Seiyu Award for Best Rookie Actress

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Seiyu Award for Best Rookie Actress
Awarded forBest Performance by a Rookie Actress
Country Japan
First awarded2007
Currently held by Kanata Aikawa
Hikaru Akao
Nene Hieda
Hinaki Yano (2022)

The Seiyu Award for Best Rookie Actress is one of the awards at the Seiyu Awards.

Winners

WinnersAgencyCharactersAnimeRef
2007
Yui Kano Aoni Production Momoko Kuzuryu Sumomomo, Momomo [1]
Aya Hirano Space CraftHaruhi Suzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
2008
Emiri Kato 81 Produce Momoko Akatsutsumi/Hyper Blossom
Kagami Hiiragi
Powerpuff Girls Z
Lucky Star
[2]
Yu Kobayashi Holy PeakSarutobi Ayame
Kaere Kimura
Gintama
Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei
2009
Kana Asumi 81 ProduceYuno
Natsumi Hirakawa
Hidamari Sketch 365
Kyo no Go no Ni
[3]
Haruka Tomatsu Music Ray'n Shiho Sannomiya
Nagi
Lala Satalin Deviluke
Zettai Karen Children
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens
To Love-Ru
2010
Kanae Ito Aoni ProductionMihoshi Akeno
Koume Suzukawa
Sora no Manimani
Taishō Baseball Girls
[4]
Aki Toyosaki Music Ray'nYui Hirasawa
Kana Nakamachi
K-On!
Kanamemo
2011
Hisako Kanemoto Production Baobab Ika Musume
Kanata Sorami
Squid Girl
So Ra No Wo To
[5]
Satomi Satō Aoni ProductionWendy Marvell
Manami Tamura
Ritsu Tainaka
Fairy Tail
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
K-On!!
2012
Ai Kayano Pro-Fit Meiko "Menma" Honma
Kanade Ōe
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Chihayafuru
[6]
Shiori Mikami Aoni Production Akari Akaza
Kaibashira-chan
YuruYuri
Sakiika-kun
2013
Kaori Ishihara Style CubeAladdin Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic [7]
Rumi Ōkubo 81 ProduceChinatsu Yoshikawa YuruYuri♪♪
2014
Maaya Uchida I'm Enterprise Hajime Ichinose Gatchaman Crowds [8]
2015
Sora Amamiya Music Ray'nAkame Akame ga Kill! [9]
Reina Ueda 81 ProduceNaru Sekiya Hanayamata
Aya Suzaki I'm EnterpriseTamako Kitashirakawa Tamako Love Story
2016
Sumire Uesaka Space CraftFubuki
Anastasia
Kantai Collection
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
[10]
Rie Takahashi 81 ProduceFutaba Ichinose
Kobayashi
Seiyu's Life!
Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace
Aimi Tanaka 81 ProduceUmaru Doma
Ryū Yuien
Himouto! Umaru-chan
Lance N' Masques
2017
Ari Ozawa I'm EnterpriseMizuki Usami This Art Club Has a Problem! [11]
Sayaka Senbongi I'm EnterpriseMumei Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Minami Tanaka 81 ProduceKatia Waldheim Schwarzesmarken
2018
Ayaka Nanase Axl-OneYoshino Koharu Sakura Quest [12]
Yui Fukuo 81 ProduceLinze Silhoueska In Another World With My Smartphone
2019
Manaka Iwami Pro-FitMaquia Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms [13]
Tomori Kusunoki Sony Music ArtistsLlenn Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online
Coco Hayashi 81 ProduceMirai Momoyama Kiratto Pri Chan
Rina Honnizumi 81 ProduceSaaya Yakushiji Hugtto! PreCure
Kaede Hondo I'm EnterpriseHitomi Mishima Hinamatsuri
2020
Madoka Asahina 81 ProduceAsumi Kominami We Never Learn [14]
Miho Okasaki I'm EnterpriseRimuru Tempest That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Miyuri Shimabukuro Office OsawaCarole Carole & Tuesday
Sayumi Suzushiro Arts Vision Akira Ono High Score Girl
Ai Fairouz Pro-FitHibiki Sakura How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?
Nana Mori ArbreHina Amano Weathering with You
2021
Rin Aira Horipro Wakaba Harukaze, Raki Kiseki Aikatsu on Parade! [15]
Kana Ichinose Sigma Seven Yuzuriha Ogawa Dr. Stone
Riho Sugiyama Mausu Promotion Minare Koda Wave, Listen to Me!
Natsumi Fujiwara Arts VisionAbigail Jones Great Pretender
Azumi Waki Haikyō Adele von Ascham/Mile Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!
2022
Kanata Aikawa Music Ray'nAi Ohto Wonder Egg Priority [16]
Hikaru Akao I'm EnterpriseRiri Hitotsuyanagi Assault Lily Bouquet
Nene Hieda 81 ProduceMiyako Muguruma Warlords of Sigrdrifa
Hinaki Yano Sony Music ArtistsYu Takasaki Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

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