The results of the "Akiba Research Institute Leading Actress Awards 2021" have been announced! Akiba Research Institute's Leading Actress Award 2021" has announced that the most successful female voice actress in 2021 is Nao Higashiyama!

The Akiba Research Institute's official voting project "Let's decide the best leading voice actress of the year," which was held from January 14 to 28, 2022! Akiba Research Institute Leading Actress Awards 2021," which was held from January 14 to 28, 2022.

This voting project nominated a total of 28 popular female voice actors ranked in the top 10 in each of the "2021 Spring," "2021 Summer," and "2021 Autumn" (excluding "2021 Winter" due to confirmed fraudulent voting) seasons held during the year 2021. From these nominees, the top 10 female lead actresses in 2021 will be chosen by a vote.

The top 10 female voice actresses selected as a result of the voting are as follows.

No. 1: Nao Higashiyama (300 votes)
　6th place in 2021 summer anime

2nd : Rena Ueda (170 votes)
　3rd place in 2021 fall anime, 3rd place in 2021 spring anime

3rd : Tomori Kusunoki (147 votes)
　2021 Autumn Anime 2nd place, 2021 Summer Anime 1st place

4th : Saki Miyashita (101 votes)
　2021 summer anime 5th place

5th : Sayuri Date (96 votes)
　2021 summer anime 3rd place

6th : Natsumi Fujiwara (80 votes)
　2021 Autumn Anime 9th place

7th : HONWATA Kaede (70 votes)
　2021 Autumn Anime 4th , 2021 Spring Anime 7th

8th : Yui Ishikawa (57 votes)
　2021 Spring Anime 10th place

9th : Miyuki Sawashiro (50 votes)
　2021 summer anime 9th place

10th : Akari Kito (26 votes)
　2021 Spring Anime 6th place

Among the many popular female voice actors, Nao Higashiyama won the first place this time with 300 votes. Higashiyama is one of the most popular and talented voice actors in the world today, and in 2021 she will be seen in "Yuru Can △ SEASON 2" (playing Shima Rin), "Spider, desu wa nanika? (as Katia), "Peach Boy Riverside" (as Mikoto), and "Bokutachi no Remake" (as Eiko Kawasegawa). She has also played leading roles in theatrical animated films, such as "Kiniro Mosaic the Movie: Thank you! and Reina Plowrer in "Macross Delta the Movie: Absolute LIVE!!!!!!". In 2020, Higashiyama will celebrate her 10th anniversary as a voice actor, and her popularity as an artist continues to grow.

In second place was Rena Ueda, who received 170 votes. In 2021, she impressively played the heroine Gigi Andalusia in the animated film "Mobile Suit Gundam: Senko no Hathaway" (Mobile Suit Gundam: Senko no Hathaway). In addition, she played the lead role of Dia in "The World's Best Assassin, Reincarnated as an Otherworldly Aristocrat," and also had important roles in such films as "Dr. Stone Stone Wars," "Fruits Basket The Final," and "The Realist Hero's Kingdom Reconstruction Chronicles," respectively.

Also ranked in third place was Tomori Kusunoki, who received 147 votes. Kusunoki is rapidly rising in popularity among young female voice actresses, and in 2021 she played the role of Neeru Aonuma in "Wonder Egg Priority," Latifah in "Spirit Fantasy," and Junatsu Kan in "Muv-Luv Alternative," and was selected for leading roles in other works. In "Senpai ga Uzai Gozaiman Junnen no Hanashi," she humorously played the lead role of Futaba Igarashi, and her performance was well received. She is one of the most popular young voice actors in Japan today, and has become a representative of young voice actors in both name and reality.

Saki Miyashita (No. 4) is a young female voice actress who still seems to be a new face, but in 2021, she will play the role of Siesta, the heroine of "The Detective is Already Dead. In 2021, she hit the jackpot with her role as Siesta, the heroine of "The Detective is Already Dead. Also in fifth place is Sayuri Date, who played the heroine Siesta in "Love Live! Super Star! Super Star! All of these actresses have quickly become popular voice actors.

Natsumi Fujiwara (No. 6) has appeared in a variety of works in 2021, most memorably as AI Guy in "Boundary War Machine" and as Theoto Ricca in "86- Eighty-Six. Uniquely, she emerged as a character with a neutral image, playing Kotetsu, the main character in the E-television program "Uchu Nanchara Kotetsu-kun.

The top seven in the list are all popular female voice actresses, including Kaede Hondo, who played Sakura Minamoto in "Zombieland Saga: Revenge", and in 2021, she also played Laika in "300 Years of Defeating Slime, and Before I Knew It, I Was Level Max", Hana Yurigawa in "Mieru Ko-chan", and Hana Kurokawa in "takt op. Destiny" and as Anna Schneider in "takt op. Destiny.

In 2021, Yui Ishikawa, ranked 8th, played the role of Sei, the main character in "Seijo no Mahou wa Banjo Desu" and "Tropical~ju! She appeared as Cure Papaia in "Pretty Cure" and as Emeralda Zubin in "Mobile Suit Gundam: Senko no Hathaway," playing major characters in a variety of productions.

Miyuki Sawashiro, who ranked ninth, played the role of Fujiko Mine in "Lupin the Third Part 6," which is the most popular role, and also passionately played the role of Daki, a fallen demon in "Demon Slayer: Yuukakuhen. In addition, she played the role of Perrine Klostermann in "World Witches Hatsushimashita! (as Perrine Klostermann), "Princess Principal Crown Handler Chapter 1 / 2" (as Seven), and "Digimon Ghost Game" (as Gamma Mon).

Akari Kito, in 10th place, is still in the midst of her breakthrough role as Priestess Nezuko Kamakado in "Demon Slayer: Infinity Train Arc (TV anime version)" and "Demon Slayer: Yuukaku Arc," but in 2021 she also played the lead role of Kate in "Shadow House," played Alma in "EX-ARM: Ex-Arm" and appeared in "Digimon Ghost Game" (as Alma). (as Alma), "Shinkansen Transformer Robo Shinkarion Z" (as Abuto Usui), "Moon Leads the Way in Another World" (as Mio), and "Battle in 5 Seconds" (as Yang), among many others.

Keep an eye out for these female voice actresses in this year 2022!

For the ranking of the 11th place and below, please refer to the following.