Winners of the 20th Seiyuu Awards

Winners of the 20th Seiyuu Awards were announced via Nippon Cultural Broadcasting's internet radio program, "Chou! A&G+." The ceremony was held at the Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (JOQR) Media Plus Hall in Tokyo on March 15. The winners are listed with their respective talent ag...
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Winners of the 20th Seiyuu Awards

Winners of the 20th Seiyuu Awards were announced via Nippon Cultural Broadcasting's internet radio program, "Chou! A&G+." The ceremony was held at the Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (JOQR) Media Plus Hall in Tokyo on March 15.

The winners are listed with their respective talent agency and an example of an anime they acted in between October 2024 and September 2025 (not necessarily why they were given the award).

Best Lead Actor/Actress
Kikunosuke Toya (Sony Music Artists; Chainsaw Man Movie: Reze-hen)
Shion Wakayama (Himawari Theatre Group; Dandadan 2nd Season)

Best Supporting Actor/Actress
Reina Ueda (81 Produce; Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie 1: Mugenjou-hen - Akaza Sairai)
Shinji Kawada (Ken Production; Kidou Senshi Gundam: GQuuuuuuX)
Mayumi Tanaka (Aoni Production; Dandadan 2nd Season)

Best New Actor/Actress
Awarded to actors and actresses who debuted within the past five years.
Taihi Kimura (Ken Production; Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto)
Taiga Takano (81 Produce; Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Haikara!)
Momoka Terasawa (Sigma7; Ginga Tokkyuu Milky☆Subway)
Yoshinori Nakayama (Ancheri; Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku)
Hana Hishikawa (Raccoon Dog; Maou 2099)
Minori Fujidera (Avex Pictures; Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku)
Haruna Mikawa (Ken Production; Ore dake Level Up na Ken)
Manatsu Murakami (81 Produce; Momentary Lily)

Best Vocal
AiScReam (Bandai Namco Music Live; Love Live! franchise)

Best Personality
Awarded for their work in radio, TV, or other programs.
Youko Hikasa (i.nari)

Foreign Film and Drama
Awarded for dubbing works originally from outside Japan.
Matsuya Onoe (Shochiku Entertainment)
Maaya Sakamoto (Fortunerest)
Mutsumi Tamura (I'm Enterprise)

Game
Awarded for work in games.
Fate/Grand Order (Aniplex)

Synergy Award
Awarded to a work which exhibits the appeal of the seiyuu profession.
The iDOLM@STER Series

Kei Tomiyama and Kazue Takahashi Award
Awarded for activity in promoting the seiyuu profession in the media.
Shinichirou Kamio (81 Produce)
Rei Sakuma (Ookina)

Kids and Family Award
Voted by children from surveys submitted by elementary schools nationwide
Lilo & Stitch (Walt Disney Pictures)

MVS (Most Valuable Seiyuu)
Awarded for the individual who was most active.
Akira Ishida (Peerless Gerbera)

Merit Award
Awarded to individuals who have made numerous contributions to the profession and outside the industry.
Keiko Yokozawa (Yu-rin)
Aruno Tahara (Mouvement)

Special Achievement Award
Awarded to any individual for noteworthy achievements.
Instead of selecting individuals, this year's award is dedicated to those who have died in the past year.

Special Award
Awarded to any individual, work, or activity which do not fit any other category.
Nami Mizuno (Remax)

Source: Official website

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