The winners of the 9th Seiyuu Awards were announced today during a special broadcast on the radio station Chou! A&G+. The program was hosted by seiyuu Ruriko Aoki, with Rina Satou and Yui Ishikawa as guests. The ceremony for the 9th Seiyuu Awards will be held tomorrow, March 7, at the Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (JOQR) Media Plus Hall in Tokyo.

Winners are listed with their respective talent agency.

Best Actor
Daisuke Ono (Mausu Promotion)

Best Actress
Sayaka Kanda (Fantic)

Best Supporting Actor
Katsuyuki Konishi (Ken Production) and Toshiyuki Morikawa (AXL-ONE)

Best Supporting Actress
Miyuki Sawashiro (Mausu Promotion) and Kana Hanazawa (Office Osawa)

Best New Actor
Awarded to actors who debuted within the past five years.
Ryota Osaka (Early Wing), Soma Saito (81 Produce), and Natsuki Hanae (Across Entertainment)

Best New Actress
Awarded to actresses who debuted within the past five years.
Sora Amamiya (Music Ray'n), Reina Ueda (81 Produce), and Aya Suzaki (I'm Enterprise)

Best Vocal
Awarded for singing activity as the character he or she portrays.
μ's, composed of Emi Nitta (S Inc), Yoshino Nanjo (Office EN-JIN), Aya Uchida (JTB Entertainment), Suzuko Mimori (HiBiKi), Riho Iida (Houei Shinsha), Pile (Spacey), Aina Kusuda (JTB Entertainment), Yurika Kubo (Clare Voice), and Sora Tokui (HiBiKi)

Best Personality
Awarded for work in radio, TV, or other programs.
Daisuke Ono (Mausu Promotion) and Hiroshi Kamiya (Aoni Production)

Most Votes
Hiroshi Kamiya (Aoni Production)

The following award winners were announced on the official website on February 17.

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

Achievement Award
Awarded to individuals who have made numerous contributions to the profession and outside the industry.
Hiroshi Ootake (81 Produce) and Fuyumi Shiraishi (Ken Production)

Synergy Award
Awarded to a work which exhibits the appeal of the seiyuu profession.
Youkai Watch, represented by Haruka Tomatsu (Music Ray'n) and Tomokazu Seki (Aoni Production)

Kei Tomiyama Award
Awarded for activity in promoting the seiyuu profession in the media.
Akio Otsuka (Mausu Promotion)

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

Kids and Family Award
Voted by children from surveys submitted by elementary schools nationwide.
Etsuko Kozakura (Little Portal)

Special Award
Awarded to any individual, work, or activity for commendable achievements which do not fit any other category.
Wake Up, Girls!, represented by Mayu Yoshioka, Minami Tanaka, and Yoshino Aoyama (81 Produce)

Source: Official website

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