The 18th edition of the Seiyuu Awards was marked by several surprising winners in its most varied categories. It’s time to check all the winners.
The Seiyuu Awards are here with a new batch of winners!
If you’re not familiar with the Seiyuu Awards, they recognize the achievements of voice actors within the Japanese seiyuu industry.
Fans were only able to vote to determine who is the MVS or Most Valuable Seiyu.
The voting was open from September 1 to October 31, 2023, on Seiyuu Awards’ official website and Kadokawa’s official website. Fans could also vote through Twitter by using the relevant hashtags, doing so once a day.
A special committee decided the winners for all other categories in this year’s edition.
Since 2023, to respect diversity and gender neutrality, the committee has decided to integrate the separate categories for lead actor, supporting actor, and newcomer, which were previously divided by gender.
They explained that this change will allow the focus to be on the voice actors themselves and their accomplishments, rather than on gender. The committee hopes that this change will contribute to the recognition and elevation of voice actors as a profession.
The awards ceremony took place on 09/03/2024 both on location as well as a broadcast on A&G+’s radio show.
Without further ado, the winners of the 18th Seiyuu Awards are the following:
Best Voice Actor Award
Kazuki Ura (VIMS)
Kana Ichinose (Sigma Seven)
Best Supporting Actor Award
Yohei Azakami (Aoni Production)
Manaka Iwami (Racoon Dog)
Mamiko Noto (Office Osawa)
Best New Actor Award
Yurie Igoma (81 Produce)
Yuki Sakakihara (81 Produce)
Toya Kikunosuke (Sony Music Artists)
Nanoka Hara (Tristone Entertainment)
Hina Yomiya (Aoni Production)
Most Valuable Seiyuu Award (MVS)
Yuichi Nakamura (Intention)
The Most Valuable Seiyuu Award (MVS) is the only fan-voted category. Although focused on awarding the seiyuu that was the most active in the previous here, it has ended up being a popularity award.
Singing Award
Kessoku Band
Best Personality Award
There was no person who met the award conditions, so no one was eligible.
Kei Tomiyama and Kazue Takahashi Award
Akemi Okamura (Mausu Promotion)
Nozomu Sasaki (Inspire)
The Kei Tomiyama award is awarded to seiyuu who are actively promoting the seiyuu profession in the media.
The Kazue Takahashi award is awarded to seiyuu who are actively promoting the seiyuu profession in the media.
Synergy Award
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The Synergy Award is awarded to a work that showcases the appeal of the seiyuu profession.
Influencer Award
Sumire Uesaka
The influencer award is awarded to the most influential seiyuu across various social media platforms.
Game Award
No winners
Foreign Film/Drama Award
Mitsuki Takahata (Horipro)
Kunio Murai (Tom Project)
The Foreign Film/Drama Award is awarded to seiyuu for excellence in dubbing foreign movies and drama CDs.
Kids/Family Award
The Super Mario Bros Movie
The Kids/Family award is voted by children from surveys submitted by elementary schools in Japan.
Merit Award
Toshio Furukawa (Aoni Production)
Eiko Hisamura (81 Produce)
Special Honor Award
This time, instead of special achievement awards, the Seiyuu Awards honored voice actors who passed away this year.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Want to know how important are the Seiyuu Awards for seiyuu’s careers? How do those awards open doors to new opportunities? Check the video below!
Source: Seiyuu Awards official website / Seiyuu Awards official Twitter account
