What You Need to Know:
- Plenty of women seiyuu have already made a name for themselves - whether it's the super-cute youngster Aoi Yuuki or the top choice for refined ojou-sama characters, Saori Hayami.
- The competition may be tough, but Japanese fans are convinced that 2016 may be the year for many voice actors to get their big break. Which ones, you ask? To find out, let's look at a recent poll by Akiba-Souken!
- This poll was held from February 19 to 29, and received a total of 208 votes. Check out the results below and find out which seiyuu sensations you should be watching out for this year!
Top 10 - Top 6
10. Mikako Izawa (Moeka Tokita from Wakaba*Girl) / 5 votes
9. Yuki Wakai (Leona West from PriPara) / 6 votes
8. Haruka Shiraishi (Kirie Motoba from Himouto! Umaru-chan) / 8 votes
6. Chika Anzai (Mary from Hai to Gensou no Grimgar) / 9 votes
6. Ayaka Imamura (Miyabi Hotaka from Absolute Duo) / 9 votes
Top 5 - Top 1
5. Kiyono Yasuno (Megumi Katou from Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata)
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' text="16 votes" text_position=""]
' text="16 votes" text_position=""]
4. Chinami Hashimoto (Chiyo Kurihara from Prison School)
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' text="20 votes" text_position=""]
' text="20 votes" text_position=""]
3. Nanami Yamashita (Nanami Hisami from Wake Up, Girls!)
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' text=" 30 votes " text_position=""]
' text=" 30 votes " text_position=""]
2. Aimi Tanaka (Umaru Doma from Himouto! Umaru-chan)
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' text="36 votes" text_position=""]
' text="36 votes" text_position=""]
1.Rie Takahashi (Futaba Ichinose from Sore ga Seiyuu!)
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' text=" 55 votes " text_position=""]
' text=" 55 votes " text_position=""]
Source: Akiba-Souken
[balloon_speech align="left" text="I'm so happy to see Umaru-chan's voice actor in this ranking! I love her voice, so cute!" image="bee-love"]
[balloon_speech align="right" text="There is some real talent in this list! I wish them all the best this year - you can make it big, ladies!" image="honey-happy3"]
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