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Kenjiro Tsuda, Yui Ishikawa Win 15th Annual Seiyū Awards
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The organizers of the 15th Annual Seiyū Awards announced the winners on Saturday. The winners include:
Best Lead Actor Award
Award for best leading performances from an actor during the yearKenjirō Tsuda
Best Lead Actress Award
Award for best leading performances from an actress during the yearYui Ishikawa
Best Supporting Actor Award
Award for best supporting performances from an actor during the yearTakehito Koyasu
Nobunaga Shimazaki
Best Supporting Actress Award
Award for best supporting performances from an actress during the yearReina Ueda
Akari Kitō
Best New Actor Award
Award for noteworthy performances from actors who debuted within the last five yearsMasahiro Itou
Chiaki Kobayashi
Shimba Tsuchiya
Best New Actress Award
Award for noteworthy performances from actresses who debuted within the last five yearsRin Aira
Kana Ichinose
Riho Sugiyama
Natsumi Fujiwara
Azumi Waki
Singing Award
Award for singing by voice actors or actresses under own name or in a roleWalküre (Macross Delta)
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.Hiroki Yasumoto
Foreign Film/Live-Action Show Award
Kazuhiro YamajiKazue Komiya
Kids/Family Award
Award selected by childrenRie Nakagawa
Influencer Award
Kotori KoiwaiMVS (Most Valuable Seiyū) Award
Hiro ShimonoMerit Award
Award for the seiyū who have contributed to many genres, including foreign works, over the yearsSpecial Honor Award
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no YaibaPreviously revealed award winners include:
Synergy Award
Award for works that best show the talent of voice actorsVoicarion IX: Teikoku Koe Kabuki ~Nobunaga no Inu~ (His Majesty's Dog) stage reading
Kei Tomiyama Award
Award for the male seiyū who has been active in every field including actingToshihiko Seki
Agency: 81 Produce
Roles: Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (Duo Maxwell), Ranma ½ (Mousse), Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (Rau Le Creuset)
Kazue Takahashi Award
Award for the female seiyū who has been active in every field including actingYoshiko Sakakibara
Agency: Freelance
Roles: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Haman Karan), Patlabor (Shinobu Nagumo), Akudama Drive (Boss)
The awards ceremony, which revealed the full list of awardees, was held at the Bunka Hōsō Media Plus Hall on March 6. 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. There was no eligible winner for the Game Award this year.
Source: Moca
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