AMBot | 03/11/2023 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
The winners of the 17th Seiyuu Awards were recently announced: Chika Anzai, Takuya Eguchi, and Atsumi Tanezaki received the Lead Seiyuu Award. Anzai, who portrayed the energetic Chisato Nishikigi in the original action anime Lycoris Recoil, received the award alongside Eguchi and Tanezaki. Eguchi and Tanezaki played the lead roles in the anime adaptation of Spy x Family, where they voiced the spy Loid Forger and his psychic "daughter" Anya Forger, respectively. In addition to the Lead Seiyuu Award, Eguchi also won the Most Valuable Seiyuu Award, while Tanezaki received the Best Supporting Seiyuu Award.

The Supporting Seiyuu Award went to Shuuichi Ikeda for his role as Leo Millafoden in Birdie Wing and to Ryoutaro Okiayu for his role as Kokushibo in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. The Newcomer Seiyuu Award was awarded to Shouichirou Umeda, Hina Suguta, Anna Nagase, Minami Hinata, and Shion Wakayama for their roles in various anime series.

The Nijigasaki High School Idol Club won the Singing Award, while the International Movie and Drama Award went to Shihori Kanjiya and Toshiruki Morikawa. Jujutsu Kaisen won the Synergy Award, while the Kei Tomiyama Award and the Kazue Takahashi Award were already announced on February 21 and awarded to Junichi Suwabe and Maria Kawamura, respectively.

Ikue Ootani and Rika Matsumoto received the Kids Family Award for their roles as Ash/Satoshi's Pikachu and Ash/Satoshi in Pokémon Journeys: The Series. Natsuki Hanae received the Influencer Award, and the Distinguished Service Award went to Chikako Akimoto and Yuusaku Yara. The Special Achievement Award was not presented this year in honor of the recently deceased voice actors. Finally, Let's Make a Mug Too was honored with the Special Award.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.

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