
Biography
Maaya Sakamoto (坂本 真綾, Sakamoto Maaya, born March 31, 1980) is a Japanese 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 Leila Malcal in Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, Jeanne d'Arc in Fate/Apocrypha, Shiki Ryōgi in The Garden of Sinners, 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, Merlin in The Seven Deadly Sins, Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shell: Arise, Quinella in Sword Art Online, and Echidna in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World.In the Japanese localization of overseas dubs, she has voiced Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars films and series, as well as performing the dub voice for Natalie Portman in numerous films.In video games, she 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, Lightning in the Final Fantasy XIII games, Ling Xiaoyu in Tekken, and Alisa Ilinichina Amiella in God Eater.As a singer, she 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. 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. Born in Tokyo, Sakamoto grew up in a family formed by her parents and her older brother. She started working as a voice actress in a very early age and the first leading role she was given was in the 1993 OVA Little Twins.In 1996, she was given the role of Hitomi Kanzaki, the leading role in the TV anime series The Vision of Escaflowne. 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. Her first album, titled Grapefruit, was released on April 23, 1997. Since then, Sakamoto would perform theme songs for several anime series, including Clamp School Detectives (1997), Record of Lodoss War (1998) and Cardcaptor Sakura (1999). Since her very debut, all of her music was produced by Yoko Kanno and her music crew, which includes a selected number of musicians including Yūho Iwasato, Gabriela Robin, Shanti Snyder, and Tim Jensen. Since her debut, 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 2003, Sakamoto made her debut as a theatre actress on the Japanese version of the musical Les Misérables, playing the role of Éponine. 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. On the other hand, Sakamoto's 11th single "Tune the Rainbow", released on April 2, 2003, 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. 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 lead single, "Loop"—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.In 2008, Sakamoto and worked once again with Yoko Kanno for her 15th single, "Triangler", which was used as opening theme for the TV anime series Macross Frontier. "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 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 March 31—her 30th birthday—her greatest hits album Everywhere, and also holding a concert at the Nippon Budokan. also in 2010, Sakamoto was playing the role of Ritsuko Nonomura in Japanese musical adaption of the South Korean movie A Moment to Remember, along with Rina Chinen and Rina Uchiyama (best known for starring in Strawberry on the Shortcake, Good Luck!!, Fire Boys, Memories of Matsuko). In 2011, her seventh album You Can't Catch Me became her first album to reach the first stop of the Oricon charts.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.
Personal Life
Sakamoto graduated from Toyo University with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology in spring 2002. On August 8, 2011, she married fellow voice actor and frequent co-star Kenichi Suzumura. On December 27, 2021, she announced that she was expecting her first child with Suzumura.
Filmography
All 171
Movies 86
TV shows 85
Voice 64
Narrator 1
Self 1
Akashi (voice)

Tatami Time Machine Blues (2022)
Movie
Annerose von Grunewald (voice)

銀河英雄伝説 Die Neue These 激突 第三章 (2022)
Movie
Shinri Yukihira (voice) / Theme Song Performance

Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness (2022)
TV show
Annerose von Grunewald (voice)

銀河英雄伝説 Die Neue These 激突 第二章 (2022)
Movie
Annerose von Grunewald (voice)

The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Gekitotsu 1 (2022)
Movie
Hawk Ritzland (voice)

Love of Kill (2022)
TV show
Kasey

Super Crooks (2021)
TV show
Magic Mirror

Ranking of Kings (2021)
TV show
4
Chihaya

Bright: Samurai Soul (2021)
Movie
6
Shiro

Child of Kamiari Month (2021)
Movie
Leonardo da Vinci (voice)

Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon (2021)
Movie
8
Merlin (voice)

The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light (2021)
Movie
5.5
Jeanne d'Arc (voice)

Fate/Grand Carnival (2021)
TV show
Leonardo da Vinci (voice)

Fate/Grand Order: The Movie – Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot – Paladin; Agateram (2021)
Movie
Mayumi Doujima (voice)

Pretty Boy Detective Club (2021)
TV show
Mari Illustrious Makinami (voice)

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
Movie
6
Leonardo da Vinci (voice)

Fate/Grand Order: The Movie – Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot – Wandering; Agateram (2020)
Movie
Maria (voice)

Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (2020)
Movie
Zero (voice)

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2020)
TV show
Fatina

I'm Standing on a Million Lives (2020)
TV show
Suzue Kambe (voice)

The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED (2020)
TV show
Kyoko Sayama

SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME (2020)
TV show
4
Lyza / Narration (voice)

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020)
Movie
Marie “Lily” Antoinette (voice)

Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga (2020)
TV show
5.75
Ascella (voice)

Drifting Dragons (2020)
TV show
Kinuyo Kasuga (voice)

Stars Align (2019)
TV show
Leonardo da Vinci (voice)

Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia (2019)
TV show
Saki / Versa (voice)

NiNoKuni (2019)
Movie
1
Mysterious Lady (voice)

BEM (2019)
TV show
Anzu

Ensemble Stars! (2019)
TV show
Anzu

Ensemble Stars! (2019)
Movie
Mari Illustrious Makinami

Evangelion the Movie AVANT 1: 0706 Version (2019)
Movie
Elizabeth (voice)

To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (2019)
TV show
Crystal (voice)

Carole & Tuesday (2019)
TV show
Akito Sōma (voice)

Fruits Basket (2019)
TV show
Tamayo (voice)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)
TV show
8.5
Artemis

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion (2019)
Movie
Narration / Lyza

Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight (2019)
Movie
Narration / Lyza

Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn (2019)
Movie
Shinobu Oshino (voice)

Zoku Owarimonogatari (2018)
Movie
Larisa

Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 (2018)
Movie
Merlin (voice)

The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky (2018)
Movie
7.6
Ichinose Reiko

The Piano Forest (2018)
TV show
Honey Kisaragi (voice)

Cutie Honey Universe (2018)
TV show
Marielle (voice)

The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017)
TV show
6
Narration / Lyza

Made In Abyss (2017)
TV show
Jeanne D'Arc / Ruler / Jeanne d'Arc

Fate/Apocrypha (2017)
TV show
6
Chikujouin Makagami (voice)

Re:Creators (2017)
TV show
Ciel Phantomhive

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017)
Movie
Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade

Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017)
Movie
5.6
Actress

Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings (2016)
Movie
Kaguya Hayashi

The Great Passage (2016)
TV show
Mother

Chi's Sweet Adventure (2016)
TV show
Meyers (voice)

Ajin: Demi-Human - Collide (2016)
Movie
(voice)

Pokémon Generations (2016)
TV show
6
Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade

Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016)
Movie
4
Miyoko Yasuhara (voice)

Joker Game (2016)
TV show
6
Echidna (voice)

Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (2016)
TV show
6
Leila Malkal (voice)

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones (2016)
Movie
2.83
Motoko Kusanagi

Ghost In The Shell: The Movie Virtual Reality Diver (2016)
Movie
1.33
Aegis

Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth (2016)
Movie
3.67
Meyers (voice) / Meyers / Meyers (voice) / Meyers

Ajin (2016)
TV show
1
Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade

Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016)
Movie
5.17
Motoko Kusanagi

Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult (2015)
Movie
Alisa Ilyinichna Omela (voice)

God Eater (2015)
TV show
5.86
Sumako Aotsuki

Ushio and Tora (2015)
TV show
6
Motoko Kusanagi

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015)
Movie
4.59
Karorina (voice)

Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack! (2015)
Movie
Falangies (voice)

The Heroic Legend of Arslan (2015)
TV show
1
Motoko Kusanagi

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture (2015)
TV show
Aigis

Persona 3 the Movie: #3 Falling Down (2015)
Movie
3
Ciel Phantomhive

Black Butler: Book of Murder (2014)
Movie
Saori Shibuki

Alice in Borderland (2014)
TV show
Merlin (voice)

The Seven Deadly Sins (2014)
TV show
6.23
Motoko Kusanagi

Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone (2014)
Movie
4.96
Motoko Kusanagi

Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears (2014)
Movie
5.15
Aigis

Persona 3 the Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream (2014)
Movie
3.67
Motoko Kusanagi

Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers (2013)
Movie
5.04
Shiki Ryougi (voice)

The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel – Extra Chorus (2013)
Movie
4.38
Shiki Ryougi

The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel (2013)
Movie
5.86
Leila Malkal (voice)

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 2: The Wyvern Divided (2013)
Movie
2.83
Nami (voice)

Space Pirate Captain Harlock (2013)
Movie
5.67
両儀式

The Garden of Sinners (2013)
TV show
Motoko Kusanagi

Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain (2013)
Movie
4.72
Lunamaria Hawke (voice)

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY HD (2013)
TV show
Sarina Endō (voice)

Star Driver the Movie (2013)
Movie
Mari Illustrious Makinami

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
Movie
5.32
Funamushi (voice)

Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress (2012)
Movie
6
Tomoe Kaburagi (voice)

Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning (2012)
Movie
Leila Malcal (voice)

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled (2012)
TV show
Leila Marukaru

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives (2012)
Movie
3.17
Quinella (voice) / Administrator (voice)

Sword Art Online (2012)
TV show
5.49
Yurie Saionji

Black Jack: Final (2011)
Movie
Deunan Knute

Appleseed XIII: Ouranos (2011)
Movie
Inokuma Haruka

Chihayafuru (2011)
TV show
Ling Xiaoyu

TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance (2011)
Movie
Masako Yoshii

Usagi Drop (2011)
TV show
Deunan Knute

Appleseed XIII (2011)
TV show
Julia Crichton

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011)
Movie
Makoto

Blade (2011)
TV show
Deunan Knute

Appleseed XIII: Tartaros (2011)
Movie
Gin-o-gou

You & Me (2011)
Movie
3.8
Narrator

Suzy's Zoo: Daisuki! Witzy (2011)
TV show
Shiki Ryougi

The Garden of Sinners – The Final Chapter: Epilogue (2010)
Movie
5.64
Theme Song Performance

And Yet the Town Moves (2010)
TV show
Theme Song Performance

Tamayura (2010)
TV show

Maaya Sakamoto 15th Anniversary Live "Gift" at Nippon Budokan (2010)
Movie
Akashi (voice)

The Tatami Galaxy (2010)
TV show
5
Nino

Arakawa Under the Bridge (2010)
TV show
6
Amelia

Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010)
Movie
Secret

Cobra the Animation (2010)
TV show
Ranxue Mei

Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (2009)
Movie
3.86

Chatting with Creatures (2009)
Movie
Kiyomi Takada (voice)

Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors (2009)
Movie
4.33
Shiki Ryogi

The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 7: A Study in Murder (Part 2) (2009)
Movie
4.9
Alphald

Canaan (2009)
TV show
Shinobu Oshino / Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade

Monogatari (2009)
TV show
4
忍野忍 / 姬丝秀忒_雅赛劳拉莉昂_刃下心

物語シリーズ (2009)
TV show
Mari Illustrious Makinami (voice)

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
Movie
5.02
Self

Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist (2009)
Movie
Shiki Ryougi (voice)

The Garden of Sinners – Remix: Gate of Seventh Heaven (2009)
Movie
6.75
Shiki Ryogi

The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 6: Oblivion Recording (2008)
Movie
5.1
Ciel Phantomhive

Black Butler (2008)
TV show
6.53
Secret

Cobra The Animation: The Psycho-Gun (2008)
Movie
Shiki Ryogi

The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 5: Paradox Spiral (2008)
Movie
4.9
Machi (voice)

Blade of the Immortal (2008)
TV show
Morte Ashela

Sands of Destruction (2008)
TV show
Takane Takasumi

Takane's Bicycle (2008)
Movie
Shiki Ryogi

The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 4: The Hollow Shrine (2008)
Movie
6
Crona

Soul Eater (2008)
TV show
7
Ranxue Me

Macross Frontier (2008)
TV show
Yamada Miwa

Chi's Sweet Home (2008)
TV show
6
Shiki Ryogi

The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 3: Remaining Sense of Pain (2008)
Movie
5.36
Shiki Ryogi

The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 2: A Study in Murder (Part 1) (2007)
Movie
4.89
Shiki Ryogi

The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 1: Overlooking View (2007)
Movie
5.11
Actress

Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (2007)
Movie
Rin Suzuki

Bamboo Blade (2007)
TV show
4
Hagihime (voice)

Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Movie
3.67
Mishio Amano

Kanon (2006)
TV show
6
Lal'C Mellk Mal

Diebuster: The Movie (2006)
Movie
Kyô Yamada

Poor Sisters Story (2006)
TV show
Haruhi Fujioka

Ouran High School Host Club (2006)
TV show
6
配音

聖闘士星矢_冥王ハーデス_前章 (2005)
TV show

Mushi-Shi (2005)
TV show
6
Princess Tomoyo

Tsubasa Chronicle The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom (2005)
Movie
Aerith Gainsborough

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
Movie
5.98
Tomoyo Daidouji (voice)

Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (2005)
TV show
Little Motoko

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005)
Movie
4.94
Lal'C Mellk Mal

Diebuster (2004)
TV show
Mel

Fantastic Children (2004)
TV show

The Eldest Boy and His Three Elder Sisters (2003)
TV show
Mishio Amano

Kanon Kazahana (2003)
Movie
Aura / Morti

.hack//Legend Of The Twilight (2003)
TV show
Mimosa (voice)

Jing: King of Bandits (2002)
TV show
Aura (voice)

.hack (2002)
TV show
6
Mishio Amano

Kanon (2002)
TV show
Reika Mishima

RahXephon (2002)
TV show
July (voice) / June (voice)

Kokoro Library (2001)
TV show

Ghost Stories (2000)
TV show
Hitomi Kanzaki

Escaflowne: The Movie (2000)
Movie
Moe Katsuragi

Omishi Magical Theater Risky Safety (1999)
TV show
Suu

Clover (1999)
Movie
Riho Yamazaki

NightWalker - Eternal Darkness (1998)
Movie
Riho Yamazaki

Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective (1998)
TV show
Leaf (voice)

Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (1998)
TV show
Natsumi Kugayama

Aqua Age (1996)
TV show
Hitomi Kanzaki

The Vision of Escaflowne (1996)
TV show
7
Kusanagi girl

Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Movie
5.55

Makkuro na Obentô (1990)
Movie
Lal'C Melk Mark (voice)

Gunbuster (1988)
TV show
Akashi (voice)

Tatami Time Machine Blues
TV show
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Information
Known for Acting
Gender Female
Birthday 1980-03-31 (42 years old)
Place of birth Itabashi-ku, Japan
Spouse Kenichi Suzumura
Citizenships Japan
Also known as Сакамото Маая, 坂本真綾, Māya Sakamoto, Sakamoto Maaya, 坂本真绫

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