The 18th Seiyuu Awards, or Voice Acting Awards, were held last weekend to recognise outstanding voice acting performances in anime and other media in Japan. The first Seiyuu Awards were held on March 3, 2007 and has since happened every year as a celebration of this thriving industry.
Let’s discover the voice actors behind some of your favourite anime characters! Here’s all the winners from the 2024 Seiyuu Awards.
Best Voice Actor Award
- Kazuki Ura (Yoichi Isagi in Blue Lock, Gorou Ono in KamiErabi God.app)
- Kana Ichinose (Yuzuriha Ogawa in Dr. Stone: New World Part 2, Fern in Freiren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Best Supporting Actor Award
- Yohei Azakami (Lewis Smith in Bang Brave Bang Bravern, Nero Arjence in The Wrong Way To Use Healing Magic)
- Manaka Iwami (Akane Kurokawa in Oshi no Ko, Touko Kanbayashi in Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead)
- Mamiko Noto (Chimera in Ragna Crimson, Empress Dowager in The Apothecary Diaries)
Best New Actor Award
- Yurie Igoma (Ruby Hoshino in Oshi no Ko)
- Yuki Sakakihara (Mikado Shirogane in Shadowverse Flame)
- Toya Kikunosuke (Denji in Chainsaw Man)
- Nanoka Hara (Suzume Iwato in Suzume)
- Hina Yomiya (Anna Yamada in The Dangers in My Heart)
Most Valuable Seiyuu Award (MVS)
This award is a fan-voted category.
- Yuichi Nakamura (Gojo Satoru in Jujutsu Kaisen)
Singing Award
- Kessoku Band (Bocchi The Rock!)
Kei Tomiyama and Kazue Takahashi Award
This award is dedicated to voice actors who actively promote the profession of voice acting in the media.
- Akemi Okamura (Aphelandra & Aphelandre in One Piece)
- Nozomu Sasaki (Tetsuo Shima in Akira)
Synergy Award
This award is dedicated to a piece of creative work that showcases the appeal of the voice acting profession.
- THE FIRST SLAM DUNK
Influencer Award
This award is dedicated to the voice actor with the most influence across various social media platforms.
- Sumire Uesaka (Sanae Dekomori in Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions)
Foreign Film/Drama Award
This award is dedicated to voice actors who showcase excellence in dubbing foreign movies and drama CDs.
- Mitsuki Takahata (Hirona in Monster, Narumi Momose in Wotakoi: Love Is Hard For Otaku)
- Kunio Murai (Yoshimura in Tokyo Ghoul)
Kids/Family Award
This award is voted by children via surveys submitted by elementary schools across Japan.
- The Super Mario Bros Movie
Merit Award
- Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo in Dragon Ball Z)
- Eiko Hisamura (Mai in Dragon Ball Z)
