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Maaya Sakamoto
Known for acting
Born March 31, 1980 in 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 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.
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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.
Movies and TV shows
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-TV · 2016
ChihayafuruTV · 2011
MonogatariTV · 2009
The Ancient Magus' BrideTV · 2017
Sword Art OnlineTV · 2012
Fruits BasketTV · 2019
Tokyo GhoulTV · 2014
Black ButlerTV · 2008
Mobile Suit Gundam SEEDTV · 2002
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity CastleMovie · 2025
Ranking of KingsTV · 2021
Cardcaptor SakuraTV · 1998
Soul EaterTV · 2008
Yashahime: Princess Half-DemonTV · 2020
Cowboy BebopTV · 1998
Made in AbyssTV · 2017
Mushi-ShiTV · 2005
Orb: On the Movements of the EarthTV · 2024
.hackTV · 2002
Saint Seiya: The Hades ChapterTV · 2002
Chi's Sweet HomeTV · 2008
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no YaibaTV · 2019
The Heike StoryTV · 2022
The Heroic Legend of ArslanTV · 2015
Macross FrontierTV · 2008
ArknightsTV · 2022
Ghost in the ShellMovie · 1995
The Fire HunterTV · 2023
Ouran High School Host ClubTV · 2006
The Piano ForestTV · 2018
CAROLE & TUESDAYTV · 2019
JOKER GAMETV · 2016
Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of CourageTV · 2023
Look BackMovie · 2024
SING "YESTERDAY" FOR METV · 2020
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLETV · 2005
RahXephonTV · 2002
I'm Standing on a Million LivesTV · 2020
Sorcerous Stabber OrphenTV · 2020
ArteTV · 2020
AjinTV · 2016
The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITEDTV · 2020
Ushio and ToraTV · 2015
The Vision of EscaflowneTV · 1996
A Condition Called LoveTV · 2024
Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: BabyloniaTV · 2019
Usagi DropTV · 2011
Super CrooksTV · 2021
Black JackTV · 2004
GunbusterTV · 1988
Re:CreatorsTV · 2017
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic KnightTV · 1998
TRIGUN STAMPEDETV · 2023
God EaterTV · 2015
Fate/ApocryphaTV · 2017
Deaimon: Recipe for HappinessTV · 2022
Ghost StoriesTV · 2000
RevengerTV · 2023
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth JediTV · 2026
The Tatami Time Machine BluesTV · 2022
THE GHOST IN THE SHELLTV · 2026
Love of KillTV · 2022
Once Upon a Witch's DeathTV · 2025
Star DriverTV · 2010
Bamboo BladeTV · 2007
Arakawa Under the BridgeTV · 2010
Chi's Sweet AdventureTV · 2016
Blade of the ImmortalTV · 2008
KanonTV · 2006
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a TimeMovie · 2021
The Asterisk WarTV · 2015
Tekken: BloodlineTV · 2022
The Tatami GalaxyTV · 2010
Jing: King of BanditsTV · 2002
To the Abandoned Sacred BeastsTV · 2019
Kaina of the Great Snow SeaTV · 2023
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative ArchitectureTV · 2015
Oda Cinnamon NobunagaTV · 2020
Stars AlignTV · 2019
BladeTV · 2011
CanaanTV · 2009
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-Movie · 2026
Cosmic Princess Kaguya!Movie · 2026
Pretty Boy Detective ClubTV · 2021
The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another KingdomTV · 2025
Appleseed XIIITV · 2011
Ensemble Stars!TV · 2019
Drifting DragonsTV · 2020
Cobra the AnimationTV · 2010
The Great PassageTV · 2016
Fantastic ChildrenTV · 2004
And Yet the Town MovesTV · 2010
Kokoro LibraryTV · 2001
Sands of DestructionTV · 2008
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOMMovie · 2024
The First Slam DunkMovie · 2022
One Piece HeroinesMovie · 2026
Omishi Magical Theater Risky SafetyTV · 1999
BEMTV · 2019
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) RedoMovie · 2012
The Seven Deadly SinsTV · 2014
Fate/Grand Order: You've Lost Ritsuka FujimaruTV · 2023
Final Fantasy VII: Advent ChildrenMovie · 2005
Alice in BorderlandTV · 2014
TamayuraTV · 2010
Nightwalker: The Midnight DetectiveTV · 1998
Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep SoulMovie · 2020
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) AdvanceMovie · 2009
Cutie Honey UniverseTV · 2018
Aqua AgeTV · 1996
Sword of the StrangerMovie · 2007
Poor Sisters StoryTV · 2006
Child of Kamiari MonthMovie · 2021
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved OnesMovie · 2016
Ghost in the Shell: The New MovieMovie · 2015
The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by LightMovie · 2021
Space Pirate Captain HarlockMovie · 2013
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern ArrivesMovie · 2012
Fruits Basket -prelude-Movie · 2022
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness FallsMovie · 2015