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Some of the 8th Annual Seiyū Award Winners Announced
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
The organizers of the 8th Annual Seiyū Awards announced some of the winners on Monday.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Award for late performers who contributed to many genres, including foreign works, over the yearsKenji Utsumi (1937-2013)
Agency: Haikyō
Roles: Fist of the North Star's Raoh, Dr. Slump's's Senbei, Japanese dub actor for Steve McQueen, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Carl Weathers
Ryōko Kinomiya (1931-2013)
Agency: Ken Production
Roles: Rose of Versaille's Countess du Barry, Saint Young Men's Narrator, Jigoku Sensei Nube's Narrator
Merit Awards
Award for the seiyū who have contributed to many genres, including foreign works, over the yearsKeaton Yamada
Agency: Remax
Roles: Cyborg 009's Albert Heinrich/004, Chibi Maruko-chan's Narrator
Rokurō Naya
Agency: Mouse Production
Roles: Saint Seiya's Camus, Yū Yū Hakusho's Sensui, Japanese dub actor for William H. Macy, Sam Shepard, and Ed Harris
Synergy Award
Award for the work that demonstrated the appeal of voice-acting to the fullestGirls und Panzer
Mai Fuchigama (INCS toenter Co.,ltd.)
Kei Tomiyama Award
Award for the male performer who broadens the profession of voice acting in every form of mediaShinichirō Miki
Agency: 81 Produce
Roles: Initial D's Takumi, Fullmetal Alchemist's Roy Mustang, Gundam 00's Lockon Stratos
Kazue Takahashi Award
Award for the female performer who broadens the profession of voice acting in every form of mediaKotono Mitsuishi
Agency: Razurii Arō
Roles: Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon in Sailor Moon, Misato Katsuragi in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Boa Hancock in One Piece