Maaya Sakamoto
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Template:Nihongo<ref name="profile1">Template:Cite web</ref> is a Japanese actress and singer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="doi top"/> She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in the anime Little Twins, and became known as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki<ref name="escaflowne role">Template:Cite web</ref> in The Vision of Escaflowne. Other major roles in anime include Leila Malcal in Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, Jeanne d'Arc in Fate/Apocrypha, Shiki Ryōgi in The Garden of Sinners, Eto in Tokyo Ghoul, 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, Lunamaria Hawke in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, Merlin in The Seven Deadly Sins, Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shell: Arise, Quinella in season 3 of Sword Art Online, and Echidna in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the Japanese dubbed versions of international films, Sakamoto has voiced Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars films and series, as well as performing the dub voice for Natalie Portman in numerous films.<ref name="resume" />
In video games, Sakamoto voices Aigis in Persona 3, Maki Harukawa in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Aerith Gainsborough in Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Aura and Natsume in .hack, La Mariposa in Dead or Alive, Lightning in the Final Fantasy XIII games, Ling Xiaoyu in Tekken, and Alisa Ilinichina Amiella in God Eater.
Sakamoto has performed 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.<ref name="Yakusoku wa Iranai">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> Her singles "Tune the Rainbow",<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> "Loop",<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> "Ame ga Furu",<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> and "Triangler"<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> 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<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> and Yūnagi Loop<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She held a concert at the Nippon Budokan on her 30th birthday.<ref name="Budokan performance">Template:Cite web</ref>
Career
Born in Tokyo, Sakamoto grew up in a family, formed by her parents and older brother.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She started working as a voice actress at an early age and the first leading role she was given was in the 1993 OVA Little Twins.<ref name="oricon">Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1996, she was given the role of Hitomi Kanzaki, the leading role in the TV anime series The Vision of Escaflowne.<ref name="oricon" /> For this anime she also performed the opening theme, which was released as her debut single on April 24, 1996. The single was produced by Yoko Kanno, who was also in charge of the soundtrack for Escaflowne.<ref name="animenewsnetwork.com">Template:Cite web</ref> Her first album, Grapefruit, was released on April 23, 1997.
Sakamoto's early music was produced by Kanno and her team, which included Yūho Iwasato, Shanti Snyder and Tim Jensen. Sakamoto worked almost exclusively with Kanno and company for almost a decade. Apart from her work as a voice actress and singer, in October 1996 Sakamoto also debuted as a radio host presenting her own program, Sakamoto Maaya no Naisho-banashi, on radio station Nack 5.
In addition to her work as an Anime Seiyuu, Sakamoto performed the dub voice for many Hollywood actresses, such as Anna Chlumsky in My GirlTemplate:Efn, Anna Paquin in Amistad and True Blood, Claire Danes in William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet,Template:Efn and Christina Ricci in CasperTemplate:Efn. Furthermore, Sakamoto also performed theme songs for several anime series, including "Gift" for Clamp School Detectives (1997), "Kiseki no Umi" for Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (1998) and "Platinum" for Cardcaptor Sakura (1999), which won the Best Theme Song awards from Anime Grand Prix for two consecutive years.
In 2002, Sakamoto worked again with Kanno and Yūho Iwasato for her 10th single, "Hemisphere", the opening theme for the TV anime series RahXephon. Released on February 21, 2002Template:Efn, "Hemisphere" peaking at number 22 in the Oricon and number 24 in the Count Down TV weekly charts.<ref name="CDTVDT">Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2003, Sakamoto made her debut as a theatre actress on the Japanese version of the musical Les Misérables, playing the role of Éponine.<ref name="oricon" /> This year she also starred in her first TV drama Suekko Chounan Ane San-nin, and also played the leading role in the short film 03† directed by Hidenori Sugimori.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On the other hand, Sakamoto's 11th single "Tune the Rainbow" (Released on April 2, 2003), which was used as the main theme song for RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio, The only anime movie that was nominated for the 35th Seiun Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.<ref name="SF Award">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Efn became her first Top 10 single in Japan, peaking at number 9 in the Oricon weekly charts. Her fourth album, Shōnen Alice, released on December 10, 2003, became her first Top 10 album on the Oricon charts and also her last record to be produced exclusively by Yoko Kanno; since this release Sakamoto would involve further in the music making process and production of her records.<ref name="cdjournal" /> Her fifth album, Yūnagi Loop, released on October 26, 2005, was her first co-produced by herself along with musician Mistuyoshi Tamura, whom she would continue working in her subsequent records. This album's only single, "Loop" the ending theme for TV anime series Tsubasa Chronicle peaked at number seven on the Oricon charts, also becoming her highest chart peaking single at that time. For this album's, Sakamoto has collaborated with many various well-known lyricist and composers, including Yūho Iwasato, Haruichi Shindō, Robin FredrikssonTemplate:Efn and Shusui.Template:Efn
In 2008, Sakamoto worked once again with Kanno for her 15th single, "Triangler", which was used as opening theme for the TV anime series Macross Frontier.<ref name="cdjournal">Template:Cite news</ref> "Triangler" became a big hit, peaking at the Top 3 single of the Oricon charts. The single ended up becoming Sakamoto's biggest selling single to date, with more than 90,000 copies sold. The song was later included in Sakamoto's sixth album, Kazeyomi, which was released in January 2009 and also peaked within the Top 3. For promoting this album, Sakamoto began her first low-scale national tour, on which she held three concerts in Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo. The tour was later released as her first live DVD on August 11, 2011.
In 2010, Sakamoto celebrated her 15th anniversary in the entertainment industry, releasing on her 30th birthday her greatest hits album Everywhere, and also holding a concert at the Nippon Budokan.<ref name="oricon" /> also in 2010, Sakamoto played the role of Ritsuko Nonomura in Japanese musical adaption of the South Korean movie A Moment to Remember,Template:Efn along with Rina Chinen and Rina Uchiyama.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2011, her seventh album, You Can't Catch Me, became her first album to reach the first stop of the Oricon charts.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Her 2012 Mitsubachi tour concluded with an announcement at her New Year's Eve concert of a new full-length album of songs written and composed solely by Sakamoto, as well as a short concert tour to support it. The album, titled Singer Song Writer, featured two new versions of Sakamoto's previous compositions "Everywhere" and "Chikai", as well as eight original tracks.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
On September 25, 2017, the NHK Anime World website revealed that Sakamoto would perform "Clear" (Sakamoto 27th single, Released on January 31, 2018), the opening song for the anime adaptation of Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card. Sakamoto and Yoshiki Mizuno from Ikimonogakari co-written the song's lyrics, while music arrangement was arranged by Shin Kōno.Template:Efn<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Collaborations
Sakamoto first worked with the composer Yoko Kanno in her 1996 debut single, "Yakusoku wa Iranai" ("Promises Not Needed"), which was used as the opening theme for the anime series The Vision of Escaflowne. Kanno collaborated with Sakamoto up until her fifth album, Yūnagi Loop, which has no songs composed by Kanno. Sakamoto also performed three songs for the series Wolf's Rain, for which Kanno was the composer: "Gravity" (which is sung completely in English), "Tell Me What The Rain Knows" (with lyrics by Chris Mosdell) and "Cloud 9". She performed "Hemisphere", the opening theme of the series RahXephon, as well as two songs for the series' theatrical version RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio: "Tune the Rainbow" and "The Garden of Everything" (duet with Steve Conte). In 2008, Sakamoto and Kanno collaborated again for "Triangler", the opening theme song for the series Macross Frontier.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also performed the song "cream" with HIDE, which was featured in the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex mini album be Human. She was one half of the voice acting duo Whoops!!, alongside Chieko Higuchi.
Personal life
Sakamoto graduated from Toyo University with a Bachelor's degree in sociology in 2002. On August 8, 2011, she married the voice actor and her frequent co-star Kenichi Suzumura.<ref name="announcement on Suzumura's blog">Template:Cite web</ref> On April 21, 2022, the couple announced the birth of their first child.<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
Filmography
Animation
Film
Drama CD
| Title | Role | Notes | Source<ref name="resume"/> |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karakurizōshi Ayatsuri Sakon Volume 2 "AdashigaHara suicide crow hell" 人形草紙あやつり左近 第2巻「あだしが原心中鴉地獄」 |
Akane Kashiwazaki 柏崎茜 |
CD(A) | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Audio drama masterpiece election Wizard of Oz オーディオ・ドラマ名作選 オズの魔法使い |
Dorothy | CD(A) | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Kanon | Mishio Amano | <ref name="doi"/> | |
| M Kimi wo Tsutaete | Kaori Musashino | Radio | <ref name="doi"/> |
| Ouran High School Host Club | Haruhi Fujioka | podcast and other recordings | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Pathway for Santa Claus -Santa ga kureta okurimono- | Child | <ref name="doi"/> |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source<ref name="resume"/> |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Dts | The Vision of Escaflowne | Hitomi Kanzaki | PS1 | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Panzer Dragoon Saga | Azel | Sega Saturn | <ref name="btva"/><ref name="doi"/> |
| Template:Dts | Tail Concerto | Princess Terria | PS1 | <ref name="vadb"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Kita e series | Tanya Lipinski | Dreamcast | <ref name="vadb"/><ref name="doi"/> |
| Template:Dts | Boku no Natsuyasumi | Moe | PS1 Also Portable in 2006 |
<ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts–07 | Kanon games | Mishio Amano | <ref name="vadb"/><ref name="doi"/> | |
| Template:Dts | Napple Tale | Porch Arsia | Dreamcast | <ref name="doi"/> |
| Template:Dts | Kingdom Hearts | Aerith Gainsborough | PS2 | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts–03 | .hack series | Natsume, Aura | <ref name="doi"/><ref name="btva"/> | |
| Template:Dts | Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 | Patient Yasuko Sagara / hospitalization 相楽靖子/入院患者 |
PS2 Also Portable in 2010 |
<ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Panzer Dragoon Orta | Azel | Xbox | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball | Lisa Hamilton | Xbox | <ref name="vadb"/><ref name="doi"/> |
| Template:Dts | Rahxephon: Blue Sky Fantasia | Reika Mishima | PS2 | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami o Tsugu Shōjo | Sophie Bergmann | PS2 | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Kingdom Hearts II | Aerith Gainsborough | PS2 Also Final Mix in 2007 |
<ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Dead or Alive 4 | La Mariposa (Lisa) | Xbox 360 | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts–07 | Persona 3 | Aigis | Also FES, Portable | <ref name="btva"/><ref name="doi"/> |
| Template:Dts | Jeanne d'Arc | Jeanne d'Arc | PSP | <ref name="vadb"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Armored Core 4 | Fiona Jarnefelt | PS3 | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Sonic the Hedgehog | Princess Elise | PS3/Xbox 360 | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Saint Seiya Hades: Zodiac chapter | Pandora | PS2 | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Ouran High School Host Club | Haruhi Fujioka | PS2 | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII | Aerith Gainsborough | PSP | |
| Template:Dts | ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat | Emu | DS | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Rune Factory 2 | Kyle | DS | <ref name="vadb"/><ref name="doi"/> |
| Template:Dts | Armored Core: For Answer | Fiona Jarnefelt | PS3 | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | God of War: Chains of Olympus | Eos エオス |
PSP | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Sands of Destruction | Morte Asherah | DS | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Super Robot Wars Z | Lunamaria Hawke | PS3/PS4 | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Ace Combat 6 | Matilda | Xbox 360 | <ref name="doi"/> |
| Template:Dts–09 | 428: Shibuya Scramble | Sadaka サダカ |
Wii | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Suikoden Tierkreis | Marica | DS | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | White Knight Chronicles | Princess Cisna | PS3 | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Bamboo Blade ~ challenge of "it from" ~ バンブーブレード ~“それから”の挑戦~ |
Rin Suzuki | PSP | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Final Fantasy XIII | Lightning | Android/iOS/PC/PS3/Xbox 360 | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel | Tyria, Tokesakiria ティリア/塔ヶ崎理亜 |
PS3 | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | God Eater | Alisa Ilynichna Omela | PSP Also Burst |
<ref name="vadb"/><ref name="ann 20131010"/> |
| Template:Dts | Dead or Alive Paradise | Lisa | PSP | <ref name="vadb"/><ref name="doi"/> |
| Template:Dts | White Knight Chronicles II | Queen Cisna | PS3 | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Fate/extra | Shiki Ryōgi | PSP | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | The 3rd Birthday | Aya Brea | PSP | |
| Template:Dts | Star Driver#Star Driver shine of tact Galactic Bishounen legend Star Driver 輝きのタクト 銀河美少年伝説 |
Sarina Endō | PSP | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy | Lightning, Aerith Gainsborough | PSP | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Super Robot Wars Z2: Destruction Chapter | Lunamaria Hawke | PSP | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Dead or Alive: Dimensions | La Mariposa | 3DS | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Gundam Memories: Tatakai no Kioku ガンダムメモリーズ ~戦いの記憶~ |
Lunamaria Hawke ルナマリア・ホーク |
PSP | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Black Rock Shooter: The Game | Black Rock Shooter, White Rock Shooter | PSP | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Tales of Xillia | Agria | PS3 | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts–12 | Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | Ling Xiaoyu | Arcade/PS3/Xbox 360/Wii U | <ref>Template:Cite book</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Final Fantasy Type-0 | Diva | PSP | |
| Template:Dts | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Lightning | Android/iOS/PC/PS3/Xbox 360 | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Super Robot Wars Z2: Rebirth Chapter | Lunamaria Hawke | PSP | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Bakemonogatari Portable | Shinobu Oshino | PSP | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Dead or Alive 5 | La Mariposa | PC/PS3/Xbox 360 Also Last Round in 2015 |
<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Project X Zone | Ling Xiaoyu, Alisa Ilinichina Amiella, Aura | 3DS | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Tales of Xillia 2 | Agria | PS3 | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Monster Hunter Frontier G | Utahime | PC/PS3/PS Vita/Wii U/Xbox 360 | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Resident Evil 6 | Sherry Birkin | Special Package | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers | Pandora | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| Template:Dts | God Eater 2 | Alisa Ilynichna Omela | PSP | <ref name="ann 20131010">Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Lightning | Android/iOS/PC/PS3/Xbox 360 | |
| Template:Dts | Sengoku Basara 4 | Ii Naotora | PS3 Also Sumeragi in 2015 |
<ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Granblue Fantasy | Arulumaya, Dark Angel Olivia | Android/iOS/PC | |
| Template:Dts | Super Robot Wars Z3: Hell Chapter | Mari Illustrious Makinami | PS3 | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | Aigis | 3DS | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold | Aigis | PS3 | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masō Kishin F – Coffin of the End | Premier-Zania Val Halle Vere レミア・ザニア・ヴァルハレヴィア |
PS3 | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water | Rui Kagamiya | Wii U | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Captain Earth Mind Labyrinth | Moco | PS Vita | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth | Kyōko Kuremi | PS4/PS Vita | <ref name="vadb"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts–17 | Tekken 7 | Ling Xiaoyu | Arcade/PC/PS4/Xbox One | <ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Super Robot Wars Z3: Heaven Chapter | Lunamaria Hawke, Lal'C Mellk Mal, Mari Illustrious Makinami | PS3/PS Vita | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale | Pietro | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| Template:Dts–16 | Fate/Grand Order | Alexander, Jeanne d'Arc/Jeanne d'Arc Alter, Leonardo da Vinci, Shiki Ryōgi | Android/iOS | |
| Template:Dts | Dragon's Dogma Online | Pawn (Female) | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| Template:Dts | Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul | Pandora | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| Template:Dts | Arslan: The Warriors of Legend | Farangis | PS3/PS4 | <ref name="vadb"/> |
| Template:Dts | Project X Zone 2 | Ling Xiaoyu, Alisa Ilynichna Omela, Aura | 3DS | <ref name="btva"/><ref name="doi"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Dissidia Final Fantasy NT | Lightning | Arcade/PS4 | |
| Template:Dts | Yakuza Kiwami | Yumi Sawamura | PS3/PS4 | <ref name="btva"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Zero Time Dilemma | Mira | 3DS | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | World of Final Fantasy | Lightning | PC/PS4/PS Vita | |
| Template:Dts | Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | Maki Harukawa | PC/PS4/PS Vita | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia | Lightning, Aerith Gainsborough | Android/iOS | <ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref><ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Super Robot Wars V | Lunamaria Hawke, Mari Makinami Illustrious | PC/PS4/PS Vita/Switch | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Mobius Final Fantasy | Lightning | Android/iOS/PC | |
| Template:Dts | Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story | Shinobu Oshino | Android/iOS | |
| Template:Dts | Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary | Lightning | PS4/PS Vita | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux | Zelenin | 3DS | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory | Kyōko Kuremi | PS4/PS Vita | |
| Template:Dts | Valkyria Chronicles 4 | Leena "Kai" Schulen | PC/PS4/Switch/Xbox One | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | God Eater Resonant Ops | Alisa Ilynichna Omela | Android/iOS | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Persona 3: Dancing Moon Night | Aigis | PS4/PS Vita | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle | Aigis | PC/PS4/Switch | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth | Aigis | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| Template:Dts–20 | Tales of the Rays | Alisa Ilynichna Omela, Agria | Android/iOS | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Dead or Alive 6 | La Mariposa | PC/PS4/Xbox One | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Days Gone | Sarah Whitaker | PS4 | |
| Template:Dts | Pachi-Slot Tekken 4 | Ling Xiaoyu | Pachislot | <ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Death Stranding | Mama | PS4 | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross | Merlin | Android/iOS | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts–21 | The King of Fighters All Star | Ling Xiaoyu, Merlin | Android/iOS | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind | Aerith Gainsborough | PS4/Xbox One | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Final Fantasy VII Remake | Aerith Gainsborough | PS4 | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Ryū ga Gotoku Online | Yumi Sawamura | Android/iOS/PC | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition | Hana Kohl | Android/iOS/PS4/Switch | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Fire Emblem Heroes | Erinys | Android/iOS | <ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Rent-A-Girlfriend: Heroine All Stars | Merlin | Android/iOS | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles | Tamayo | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| Template:Dts | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion | Aerith Gainsborough | PC/PS4/PS5/Switch/Xbox One/Xbox Series | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis | Aerith Gainsborough | Android/iOS | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Fate/Samurai Remnant | Lancer | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Template:Dts | Tekken 8 | Ling Xiaoyu | PC/PS5/Xbox Series | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Persona 3 Reload | Aigis | PC/PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Xbox Series | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Aerith Gainsborough | PS5 | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board | Tamayo | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| Template:Dts | Goddess of Victory: Nikke | Mari Makinami Illustrious | Android/iOS | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Visions of Mana | Lyza | PC/PS4/PS5/Xbox Series | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream | Quinella/Administrator | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| Template:Dts | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 | Tamayo | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Template:Dts | Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles | Flower Peddler | <ref name="btva"/> | |
| Template:Dts | Digimon Story: Time Stranger | Alphamon | PC/PS5/Xbox Series | <ref name="btva"/> |
| Template:Dts | Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy | Lightning Farron | Android/iOS | <ref name="btva"/> |
Television dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Dts | The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters | Emi | Eps. 6–7 | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Dts | Ouran High School Host Club | Narrator (voice) | <ref name="resume"/> | |
| Template:Dts | ACMA:GAME | Korzia (voice) | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Commercials
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Dts | The Way of the Househusband | Miku | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Musicals
- Angel Touch - Rin Otō
- Bangare - Nin Sasaki
- Daddy Long Legs ~Ashinaga Oji-san Yori~ - Jerusha Abbott
- Les Misérables (Japanese production) - Éponine Thénardier
- Letter ~ Bring to Light - Ritsuko Nonomura
- Mizuiro Jidai - Natsumi Kugayama
Radio
- Template:Nihongo - Bay-FM<ref name="Vitamin M">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Template:Nihongo - TBS Radio<ref name="TBS radio">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Broadcast date: April 7, 2007 ~ March 28, 2009
- Konica Minolta presents Night on the Planet - Tokyo FM
- Yellow tail music tail - Tokyo FM
- Sapporo Beer Key of Dish - Tokyo FM
- Template:Nihongo - Nack5
- Girls' School Fantasy – NACK5
- Template:Nihongo - Nack5, FM Osaka, FM Aichi
- Template:Nihongo – FM Fukuoka, Sendai City-FM, FM-Nigata, K-Mix
- Template:Nihongo - Nack5, FM Osaka, North Wave, Cross FM
- Template:Nihongo - Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
- Template:Nihongo - Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
Webcast
- Maaya Sakamoto's Full Moon Recital Hall (September 23, October 23, November 22, December 21, 2010) -Ustream
- reading of Japanese literary works<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- one of the special projects offered by a Japanese online magazine "Saizensen"
Dubbing roles
Live-action
Animation
Discography
Studio albums
- Grapefruit (1997)
- Dive (1998)
- Lucy (2001)
- Shōnen Alice (2003)
- Yūnagi Loop (2005)
- Kazeyomi (2009)
- You Can't Catch Me (2011)
- Singer-Songwriter (2013)
- Follow Me Up (2015)
- Kyō Dake no Ongaku (2019)
- Kioku no Toshokan (2023)
Awards and nominations
In the 23rd Anime Grand Prix, she ranked tenth place under the voice actress category with 126 votes.<ref name="Anime Grand Prix">Template:Cite web</ref>
In addition, in the first Seiyu Awards, she was nominated for "Best Actress in a leading role" for her portrayal of Haruhi Fujioka in Ouran High School Host Club as well as "Best Musical Performance" for Tsubasa ChronicleTemplate:'s ending theme Loop.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
| Year | Title | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Triangler | 13th Animation Kobe Theme Song Award | Template:Won |
| 2013 | Daddy Long Legs | 38th Kikuta Kazuo Theater Prize for Theater grand-prix<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Nom |
Publications
Serialization
- Sakamoto Maaya no Manpukuron Template:Nihongo – Currently in Newtype.
- A monthly column
Books
- Template:Nihongo – December 9, 2005<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – Essay collection
- Template:Nihongo – April 18, 2008<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – Photo and lyrics book compilation
- from everywhere. – February 21, 2011<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – Essay collection
Notes
References
External links
- 1980 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Japanese actresses
- 20th-century Japanese singers
- 20th-century Japanese women singers
- 21st-century Japanese actresses
- 21st-century Japanese singers
- 21st-century Japanese women singers
- Anime singers
- English-language singers from Japan
- Japanese child actresses
- Japanese musical theatre actresses
- Japanese sopranos
- Japanese video game actresses
- Japanese women pop singers
- Japanese YouTubers
- Japanese-language singers
- Music YouTubers
- People from Itabashi
- Singers from Tokyo
- Toyo University alumni
- Victor Entertainment artists
- Voice actresses from Tokyo