10th Seiyuu Awards Winners

Nosebleed · March 13, 2016

Winners of the 10th Seiyuu Awards were announced yesterday at a ceremony at the Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (JOQR) Media Plus Hall in Tokyo. The event was simultaneously broadcast on the Chou! A&G+ radio station in a program hosted by seiyuu Ruriko Aoki. A recording of the event will be streamed worldwide on DAISUKI on a later date.

Winners are listed with their respective talent agency.

Best Actor
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (I'm Enterprise)

Best Actress
Inori Minase (Sony Music Artists)

Best Supporting Actor
Kenichi Suzumura (Intention) and Yoshimasa Hosoya (freelance)

Best Supporting Actress
Shizuka Itou (Ken Production) and Saori Hayami (I'm Enterprise)

Best New Actor
Awarded to actors who debuted within the past five years.
Yuuichirou Umehara (ArtsVision), Shunsuke Takeuchi (81 Produce), and Ayumu Murase (VIMS)

Best New Actress
Awarded to actresses who debuted within the past five years.
Sumire Uesaka (Space Craft Entertainment), Rie Takahashi (81 Produce), and Aimi Tanaka (81 Produce)

Best Vocal
Awarded for singing activity as the character he or she portrays.
i☆Ris, composed of Saki Yamakita, Yuu Serizawa, Himika Akaneya, Yuki Wakai, Miyu Kubota, and Azuki Shibuya (81 Produce)

Best Personality
Awarded for work in radio, TV, or other programs.
Kenichi Suzumura (Intention)

Most Votes (Hall of Fame)
Hiroshi Kamiya (Aoni Production)

The following award winners were announced on the official website on February 16.

Special Achievement Award
Instead of selecting individuals, this year's award is dedicated to those who have died in the past year.
Shinji Ogawa, Kinya Aikawa, Hiroyuki Nishimoto, Yuusuke Takita, Mizuki Saitou, Eiji Maruyama, Sumiko Shirakawa, Kazuya Tatekabe, and Miyu Matsuki

Achievement Award
Awarded to individuals who have made numerous contributions to the profession and outside the industry.
Sachiko Chijimatsu (81 Produce), Tadashi Nakamura (Haikyo), and Michiko Nomura (Ken Production)

Synergy Award
Awarded to a work which exhibits the appeal of the seiyuu profession.
Chibi Maruko-chan, represented by Tarako (Troubadour Musique Office)

Kei Tomiyama Award
Awarded for activity in promoting the seiyuu profession in the media.
Showtaro Morikubo (VIMS)

Kazue Takahashi Award
Awarded for activity in promoting the seiyuu profession in the media.
Kikuko Inoue (Office Anemone)

Kids and Family Award
Voted by children from surveys submitted by elementary schools nationwide.
Pierre Coffin

Special Award
Awarded to any individual, work, or activity for commendable achievements which do not fit any other category.
AOP, composed of Risa Sakurana (AT-X), Kei Tomoe (HoriPro), Yuuki Hirose (Sun Music Production), Saori Ogino (AT-X), Aoi Mizuki (AT-X), and Yui Fukuo (81 Produce)

Official site: http://www.seiyuawards.jp/