Maaya Sakamoto
Maaya Sakamoto (坂本 真綾, Sakamoto Maaya, born March 31, 1980) 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 Ryōgi in the Kara no Kyōkai 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.
Releases
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坂本真綾* = Ma-aya Sakamoto* - グレープフルーツ = Grapefruit | 1997 | CD, Album |
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坂本真綾* = Maaya Sakamoto - ハロー、ハロー = Hello, Hello | 2018 | CD, Maxi-Single |
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Maaya Sakamoto - マメシバ | 2000 | CD, Mini, Single |
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Maaya Sakamoto - You can't catch me | 2016 | File, FLAC, Album, Stereo |
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Maaya Sakamoto - 約束はいらない | 1996 | CD, Mini, Stereo |
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坂本真綾* - プラチナ | 1999 | CD, Single, Mini |
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Maaya Sakamoto - Follow Me Up | 2015 | CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, All Media, Limited Edition |
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Maaya Sakamoto - 今日だけの音楽 | 2019 | File, FLAC, Album, Stereo |
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坂本真綾* - かぜよみ | 2009 | CD, Album |
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Maaya Sakamoto - 30minutes Night Flight | 2007 | CD, Mini-Album, Partially Mixed, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, All Media, Limited Edition |
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Maaya Sakamoto - Dive | 1998 | CD, Album |
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坂本真綾* - レプリカ | 2014 | CD, Single, Limited Edition |
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坂本真綾* - 雨が降る | 2008 | CD, Maxi-Single |
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坂本真綾* - Driving In The Silence | 2011 | CD, Mini-Album, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, All Media, Limited Edition |
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坂本真綾* - Down Town / やさしさに包まれたなら | 2020 | Vinyl, 7", Single, Limited Edition |
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坂本真綾* - シングルコレクション+ ミツバチ | 2012 | CD, Compilation, Blu-ray, Compilation |
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Maaya Sakamoto - 逆光 | 2018 | CD, Single |
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Maaya Sakamoto - Duets | 2021 | CD, Mini-Album |
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Maaya Sakamoto - 躍動↔独白 | 2020 | CD, Single |
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坂本真綾* - 20周年記念トリビュートアルバム Request | 2015 | CD, Compilation |
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Maaya Sakamoto - マジックナンバー | 2009 | CD, Single |
No Image | 坂本真綾* - 今日だけの音楽 | 2019 | CD, Album |
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坂本真綾* - シングルコレクション+ ニコパチ (Single Collection+ NIKOPACHI) | 2003 | CD, Compilation |
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坂本真綾* - 夕凪Loop | 2005 | CD, Album |
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坂本真綾* - 坂本真綾 Countdown Live 2012→2013 ~Tour”ミツバチ”Final~ | 2013 | Blu-ray, Stereo, Multichannel |
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Maaya Sakamoto - You can't catch me | 2016 | File, FLAC, Album, Stereo |
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坂本真綾* - シングルコレクション+ ミツバチ | 2012 | CD, Compilation, Blu-ray, Compilation |
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坂本真綾* - Lucy | 2001 | CD, Album |
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坂本真綾* - イージーリスニング | 2001 | CD, Mini-Album |
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Sakamoto Maya* - Gravity | 2003 | CD, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
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Maaya Sakamoto - Be Mine! / Saved. | 2014 | CD, Maxi-Single, CD, Mini-Album, All Media, Limited Edition |
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坂本真綾* - 今日だけの音楽 | 2019 | CD, Album, Blu-ray, All Media, Limited Edition |
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Maaya Sakamoto - 指輪 | 2000 | CD, Mini |
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Maaya Sakamoto - Single Collection Hotchpotch シングルコレクション+ ハチポチ | 1999 | CD, Compilation |
No Image | 坂本真綾* - Driving In The Silence | 2011 | CD, Mini-Album |
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坂本真綾* - シングルコレクション+ ニコパチ (Single Collection+ NIKOPACHI) | 2003 | CD, Compilation, DVD, DVD-Video |
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坂本真綾* - かぜよみ | 2009 | CD, Album |
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坂本真綾* - 幸せについて私が知っている5つの方法 / 色彩 | 2015 | CD, Maxi-Single, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, All Media, Limited Edition |
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Maaya Sakamoto - 30minutes Night Flight | 2010 | CD, Mini-Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue |
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坂本真綾* - シングルコレクション+ ハチポチ (Single Collection+ Hotchpotch) | 1999 | CD, Compilation |
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坂本真綾* - 奇跡の海 | 1998 | CD, Mini, Single |
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坂本真綾* - 坂本真綾15周年記念ライブ "Gift" At 日本武道館 | 2010 | Blu-ray, Stereo, Multichannel |
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Maaya Sakamoto - Follow Me Up | 2015 | CD, Album |
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Maaya Sakamoto - Million Clouds | 2016 | CD, Single |
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Maaya Sakamoto - 30minutes Night Flight | 2007 | CD, Mini-Album, Partially Mixed, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, All Media, Limited Edition |
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坂本 真綾* - シングルコレクション + アチコチ | 2020 | File, FLAC, Album |
No Image | 坂本 真綾* - シングルコレクション + アチコチ | 2020 | CD, Compilation |
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坂本真綾* - Sumire / Kotoba ni Dekinai | 2022 | CD, Maxi-Single, Stereo, Blu-ray, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition |
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坂本真綾* - Down Town / やさしさに包まれたなら | 2010 | Vinyl, 12", Single, Limited Edition |
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坂本真綾* - かぜよみ | 2009 | CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, All Media, Limited Edition |
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