Maaya Sakamoto
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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
Cowboy Bebop
The Seven Deadly Sins
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Ghost Stories
TRIGUN STAMPEDE
Sword Art Online
Ajin
Ghost in the Shell
TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning
Fruits Basket
Macross Frontier
CAROLE & TUESDAY
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
The First Slam Dunk
The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light
The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED
Sword of the Stranger
Soul Eater
EVANGELION:3.0(-46h)
Bright: Samurai Soul
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc
Chi's Sweet Adventure
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Pretty Cure All Stars F
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Blade
Super Crooks
Ouran High School Host Club
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
SAKAMOTO MAAYA COUNTDOWN LIVE 2012→2013 ~TOUR"Mitsubachi"FINAL~
Ghost In The Shell: The Movie Virtual Reality Diver
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 2)
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
Alice in Borderland
Production Credits
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