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Yuko Sanpei, Yūma Uchida Win 13th Annual Seiyū Awards
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The organizers of the 13th Annual Seiyū Awards announced the winners in a ceremony on Saturday. The winners include:
Best Lead Actor Award
Award for best leading performances from an actor during the year
Yūma UchidaAgency: I'm Enterprise
Best Lead Actress Award
Award for best leading performances from an actress during the year
Yūko SanpeiAgency: Axl One
Best Supporting Actor Award
Award for best supporting performances from an actor during the year
Tōru FuruyaAgency: Aoni Production
Kenta MiyakeAgency: 81 Produce
Best Supporting Actress Award
Award for best supporting performances from an actress during the year
Yū SerizawaAgency: 81 Produce
Nao TōyamaAgency: Intention
Best New Actor Award
Award for noteworthy performances from actors who debuted within the last five years
Kōhei AmasakiAgency: I'm Enterprise
Mark IshiiAgency: Just Production
Fukushi OchiaiAgency: Aoni Production
Shugo NakamuraAgency: Across Entertainment
Best New Actress Award
Award for noteworthy performances from actresses who debuted within the last five years
Manaka IwamiAgency: Pro-Fit
Tomori KusunokiAgency: Sony Music Artists
Coco HayashiAgency: 81 Produce
Rina Hon'izumiAgency: 81 Produce
Kaede HondoAgency: I'm Enterprise
Singing Award
Award for singing by voice actors or actresses under own name or in a role
Hypnosis Mic franchise
Personality Award
Award for a voice actor or actress who has done notable work in radio, web radio, or TV as a personality, whether under their own name or a character's.
Junichi SuwabeAgency: Haikyō
Special Award
Chibi Maruko-chanKids/Family Award
Award selected by children
TARAKOAgency: Troubadour Musque Office
This year the award ceremony added four new categories. The winners of those categories include:
Foreign Movie/Series Award
Toshiyuki MorikawaAgency: Axl One
Yūko KaidaAgency: Ken Production
Game Award
Nao TōyamaAgency: Intention
Influencer Award
Yoshino NanjōAgency: N3 Entertainment
MVS (Most Valuable Seiyū) Award
Hiroshi KamiyaAgency: Aoni Production
The organizers previously revealed the intermediate results of the MVS poll last September, with the poll resulting in Hiroshi Kamiya coming in first, with Mamoru Miyano and Tomoaki Maeno in second and third place, respectively.
Previously revealed award winners include:
Merit Award
Award for the seiyū who have contributed to many genres, including foreign works, over the years
Kenichi Ogata
Agency: Office Umikaze
Roles: Ninja Hattori-kun (Shishimaru), Detective Conan (Professor Agasa), Space Battleship Yamato (Analyzer), My Hero Academia (Gran Torino)
Hisako Kyouda
Agency: Haikyō
Roles: Yū Yū Hakusho (Genkai), Yōkai Watch (Narrator), dub voice of Fairy Godmother in Cinderella
Kei Tomiyama Award
Award for the male performer who broadened the profession of voice acting in every form of media
Kappei Yamaguchi
Agency: Gokū
Roles: One Piece (Usopp), Detective Conan (Shinichi Kudou, Kaito Kid/Kuroba Kaito), Kiki's Delivery Service (Tombo), Gegege no Kitarō (Nopperabou)
Kazue Takahashi Award
Award for the female performer who broadened the profession of voice acting in every form of media
Mika Kanai
Agency: Ken Production
Roles: Soreike! Anpanman (Melonpanna), After War Gundam X (Tiffa Adill), Code Geass (Kaguya Sumeragi), Kirakira ☆ Precure a la Mode (Pekorin)
Synergy Award
Award for works that best show the talent of voice actors
Starting in 2017, the Special Merit Award, which honors deceased voice actors and actresses who have contributed to many genres, was replaced with an honoring of all voice actors and actresses who passed away in the previous year.
Source: Seiyū Awards' Twitter account
