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* = Maaya Sakamoto - ハロー、ハロー = Hello, Hello | 2018 | CD, Maxi-Single |
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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* - シングルコレクション+ ハチポチ (Single Collection+ Hotchpotch) | 1999 | CD, Compilation |
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Maaya Sakamoto - Duets | 2021 | CD, Mini-Album |
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坂本真綾* - 夕凪Loop | 2005 | CD, Album |
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坂本真綾* - かぜよみ | 2009 | 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, DVD, DVD-Video |
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Maaya Sakamoto - Follow Me Up | 2015 | 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, DVD, DVD-Video |
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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 - Clear | 2018 | CD, Single |
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坂本 真綾* - Live 2013 "Roots Of SSW" | 2014 | File, FLAC, Album |
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Maaya Sakamoto - Everywhere | 2010 | CD, Compilation, DVD, DVD-Video |
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坂本真綾* - 夕凪Loop | 2005 | CD, Album |
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坂本真綾* - かぜよみ | 2009 | CD, Album |
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Maaya Sakamoto - Dive | 1998 | CD, Album |
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Maaya Sakamoto - ループ | 2005 | CD, Maxi-Single |
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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* - イージーリスニング | 2001 | CD, Mini-Album |
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Maaya Sakamoto - ヘミソフィア | 2002 | CD, HDCD, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
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坂本真綾* - 少年アリス | 2003 | 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 - Single Collection Hotchpotch シングルコレクション+ ハチポチ | 2005 | CD, Compilation |
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Maaya Sakamoto - Singer-Songwriter | 2013 | CD, Album |
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坂本真綾* - 風待ちジェット / スピカ | 2006 | CD, Maxi-Single |
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坂本真綾* - おかえりなさい | 2011 | CD, Single, Limited Edition |
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Maaya Sakamoto - Singer-Songwriter | 2013 | CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Stereo |
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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 - 夕凪Loop | 2005 | CD, Album, Stereo, CDr, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition |
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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 - マメシバ | 2000 | CD, Mini, Single |
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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 - トライアングラー | 2008 | CD, Single |
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坂本真綾* - さいごの果実 | 2007 | CD, Mini, EP |
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坂本真綾* - Gift | 1997 | CD, Mini, Single |
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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* - Driving In The Silence | 2011 | CD, Mini-Album, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, 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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坂本 真綾* - シングルコレクション + アチコチ | 2020 | File, FLAC, Album |
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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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Maaya Sakamoto - Tune The Rainbow | 2003 | CD, Maxi-Single |
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Maaya Sakamoto - 30minutes Night Flight | 2007 | CD, Mini-Album, Partially Mixed |
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Maaya Sakamoto - Live Tour 2015-2016 "Follow Me Up" Final At 中野サンプラザ | 2016 | CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, All Media, Limited Edition |
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Maaya Sakamoto - マジックナンバー | 2009 | CD, Single |
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Maaya Sakamoto - Million Clouds | 2016 | CD, Single |
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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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坂本真綾* - シングルコレクション+ ニコパチ (Single Collection+ NIKOPACHI) | 2003 | CD, Compilation |
No Image | 坂本真綾* - Driving In The Silence | 2011 | CD, Mini-Album |
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坂本真綾* - Lucy | 2001 | CD, Album |
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坂本真綾* - You Can't Catch Me | 2011 | CD, Album, Limited Edition |
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