The organizers of the 18th annual Seiyū Awards announced the winners of the Achievement Award and the Kei Tomiyama/Kazue Takahashi Award on Tuesday.
Achievement Award
The award is for seiyū who have contributed to many genres, including foreign works, over the years. Toshio Furukawa
Agency: Aoni Production
Role: Mobile Suit Tsuna (Kai Shiden), Dragon Ball (Piccolo), One Piece (Portgas D. Ace) Image provided by Seiyu Eiko Yamada Award Executive Committee
Agency: 81 Produce
Role: Anne of Green Gables (Anne Shirley), Little Women (Josephine”Jo”March), Dragon Ball Super (Mai) Photos provided by the Seiyu Awards Executive Committee
Kei Tomiyama/Kazue Takahashi Award
The award is for seiyū who is active in all fields, including acting Akemi Okamura
Agency: Mausu Promotion
Role: One Piece (Nami), Lovely Complex (Risa Koizumi), Porco Rosso (Fio) Photos provided by the Seiyu Nozomu Sasaki Award Executive Committee
Agency: Inspirational
Role: Yū Yū Hakusho (Yüsuke Urameshi), Akira (Tetsuo Shima), Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Julian Mintz) Image provided by Seiyu Awards Executive Committee Photos provided by the Seiyu Awards Executive Committee
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The awards ceremony, which will reveal the full list of awardees, will be held on March 9. Starting in 2023, the categories”Best Voice Actor”,”Actress Best Supporting Voice Actor” and “New Voice Actor” are no longer gender specific. The awards committee said of 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 they discussed this topic for several years and decided to make three awards gender-neutral out of respect for diversity.
Starting in 2017, the Special Award, which honors deceased voice actors and actresses who have contributed to a variety of genres, has been replaced by a tribute to all deceased voice actors. passed away last year.
Starting in 2019, the awards introduced four new categories, including”Foreign Film/Movie Award”,”Game Award”,”Influencer Award”,”and”MVS (Seiyū most valuable).”
Source: Press release