Winners of the 13th 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. Four new awards have been added: Influencer, Game, Foreign Movie and Drama, and MVS.

Winners are listed with their respective talent agency.

Best Actor
Yuuma Uchida (I'm Enterprise)

Best Actress
Yuuko Sanpei (Axl One)

Best Supporting Actor
Toru Furuya (Aoni Production), Kenta Miyake (81 Produce),

Best Supporting Actress
Yuu Serizawa (81 Produce), Nao Touyama (Intention)

Best New Actor
Awarded to actors who debuted within the past five years.
Kouhei Amasaki (I'm Enterprise), Mark Ishii (Just Production), Fukushi Ochiai (Aoni Production), Shuugo Nakamura (Across Entertainment)

Best New Actress
Awarded to actresses who debuted within the past five years.
Manaka Iwami (Pro Fit), Tomori Kusunoki (Sony Music Artists), Koko Hayashi (81 Produce), Rina Honnizumi (81 Produce), Kaede Hondo (I'm Enterprise)

Best Vocal
Awarded for singing activity as the character he or she portrays.
Hypnosismic (Subaru Kimura (Atomic Monkey), Haruki Ishiya (Pro Fit), Kouhei Amasaki (I'm Enterprise), Shintaro Asanuma (Dandelion), Wataru Komada (81 Produce), Shinichirou Kamio (81 Produce), Yuusuke Shirai (Early Wings), Souma Saitou (81 Produce), Yukihiro Nozuyama (Rush Style), Show Hayami (Rush Style), Ryuuichi Kijima (Mausu Production), Kento Itou (81 Produce))

Best Personality
Awarded for work in radio, TV, or other programs.
Junichi Suwabe (Haikyo)

Influencer (New)
Awarded for most influential individual on various social media.
Nanjo Yoshino (N3 Entertainment)

Game (New)
Awarded for works in games.
Nao Touyama (Intention)

Foreign Movie and Drama (New)
Awarded for dubbing works originally from outside Japan.
Toshiyuki Morikawa (Axl One), Yuuko Kaida (Ken Production)

MVS (Most Valuable Seiyuu) (New)
Awarded for individual who was most active.
Hiroshi Kamiya (Aoni Production)

The following award winners were announced on the official website on February 19.

Special Achievement Award
Instead of selecting individuals, this year's award is dedicated to those who have died in the past year.
Nobuyo Tsuda (Aoni Production), Gorou Hidaka (Hidaka Agency), Unshou Ishizuka (Aoni Production), Ryuuichi Horibe (Seinenza), Kouji Tsujitani (Free), Tetsuo Gotou (Enkikaku), Toshiko Fujita (Aoni Production), Miyoko Asou (Haikyo), Nobuo Tanaka (Haikyo) and more

Achievement Award
Awarded to individuals who have made numerous contributions to the profession and outside the industry.
Kenichi Ogata (Office Umikaze), Hisako Kyouda (Haikyo)

Synergy Award
Awarded to a work which exhibits the appeal of the seiyuu profession.
Poputepipikku

Kei Tomiyama Award
Awarded for activity in promoting the seiyuu profession in the media.
Kappei Yamaguchi (Go-Coo)

Kazue Takahashi Award
Awarded for activity in promoting the seiyuu profession in the media.
Mika Kanai (Ken Production)

Kids and Family Award
Voted by children from surveys submitted by elementary schools nationwide
Tarako (Troubadour Music Agency)

Special Award
Awarded to any individual, work, or activity for commendable achievements which do not fit any other category.
Chibi Maruko-chan

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

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