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.

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Releases

Sleeve Title Year Format
坂本真綾* = Ma-aya Sakamoto* - グレープフルーツ = Grapefruit 1997 CD, Album
坂本真綾* = Maaya Sakamoto - ハロー、ハロー = Hello, Hello 2018 CD, Maxi-Single
Maaya Sakamoto - マメシバ 2000 CD, Mini, Single
Maaya Sakamoto - You can't catch me 2016 File, FLAC, Album, Stereo
坂本真綾* - プラチナ 1999 CD, Single, Mini
Maaya Sakamoto - 約束はいらない 1996 CD, Mini, Stereo
Maaya Sakamoto - Dive 1998 CD, Album
坂本真綾* - 雨が降る 2008 CD, Maxi-Single
坂本真綾* - レプリカ 2014 CD, Single, Limited Edition
Maaya Sakamoto - Follow Me Up 2015 CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, All Media, Limited Edition
Maaya Sakamoto - 今日だけの音楽 2019 File, FLAC, Album, Stereo
Maaya Sakamoto - Live Tour 2015-2016 "Follow Me Up" Final At 中野サンプラザ 2016 CD, Album
Sakamoto Maaya* - Single Collection+ Mitsubachi 2012 CD, Compilation, Blu-ray, Compilation
Sakamoto Maaya* - Duets 2021 CD, Mini-Album
Maaya Sakamoto - 逆光 2018 CD, Single
Maaya Sakamoto - 躍動↔独白 2020 CD, Single
坂本真綾* - Driving In The Silence 2011 CD, Mini-Album, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, All Media, Limited Edition
坂本真綾* - Sakamoto Maaya 25th Anniversary Live "約束はいらない" At Yokohama Arena 2021 Blu-ray, Limited Edition
坂本真綾* - Down Town / やさしさに包まれたなら 2020 Vinyl, 7", Single, Limited Edition
坂本真綾* - Lucy 2001 CD, Album
坂本真綾* - イージーリスニング 2001 CD, Mini-Album
Maaya Sakamoto - Be Mine! / Saved. 2014 CD, Maxi-Single, CD, Mini-Album, All Media, Limited Edition
Sakamoto Maya* - Gravity 2003 CD, Maxi-Single, Stereo
坂本真綾* - 20周年記念トリビュートアルバム Request 2015 CD, Compilation
Maaya Sakamoto - マジックナンバー 2009 CD, Single
Maaya Sakamoto - 記憶の図書館 2023 CD, Album, Blu-ray, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition
坂本真綾* - 今日だけの音楽 2019 CD, Album
坂本真綾* - 坂本真綾 Countdown Live 2012→2013 ~Tour”ミツバチ”Final~ 2013 DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Limited Edition
坂本真綾* - かぜよみ 2009 CD, Album
Maaya Sakamoto - 30minutes Night Flight 2007 CD, Mini-Album, Partially Mixed, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, All Media, Limited Edition
坂本真綾* - シングルコレクション+ ニコパチ (Single Collection+ NIKOPACHI) 2003 CD, Compilation
坂本真綾* - 夕凪Loop 2005 CD, Album
坂本真綾* - まだ遠くにいる / Un_mute 2023 CD, Maxi-Single, Stereo
坂本真綾* - 坂本真綾 Countdown Live 2012→2013 ~Tour”ミツバチ”Final~ 2013 Blu-ray, Stereo, Multichannel
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
坂本真綾* - かぜよみ 2009 CD, Album
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
Maaya Sakamoto - 30minutes Night Flight 2010 CD, Mini-Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue
坂本真綾* - Maaya Sakamoto Live 2011 In The Silence 2012 DVD
坂本真綾* - かぜよみ 2009 CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, All Media, Limited Edition
坂本真綾* - 菫 / 言葉にできない 2022 CD, Single, Stereo
坂本真綾* - Buddy 2011 CD, Single, Limited Edition
坂本真綾* - 風待ちジェット / スピカ 2006 CD, Maxi-Single
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
Maaya Sakamoto - Saved. / Be Mine! 2014 CD, Single, CD, Mini-Album, All Media, Limited Edition
Maaya Sakamoto - モアザンワーズ 2012 CD, Single, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Stereo
坂本真綾* - Gift 1997 CD, Mini, Single
坂本真綾* - Maaya Sakamoto Live 2011 In The Silence 2012 Blu-ray, Limited Edition
Maaya Sakamoto - Singer-Songwriter 2013 CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Stereo
坂本真綾* - 「ロードス島戦記-英雄騎士伝ー」OPテーマ - 奇跡の海 1998 CD, Mini, Single

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Tracklist: Driving In The Silence

No. Title Runtime
CD-1 Driving In The Silence 2:23
CD-2 Sayonara Santa 3:40
CD-3 Melt The Snow In Me 3:54
CD-4 Homemade Christmas 4:40
CD-5 今年いちばん 4:26
CD-6 たとえばリンゴが手に落ちるように 4:14
CD-7 極夜 5:46
CD-8 誓い 5:16
CD-9 Driving In The Silence -Reprise- 0:46
DVD-1 オリジナルショートムービー 「Driving In The Silence」

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