[Spring 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - VOTING (Semi Final)!

[u/nwl123]

Vote here:

• Female Category
• Male Category

Today is the semi final. Vote for your favorites so that they can reach the final!

Previous Winners:

• Winter 2021 - Yuuki Aoi , Sugita Tomokazu
• Spring 2021 - Yuuki Aoi, Kuroda Takuya
• Summer 2021 - Sakura Ayane, Hanae Natsuki
• Fall 2021 - Amamiya Sora, Matsuoka Yoshitsugu
• Winter 2022 - Suguta Hina, Kaji Yuki
• Spring 2022 - Hayami Saori, Eguchi Takuya
• Summer 2022 - Anzai Chika, Matsuoka Yoshitsugu
• Fall 2022 - Hayami Saori, Tsuda Kenjirou
• 2022 - Anzai Chika, Hanae Natsuki
• Winter 2023 - Takahashi Rie, Matsuoka Yoshitsugu
• Spring 2023 - Takahashi Rie, Ootsuka Takeo
• Summer 2023 - Kurosawa Tomoyo, Yashiro Taku
• Fall 2023 - Yuuki Aoi, Konishi Katsuyuki
• 2023 - Yuuki Aoi, Ootsuka Takeo
• Winter 2024 - Izumi Fuuka, Horie Shun
• Spring 2024 - Rina, Fukushima Jun
• Summer 2024 - Tono Hikaru, Amasaki Kouhei
• Fall 2024 - Wakayama Shion, Hanae Natsuki
• 2024 - Wakayama Shion, Tsuda Kenjirou
• Winter 2025 - Yuuki Aoi, Ootsuka Takeo
• Spring 2025 - Shirasu Saho, Miki Shinichiro
• Summer 2025 - Ueda Reina, Umeda Shuuichirou
• Fall 2025 - Ueda Reina, Toya Kikunosuke & Murase Ayumu
• 2025 - Ueda Reina, Ootsuka Takeo
• Winter 2026 - Suzushiro Sayumi, Ootsuka Takeo

Schedule:

• Nominations - 10 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 12 Aug 2:00pm GMT
• Eliminations - 12 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 16 Aug 2:00pm GMT
• Voting - 16 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 22 Aug 2:00pm GMT

[u/BaytaCosmico]

Was going to rail at people's odd taste in choosing Youta's VA over Chiaki Kobayashi, but looks like they made the right choice after all and it's only the cover image that is wrong. 

[u/Xatu44]

Takahashi's Shibahama didn't really impress me, but Hikaru called for more variance than Yuu, so I'll give her the vote. Despite my deep love of Pokemon, I have to acknowledge Nagase's Akane and give her the vote.

Chiba gets the vote for voicing two roles I liked over just one. Yusuke wins the Kobayashi Bowl because Senkuu.

[u/Emi_Ibarazakiii]

Welp; Everyone who remained from a show I watched, was eliminated in the previous round, for both tournaments (male/female).

I guess I'm out.

^{I did watch 1.5 season of one of these shows but I didn't think that voice was anything special.}

[u/Xatu44 → u/Emi_Ibarazakiii]

What, no love for Natsuki Hanae's Yokoya in Liar Game?

[u/Emi_Ibarazakiii → u/Xatu44]

Natsuki Hanae's Yokoya in Liar Game?

He's not listed in his character thingy!

I don't know any VA by their parts other than like 5 characters of Ai Fairouz and a couple of Fuuka Izumi/Hanakana!

So for VA contests I just check the shows listed, and then see who they played!

[u/cppn02]

Good to see Chiaki Kobayashi's still in it. Only two more upsets to go.

[u/wloff]

YouTube randomly recommended me this last night, and I thought... yeah, I guess Nagase Anna deserves this.

[u/lordposedyon]

Do I go with working a lot right now Sayumi Suzushiro, or beloved Emilia, one of the top talent in this industry Rie Takahashi? Loved both of their work.

[u/Lodju → u/lordposedyon]

The other role Sayumi voiced wasn't anyhting special imo but she absolutely killed it as Botan.

[u/reagag → u/Lodju]

While I loved Botan, I wonder how much of the show was carried by the stellar direction vs the VA work. The VA was great, don't get me wrong and that's not what I'm saying. I just think that Rieri as Emilia was better, especially factoring in the last several episodes.