Winners of the 12th Seiyuu Awards were announced today at a ceremony at the Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (JOQR) Media Plus Hall in Tokyo. The event was exclusively broadcast on the Chou! A&G+ radio station.

Winners are listed with their respective talent agency.

Best Actor
Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Super Eccentric Theater INC)

Best Actress
Tomoyo Kurosawa (Mausu Promotion)

Best Supporting Actor
Junichi Suwabe (Haikyo)

Best Supporting Actress
Saori Oonishi (I'm Enterprise), Ayane Sakura (I'm Enterprise)

Best New Actor
Awarded to actors who debuted within the past five years.
Koutarou Nishiyama (81 Produce), Shun Horie (Pro-fit), Taku Yashiro (Vims)

Best New Actress
Awarded to actresses who debuted within the past five years.
Ayaka Nanase (AXL-ONE), Yui Fukuo (81 Produce)

Best Vocal
Awarded for singing activity as the character he or she portrays.
Doubutsu Biscuits (Saki Ono (Seinenza), Yuka Ozaki (HiBiKi), Kana Motomiya (Just Production Inc.)) x PPP (Aina Aiba (HiBiKi), Ikuko Chikuta (MILLENNIUM PRO and AGN@Enthena), Mikoi Sasaki (HiBiKi), Ruka Nemoto (MILLENNIUM PRO), Kyouka Tamura (Just Production Inc.))

Best Personality
Awarded for work in radio, TV, or other programs.
Ayane Sakura (I'm Enterprise) and Saori Oonishi (I'm Enterprise)

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.
Takeshi Kusaka (Shiki Theatre Company founder), Reiko Senou (T-Echo), Nobuyuki Furuta (Kenyu Office), Toshihiko Nakajima (Gekidan 21 Seiki Fox), Hiromi Tsuru (Aoni Production), Tamio Ooki (Mausu Promotion)

Achievement Award
Awarded to individuals who have made numerous contributions to the profession and outside the industry.
Hiroshi Masuoka (Haikyo), Tomie Kataoka (Seinenza Theater Company)

Synergy Award
Awarded to a work which exhibits the appeal of the seiyuu profession.
Kaidou Grue no Minion Daidassou (Despicable Me)

Kei Tomiyama Award
Awarded for activity in promoting the seiyuu profession in the media.
Cho (Haikyo)

Kazue Takahashi Award
Awarded for activity in promoting the seiyuu profession in the media.
Miina Tominaga (Haikyo)

Special Award
Awarded to any individual, work, or activity for commendable achievements which do not fit any other category.
Licca-chan's 50th Anniversary (Represented by first-generation voice Kazuko Sugiyama (Aoni Productions)), Takayuki Matsutani (Tezuka Production's president)

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

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