Voice Actors for Tanjiro Kamado and Kaguya Shinomiya Win Big at the 14th Annual Seiyuu Awards

Mar 09, 20 at 6:20am

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Congratulations are in order for Natsuki Hanae and Aoi Koga, as the two voice actors take home the two major awards from the prestigious 14^th Annual Seiyuu Awards! For this year’s event, no awards ceremonies were held to prevent and contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Instead the winners were announced during the Chou! A&G web radio program.

First off, the Best Lead Actor Award is given to none other than Natsuki Hanae. His most recent role is Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, but his other notable roles include Ken Kaneki in Tokyo Ghoul and Masamune Makabe in Masamune-kun’s Revenge.

The Best Lead Actress Award, on the other hand, is given to Aoi Koga for her role as Kaguya Shinomiya in Kaguya-sama: Love is War. Unlike Hanae who already has an extensive voice acting portfolio, Koga is fairly new to the industry, having just started voice-acting in 2015.

The Rookie Actor Award is shared among five voice actors: Takeo Otsuka (Ryusei Midorigaoka in Dimension High School), Gakuto Kajiwara (Shinra Kusakabe in Fire Force), Kotaro Daigo (Hodaka Morishima in Weathering With You), Katsumi Fukuhara (Yukiya Araki in W’z) and Shogo Yano (Mafuyu Sato in given).

Likewise the Rookie Actress Award is shared, but this time among six new seiyuu: Madoka Asahina (Asumi Kominami in We Never Learn: BOKUBEN), Miho Okasaki (Teruko in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba), Miyuri Shimabukuro (Carole Stanley in Carole & Tuesday), Sayumi Suzushiro (Uruka Takemoto in We Never Learn: BOKUBEN), Ai Fairouz (Hibiki Sakura in How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift?), and Nana Mori (Hina Amano in Weathering With You).

Below is the complete list of winners. Did your favorite seiyuu make the list?

Best Supporting Actor

Kaito Ishikawa (Naofumi Iwatani in The Rising of the Shield Hero)

Makoto Furukawa (Gotou in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)

Best Supporting Actress

Atsumi Tanezaki (Arisa Uotani in Fruits Basket)

Singing Award

Roselia (BanG Dream!)

Personality Award (award for a voice actor or actress who has done notable work in radio, web radio, or TV as a personality, whether under their own name or a character’s)

Showtaro Morikubo (Shamil Volkov in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)

Synergy Award (Best Cast) (Award for works that best show the talent of voice actors)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Game Award

Kodai Sakai (Sakuma Sakuya in A3!)

Influencer Award

Mamoru Miyano (Reo Niiboshi in Sarazanmai)

Kids Family Award

Cast of Moominvalley

Special Award

Pierrot 40th Anniversary (Anime Studio)

Hiroki Suzuki (Shun Kisaragi in Dororo ²⁰¹⁹)

Most Valuable Seiyu Award

Hiroshi Kamiya (Koyomi Araragi in Monogatari)

Source: Anime News Network

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