which she agrees. For a year, the students lived peacefully at school, not knowing that Absolute Despair was already among them.

Sayaka was among the students who were chosen to enter the Peak of Hope Academy in Class 78.