
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

Ghost in the Shell

TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning

Macross Frontier

Ajin

Fruits Basket

Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man

CAROLE & TUESDAY

Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

The First Slam Dunk

The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light

The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky

The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED

Sword of the Stranger

Soul Eater

Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

EVANGELION:3.0(-46h)

Bright: Samurai Soul

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc

Chi's Sweet Adventure

Sword Art Online

Pretty Cure All Stars F

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

The Tatami Time Machine Blues

Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu

Blade

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture

Super Crooks

Ghost In The Shell: The Movie Virtual Reality Diver

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

Ouran High School Host Club

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers

Alice in Borderland

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone

SAKAMOTO MAAYA COUNTDOWN LIVE 2012→2013 ~TOUR"Mitsubachi"FINAL~

The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 2)
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