Maaya Sakamoto (Info)

MAAYA SAKAMOTO (坂本真綾)

Maaya Sakamoto (坂本 真綾, Sakamoto Maaya, born March 31, 1980 in Itabashi, Tokyo) is a female Japanese seiyū and singer who made her debut in 1996 as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in the hit anime series The Vision of Escaflowne.

Later on, she 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 had voice roles in video games such as Panzer Dragoon Saga, Kingdom Hearts, Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami wo Tsugu Shoujo, and Napple Tale. She also does the voice of Padmé Amidala in the Japanese dub of Star Wars Episodes I, II, and III and Max in the television series Dark Angel.

Her latest album 30 minutes night flight was released on March 21, 2007.

Genre(s): Japanese Pop
Occupation(s): Singer, songwriter, seiyū
Years active : 1996-present
Official Site: http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/maaya/


Profile

* Blood type: A
* Favorite colors: Pink and brown
* Hobbies: Performing, reading, singing
* She is a graduate from Toyo University (Bachelor in Sociology).
* She has been called (お姉さま, Onee-sama?), a respectful way of saying "older sister" by her Ouran co-host Ayaka Saitō.
* Nothing much is known about her family except that her father, Yoshimi Sakamoto, is an expert in stage lighting.
* When she went to the AnimeFest in 2005, she said that her favorite Western bands are Oasis and Maroon 5.
* She has had at least one song, that appeared on the NHK program, Minna no Uta.
* She was one half of the seiyū duo "Whoops!!", alongside Chieko Higuchi.


Discography

Albums:

Grapefruit (グレープフルーツ, Grapefruit?), April 23, 1997

DIVE, December 14, 1998

Lucy, March 28, 2001

Easy Listening (イージーリスニング, Easy Listening?), August 8, 2001

Shōnen Alice (少年アリス, Shōnen Alice?), December 10, 2003

Yūnagi Loop (夕凪LOOP, Yūnagi Loop?), October 26, 2005

30minutes night flight, March 21, 2007


* Compilations

Single Collection + Hotchpotch (シングルコレクション プラス ハチポチ, Single Collection + Hotchpotch?), December 16, 1999

Single Collection + Nikopachi (シングルコレクション＋ ニコパチ, Single Collection + Nikopachi?), July 30, 2003


Singles

Listed chronologically.

* Yakusoku wa Iranai (約束はいらない, Yakusoku wa Iranai?)
o Release date: April 24, 1996

Notes: It was also used as an opening song for the anime, The Vision of Escaflowne.

* Clamp Gakuen Tanteidan (CLAMP学園探偵団, Clamp School Detectives?) (Mini Soundtrack)
o Release date: March 21, 1997

* Gift
o Release date: September 22, 1997

* Kiseki no Umi (奇跡の海, Kiseki no Umi?)
o Release date: April 22, 1998

Notes: It was used as the opening song for Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight.

* Hashiru (走る, Hashiru?)
o Release date: November 21, 1998

* Purachina (プラチナ, Purachina?)
o Release date: October 21, 1999

Notes: It was used as the third and last opening song for the anime series Cardcaptor Sakura.

* Yubiwa (指輪, Yubiwa?)
o Release date: June 21, 2000

Notes: It was used as the ending theme song for Escaflowne: The Movie.

* Shippo no Uta (しっぽのうた, Shippo no Uta?)
o Release date: August 23, 2000

* Mameshiba (マメシバ, Mameshiba?)
o Release date: December 16, 2000

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

* Hemisphere (ヘミソフィア, Hemisofia?)
o Release date: February 21, 2002

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

* Gravity
o Release date: February 21, 2002

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

* Tune the Rainbow
o Release date: April 2, 2003

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

* Loop (ループ, Loop?)
o Release date: April 2, 2003

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

* Kazemachi Jet / Spica (風待ちジェット / スピカ, Kazemachi Jetto / Supica?),
o 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.

* Saigo no Kajitsu (さいごの果実, Saigo no Kajitsu?),
o Release date: November 21, 2007

Notes: Saigo no Kajitsu is used as the ending theme song for the anime OVA, Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations.


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 Powered Original Soundtrack 2
* Cardcaptor Sakura Original Soundtrack 4
* CLAMP in Wonderland
* DeViceReigN OST
* Dream Power: Tsubasanaki Mono-tachi e
* El-Hazard: The Alternative World Ongakuhen
* Escaflowne Movie Original Soundtrack
* Game Vocal Best: Shikura Chiyomaru Gakkyokushū Vol.1
* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - be Human
* 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


Source: Wikipedia