Becoming a Seiyuu aka Voice Actor in Japanese means becoming a celebrity, especially for women. Many Seiyuu star in movies and are often on TV advertisements, in a series, and/or a singer. They rack up a huge fan base which in many respects creates them into idols.
Here are the 15 most famous female seiyuu (voice actors). One thing to note is that it is extremely difficult to determine the beauty of each person by one picture hence the reason for including several. Moreover, to truly capture their beauty, I suggest actually watching them on TV.
Miyuki Sawashiro
She began her voice-acting career in 1999 and has continued her work as a seiyuu for more than a decade. She is the older sister of seiyuu Chiharu Sawashiro.
Married on June 2, 2014, her 29th birthday. Nicknames: みゆきち (Miyukichi), シロロン (Shiroron).
Suzuko Mimori
She was invited to perform as Sherlock Shellingford (Milky Holmes) in AFA2010 and made another appearance at AFA2013 as both Sherlock Shellingford (Milky Holmes) and Sonoda Umi (Love Live!).
In April 2013, she debuted as a solo artist with her debut single "Aitaiyo... Aitaiyo!". Her nickname is Mimorin.
Nana Mizuki
She is admired by many of her fellow seiyuu and fans because of the fact that she has a great amount of power and strength in her singing voice, which surprises many fans due to her regularly petite stature. She was also the winner of the "Best Musical Performance" award in the first Seiyuu Awards. She was also part of the seiyu quartet "Prits," alongside Yumiko Kobayashi, Natsuko Kuwatani, and Hisayo Mochizuki (all four voiced characters in the anime Sister Princess).
Her singing style comes from singing Enka since she was young.
Saori Oonishi
Saori Oonishi is a graduate of Nihon Narration Engi Kenyuujo (NichiNare) and debuted as a seiyuu in 2012 under the I'm Enterprise agency.
Oonishi's first work was as an extra voice in the second drama CD of Penguin Enishi. Her first anime role was in AKB0048.
Risa Taneda
Risa Taneda is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Office Osawa talent agency. She is also a member of the seiyuu idol unit Rhodanthe* (ローダンセ) since 2013, along with Nao Tōyama, Asuka Nishi, Manami Tanaka and Yumi Uchiyama.
Her major roles include Mirai Kuriyama in Beyond the Boundary, Yukina Himeragi in Strike the Blood, Rize Tedeza in Is the Order a Rabbit?, Kaori Miyazono in Your Lie in April, Erina Nakiri in Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, and Ai Mizuno in Zombie Land Saga.
Kana Hanazawa
Kana Hanazawa used to be a junior idol in Akiba where hundreds of people came to watch her, which is how she got her breakthrough for her acting career in commercials before becoming a voice actor.
The Office Osawa talent agency represents her. Married to the voice actor Kensho Ono.
Yui Ishikawa
Yui Ishikawa (born May 30, 1989 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with mitt management.
Himawari Theatre Group Between 1995-2004, Sunaoka Office (Still Part of Himawari Theatre Group) Between September 2004-April 2019, mitt management from May 2019. She announced her marriage on May 30, 2021.
Manami Numakura
Manami Numakura is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is affiliated with Arts Vision. Her best-known role is in The Idolmaster video game franchise where she voices Hibiki Ganaha from the rival group known as Project Fairy. Other major roles include Riko in Love Lab, Takao in Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Machi Tokiwa in Hanayamata and Saya Endō in Dagashi Kashi.
She made her solo music debut in 2016, performing the opening theme to the anime series Magical Girl Raising Project. From 2013 to 2016, she was a member of the voice acting unit Trident.
Yui Ogura
She is one of four members in Team Dekaris along with Kaori Ishihara, Arisa Noto, and Maho Matsunaga. She is one half of J-Pop duo YuiKaori, along with Kaori Ishihara.
She is a former member of the seiyuu group StylipS, which was formed in 2011 and composed of the same members of Team Dekaris. She graduated from the group in April 2013.
Miku Itou
She is one of the new members of StylipS that joined on April 27, 2013 along with fellow Kensyuusei Moe Toyota. She is also a member of Pyxis with Moe Toyota.
Saori Hayami
Saori Hayami is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with I'm Enterprise. As a singer, she is signed to Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Japan. Hayami won the 10th Seiyu Awards for Best Supporting Actress.
Her major voice roles include Yukino Yukinoshita in My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, Yumeko Jabami in Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, Musubi and Yume in Sekirei, Kamisato Ayaka in Genshin Impact, Ayase Aragaki in Oreimo, Shirayuki in Snow White with the Red Hair, Yui Kusanagi in Ludere Deorum, Cardia in Code: Realize − Guardian of Rebirth, Miyuki Shiba in The Irregular at Magic High School, Himawari Uzumaki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Shinoa Hiiragi in Seraph of the End, Yotsugi Ononoki in Monogatari, Shōko Nishimiya in A Silent Voice, Chiriko "Tsuruko" Tsurumi in Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, Ushiwakamaru in Fate/Grand Order, Shinobu Kochou in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Rachel in Tower of God, Yamato in One Piece, Yor Forger in Spy x Family, and Azazel Ameri in Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun.
Ai Kayano
Ai Kayano became interested in voice acting while watching foreign films, which are dubbed into Japanese in Japan. While she learned about the seiyuu profession in high school, she was first interested in becoming a beautician. After completing beauty vocational school, Kayano enrolled in the Pro-Fit Voice Actor's School and graduated in 2010, debuting that April as a professional seiyuu.
Kayano left the Pro-Fit talent agency in September 2014 and joined Office Osawa in January 2015. As a fan of sake, Kayano hosts a web program titled Kayanomi in which she samples various kinds of sake.
Haruka Tomatsu
Haruka debuted as seiyuu in 2007, starring in Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica as Corticarte Apa Lagranges. Since then, she has had other major roles such as Lala Satalin Deviluke in To Love-Ru and Shiho Sannomiya in Zettai Karen Children. Before graduating from high school in 2008, Haruka used to live in Ichimomiya city where she often took the shinkansen, travelling back and forth between Nagoya and Tokyo to attend recordings. She has since entered a university in Tokyo, where she now resides.
Sora Amamiya
Sora Amamiya was introduced to the seiyuu profession in high school by a friend who enjoyed anime. She decided to become a seiyuu after seeing the voice roles of Miyuki Sawashiro. In 2011, Amamiya passed the 2nd Music Ray'n Super Seiyuu Audition and joined the talent agency. She debuted the following year voicing minor characters in Aikatsu!, Shinsekai yori, and Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun. Amamiya won her first lead role in Isshuukan Friends. in 2014. Later that year, she joined the unit TrySail with seiyuu Momo Asakura and Shiina Natsukawa, both of whom passed the same Music Ray'n audition.
Amamiya was named a winner of the Best New Actress award in the 9th Seiyuu Awards. She is nicknamed Ten-chan, as her given name can also be read as "Ten."
Maaya Uchida
Maaya Uchida debuted as a seiyuu in 2010 in the Boku, Otaryman. OVA in a minor role. At the time, she was still a student at the Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyuujo training school, which she entered in 2008. Following her debut, she was signed by the I'm Enterprise talent management agency, where she has remained since.
Uchida's breakthrough role came in 2012 in the anime series Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! as lead character Rikka Takanashi. Following her breakthrough performance, she was also selected to voice Hajime Ichinose in Gatchman Crowds. As a result of her subsequent success, she was named Best New Actress at the 8th Seiyuu Awards in 2014. In that same year, Uchida began singing activities, and she debuted as a solo recording artist with Pony Canyon. She is the elder sister of seiyuu Yuuma Uchida.