Maaya Sakamoto

adalah wanita penyanyi, pencipta lagu dan seiyu berkebangsaan Jepang. Ia banyak menyanyikan lagu tema untuk anime. Sekarang, Maaya Sakamoto adalah artis solo di bawah label Victor Entertainment.

Sebagai pengisi suara, ia dikenal dengan peran-perannya dalam serial anime: sebagai "Hitomi Kanzaki" dalam *[[The Vision of Escaflowne]]*, sebagai "Leaf" dalam *[[Record of Lodoss War]]*, sebagai "Mishio Amano" dalam *[[Kanon]]*, sebagai "Reika Mishima" dalam *[[RahXephon]]*, sebagai "Lunamaria Hawke" Sonic The Hedgehog dan "Mayu Asuka" Iman Tresna dalam *[[Gundam SEED Destiny]]*, sebagai "Aura" dalam *[[.hack//SIGN]]*, sebagai "Haruhi Fujioka" dalam *[[Ouran High School Host Club]]*, dan lain-lain.

Sebagai penyanyi, ia menjadi terkenal saat menyanyikan lagu-lagu utamanya seperti "Yakusoku wa Iranai" (Lagu pembuka di anime *[[The Vision of Escaflowne]]*), "Gift" (Lagu penutup di anime *[[CLAMP School Detectives]]*), "Kiseki no Umi" (Lagu pembuka di anime *[[Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight]]*), "Mameshiba" (Lagu penutup di anime *[[Earth Girl Arjuna]]*), "Hemisphere" (Lagu pembuka di anime *[[RahXephon]]*), "Loop" (Lagu penutup pertama di anime *[[Tsubasa Chronicle]]*), dan "Triangular" (Lagu pembuka di anime *[[Macross Frontier]]*).

Pada 8 Agustus 2011, Sakamoto menikah dengan sesama pengisi suara Kenichi Suzumura, diumumkan lima hari kemudian di website resminya.

## Diskografi
### Album

*  (23 April 1997)
* **[[DIVE]]** (14 Desember 1998)
*  (album kompilasi, dirilis pada 16 Desember 1999)
* **[[Lucy (Album Maaya Sakamoto)|Lucy]]** (28 Maret 2001)
*  (8 Agustus 2001)
*  (album kompilasi, dirilis pada 30 Juli 2003)
*  (10 Desember 2003)
*  (26 Oktober 2005)
* **[[30 minutes night flight]]** (21 Maret 2007)
* **[[Kazeyomi]]** (14 Januari 2009)
* **[[Everywhere]]** (album kompilasi, dirilis pada 31 Maret 2010)
* **[[You Can't Catch Me]]** (12 Januari 2011)
* **[[Driving In The Silence]]** (9 November 2011)
*  (album kompilasi, dirilis pada 14 November 2012)
* **[[Singer Song Writer]]** (27 Maret 2013)

### Singel

*  (24 April 1996)
:Lagu pembuka di serial anime *[[The Vision of Escaflowne]]*
*  (21 Maret 1997)
:Lagu untuk program radio drama *[[CLAMP School Detectives]]*
* **[[Gift (lagu)|Gift]]** (22 September 1997)
:Lagu penutup di serial anime *[[CLAMP School Detectives]]*
*  (22 April 1998)
:Lagu pembuka di anime *[[Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight]]*
*  (21 November 1998)
*  (21 Oktober 1999)
:Lagu pembuka ketiga dan lagu penutup untuk episode final di serial anime *[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]*
*  (21 Juni 2000)
:Lagu penutup di anime **'
*  ([[23 Agustus]] [[2000]])
:Lagu tema di permainan ''[[Napple Tale]]''
*  ([[16 Desember]] [[2000]])
:Lagu penutup di serial anime ''[[Earth Girl Arjuna]]''
*  ([[21 Februari]] [[2002]])
:Lagu pembuka di serial anime ''[[RahXephon]]''
* **Gravity** ([[21 Februari]] [[2002]])
:Lagu penutup di serial anime ''[[Wolf's Rain]]''
* **Tune the Rainbow** ([[2 April]] [[2003]])
:Lagu penutup di anime 
*  ([[10 Mei]] [[2005]])
:Lagu penutup pertama di serial anime ''[[Tsubasa Chronicle]]''
*  ([[14 Juni]] [[2006]])
:Kazemachi Jet adalah penggunaan sebagai lagu penutup kedua di serial anime ''[[Tsubasa Chronicle]]''
*  ([[21 November]] [[2007]])
:Lagu penutup di [[OVA]] ''[[Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations]]''
*  ([[23 April]] [[2008]])
:Lagu pembuka di serial anime ''[[Macross Frontier]]''
*  ([[29 Oktober]] [[2008]])
:Lagu penutup di serial anime ''[[Kurogane no Linebarrels]]''
*  ([[11 November]] [[2009]])
:Lagu pembuka di serial anime ''[[Kobato]]''
*  ([[20 Oktober]] [[2010]])
:Lagu pembuka di serial anime ''[[Tamayura]]'' dan lagu pembuka di OVA serial anime ''[[Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru]]''
* **Buddy** ([[19 Oktober]] [[2011]])
:Lagu pembuka di serial anime ''[[Last Exile -Fam The Silver Wing-]]''
*  ([[26 Oktober]] [[2011]])
:Lagu pembuka di serial anime ''[[Tamayura -hitotose-]]''
* **More Than Words** ([[12 Juni]] [[2012]])
:Lagu pembuka di serial anime ''[[Code Geass GAIDEN: Akito the Exiled]]''

== Soundtrack ==

* ''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 (Soundtrack)|CLAMP in Wonderland <PRECIOUS SONGS>]]''
* ''DeViceReigN OST''
* ''Dream Power: Tsubasanaki Mono-tachi e''
* ''[[El-Hazard|El-Hazard: The Alternative World]] Ongakuhen''
* ''[[Escaflowne Movie Original Soundtrack]]''
* ''Game Vocal Best: Shikura Chiyomaru Gakkyokushuu Vol.1''
* ''[[be Human|Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - be Human]]''
* ''Kouya 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: Kaijuu 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''
* ''[[Vision of Escaflowne Original Soundtrack|The Vision of Escaflowne Original Soundtrack 1]]''
* ''[[Vision of Escaflowne Original Soundtrack 3|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 Original Soundtrack Vol. 1|Wolf's Rain O.S.T]]''
* ''[[Wolf's Rain Original Soundtrack Vol. 2|Wolf's Rain O.S.T 2]]''

== Peran-peran penting ==
=== Serial anime televisi ===
''Peran utama ditulis dalam huruf cetak tebal**

* *[[.hack//Legend of the Twilight]]* - Aura
* *[[.hack//SIGN]]* - Aura
* *[[Bamboo Blade]]* - Suzuki Rin
* *[[Barom One]]* - Kido Noriko
* *[[Binbou Shimai Monogatari]]* - **Kyou Yamada**
* *[[Cowboy Bebop]]* - Stella (suster di Roco) pada Episode 8
* *[[Death Note]]* - Takada Kiyomi
* *[[D.Gray-man]]* - Lou Fa
* *[[El Hazard]]* - Qawoor Towles
* *[[Final Fantasy VII Advent Children]]* - **[[Aerith Gainsborough]]**
* *[[Final Fantasy XIII]]* - **[[Lightning]]
* ''[[Gakusen Toshi Asterisk Season 2]]'' - Orphelia Landlufen
* ''[[Geneshaft]]'' - Beatrice Ratio
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' - Little [[Motoko Kusanagi|Motoko]]
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'' - Little [[Motoko Kusanagi|Motoko]] pada Episode 25
* ''[[God Eater]]'' - Alisa Ilinichina Amiella
* ''[[Gundam SEED Destiny]]'' - **Lunamaria Hawke**, [[Mayu Asuka]]
* ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' - **Iman Tresna
* *[[Kanon]]* - Mishio Amano
* *[[Kuroshitsuji]] [[(Black Butler)]]* - **[[Ciel Phantomhive]]**
* *[[Heat Guy J]]* - Hime
* *[[Medabots]]* - Karin
* *[[Mizuiro Jidai]]* - Natsumi Kugayama
* *[[Mushishi]]* - Amane
* *[[Naruto]]* - Matsuri
* *[[Nightwalker]]* - Riho Yamazaki
* *[[Ouran High School Host Club]]* - **[[Haruhi Fujioka]]**
* *[[RahXephon]]*- **[[Reika Mishima]]**
* *[[Record of Lodoss War|Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight]]* - Leaf
* *[[Risky Safety|Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety]]* - Moe Katsuragi
* *[[Soul Eater (manga)|Soul Eater]]* - Chrona Makenshi
* *[[Tsubasa Chronicle]]* - Princess Tomoyo
* *[[The Vision of Escaflowne]]* - **Hitomi Kanzaki**
* *[[Wolf's Rain]]* - Hamona
* *[[Saint Seiya]]* - Pandora
* *[[Sword Art Online: Alicization]]* - **Quinella**
* *[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes|Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These]]* - Annerose von Grunewald
* **' - **Rafal**

=== OVA ===

* ''.hack//Legend of the Twilight'' - Aura
* ''.hack//SIGN - Aura
* ''[[Little Twins]] - Chifuru
* ''Aim for the Top 2! (aka [[Diebuster]])'' - **Lal'C**
* ''[[Hellsing Ultimate OVA]]'' - [[Rip van Winkle (Hellsing)]]

=== Teater anime ===

* ''[[Clover (manga)|Clover]]'' - **Suu**
* **' - **Hitomi Kanzaki**
* *[[Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card]]* - The Nothing card
* *Tsubasa Chronicle the Movie: The Princess of the Country of Birdcages* - Princess Tomoyo
* *xxxHOLiC the Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream* - Tomoyo
* *[[Kara no Kyoukai|Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners]]* - **Shiki Ryougi**

### CD Drama

* *[[The Vision of Escaflowne]]* - **Hitomi Kanzaki**

### Permainan

* *[[.hack (permainan video)]]* - Aura, Natsume
* *[[Bujingai]]* - Yohfa
* *[[Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball]]* - Lisa
* *[[Dead or Alive 4]]* - Lisa/La Mariposa
* *[[Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core]]* - **[[Aerith Gainsborough]]**
* *[[Final Fantasy XIII]]* - **[[Lightning]]**
* *[[Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy]]* - **[[Lightning & Aerith Gainsborough]]**
* *[[Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami wo Tsugu Shoujo]]* - Sophie Belkman
* *[[God Eater]]* - Alisa Ilinichina Amiella
* *[[God Eater Burst]]* - Alisa Ilinichina Amiella
* *[[God Eater 2]]* - Alisa Ilinichina Amiella
* *[[God Eater Resurrection]]* - Alisa Ilinichina Amiella
* *[[God Eater 2 Rage Burst]]* - Alisa Ilinichina Amiella
* *[[Kanon]]* - Mishio Amano
* *[[Kingdom Hearts series|*Kingdom Hearts* series]]* - **[[Aerith Gainsborough]]**
* *[[Lttle Lovers]]* - Yui
* *[[Little Lovers - 2nd -]]* - Yui
* *[[Napple Tale]]* - Poach, Arsia
* *[[Panzer Dragoon Saga]]* - Azel
* *[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]* - Azel
* *[[Persona 3]]* - Aegis
* *[[RahXephon Sokyu Gensokyoku]]* - Reika Mishima
* Serial *[[Super Robot Wars]]* - Reika Mishima, Lunamaria Hawke
* *[[Sonic the Hedgehog (permainan 2006)]]* - Princess Elise
* *[[Tenkuu no Escaflowne]]* - **Hitomi Kanzaki**

### Film layar lebar versi bahasa Jepang

* *[[Brandy and Mr. Whiskers]]* - Brandy
* *[[Star Wars: Clone Wars]]* - Padmé Amidala
* *[[Doctor Who]]* - Rose Tyler
* *[[High School Musical]]* - Taylor McKessie
* *[[Jurassic Park]]* - Lex
* *[[Lunar Wing]]* - Paty
* *[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]* - Kate Brewster
* *[[The Land Before Time]]* - Cera
* *[[The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure]]* - Cera
* *[[Train to Busan]]* - **Seong Kyeong** (Jung Yu-mi)
* **' - **Grace** ([[Mackenzie Davis]])

=== Teater musikal ===

* ''[[Angel Touch]]'' - Oto Rin
* ''[[Bangare]]'' - Nin Sasaki
* ''[[Les Misérables (musikal)|Les Misérables]]'' - Eponine
* ''[[Letter ~ Bring to Light]]'' - Ritsuko Nonomura

== Referensi ==



== Pranala luar ==
**Situs resmi**
*  [http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/maaya Situs resmi di Maaya Sakamoto]
*  [http://www.ids-maaya.com/ IDLING STOP ~ Situs fan resmi di Maaya Sakamoto]

**Situs lain'''
*  Maaya Sakamoto di Oricon
*  Maaya Sakamoto di Anison Database
*  Maaya Sakamoto di Anime News Network
*  Maaya's unofficial international fanclub forum
*  Diskografi di Maaya Sakamoto
*  MS Mélodie
*  Maaya Sakamoto di J-Music Italia