Maaya Sakamoto
Awards & Honours
14
Awards Won
2
Honours
5
Rankings
6
Covers
2
Records
Over her career, Sakamoto has accumulated an impressive collection of voice acting awards, including multiple Seiyu Awards across different categories. She was the first voice actress to win both Best New Actress and Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Seiyu Awards. Her music single Triangler charted for 26 weeks on Oricon, a rare longevity for an anime theme song. In 2021, she received the Special Achievement Award at the Seiyu Awards for her overall contributions to the industry, and in 2023 she was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at Anime Expo. Her ability to transition seamlessly between sweet heroines and dark, complex characters has been widely praised.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Special Achievement Award
Awarded for overall contribution to the voice acting industry.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Honored for her decades of work in anime and voice acting.
Rankings & Lists
Top 10 Voice Actors of All Time
Greatest Anime Voice Actors
Top 10 Female Voice Actors
100 Greatest Japanese Artists
Best Voice Actors of the Decade
Magazine Covers
Anime Insider
May 2004
The Voice of Escaflowne: Maaya Sakamoto
Newtype
March 2008
Maaya Sakamoto: The Queen of Anime Songs
Famitsu
August 2010
Lightning Returns: Maaya Sakamoto
Seiyū Grand Prix
November 2013
Maaya Sakamoto: 20 Years of Voice Acting
Anime! Anime!
March 2020
Maaya Sakamoto: The Voice of a Generation
Vogue Japan
April 2022
Maaya Sakamoto: The Art of Voice
Records & Feats
First voice actress to win both Best New Actress and Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Seiyu Awards
Won Best New Actress in 1997 and Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2008.
Longest-charting anime theme song on Oricon for a female solo artist (26 weeks)
Single Triangler charted for 26 consecutive weeks on Oricon's singles chart.