Maaya Sakamoto

Maaya is a graduate from Toyo University (Bachelor in Sociology). Her favorite colors are pink and brown, while her hobbies are performing, reading and singing. Her blood type is A.

She was one half of the seiyū duo "Whoops!!", alongside Chieko Higuchi. She has been called お姉さま(Onee-sama), a respectful way of saying "older sister" by her Ouran co-host Ayaka Saitō.

Nothing much is known about her family except that her father, Yoshimi Sakamoto, is an expert in stage lighting. When she was at AnimeFest in 2005, she said that her favorite Western bands are Oasis and Maroon 5. She also has had at least one song, that appeared on the NHK program, Minna no Uta.

She won the Anime Grand Prix in year 1999 under the song category, for Cardcaptor Sakura’s opening theme Purachina. She won the award for two consecutive years.

In the first Seiyū Awards, she was nominated for "Best Actress in a leading role" for her protrayal of Haruhi Fujioka in Ouran High School Host Club as well as "Best Musical Performance" for Tsubasa Chronicle’s ending theme Kazemachi Jet.

Kazeyomi (かぜよみ, Wind Reading) is Maaya Sakamoto's 6th studio album. The album is produced by various well-known composers. The first pressing came with a DVD featuring music videos for "Saigo no Kajitsu", "Triangler" and "Ame ga Furu"