Maaya Sakamoto
- Acting
- March 31, 1980 · 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 · Lunamaria Hawke (Voice)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- · Wasu (Voice)
- Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi · Tafflah (Voice)
- THE GHOST IN THE SHELL · Motoko Kusanagi (Voice)
- One Piece Heroines · Miucha (Voice)
- The Ghost in the Shell · Motoko Kusanagi (Voice)
- EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening · Mari Makinami Illustrious (Voice)
- Cosmic Princess Kaguya! · Momiji Sakayori (Voice)
- Labyrinth · Yoriko Maezawa (Voice)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle · Voice
- The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom · Fianna (Voice)
- Once Upon a Witch's Death · Tethys (Voice), Theme Song Performance
- 劇場版ACMA:GAME 最後の鍵
- Orb: On the Movements of the Earth · Rafal (Voice)
- Look Back · Woman from 4-Frame Manga (Voice)
- A Condition Called Love · Tsukiha 'Shibamu' Shibamura (Voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM · Lunamaria Hawke (Voice)
- KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp- · Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade (voice) (archive footage)
- Fate Project 大晦日TVスペシャル2023
- Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage · Amelothée (Voice)
- Pretty Cure All Stars F · Preme / Cure Supreme (Voice)
- Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage · Miranjo (Voice)
- EVANGELION:3.0(-46h) · Mari Illustrious-Makinami (Voice)
- EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.) · Mari Illustrious-Makinami (Voice)
- Fate/Grand Order: You've Lost Ritsuka Fujimaru · Leonardo da Vinci (Voice)
- The Fire Hunter · Akira (Voice), Theme Song Performance
- Kaina of the Great Snow Sea · Amelothée (Voice)
- TRIGUN STAMPEDE · Rem Saverem (Voice)
- Revenger · Theme Song Performance
- The First Slam Dunk · Haruko Akagi (Voice)
- Arknights · Talulah (Voice)
- The Tatami Time Machine Blues · Akashi (Voice)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1 · Annerose von Grünewald
- The Tatami Time Machine Blues · Akashi (Voice)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc · Tamayo (Voice)
- Tekken: Bloodline
- The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 3 · Annerose von Grünewald (Voice)
- Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness · Shinri Yukihira (Voice), Theme Song Performance
- The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 2 · Annerose von Grünewald (Voice)
- The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 1 · Annerose von Grünewald (Voice)
- Fruits Basket -prelude- · Akito Soma (Voice)
- Love of Kill · Hawk Ritzland (Voice)
- The Heike Story · Taira no Shigeko (Voice)
- Super Crooks · Kasey (Voice)
- 坂本真綾 25周年記念LIVE「約束はいらない」 at 横浜アリーナ · Self
- Ranking of Kings · Magic Mirror (Voice), Miranjo (Voice)
- Bright: Samurai Soul · Chihaya (Voice)
- Child of Kamiari Month · Shiro (Voice)
- Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon · Leonardo da Vinci / Alexander III / Jeanne d'Arc (Voice)
- Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop · Maria (Voice)
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light · Merlin (Voice)
- Fate/Grand Carnival · Jeanne d'Arc (Voice)
- Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram · Leonardo da Vinci (Voice)
- Pretty Boy Detective Club · Mayumi Doujima (Voice)
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time · Mari Makinami Illustrious (Voice)
- Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram · Leonardo da Vinci (Voice), Theme Song Performance
- Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon · Zero (Voice)
- I'm Standing on a Million Lives · Fatina (Voice)
- The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED · Suzue Kambe (Voice)
- SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME · Kyoko Sayama (Voice)
- Arte · Theme Song Performance
- Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul · Lyza / Narration (Voice)
- Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga · Marie 'Lily' Antoinette (Voice)
- Drifting Dragons · Ascella (Voice)
- Sorcerous Stabber Orphen · Carlotta (Voice)
- Stars Align · Kinuyo Kasuga (Voice)
- Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia · Leonardo da Vinci (Voice)
- NiNoKuni · Saki / Versa (Voice)
- BEM · Mysterious Lady (Voice)
- Ensemble Stars! · Anzu
- To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts · Elizabeth (Voice)
- CAROLE & TUESDAY · Crystal (Voice)
- Fruits Basket · Akito Sōma (Voice)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba · Tamayo (Voice)
- Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion · Artemis (Voice)
- Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight · Lyza / Narrator (Voice)
- Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn · Lyza (Voice)
- Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order · 贞德、贞德·Alter·Santa·Lily
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky · Merlin (Voice)
- The Piano Forest · Reiko Ichinose (Voice)