Maaya Sakamoto
111 movies · 104 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 31, 1980 (age 46)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Сакамото Маая · Sakamoto Maaya · 坂本 真綾 · مایا ساکاموتو
Biography
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.
Known for
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★ 8.6 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
2019 · TV
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★ 8.4 The Seven Deadly Sins
2014 · TV
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★ 7.9 Ghost in the Shell
1995 · Film
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★ 8.3 Tokyo Ghoul
2014 · TV
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★ 8.8 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
2025 · Film
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★ 8.1 Sword Art Online
2012 · TV
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★ 8.5 Cowboy Bebop
1998 · TV
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★ 7.2 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
2005 · Film
Maaya Sakamoto: movies and TV shows
Acting (208)
- Upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO
as Lunamaria Hawke (voice)
- Upcoming
- 2026 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-
as Wasu (voice)
- 2026
- 2026
- 2026 One Piece Heroines
as Miucha (voice)
- 2026 The Ghost in the Shell
as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2026 EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening
as Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
- 2026 Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
as Momiji Sakayori (voice)
- 2026 Labyrinth
as Yoriko Maezawa (voice)
- 2025
- 2025 The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom · TV
as Fianna (voice) · 12 episodes
- 2025
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024 Look Back
as Woman from 4-Frame Manga (voice)
- 2024
- 2024 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
as Lunamaria Hawke (voice)
- 2024 KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-
as Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade (voice) (archive footage)
- 2023
- 2023 Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage
as Amelothée (voice)
- 2023 Pretty Cure All Stars F
as Preme / Cure Supreme (voice)
- 2023
- 2023 EVANGELION:3.0(-46h)
as Mari Illustrious-Makinami (voice)
- 2023 EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.)
as Mari Illustrious-Makinami (voice)
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2022 The First Slam Dunk
as Haruko Akagi (voice)
- 2022
- 2022 The Tatami Time Machine Blues
as Akashi (voice)
- 2022 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1
as Annerose von Grünewald
- 2022
- 2022 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc
as Tamayo (voice)
- 2022
- 2022 The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 3
as Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
- 2022
- 2022 The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 2
as Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
- 2022 The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Collision 1
as Annerose von Grünewald (voice)
- 2022 Fruits Basket -prelude-
as Akito Soma (voice)
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021
- 2021
- 2021 Bright: Samurai Soul
as Chihaya (voice)
- 2021 Child of Kamiari Month
as Shiro (voice)
- 2021 Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon
as Leonardo da Vinci / Alexander III / Jeanne d'Arc (voice)
- 2021 Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
as Maria (voice)
- 2021 The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light
as Merlin (voice)
- 2021
- 2021 Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram
as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- 2021
- 2021 Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
as Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
- 2020 Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram
as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020 Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul
as Lyza / Narration (voice)
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019 NiNoKuni
as Saki / Versa (voice)
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion
as Artemis (voice)
- 2019 Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight
as Lyza / Narrator (voice)
- 2019 Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn
as Lyza (voice)
- 2018 Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order
as 贞德、贞德·Alter·Santa·Lily
- 2018 The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky
as Merlin (voice)
- 2018
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017 Ghost in the Shell: Virtual Reality Diver
as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2017
- 2017 Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
as Ciel Phantomhive (voice)
- 2017 Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu
as Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
- 2016 Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings
as Ren Homura (young) (voice)
- 2016
- 2016
- 2016 Ajin: Demi-Human – Collide
as Meyers (voice)
- 2016 Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
as Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
- 2016
- 2016 Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- · TV
as Echidna (voice) / Echidna (Artificial Spirit) (voice) · 19 episodes
- 2016 Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones
as Leila Malkal (voice)
- 2016 Persona3 the Movie #4 Winter of Rebirth
as Aigis (voice)
- 2016
- 2016 Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
as Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade (voice)
- 2015 Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult
as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015 Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2015 Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls
as Leila Malkal (voice)
- 2015
- 2015 Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!
as Karorina (voice)
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015 Persona3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down
as Aigis (voice)
- 2014 Black Butler: Book of Murder
as Ciel Phantomhive (voice)
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014 Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2014
- 2014 Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears
as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2014 Persona3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream
as Aigis (voice)
- 2013 Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2013 Onimonogatari
as Shinobu Oshino
- 2013 The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel
as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2013 The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel - Extra Chorus
as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2013 Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 2: The Wyvern Divided
as Leila Malkal (voice)
- 2013 Space Pirate Captain Harlock
as Nami (voice)
- 2013 Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- 2013 STAR DRIVER: The Movie
as Sarina Endō (voice)
- 2012 Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
as Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
- 2012 Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress
as Funamushi (voice)
- 2012 TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning
as Tomoe Kaburagi (voice)
- 2012 Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives
as Leila Marukaru (voice)
- 2012
- 2011 Appleseed XIII: Ouranos
as Deunan Knute (voice)
- 2011
- 2011 TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance
as Ling Xiaoyu (voice)
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011 Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
as Julia Crichton (voice)
- 2011
- 2011 Appleseed XIII: Tartaros
as Deunan Knute (voice)
- 2011 You & Me
as Gin-o-gou
- 2011
- 2010 The Garden of Sinners: Epilogue
as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2010 Coral of the Moon
as Goribu no Shoujo
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010 Trigun: Badlands Rumble
as Amelia
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010
- 2009 Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
as Ranxue Mei
- 2009
- 2009 Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
as Kiyomi Takada (voice)
- 2009 God Eater Prologue
as Illinichina Amiella, Alisa (voice)
- 2009 The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2
as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009 Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
as Mari Makinami Illustrious (voice)
- 2009 The Garden of Sinners: Remix -Gate of seventh heaven-
as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2008 The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording
as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2008
- 2008 The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral
as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2008
- 2008 Ghost in the Shell 2.0
as Motoko Kusanagi (young) (voice)
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008 The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine
as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008 Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki
as Lin (voice)
- 2008 The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain
as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2007 The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 1
as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2007 The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View
as Shiki Ryougi (voice)
- 2007 Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase
as Hikaru Toyoki (voice)
- 2007
- 2007 Sword of the Stranger
as Hagihime (voice)
- 2007
- 2006
- 2006 Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie
as Lal'C Mellk Mal (voice)
- 2006 Diebuster: The Movie
as Lal'C Mellk Mal (voice)
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005
- 2005 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
as Little Motoko (voice)
- 2005 Tsubasa Chronicle The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom
as Princess Tomoyo (voice)
- 2005 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
as Aerith Gainsborough (voice)
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000 Escaflowne: The Movie
as Hitomi Kanzaki (voice)
- 1999
- 1999 Clover
as Suu (voice)
+ 8 more credits
Behind the camera (13)
- 2025
- 2023
- 2023
- 2022
- 2020 Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram
Theme Song Performance
- 2020
- 2015
- 2015 Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Theme Song Performance
- 2015
- 2010
- 2010
- 2007 Universe
Musician
- 1998
Talk shows and appearances (5)
- 2021
- 2012
- 2011
- 2009
- 2009