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Maaya Sakamoto (坂本真綾 Sakamoto Ma'aya, born March 31, 1980) is a Japanese seiyu (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 closing 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 Panzer Dragoon Saga, Kingdom Hearts, 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. She plays the role of Eponine in the Japanese production of Les Misérables.

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, Shounen 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 Yuuho Iwasato for Japanese songs and Tim Jenson 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.

Discography

Albums

Studio

#, April 23, 1997 #DIVE, December 14, 1998 #Lucy, March 28, 2001 #, August 8, 2001 #, December 10, 2003 #, October 26, 2005

Compilations

#, December 16, 1999 #, July 30, 2003

Singles

Listed chronologically. #, April 24, 1996 # (Mini Sound Track), March 21, 1997 #Gift, September 22, 1997 #, April 22, 1998 #, November 21, 1998 #, October 21, 1999 #, June 21, 2000 #, August 23, 2000 #, December 16, 2000 #, February 21, 2002 #Gravity, February 21, 2002 #Tune the Rainbow, April 2, 2003 #, April 2, 2003

Soundtracks

These are soundtracks on which Sakamoto has worked, listed in alphabetical order.

23-ji no Ongaku: NHK Rensoku Dorama "Mayonaka ha Betsu no Kao"
Arjuna: Into the Another World
Arjuna: Onna no Minato
Brain Powerd Original Soundtrack 2
DeViceReigN OST
Dream Power: Tsubasanaki Mono-tachi he
El-Hazard: The Alternative World Ongakuhen
Escaflowne Movie Original Soundtrack
Escaflowne Original Soundtrack 1
Escaflowne Original Soundtrack 3
Kōkaku Kidōtai Stand Alone Comlex: Be Humen
Kōya no Medarot
Les Misérables 2003 Original Cast CD: Valjean Imai Kiyotaka ver
Little Lovers Soundtrack
Mizuiro Jidai Musical CD
Napple Tale Original Soundtrack Vol.1: Kaijū Zukan
Napple Tale Original Soundtrack Vol.2: Yōsei Zukan
RahXephon OST 1
The Vision of Escaflowne
Vocal Best: Shikura Chiyomaru Gakkyokuhen 1
Wolf's Rain O.S.T
Wolf's Rain O.S.T 2

Notable voice roles

Anime

.hack//Legend of the Twilight (Aura)
.hack//SIGN (Aura)
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card (2nd Movie} (The Nothing card)
Cowboy Bebop (Stella (Roco's sister, ep.8))
El Hazard (Qawoor Towles)
Escaflowne (movie) (Hitomi Kanzaki)
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
(Aerith Gainsborough)
Gunbuster 2 (Raruku)
Gundam SEED Destiny (Lunamaria Hawke, Mayu Asuka)
Kanon (Mishio Amano)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Little Motoko (ep.25))
Nightwalker
(Riho Yamazaki)
Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety (Moe Katsuragi)
RahXephon (Reika Mishima, main title vocals)
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (TV) (Leaf)
Tsubasa Chronicle (Princess Tomoyo)
The Vision of Escaflowne (Hitomi Kanzaki)
Wolf's Rain (Hamona)

Games

.hack (video games) (Aura, Natsume)
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball (Lisa)
Dead or Alive 4 (Lisa)
Kanon (Mishio Amano)
Kingdom Hearts series (Aerith Gainsborough)
Napple Tale (Pochi, Arsia)
Panzer Dragoon Saga (Azel)
Super Robot Wars series (Reika Mishima)
Tenkuu no Escaflowne (Hitomi Kanzaki)

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