Maaya Sakamoto
46, from Tokyo, Japan
46, from 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.
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.
Yoriko Maezawa (voice)
Momiji Sakayori (voice)
Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Miucha (voice)
Wasu (voice)
(voice)
Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade (voice) (archive footage)
Lunamaria Hawke (voice)
Woman from 4-Frame Manga (voice)
(Unknown)
Mari Illustrious-Makinami (voice)
Mari Illustrious-Makinami (voice)
Preme / Cure Supreme (voice)
Amelothée (voice)
Akito Soma (voice)
Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
Tamayo (voice)
Annerose von Grünewald
Akashi (voice)
Haruko Akagi (voice)
Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
Merlin (voice)
Maria (voice)
Leonardo da Vinci / Alexander III / Jeanne d'Arc (voice)
Shiro (voice)
Chihaya (voice)
Self
Lyza / Narration (voice)
Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
Lyza (voice)
Lyza / Narrator (voice)
Artemis (voice)
Saki / Versa (voice)
Merlin (voice)
贞德、贞德·Alter·Santa·Lily
Songs
Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
Ciel Phantomhive (voice)
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
Aigis (voice)
Leila Malkal (voice)
Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
Meyers (voice)
Ren Homura (young) (voice)
Aigis (voice)
Karorina (voice)
(Unknown)
Leila Malkal (voice)
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
(voice)
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Aigis (voice)
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Ciel Phantomhive (voice)
Sarina Endō (voice)
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Nami (voice)
Leila Malkal (voice)
Shiki Ryougi (voice)
Shiki Ryougi (voice)
Shinobu Oshino
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Leila Marukaru (voice)
Tomoe Kaburagi (voice)
Funamushi (voice)
Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
Self
Gin-o-gou
Deunan Knute (voice)
Julia Crichton (voice)
Ling Xiaoyu (voice)
Deunan Knute (voice)
Self
Amelia
(Unknown)
Goribu no Shoujo
Shiki Ryougi (voice)
Shiki Ryougi (voice)
Self
Self
Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
Shiki Ryougi (voice)
Illinichina Amiella, Alisa (voice)
Kiyomi Takada (voice)
(Unknown)
Ranxue Mei
Shiki Ryougi (voice)
Lin (voice)
Shiki Ryougi (voice)
(Unknown)
Motoko Kusanagi (young) (voice)
Shiki Ryougi (voice)
Shiki Ryougi (voice)
Rin (voice)
Hagihime (voice)
Hikaru Toyoki (voice)
Shiki Ryougi (voice)
Shiki Ryougi (voice)
Musician
Lin (voice)
Lal'C Mellk Mal (voice)
Lal'C Mellk Mal (voice)
Aerith Gainsborough (voice)
Princess Tomoyo (voice)
Little Motoko (voice)
Hitomi Kanzaki (voice)
Suu (voice)
Kusanagi Girl (voice)
(Unknown)
Narrator