Maaya Sakamoto

Maaya Sakamoto is one of the top Japanese voice actors, which means a lot in Japan, where "seiyuu," as they are called, are popular show biz features. In addition to her work on famous anime series such as Death Note and Gundam Seed Destiny, she leads a successful singing career, which began in collaboration with Yoko Kanno, Japan's best commercial composer. The Tokyo-born Sakamoto became a star early: at 15, she voiced the main character in the famous anime Vision of Escaflowne (1996), and sang "Yakusoku wa Iranai," the opening theme of the series, written by Kanno. She remai...