
Mana Ashida (芦田 愛菜, Ashida Mana; born 23 June 2004) is a Japanese actress, talent and singer. Her first appearance was in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's ABC Short Movie 2, though she rose to prominence after acting in the television drama Mother. She became the youngest lead star in Japanese drama history when she starred in Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien. She was the youngest lead actress in a television serial drama by appearing in the serial drama Marumo no Okite in the spring of 2011. She also appeared in Japanese films such as Confessions and Bunny Drop.
Ashida and her co-actor Fuku Suzuki sang the 2011 hit song "Maru Maru Mori Mori", the theme song for the television drama Marumo no Okite.

Pacific Rim
2013 · as Young Mako

Scarlet
2025 · as Scarlet (voice)

Liar Game: Reborn
2012 · as Alice

Confessions
2010 · as Manami Moriguchi

Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us
2018 · as Largo (voice)

Children of the Sea
2019 · as Ruka Azumi (voice)

Lonely Castle in the Mirror
2022 · as Wolf Queen (voice)

Cells at Work!
2024 · as Niko Urushizaki

Magic Tree House
2012 · as Annie

Poupelle of Chimney Town
2020 · as Lubicchi (voice)

The Floating Castle
2012 · as Chidori

Chimney Town: Frozen in Time
2026 · as Lubicchi (voice)

Bunny Drop
2011 · as Rin Kaga

Child of the Stars
2020 · as Chihiro

The House of the Lost on the Cape
2021 · as Yui (voice)

Goodbye to Our Kindergarten
2011 · as Kanna Yamazaki

The Round Table
2014 · as Kokko

BL Metamorphosis
2022 · as Urara Sayama