
Maaya Sakamoto
Acting
Born 1980-03-31 · Tokyo, Japan
Maaya Sakamoto 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 Ryougi in the Kara no Kyoukai 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.
Filmography

EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening
Feb 21, 2026

Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
Jan 22, 2026

Labyrinth
Jan 1, 2026

劇場版ACMA:GAME 最後の鍵
Oct 25, 2024

Look Back
Jun 28, 2024

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
Jan 26, 2024

KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-
Jan 12, 2024

Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage
Oct 13, 2023

Pretty Cure All Stars F
Sep 15, 2023

EVANGELION:3.0(-46h)
Mar 8, 2023

EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.)
Mar 8, 2023

The First Slam Dunk
Dec 3, 2022

The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Sep 30, 2022

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1
Sep 30, 2022

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc
Aug 25, 2022

The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 3
May 13, 2022

The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 2
Apr 1, 2022

The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 1
Mar 4, 2022

Fruits Basket -prelude-
Feb 18, 2022

坂本真綾 25周年記念LIVE「約束はいらない」 at 横浜アリーナ
Oct 27, 2021

Bright: Samurai Soul
Oct 12, 2021

Child of Kamiari Month
Oct 8, 2021

Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon
Jul 30, 2021

Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
Jul 22, 2021

The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light
Jul 2, 2021

Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram
May 15, 2021

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Mar 8, 2021

Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram
Dec 5, 2020

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul
Jan 17, 2020

NiNoKuni
Aug 23, 2019