Behind the scenes, the best acting skills! Check out the top 10 most shining male and female voice actors in 2019

As a world-recognized powerhouse of animation and games, Japan releases more than 200 animations of various types and even more games every year. One of the behind-the-scenes heroes supporting these ACGs is none other than voice actors. Although the island nation's voice actor industry is full of stars and the competition is fierce, there are always some newcomers or seniors who stand out and conquer the audience with their extraordinary strength. Let's take a look at the year-end summary brought by the island nation's well-known professional ranking site, the TOP 10 most shining male and female voice actors in 2019.

10th place: Haruka Tomatsu

Haruka Tomatsu was born on February 4, 1990 in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture. She is a Japanese voice actor, singer, and actress. She is from Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, and is affiliated with Music Ray'n. Her representative works include "We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day" as Naruko Anjo, "Sword Art Online" as Asuna Yuuki (Asuna), "Yo-kai Watch" as Keita Amano, etc.

He has an excellent ability to change voices, and can skillfully dub most types of roles. The voices of different types of characters vary greatly, often giving people the feeling that they are not voiced by the same voice actor.

His singing skills are also outstanding. He has sung in many works, including the OP and ED of many works.

9th: Maaya Sakamoto

Maaya Sakamoto was born on March 31, 1980 in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. She is a Japanese voice actress, singer, actor, and radio host. She is affiliated with fortunerest [ and the record company is Flying Dog. Her representative works include Ryougi Shiki in "Kara no Kyoukai" and Lunamaria Hawke in "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY".

Maaya Sakamoto's singing skills are even more outstanding. In 2010, she held a solo concert "Maaya Sakamoto 15th Anniversary LIVE "Gift"" at the Nippon Budokan, becoming the fifth voice actor to perform on the stage. Her husband is the famous Japanese male voice actor Kenichi Suzumura.

8th: Sakura Ayane

Japanese female voice actor, born in Tokyo on January 29, 1994, affiliated with I'm Enterprise. Representative works include Shimotsuki Mika in "PSYCHO-PASS", Isshi Iroha in "My Teen Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected"., Nakano Yotsuba in "The Quintessential Quintuplets", and Uraraka Ochako in "My Hero Academia".

Many of the characters she has voiced are very popular, and her wide range of voices once created a history of one person with nine roles in the Kancolle anime. Her cute personality makes her loved by everyone, and for these reasons, she is called "Sakura Method".

7th place: Maaya Uchida

A Japanese female voice actor, born on December 27, 1989 in Tokyo. She is affiliated with I'm Enterprise and the record company is PONY CANYON. Her representative works include Ichinose Hatsu in "Science Peter Pan CROWDS", Kirima Saru in "Would You Like a Rabbit Today?", Yamai Yakuya in "Date A Live II", Kanzaki Ranko in "The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls", Ayame in "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress", Norman in "The Promised Neverland", and Hatano Kana in "YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World".

Maaya Uchida is the sister of Japanese voice actor Yuuma Uchida. She was named "Maaya" because she felt that this name was "easy to remember internationally". Her favorite manga are "Hikaru no Go", "Naruto" and "Higurashi When They Cry".

This year, her "infatuated" relationship with famous male voice actor Yuki Kaji caused her popularity to skyrocket.

6th place: Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa was born on February 25, 1989 in Tokyo, Japan. She is a Japanese voice actress, actress, and singer. She is affiliated with the Osawa Agency. Her representative works include "Monogatari Series", "Angel Beats!", "Steins;Gate", "My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute!", "PSYCHO-PASS" and so on.

Kana Hanazawa has a sweet look, a gentle voice and a nice name, and is deeply loved by Chinese players. Her representative song "Love Cycle" is widely known. This year, because Kaji Yuki got married, the scandal of Kana Hanazawa's previous "infatuated" girlfriend was also exposed.

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