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
- Cosmic Princess Kaguya! as Momiji Sakayori (voice)
- EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening as Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
- ONE PIECE HEROINES as Miucha (voice)
- Labyrinth as Yoriko Maezawa (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)
- A Condition Called Love as Tsukiha 'Shibamu' Shibamura (voice)
- Look Back as Woman from 4-Frame Manga (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
- TRIGUN STAMPEDE as Rem Saverem (voice)
- The Fire Hunter as Akira (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)
- Pretty Cure All Stars F as Preme / Cure Supreme (voice)
- Fate/Grand Order: You've Lost Ritsuka Fujimaru as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage as Amelothée (voice)
- EVANGELION:3.0(-46h) as Mari Illustrious-Makinami (voice)
- EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.) as Mari Illustrious-Makinami (voice)
- Fate Project 大晦日TVスペシャル2023
2022
- The Heike Story as Taira no Shigeko (voice)
- Arknights as Talulah (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)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc as Tamayo (voice)
- The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 1 as Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1 as Annerose von Grünewald
- 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 3 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)
- Pretty Boy Detective Club as Mayumi Doujima (voice)
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time as Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
- Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop as Maria (voice)
- Fate/Grand Carnival as Jeanne d'Arc (voice)
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light as Merlin (voice)
- Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon as Leonardo da Vinci / Alexander III / Jeanne d'Arc (voice)
- Child of Kamiari Month as Shiro (voice)
- Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram as Leonardo da Vinci (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)
- I'm Standing on a Million Lives as Fatina (voice)
- The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED as Suzue Kambe (voice)
- SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME as Kyoko Sayama (voice)
- Arte ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Sorcerous Stabber Orphen as Carlotta (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)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba as Tamayo (voice)
- CAROLE & TUESDAY as Crystal (voice)
- Stars Align as Kinuyo Kasuga (voice)
- Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts as Elizabeth (voice)
- Ensemble Stars! as Anzu
- BEM as Mysterious Lady (voice)
- Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion as Artemis (voice)
- NiNoKuni as Saki / Versa (voice)
- Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight as Lyza / Narrator (voice)
- Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn as Lyza (voice)
2018
- The Piano Forest as Reiko Ichinose (voice)
- Cutie Honey Universe as Honey Kisaragi / Cutie Honey (voice)
- Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card ... (Songs)
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky as Merlin (voice)
- Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order as 贞德、贞德·Alter·Santa·Lily
2017
- The Ancient Magus' Bride as Marielle (voice)
- Made in Abyss as Lyza / Narration (voice)
- Fate/Apocrypha as Ruler (voice)
- Re:Creators as Magane Chikujoin (voice)
- Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu as Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
- Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic as Ciel Phantomhive (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Virtual Reality Diver as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2016
- Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- as Echidna (voice)
- JOKER GAME as Miyoko Yasuhara (voice)
- Ajin as Meyers (voice)
- The Great Passage as Hayashi Kaguya (voice)
- Chi's Sweet Adventure as Miwa Yamada (voice)
- Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu as Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
- Persona3 the Movie #4 Winter of Rebirth as Aigis (voice)
- Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones as Leila Malkal (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)
- Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack! as Karorina (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls as Leila Malkal (voice)
- Persona3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down as Aigis (voice)
- Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 4: Memories of Hatred as (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2014
- Tokyo Ghoul as Eto Yoshimura (voice)
- Alice in Borderland as Saori Shibuki (voice)
- The Seven Deadly Sins as Merlin (voice)
- Black Butler: Book of Murder as Ciel Phantomhive (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)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2013
- The Garden of Sinners as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- Space Pirate Captain Harlock as Nami (voice)
- STAR DRIVER: The Movie as Sarina Endō (voice)
- Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 2: The Wyvern Divided as Leila Malkal (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel - Extra Chorus as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
2012
- Sword Art Online as Administrator (voice)
- Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo as Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
- Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives as Leila Marukaru (voice)
- Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress as Funamushi (voice)
- TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning as Tomoe Kaburagi (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)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos as Julia Crichton (voice)
- TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance as Ling Xiaoyu (voice)
- Suzy's Zoo: Daisuki! Witzy as Narrator
- Appleseed XIII: Ouranos as Deunan Knute (voice)
- Appleseed XIII: Tartaros as Deunan Knute (voice)
- You & Me as Gin-o-gou
- Maaya Sakamoto Live 2011 in the silence as Self
2010
- Star Driver as Sarina Endo (voice)
- The Tatami Galaxy as Akashi (voice)
- Cobra the Animation as Secret Sanders (voice)
- Arakawa Under the Bridge as Nino (voice)
- And Yet the Town Moves ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Tamayura ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Trigun: Badlands Rumble as Amelia
- The Garden of Sinners: Epilogue as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 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)
- Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors as Kiyomi Takada (voice)
- Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance as Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: Murder Speculation Part B as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- Macross Frontier: The False Songstress as Ranxue Mei
- The Garden of Sinners: Remix -Gate of seventh heaven- as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- God Eater Prologue as Illinichina Amiella, Alisa (voice)
- Chatting with Creatures
- Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist as Self
- Sakamoto Maaya LIVE TOUR 2009 "WE ARE KAZEYOMI!" as Self
2008
- Black Butler as Ciel Phantomhive (voice)
- Soul Eater as Crona (voice)
- Macross Frontier as Ranxue Me (voice)
- Chi's Sweet Home as Yamada Miwa
- Blade of the Immortal as Machi (voice)
- Sands of Destruction as Morte Ashela
- The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell 2.0 as Motoko Kusanagi (young) (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording 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)
- 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: Murder Speculation Part A 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 as Tomoyo Daidouji (voice)
- 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)
2003
2002
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED as Lunamaria Hawke (voice)
- Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter as Pandora (voice)
- .hack as Aura (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
- Cowboy Bebop as Stella Bonnaro (voice)
- Cardcaptor Sakura ... (Theme Song Performance)
- 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)