Maaya Sakamoto
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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- 2025 · The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom as Fianna (voice)
- 2024 · Orb: On the Movements of the Earth as Rafal (voice)
- 2024 · Look Back as Woman from 4-Frame Manga (voice)
- 2024 · A Condition Called Love as Tsukiha 'Shibamu' Shibamura (voice)
- 2024 · Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM as Lunamaria Hawke (voice)
- 2024 · KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp- as Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade (voice) (archive footage)
- 2023 · Fate Project 大晦日TVスペシャル2023 as
- 2023 · Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage as Miranjo (voice)
- 2023 · Fate/Grand Order: You've Lost Ritsuka Fujimaru as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- 2023 · The Fire Hunter as Akira (voice)
- 2023 · Kaina of the Great Snow Sea as Amelothée (voice)
- 2023 · TRIGUN STAMPEDE as Rem Saverem (voice)
- 2022 · The First Slam Dunk as Haruko Akagi (voice)
- 2022 · Arknights as Talulah (voice)
- 2022 · The Tatami Time Machine Blues as Akashi (voice)
- 2022 · Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc as Tamayo (voice)
- 2022 · Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness as Shinri Yukihira (voice)
- 2022 · The Heike Story as Taira no Shigeko (voice)
- 2022 · Love of Kill as Hawk Ritzland (voice)
- 2021 · Super Crooks as Kasey (voice)
- 2021 · Ranking of Kings as Magic Mirror (voice)
- 2021 · Ranking of Kings as Miranjo (voice)
- 2021 · Bright: Samurai Soul as Chihaya (voice)
- 2021 · Child of Kamiari Month as Shiro (voice)
- 2021 · Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon as Leonardo da Vinci / Alexander III / Jeanne d'Arc (voice)
- 2021 · Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop as Maria (voice)
- 2021 · The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light as Merlin (voice)
- 2021 · Fate/Grand Carnival as Jeanne d'Arc (voice)
- 2021 · Pretty Boy Detective Club as Mayumi Doujima (voice)
- 2021 · Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time as Mari Illustrious Makinami (voice)
- 2020 · Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot Wandering; Agateram as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- 2020 · Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon as Zero (voice)
- 2020 · The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED as Suzue Kambe (voice)
- 2020 · SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME as Kyoko Sayama (voice)
- 2020 · Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul as Lyza / Narration (voice)
- 2020 · Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga as Marie 'Lily' Antoinette (voice)
- 2020 · Drifting Dragons as Ascella (voice)
- 2020 · Sorcerous Stabber Orphen as Carlotta (voice)
- 2019 · Stars Align as Kinuyo Kasuga (voice)
- 2019 · Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- 2019 · NiNoKuni as Saki / Versa (voice)
- 2019 · BEM as Mysterious Lady (voice)
- 2019 · Ensemble Stars! as Anzu
- 2019 · To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts as Elizabeth (voice)
- 2019 · CAROLE & TUESDAY as Crystal (voice)
- 2019 · Fruits Basket as Akito Sōma (voice)
- 2019 · Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba as Tamayo (voice)
- 2019 · Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion as Artemis (voice)
- 2019 · Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight as Lyza / Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn as Lyza (voice)
- 2018 · The Piano Forest as Reiko Ichinose (voice)
- 2018 · Cutie Honey Universe as Honey Kisaragi / Cutie Honey (voice)
- 2017 · The Ancient Magus' Bride as Marielle (voice)
- 2017 · Made in Abyss as Narration (voice)
- 2017 · Made in Abyss as Lyza / Narration (voice)
- 2017 · Made in Abyss as Lyza (voice)
- 2017 · Fate/Apocrypha as Ruler (voice)
- 2017 · Re:Creators as Magane Chikujoin (voice)
- 2017 · Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu as Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
- 2016 · The Great Passage as Hayashi Kaguya (voice)
- 2016 · Chi's Sweet Adventure as Miwa Yamada (voice)
- 2016 · Chi's Sweet Adventure as (voice)
- 2016 · Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu as Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
- 2016 · JOKER GAME as Miyoko Yasuhara (voice)
- 2016 · Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- as Echidna (voice)
- 2016 · Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones as Leila Malkal (voice)
- 2016 · Ajin as Meyers (voice)
- 2016 · Ajin as Meyers
- 2016 · Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu as Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
- 2015 · God Eater as Alisa Ilyinichna Omela (voice)
- 2015 · Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 4: Memories of Hatred as (voice)
- 2015 · Ushio and Tora as Sumako Aotsuki (voice)
- 2015 · Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2015 · Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls as Leila Malkal (voice)
- 2015 · Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack! as Karorina (voice)
- 2015 · The Heroic Legend of Arslan as Falangies (voice)
- 2015 · Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2014 · Black Butler: Book of Murder as Ciel Phantomhive (voice)
- 2014 · Alice in Borderland as Saori Shibuki (voice)
- 2014 · The Seven Deadly Sins as Merlin (voice)
- 2014 · Tokyo Ghoul as Eto Yoshimura (voice)
- 2013 · The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2013 · Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 2: The Wyvern Divided as Leila Malkal (voice)
- 2013 · Space Pirate Captain Harlock as Nami (voice)
- 2013 · The Garden of Sinners as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2012 · Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo as Mari Illustrious Makinami (voice)
- 2012 · Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives as Leila Marukaru (voice)
- 2012 · Sword Art Online as Administrator (voice)
- 2012 · Sword Art Online as Quinella (voice)
- 2011 · Chihayafuru as Haruka Inokuma (voice)
- 2011 · TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance as Ling Xiaoyu (voice)
- 2011 · Usagi Drop as Masako Yoshii (voice)
- 2011 · Appleseed XIII as Deunan Knute (voice)
- 2011 · Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: The Sacred Star of Milos as Julia Crichton (voice)
- 2011 · Blade as Makoto (voice)
- 2011 · Suzy's Zoo: Daisuki! Witzy as Narrator
- 2010 · The Garden of Sinners: Epilogue as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2010 · STAR DRIVER: Takuto of the Radiance as Sarina Endo (voice)
- 2010 · Trigun: Badlands Rumble as Amelia
- 2010 · The Tatami Galaxy as Akashi (voice)
- 2010 · Arakawa Under the Bridge as Nino (voice)
- 2010 · Cobra the Animation as Secret Sanders (voice)
- 2009 · Macross Frontier: The False Songstress as Ranxue Mei
- 2009 · Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors as Kiyomi Takada (voice)
- 2009 · The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 2) as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2009 · Canaan as Alphard Al Shua (voice)
- 2009 · Monogatari as Shinobu Oshino / Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade (voice)
- 2009 · Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance as Mari Illustrious Makinami (voice)
- 2008 · The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2008 · Black Butler as Ciel Phantomhive (voice)
- 2008 · The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2008 · Blade of the Immortal as Machi (voice)
- 2008 · Sands of Destruction as Morte Ashela
- 2008 · The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2008 · Soul Eater as Crona (voice)
- 2008 · Macross Frontier as Ranxue Me (voice)
- 2008 · Chi's Sweet Home as Yamada Miwa
- 2008 · The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2007 · Bamboo Blade as Rin Suzuki (voice)
- 2007 · Sword of the Stranger as Hagihime (voice)
- 2006 · Kanon as Mishio Amano (voice)
- 2006 · Poor Sisters Story as Kyō Yamada
- 2006 · Ouran High School Host Club as Haruhi Fujioka (voice)
- 2005 · Mushi-Shi as
- 2005 · Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man as Little Motoko (voice)
- 2005 · Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE as
- 2005 · Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE as Tomoyo Daidouji (voice)
- 2004 · Black Jack as (voice)
- 2004 · Fantastic Children as Mel (voice)
- 2003 · The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters as エミ
- 2002 · Barom One as Noriko Kido (voice)
- 2002 · Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter as Pandora (voice)
- 2002 · Mobile Suit Gundam SEED as Lunamaria Hawke (voice)
- 2002 · Jing: King of Bandits as Mimosa (voice)
- 2002 · Jing: King of Bandits as
- 2002 · .hack as Aura (voice)
- 2002 · .hack as Aura / Morti (voice)
- 2002 · RahXephon as Reika Mishima (voice)
- 2001 · Kokoro Library as June (voice)
- 2001 · Kokoro Library as July (voice)
- 2000 · Ghost Stories as
- 1999 · Omishi Magical Theater Risky Safety as Moe Katsuragi
- 1998 · Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective as Yamazaki Riho
- 1998 · Cowboy Bebop as Stella Bonnaro (voice)
- 1998 · Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight as Leaf (voice)
- 1996 · Aqua Age as Natsumi Kugayama
- 1996 · The Vision of Escaflowne as Hitomi Kanzaki (voice)
- 1995 · Ghost in the Shell as Kusanagi Girl (voice)
- 1988 · Gunbuster as Lal'C Melk Mark (voice)
- Future · 暦物語 as 忍野忍
- 2008 · Ghost in the Shell 2.0 as Motoko Kusanagi (young) (voice)
- 2007 · The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1) as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2007 · The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2007 · Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase as Hikaru Toyoki (voice)
- 2007 · Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Fierce Fight as Rin (voice)
- 2005 · Tsubasa Chronicle The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom as Princess Tomoyo (voice)
- 2005 · Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children as Aerith Gainsborough (voice)
- 2000 · Escaflowne: The Movie as Hitomi Kanzaki (voice)
- Future · Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 as Echidna (voice)
- 2023 · Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage as Amelothée (voice)
- 2023 · Pretty Cure All Stars F as Preme / Cure Supreme (voice)
- 2023 · EVANGELION:3.0(-46h) as Mari Illustrious-Makinami (voice)
- 2023 · EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.) as Mari Illustrious-Makinami (voice)
- 2022 · The Tatami Time Machine Blues as Akashi (voice)
- 2022 · Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1 as Annerose von Grünewald
- 2022 · The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 3 as Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
- 2022 · The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 2 as Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
- 2022 · The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 1 as Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
- 2021 · 坂本真綾 25周年記念LIVE「約束はいらない」 at 横浜アリーナ as Self
- 2021 · Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm Of The Round Table: Camelot Paladin; Agateram as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- 2018 · Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order as 贞德、贞德·Alter·Santa·Lily
- 2018 · The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky as Merlin (voice)
- 2017 · Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic as Ciel Phantomhive (voice)
- 2016 · Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings as Ren Homura (young) (voice)
- 2016 · Ajin: Demi-Human – Collide as Meyers (voice)
- 2016 · Ghost In The Shell: The Movie Virtual Reality Diver as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2016 · PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #4 Winter of Rebirth as Aigis (voice)
- 2015 · Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2015 · PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down as Aigis (voice)
- 2014 · Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2014 · Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2014 · PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream as Aigis (voice)
- 2013 · Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2013 · The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel - Extra Chorus as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2013 · Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2013 · STAR DRIVER: The Movie as Sarina Endō (voice)
- 2012 · SAKAMOTO MAAYA COUNTDOWN LIVE 2012→2013 ~TOUR"Mitsubachi"FINAL~ as Self
- 2012 · Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress as Funamushi (voice)
- 2012 · TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning as Tomoe Kaburagi (voice)
- 2011 · Maaya Sakamoto Live 2011 in the silence as Self
- 2011 · Appleseed XIII: Ouranos as Deunan Knute (voice)
- 2011 · Appleseed XIII: Tartaros as Deunan Knute (voice)
- 2011 · You & Me as Gin-o-gou
- 2010 · Coral of the Moon as Goribu no Shoujo
- 2010 · Maaya Sakamoto 15th Anniversary Live "Gift" at Nippon Budokan as
- 2009 · Chatting with Creatures as
- 2009 · 化物語 as Shinobu Oshino / Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade (voice)
- 2009 · God Eater Prologue as Illinichina Amiella, Alisa (voice)
- 2009 · Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist as Self
- 2009 · Sakamoto Maaya LIVE TOUR 2009 "WE ARE KAZEYOMI!" as Self
- 2009 · The Garden of Sinners: Remix -Gate of seventh heaven as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2008 · Takane's Bicycle as
- 2008 · Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki as Lin (voice)
- 2006 · Diebuster: The Movie as Lal'C Mellk Mal (voice)
- 2006 · Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie as Lal'C Mellk Mal (voice)
- 2006 · Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love as Lin (voice)
- 2003 · .hack//Legend of the Twilight as
- 1999 · Clover as Suu (voice)
- 1990 · Makkuro na Obentô as