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Maaya Sakamoto
Tokyo, Japan
Maaya Sakamoto is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in Little Twins, but is better known as voice of Hitom…
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Maaya Sakamoto is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in Little Twins, but is better known as voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in The Vision of Escaflowne. Other major roles in anime include Riho Yamazaki in Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective, Moe Katsuragi in Risky Safety, Princess Tomoyo in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Haruhi Fujioka in Ouran High School Host Club, Sayaka Nakasugi in Birdy the Mighty, Ciel Phantomhive in Black Butler, Shinobu Oshino in Monogatari, Shiki Ryougi in the Kara no Kyoukai film series, and Motoko Kusanagi in the newer Ghost in the Shell films and series. In video games she voices Aura and Natsume in .hack, Lisa Hamilton / La Mariposa in Dead or Alive, Aeris in Kingdom Hearts, Aigis in Persona 3, Lightning in Final Fantasy XIII games, Ling Xiaoyu in the Tekken series, and Alisa Illinichina Amiella in God Eater. She has also branched into singing, performing songs in both English and Japanese. She released her debut single "Yakusoku wa Iranai" in collaboration with Yoko Kanno under Victor Entertainment on April 24, 1996. Her singles "Tune the Rainbow", "Loop", "Ame ga Furu", and "Triangler" have all reached the top 10 Oricon singles chart: "Triangler" in particular charted at number 3 and remained charting for 26 weeks. Her albums have had similar success, with Shōnen Alice and Yūnagi Loop both reaching the top 10 Oricon albums chart; and her album You Can't Catch Me, released on January 12, 2011, became her first release to ever reach number 1. She held a concert at the Nippon Budokan on March 31, 2010, her thirtieth birthday. In the Japanese localization of overseas dubs, she has voiced Padme Amidala as presented in the Star Wars films and cartoons, as well as being the dub voice for Natalie Portman on numerous films.
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2026
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-
Movie Wasu (voice)
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2026
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi
TV show Tafflah (voice)
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2026
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
TV show Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
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2026
One Piece Heroines
Movie Miucha (voice)
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2026
The Ghost in the Shell
Movie Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
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2026
EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening
Movie Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
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2026
Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
Movie Momiji Sakayori (voice)
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2026
Labyrinth
Movie Yoriko Maezawa (voice)
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2025
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Movie (voice)
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2025
The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom
TV show Fianna (voice)
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2025
Once Upon a Witch's Death
TV show Tethys (voice)
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2024
劇場版ACMA:GAME 最後の鍵
Movie
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2024
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
TV show Rafal (voice)
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2024
Look Back
Movie Woman from 4-Frame Manga (voice)
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2024
A Condition Called Love
TV show Tsukiha 'Shibamu' Shibamura (voice)
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2024
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
Movie Lunamaria Hawke (voice)
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2024
KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-
Movie Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade (voice) (archive footage)
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2023
Fate Project 大晦日TVスペシャル2023
TV show
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2023
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage
Movie Amelothée (voice)
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2023
Pretty Cure All Stars F
Movie Preme / Cure Supreme (voice)
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2023
Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage
TV show Miranjo (voice)
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2023
EVANGELION:3.0(-46h)
Movie Mari Illustrious-Makinami (voice)
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2023
EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.)
Movie Mari Illustrious-Makinami (voice)
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2023
Fate/Grand Order: You've Lost Ritsuka Fujimaru
TV show Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
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2023
The Fire Hunter
TV show Akira (voice)
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2023
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea
TV show Amelothée (voice)
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2023
TRIGUN STAMPEDE
TV show Rem Saverem (voice)
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2023
Revenger
TV show Theme Song Performance
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2022
The First Slam Dunk
Movie Haruko Akagi (voice)
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2022
Arknights
TV show Talulah (voice)
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2022
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1
Movie Annerose von Grünewald
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2022
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Movie Akashi (voice)
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2022
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
TV show Akashi (voice)
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2022
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc
Movie Tamayo (voice)
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2022
Tekken: Bloodline
TV show
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2022
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 3
Movie Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
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2022
Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness
TV show Shinri Yukihira (voice)
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2022
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 2
Movie Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
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2022
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 1
Movie Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
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2022
Fruits Basket -prelude-
Movie Akito Soma (voice)
