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Kana Ichinose, Kazuki Ura Win 18th Annual Seiyū Awards

The organizers of the 18th 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 year

Kana Ichinose

Kazuki Ura

Best Supporting Actor Award

Award for best supporting performances from an actor during the year

• Yōhei Azakami
  
• Manaka Iwami
• Mamiko Noto

Best New Actor Award

Award for noteworthy performances from actors who debuted within the last five years

• Yurie Igoma
• Yuki Sakakihara
• Kikunosuke Toya
• Nanoka Hara
• Hina Yomiya

Singing Award

Award for singing by voice actors under own name or in a role

• Kessoku Band (Bocchi the Rock!)

Personality Award

Award for a voice actor who has done notable work in radio, web radio, or TV as a personality, whether under their own name or a character's.
No winners

Foreign Film/Live-Action Show Award

• Mitsuki Takahata
  
• Kunio Murai

Game Award

• Yūya Uchida

Synergy Award

Award for works that best show the talent of voice actors

• The First Slam Dunk

Kids/Family Award

• Cast of The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Influencer Award

• Sumire Uesaka

MVS (Most Valuable Seiyū) Award

• Yūichi Nakamura

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Below are the award winners that were previously announced:

Merit Awards

Award for voice actors who have contributed to many genres, including foreign works, over the years Toshio Furukawa
Agency: Aoni Production
Roles: Mobile Suit Gundam (Kai Shiden), Dragon Ball (Piccolo), One Piece (Portgas D. Ace)

Eiko Yamada
Agency: 81 Produce
Roles: Anne of Green Gables (Anne Shirley), Little Women (Josephine "Jo" March), Dragon Ball Super (Mai)

Kei Tomiyama/Kazue Takahashi Awards

Award for voice actors who have been active in every field including actingAkemi Okamura
Agency: Mausu Promotion
Roles: One Piece (Nami), Lovely Complex (Risa Koizumi), Porco Rosso (Fio)

Nozomu Sasaki
Agency: Inspire
Roles: Yu Yu Hakusho (Yüsuke Urameshi), Akira (Tetsuo Shima), The Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Julian Mintz)

The awards ceremony, which revealed the full list of awardees, was held on March 9. Starting in 2023, the categories of "Best Lead Voice Actor," "Best Supporting Voice Actor," and "New Voice Actor" are no longer separated by gender. The awards committee stated regarding the change, "voice acting is a job that transcends gender, as female voice actors sometimes voice male characters and vice-versa." The committee added that it discussed the topic for a few years and decided to make the three awards gender free out of respect for diversity.

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.

Beginning in 2019, the awards introduced four new categories, which include "Foreign Movie/Series Award," "Game Award," "Influencer Award," and "MVS (Most Valuable Seiyū)."

Source: Seiyu Awards' X/Twitter account