Maaya Sakamoto (坂本 真綾, Sakamoto Maaya, born March 31, 1980 in Itabashi, Tokyo) is a Japanese seiyū and singer-songwriter who made her debut in 1996 as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in the hit anime series The Vision of Escaflowne. She sings songs in both Japanese and English. She has had many voice roles in anime such as Record of Lodoss War, Kanon, RahXephon, Gundam SEED DESTINY, .hack//SIGN, among others. She also had voice roles in video games such as Panzer Dragoon Saga, Kingdom Hearts, Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami wo Tsugu Shoujo, Napple Tale, and Suikoden Tierkreis. 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. Participation in CLAMP's works Her first participation in anime and OVAs adapted from works by CLAMP was in CLAMP School Detectives. She sang Bokura no Rekishi, which was the theme song to its radio drama. She also provided the anime's second ending theme song, Gift. Later, Purachina was used as an opening song for Cardcaptor Sakura and she lent her voice to a Clow Card (the Nothing) in the second Cardcaptor Sakura movie. She also voiced Sū in CLAMP’s Clover OVA. More recently, she voiced Tomoyo in Tsubasa Chronicle, and sang several songs for the soundtracks, as well as the ending theme from Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle's OADs, TOKYO REVELATIONS and the opening theme ("Sonic Boom") for upcoming new OVA "Tsubasa Shunraiki". She also sings the opening theme, action! for CLAMP in Wonderland 2.
