Maaya Sakamoto
Acting
- Born:
- 1980-03-31
- Place of birth:
- Tokyo, Japan
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
One Piece Heroines
The Ghost in the Shell
EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening
Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
Labyrinth
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom
Once Upon a Witch's Death
劇場版ACMA:GAME 最後の鍵
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
Look Back
A Condition Called Love
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-
Fate Project 大晦日TVスペシャル2023
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage
Pretty Cure All Stars F
Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage
EVANGELION:3.0(-46h)
EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.)
Fate/Grand Order: You've Lost Ritsuka Fujimaru
The Fire Hunter
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea
TRIGUN STAMPEDE
The First Slam Dunk
Arknights
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc
Tekken: Bloodline
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 3
Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 2
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 1
Fruits Basket -prelude-
Love of Kill
The Heike Story
Super Crooks
坂本真綾 25周年記念LIVE「約束はいらない」 at 横浜アリーナ
Ranking of Kings
Bright: Samurai Soul
Child of Kamiari Month
Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light
Fate/Grand Carnival
Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram
Pretty Boy Detective Club
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
I'm Standing on a Million Lives
The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED
SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME
Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul
Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga
Drifting Dragons
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
Stars Align
Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
NiNoKuni
BEM
Ensemble Stars!
To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts
CAROLE & TUESDAY
Fruits Basket
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion
Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight
Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn
Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order
The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky
The Piano Forest
Cutie Honey Universe
The Ancient Magus' Bride
Made in Abyss
Fate/Apocrypha
Ghost in the Shell: Virtual Reality Diver
Re:Creators
Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu
Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings
The Great Passage
Chi's Sweet Adventure
Ajin: Demi-Human – Collide
Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
JOKER GAME
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones
Persona3 the Movie #4 Winter of Rebirth
Ajin
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult
God Eater
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 4: Memories of Hatred
Ushio and Tora
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls
Sakamoto Maaya 20th anniversary Live "FOLLOW ME" at Saitama Super Arena
Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!
The Heroic Legend of Arslan
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture
Persona3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down
Black Butler: Book of Murder
Alice in Borderland
The Seven Deadly Sins
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
Tokyo Ghoul
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears
Persona3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
Onimonogatari
The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel
The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel - Extra Chorus
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 2: The Wyvern Divided
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
STAR DRIVER: The Movie
SAKAMOTO MAAYA COUNTDOWN LIVE 2012→2013 ～TOUR"Mitsubachi"FINAL～
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress
TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives
Sword Art Online
Maaya Sakamoto Live 2011 in the silence
Appleseed XIII: Ouranos
Chihayafuru
TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance
Usagi Drop
Appleseed XIII
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
Blade
Appleseed XIII: Tartaros
You & Me
Suzy's Zoo: Daisuki! Witzy
The Garden of Sinners: Epilogue
Coral of the Moon
Star Driver
Maaya Sakamoto 15th Anniversary Live "Gift" at Nippon Budokan
Trigun: Badlands Rumble
The Tatami Galaxy
Arakawa Under the Bridge
Cobra the Animation
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
Chatting with Creatures
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
God Eater Prologue
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2
Canaan
Monogatari
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
Sakamoto Maaya LIVE TOUR 2009 "WE ARE KAZEYOMI!"
The Garden of Sinners: Remix -Gate of seventh heaven-
The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording
Black Butler
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral
Blade of the Immortal
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
Sands of Destruction
Takane's Bicycle
The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine
Soul Eater
Macross Frontier
Chi's Sweet Home
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki
The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 1
The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View
Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase
Bamboo Blade
Sword of the Stranger
Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Fierce Fighting
Kanon
Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie
Diebuster: The Movie
Poor Sisters Story
Ouran High School Host Club
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love
Mushi-Shi
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
Tsubasa Chronicle The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
Black Jack
Fantastic Children
Diebuster
The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters
Barom One
Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Jing: King of Bandits
.hack
RahXephon
Kokoro Library
Ghost Stories
Escaflowne: The Movie
Omishi Magical Theater Risky Safety
Clover
Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective
Cowboy Bebop
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
Aqua Age
The Vision of Escaflowne
Ghost in the Shell
Makkuro na Obentô
Gunbuster
Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season - A Cruel Fairy Tale: The Beautiful Princess