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  Img Maayasakamotojpg
  Img Capt Maaya Sakamoto on her latest album ''30minutes night flight''
  Background solo_singer
  Origin Itabashi , Tokyo , Japan
  Genre Japanese Pop
  Occupation Singer , Songwriter , Seiyu
  Years Active 1996-present
  Label Victor Entertainment
  URL Official Site


is a Japanese Seiyū (voice-actor) and singer who made her debut in 1996 as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in the hit Anime series '' The Vision Of Escaflowne ''.

In addition, she sang the opening song " Yakusoku Wa Iranai " and the movie ending song " Yubiwa ". She has since teamed up with composer Yoko Kanno and has had many subsequent voice roles in anime such as '' Record Of Lodoss War '', '' Kanon '', '' RahXephon '', '' Gundam SEED DESTINY '', '' .hack//SIGN '', and others.

She also has had voice roles in video games such as '' and Max in the television series '' Dark Angel ''.

She plays the role of Eponine in the Japanese production of '' Les Misérables '', and also plays in another Japanese musical entitled Letter ~ Bring To Light with singer Ken Watanabe.

On her singer side, Sakamoto has released five solo albums, one mini album, numerous singles, and two singles collections. In December 2003, she released her fourth original album, ''Shōnen Alice'', and a DVD of a short original movie from the director of ''Mizu no Onna''
called ''03†''.

Sakamoto occasionally writes her own lyrics but most often works with others. Frequent collaborators include Yūho Iwasato for Japanese songs and Tim Jensen for English songs.

In 2004, Sakamoto's new fanclub "Idling Stop" opened. Composer Yoko Kanno worked with Sakamoto up until ''Yūnagi LOOP'', her fifth album, which has no songs composed by Kanno. Her latest album ''30 minutes night flight'' was released on March 21 , 2007 . {Link without Title}

She graduated from Toyo University (Bachelor in Sociology).

In the first '' Seiyu Awards '', she was nominated for "Best Main Character (female)" and "Best Single".

Her father, Yoshimi Sakamoto, is an expert in OVAs, ''TOKYO REVELATIONS'', and she was one half of the seiyū duo "Whoops!!", alongside Chieko Higuchi .

DISCOGRAPHY


Albums



DIVE , December 14 , 1998

Lucy , March 28 , 2001

, August 8 , 2001

, December 10 , 2003

, October 26 , 2005

30minutes Night Flight , March 21 , 2007



, July 30 , 2003


Singles

Listed chronologically.

Release date: April 24 , 1996

''Notes'': It was also used as a opening song for the anime, '' The Vision Of Escaflowne ''.

(Mini Soundtrack)

Release date: March 21 , 1997

Gift

Release date: September 22 , 1997



Release date: April 22 , 1998

''Notes'': It was used as the opening song for ''''.

Release date: November 21 , 1998

Release date: October 21 , 1999

''Notes'': It was used as the opening song for the anime series, '' Cardcaptor Sakura '' (third season).

Release date: June 21 , 2000

''Notes'': It was used as the ending theme song for ''''.

Release date: August 23 , 2000



Release date: December 16 , 2000

''Notes'': It was used as the ending theme song for '' Earth Girl Arjuna ''.

Release date: February 21 , 2002

''Notes'': It was used as the opening theme song for the anime series, '' RahXephon ''.

Gravity

Release date: February 21 , 2002

''Notes'': It was used as the ending theme song for '' Wolf's Rain ''.

Tune The Rainbow

Release date: April 2 , 2003

''Notes'': It was used as the ending theme song for the .

Release date: April 2 , 2003

''Notes'': It was used as the first ending theme song for the anime series, '' Tsubasa Chronicle ''.

,

Release date: June 14 , 2006

''Notes'': Kazemachi Jet was used as the second ending theme song for the anime series, '' Tsubasa Chronicle ''. Furthermore, Spica was used as an insert song in ''Tsubasa Chronicle''.


SOUNDTRACKS

These are soundtracks on which Sakamoto has worked, listed in alphabetical order.
  • ''23-ji no Ongaku: NHK Rensoku Dorama "Mayonaka wa Betsu no Kao"''

  • ''Arjuna: Into the Another World''

  • ''Arjuna: Onna no Minato''

  • ''Brain Powerd Original Soundtrack 2''

  • ''Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack 4''

  • ''DeViceReigN OST''

  • ''Dream Power: Tsubasanaki Mono-tachi e''

  • '' Ongakuhen''

  • ''Escaflowne Movie Original Soundtrack''

  • ''Game Vocal Best: Shikura Chiyomaru Gakkyokushū Vol.1''

  • ''''

  • ''Kōya no Medarot''

  • ''Les Misérables 2003 Original Cast CD: "Purple" label recording starring Kiyotaka Imai as Valjean''

  • ''Little Lovers Soundtrack''

  • '' Mizuiro Jidai Musical CD''

  • ''Napple Tale Original Soundtrack Vol.1: Kaijū Zukan''

  • ''Napple Tale Original Soundtrack Vol.2: Yōsei Zukan''

  • '' RahXephon O.S.T. 1 ''

  • '' RahXephon Pluralitas Concentio O.S.T. ''

  • ''Record of Lodoss War OST 1''

  • '' The Vision Of Escaflowne Original Soundtrack 1 ''

  • '' The Vision Of Escaflowne Original Soundtrack 3 ''

  • '' Tsubasa Chronicle : Future Soundscape I''

  • ''Tsubasa Chronicle: Future Soundscape III''

  • ''Tsubasa Chronicle Best Vocal Collection''

  • ''Wolf's Rain O.S.T''

  • ''Wolf's Rain O.S.T 2''



NOTABLE VOICE ROLES


Anime



Theatre animation



Games



Japanese Dubs



VOICE ACTING


Interesting Relationship with co-stars

  • She has voiced characters in two animes whereby the father figures to her roles are voiced by seiyū who have voiced main characters on '' Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo '':

  • ---In episodes 10 and 13 of ''Ouran High School Host Club'', Ryoji "Ranka" Fujioka, Haruhi Fujioka's father, appears. The character is voiced by Takehito Koyasu , the seiyū to the show's titular character. (Coincidentially, Koyasu also voices Neo Roanoke and Mu La Flaga in ''Gundam Seed Destiny'', wherein Sakamoto voices Lunamaria Hawke and Mayu Asuka, Shin Asuka's sister.)

  • ---In '''', Mr. Katsuragi, Moe's father, is voiced by Masaya Onosaka , Don Patch 's seiyū.


  • She has voiced characters whereby their love interests are voiced by members of the seiyū duo "R-16" ( Takahiro Sakurai and Kenichi Suzumura ):

  • ---In the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series and ''Final Fantasy VII Advent Children'', Maaya voices Aerith while Takahiro voices Cloud. Also, in Advent Children, Kenichi voices Zack, Aerith's first boyfriend.

  • ---In '' Gundam Seed Destiny '', Maaya voices Lunamaria Hawke while Kenichi voices Shin Asuka . (Maaya also had a bit role as Shin's sister Mayu).

  • ---In Ouran High School Host Club, Kenichi voices Hitachiin Hikaru while Maaya voices his fellow host club member, who he's in (one-sided) love with, Fujioka Haruhi.


  • In Gundam Seed Destiny, her character was the second love interest of Shinn Asuka, after Stella Loussier (voiced by Houko Kuwashima ); both Sakamoto and Kuwashima have voiced manga characters who cross-dresses (Sakamoto as Haruhi in Ouran and Kuwashima as Ashiya Mizuki in Hana-Kimi ).



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