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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
, December 16 , 1999 , 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.
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