Sōma Saitō
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is a Japanese
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and singer affiliated with 81 Produce and Sacra Music.


Early life

Saito was born on April 22, 1991, in Shōwa,
Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 787,592 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the n ...
, Japan. He is the eldest of three siblings, with two younger sisters. He wanted to become a voice actor in high school, inspired by
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's role as Koyemshi in '' Bokurano''. Prior to that, he wanted to become a musician or a novel writer.


Voice acting career

Saito joined the second 81 Produce's Audition in 2008. In that audition, a total of 1,035 people participated with only 33 going to the final audition to decide who would win and stay training under the talent agency. He won the audition for the male category and started taking voice acting classes at ''81 ACTOR'S STUDIO'' afterwards, while still attending high school. In 2009, Saito won the "Judges' Special Prize" in the recitation competition at the 33rd . Veteran voice actor Nobuyo Ōyama was one of the judges present at that time. He started his career as a voice actor in 2010, voicing minor roles in a few anime and video games. He put less focus on his career as a voice actor during his first two years to focus on his studies at
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. After graduating from college in 2014, he started to take on more important roles. The first major role that he got through audition was Tasuku Ryuenji in the anime series '' Future Card Buddyfight''. In the same year, Saito got other major roles as Tadashi Yamaguchi in the anime series '' Haikyu!!'', Tatsumi in the anime series '' Akame ga Kill!'', and Twelve in the anime series '' Terror in Resonance''. At the
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in 2015, Saito won the "Best Male Newcomer" award for his role as Twelve in the anime series '' Terror in Resonance''. He shared the award with Ryōta Ōsaka and Natsuki Hanae. In March 2019, he and the other members of Hypnosis Mic received a singing award in the 13th Voice Actor Awards.


Music career

Saito made his debut as a solo artist in 2017, under Sacra Music. He released his first single on June 7, 2017. His second single was released on September 6, 2017. The song was used as the opening theme song to '' Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu''. Saito released his third single on June 20, 2018. For his third single, he took upon himself songwriting duties, writing lyrics and music for all songs featured on it. Saitō released his first album, quantum stranger, on December 19, 2018. On February 24, 2019, Saito held his 1st solo live concert entitled "Saito Soma 1st LIVE quantum stranger(s)" in Maihama Amphitheater. A blu-ray edition of the concert was released on June 5 of the same year the concert was held.


Personal life

On June 30, 2023, Saito announced his marriage to a woman outside the industry.


Filmography


Anime series


Original video animation (OVA)


Original net animation (ONA)


Animated films


Video games


Drama CD


Boys love CDs


Stage


TV Show


Dubbing roles


Discography


Singles


EPs


Digital albums


Studio albums


Character song


Concerts


Personal Concerts


Other concerts


Awards


References


External links


Official agency profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saito, Soma 1991 births Living people Japanese male pop singers Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Singers from Yamanashi Prefecture Sacra Music artists Male voice actors from Yamanashi Prefecture Waseda University alumni 21st-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers 81 Produce voice actors