Maaya Sakamoto
Born: 1980-03-31 in Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- as Wasu (voice)
- THE GHOST IN THE SHELL as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi as Tafflah (voice)
- Cosmic Princess Kaguya! as Momiji Sakayori (voice)
- One Piece Heroines as Miucha (voice)
- EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening as Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
- Labyrinth as Yoriko Maezawa (voice)
- The Ghost in the Shell as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2025
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle as (voice)
- Once Upon a Witch's Death as Tethys (voice)
- 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)
- Look Back as Woman from 4-Frame Manga (voice)
- A Condition Called Love as Tsukiha 'Shibamu' Shibamura (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM as Lunamaria Hawke (voice)
- KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp- as Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade (voice) (archive footage)
- 劇場版ACMA:GAME 最後の鍵
2023
- The Fire Hunter as Akira (voice)
- TRIGUN STAMPEDE as Rem Saverem (voice)
- Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage as Miranjo (voice)
- Revenger ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Kaina of the Great Snow Sea as Amelothée (voice)
- Fate/Grand Order: You've Lost Ritsuka Fujimaru as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- EVANGELION:3.0(-46h) as Mari Illustrious-Makinami (voice)
- Pretty Cure All Stars F as Preme / Cure Supreme (voice)
- Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage as Amelothée (voice)
- EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.) as Mari Illustrious-Makinami (voice)
- Fate Project 大晦日TVスペシャル2023
2022
- Arknights as Talulah (voice)
- The Heike Story as Taira no Shigeko (voice)
- Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness as Shinri Yukihira (voice)
- The Tatami Time Machine Blues as Akashi (voice)
- Love of Kill as Hawk Ritzland (voice)
- Tekken: Bloodline
- The First Slam Dunk as Haruko Akagi (voice)
- Fruits Basket -prelude- as Akito Soma (voice)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1 as Annerose von Grünewald
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc as Tamayo (voice)
- The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 3 as Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
- The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 2 as Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
- The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 1 as Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
- The Tatami Time Machine Blues as Akashi (voice)
2021
- Ranking of Kings as Magic Mirror (voice)
- Super Crooks as Kasey (voice)
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time as Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
- Pretty Boy Detective Club as Mayumi Doujima (voice)
- Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon as Leonardo da Vinci / Alexander III / Jeanne d'Arc (voice)
- Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop as Maria (voice)
- Child of Kamiari Month as Shiro (voice)
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light as Merlin (voice)
- Fate/Grand Carnival as Jeanne d'Arc (voice)
- Bright: Samurai Soul as Chihaya (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 as Self
2020
- Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon as Zero (voice)
- SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME as Kyoko Sayama (voice)
- Sorcerous Stabber Orphen as Carlotta (voice)
- I'm Standing on a Million Lives as Fatina (voice)
- Arte ... (Theme Song Performance)
- The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED as Suzue Kambe (voice)
- Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga as Marie 'Lily' Antoinette (voice)
- Drifting Dragons as Ascella (voice)
- Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul as Lyza / Narration (voice)
- Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
2019
- Fruits Basket as Akito Sōma (voice)
- CAROLE & TUESDAY as Crystal (voice)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba as Tamayo (voice)
- Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- Stars Align as Kinuyo Kasuga (voice)
- Ensemble Stars! as Anzu
- To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts as Elizabeth (voice)
- BEM as Mysterious Lady (voice)
- NiNoKuni as Saki / Versa (voice)
- Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn as Lyza (voice)
- Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion as Artemis (voice)
- Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight as Lyza / Narrator (voice)
2018
- The Piano Forest as Reiko Ichinose (voice)
- Cutie Honey Universe as Honey Kisaragi / Cutie Honey (voice)
- Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card ... (Songs)
- Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order as 贞德、贞德·Alter·Santa·Lily
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky as Merlin (voice)
2017
- The Ancient Magus' Bride as Marielle (voice)
- Made in Abyss as Narration (voice)
- Re:Creators as Magane Chikujoin (voice)
- Fate/Apocrypha as Ruler (voice)
- Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic as Ciel Phantomhive (voice)
- Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu as Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Virtual Reality Diver as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2016
- Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- as Echidna (voice)
- Ajin as Meyers (voice)
- Chi's Sweet Adventure as Miwa Yamada (voice)
- JOKER GAME as Miyoko Yasuhara (voice)
- The Great Passage as Hayashi Kaguya (voice)
- Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones as Leila Malkal (voice)
- Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu as Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
- Persona3 the Movie #4 Winter of Rebirth as Aigis (voice)
- Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu as Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
- Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings as Ren Homura (young) (voice)
- Ajin: Demi-Human – Collide as Meyers (voice)
2015
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan as Falangies (voice)
- Ushio and Tora as Sumako Aotsuki (voice)
- God Eater as Alisa Ilyinichna Omela (voice)
- The Asterisk War ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls as Leila Malkal (voice)
- Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 4: Memories of Hatred as (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- Persona3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down as Aigis (voice)
- Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack! as Karorina (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- Sakamoto Maaya 20th anniversary Live "FOLLOW ME" at Saitama Super Arena
2014
- Tokyo Ghoul as Eto Yoshimura (voice)
- The Seven Deadly Sins as Merlin (voice)
- Alice in Borderland as Saori Shibuki (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- Persona3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream as Aigis (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- Black Butler: Book of Murder as Ciel Phantomhive (voice)
2013
- Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 2: The Wyvern Divided as Leila Malkal (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- Space Pirate Captain Harlock as Nami (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel - Extra Chorus as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- STAR DRIVER: The Movie as Sarina Endō (voice)
- Onimonogatari as Shinobu Oshino
2012
- Sword Art Online as Administrator (voice)
- Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives as Leila Marukaru (voice)
- Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo as Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
- TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning as Tomoe Kaburagi (voice)
- Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress as Funamushi (voice)
- SAKAMOTO MAAYA COUNTDOWN LIVE 2012→2013 ～TOUR"Mitsubachi"FINAL～ as Self
2011
- Chihayafuru as Haruka Inokuma (voice)
- Usagi Drop as Masako Yoshii (voice)
- Appleseed XIII as Deunan Knute (voice)
- Blade as Makoto (voice)
- Suzy's Zoo: Daisuki! Witzy as Narrator
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos as Julia Crichton (voice)
- TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance as Ling Xiaoyu (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: Epilogue as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- Appleseed XIII: Tartaros as Deunan Knute (voice)
- Maaya Sakamoto Live 2011 in the silence as Self
- You & Me as Gin-o-gou
- Appleseed XIII: Ouranos as Deunan Knute (voice)
2010
- Arakawa Under the Bridge as Nino (voice)
- Star Driver as Sarina Endo (voice)
- The Tatami Galaxy as Akashi (voice)
- Cobra the Animation as Secret Sanders (voice)
- And Yet the Town Moves ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Tamayura ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Trigun: Badlands Rumble as Amelia
- Maaya Sakamoto 15th Anniversary Live "Gift" at Nippon Budokan
- Coral of the Moon as Goribu no Shoujo
2009
- Monogatari as Shinobu Oshino / Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade (voice)
- Canaan as Alphard Al Shua (voice)
- Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance as Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
- Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors as Kiyomi Takada (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: Remix -Gate of seventh heaven- as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- Macross Frontier: The False Songstress as Ranxue Mei
- Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist as Self
- God Eater Prologue as Illinichina Amiella, Alisa (voice)
- Sakamoto Maaya LIVE TOUR 2009 "WE ARE KAZEYOMI!" as Self
- Chatting with Creatures
2008
- Black Butler as Ciel Phantomhive (voice)
- Soul Eater as Crona (voice)
- Chi's Sweet Home as Yamada Miwa
- Macross Frontier as Ranxue Me (voice)
- Blade of the Immortal as Machi (voice)
- Sands of Destruction as Morte Ashela
- Ghost in the Shell 2.0 as Motoko Kusanagi (young) (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki as Lin (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- Takane's Bicycle
2007
- Bamboo Blade as Rin Suzuki (voice)
- Sword of the Stranger as Hagihime (voice)
- Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Fierce Fighting as Rin (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 1 as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase as Hikaru Toyoki (voice)
- Universe ... (Musician)
2006
- Ouran High School Host Club as Haruhi Fujioka (voice)
- Kanon as Mishio Amano (voice)
- Poor Sisters Story as Kyō Yamada (voice)
- Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love as Lin (voice)
- Diebuster: The Movie as Lal'C Mellk Mal (voice)
- Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie as Lal'C Mellk Mal (voice)
2005
- Mushi-Shi
- Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children as Aerith Gainsborough (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man as Little Motoko (voice)
- Tsubasa Chronicle The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom as Princess Tomoyo (voice)
2004
- Black Jack as (voice)
- Fantastic Children as Mel (voice)
- Diebuster as Lal'C Mellk Mal
2003
2002
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED as Lunamaria Hawke (voice)
- .hack as Aura (voice)
- Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter as Pandora (voice)
- RahXephon as Reika Mishima (voice)
- Jing: King of Bandits as Mimosa (voice)
- Barom One as Noriko Kido (voice)
2001
- Kokoro Library as June (voice)
2000
- Ghost Stories
- Escaflowne: The Movie as Hitomi Kanzaki (voice)
1999
- Omishi Magical Theater Risky Safety as Moe Katsuragi
- Clover as Suu (voice)
1998
- Cardcaptor Sakura ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Cowboy Bebop as Stella Bonnaro (voice)
- Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight as Leaf (voice)
- Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective as Yamazaki Riho
1996
- The Vision of Escaflowne as Hitomi Kanzaki (voice)
- Aqua Age as Natsumi Kugayama
1995
- Ghost in the Shell as Kusanagi Girl (voice)
1990
1988
- Gunbuster as Lal'C Melk Mark (voice)