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Familiarity, range, career longevity, current audience interest, and recognition from awards are different ways to appreciate a voice actor; none is a validated scorecard. ORICON’s inaugural 2025 surveys asked 1,000 men and women in Japan, ages teens to 50s, about performers primarily active in voice acting, including animation and dubbing. The results were published as separate male and female rankings, so they should be understood as Japan-based audience snapshots rather than a single international top ten. See the male survey and female survey.
Awards provide a separate signal. The 20th Seiyu Awards record states that eligible work ran from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, and distinguishes MVS, determined through general voting and central review, from categories selected by committees and reviewed centrally. Crunchyroll’s 2026 Japanese performance nominees include Aoi Yuki as Maomao and Mayumi Tanaka as Monkey D. Luffy. A poll result, award, or nomination recognizes a particular kind of achievement in a particular cycle; none settles who is objectively best.
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1. Kenjiro Tsuda
Tsuda topped ORICON’s 2025 male favorite-voice-actor survey. His recognizable roles include the composed Kento Nanami in Jujutsu Kaisen, Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, and Novak in Orb: On the Movements of the Earth. The range across a contemporary hit, a long-running franchise touchstone, and a dramatic historical series helps explain his broad appeal. ORICON’s survey report
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2. Saori Hayami
Hayami ranked first in ORICON’s 2025 female survey. She voices Shinobu Kocho in Demon Slayer and Yor Forger in SPY×FAMILY, two widely recognizable characters with markedly different temperaments. Those roles make her a strong example of how a performer can be associated with distinct anime worlds without being defined by just one character. ORICON’s survey report
3. Koichi Yamadera
Yamadera placed second in ORICON’s male survey. His work extends beyond anime acting into variety, commercials, and narration, and ORICON also notes his Japanese voice role as Stitch. That breadth, along with his presence across generations of viewers, makes him a particularly recognizable figure in Japanese voice work. ORICON’s survey report
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4. Masako Nozawa
Nozawa ranked second in ORICON’s female list and continues to voice Son Goku in Dragon Ball DAIMA. Few performers are so closely associated with a character whose story has remained familiar across generations. Her inclusion reflects longevity and cultural recognition, not a claim that one iconic role alone measures an entire career. ORICON’s survey report
5. Natsuki Hanae
Hanae ranked third among men in ORICON’s 2025 survey and voices Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer. Tanjiro’s earnestness and emotional steadiness place the performance at the center of a major contemporary anime story, making Hanae’s voice an easy point of recognition for many viewers. ORICON’s survey report
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6. Megumi Hayashibara
Hayashibara ranked third in ORICON’s female survey. ORICON highlights her work in Ranma 1/2, Pokémon, and Detective Conan, a spread of enduring franchises that illustrates her cross-generational recognition. Her career is a reminder that a voice actor’s influence can be built through many roles over time rather than one current breakout performance. ORICON’s survey report
7. Akira Ishida
Ishida ranked sixth in ORICON’s male survey and was named MVS in the official 20th Seiyu Awards record. The poll and award are distinct forms of recognition: the former records audience favorites in Japan, while MVS follows the award’s general-voting and central-review process. ORICON’s survey report 20th Seiyu Awards record
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8. Atsumi Tanezaki
Tanezaki ranked sixth in ORICON’s female survey. The report contrasts her voices for Anya Forger in SPY×FAMILY and Frieren in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End—a useful illustration of range between a lively child character and a reserved, reflective protagonist. ORICON’s survey report
9. Mamoru Miyano
Miyano ranked fourth in the male survey. ORICON identifies him as the voice of Doma in the cited Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle film. His place here reflects both his standing in the 2025 audience poll and the visibility of this recent role. ORICON’s survey report
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10. Aoi Yuki
Yuki ranked seventh in ORICON’s female survey and voices Maomao in The Apothecary Diaries. She was also a nominee for Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Japanese) in Crunchyroll’s 2026 awards guide for that role. Together, the audience poll and nomination offer two current, but different, recognition signals. ORICON’s survey report Crunchyroll’s 2026 awards guide
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.What the rankings and awards can—and cannot—tell you
- Popularity is geographically specific. ORICON’s results reflect respondents in Japan, with separate male and female lists; they are not a worldwide poll.
- Popularity is not a skill test. A favorite-actor survey measures audience preference, not a standardized assessment of technique or performance.
- Awards answer a different question. The Seiyu Awards and Crunchyroll nominees recognize selected work under their own processes and eligibility windows. They complement, rather than replace, audience opinion.
- Roles offer a practical way to explore. If you want to identify a Japanese voice actor, start with a character you know, then listen for how the same performer handles a contrasting role.
The official 20th Seiyu Awards record names Kikunosuke Toya and Shion Wakayama for leading voice roles, Reina Ueda, Shinji Kawada, and Mayumi Tanaka for supporting roles, and Akira Ishida as MVS. Crunchyroll’s 2026 Japanese performance nominee list also includes Chiaki Kobayashi, Daiki Yamashita, Kikunosuke Toya, Reina Ueda, Aoi Yuki, and Mayumi Tanaka. These names are additional examples of current recognition, not an extension of a definitive ranking.
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