Mine are:

Inoue Kikuko - Especially in Onegai Teacher(Mizuho), Ah My Goddess(Belldandy), i think her voice really suits these 2 characters.

Yukino Satsuki - Especially in FMP(Chidori), Hmm now that i think about it most of the characters she does look alike, they normally boss the others around and argue a lot but in the end they are all emotional.

Most of the seiyuu usually get chosen for a series based on the previous acting job they did. And producers are pretty much already has an idea what kind of voice talent they need. So it's nothing strange if some seiyuu keep getting certain type of role they really good at. She did a great job as Chidori. ^^

Female Seiyu:

Kawasumi Ayako - Aoi (Ai Yori Aoshi), Mahoro (Mahoromatic).

Yukino Satsuki - Tina (Ai Yori Aoshi), Kagome (Inu Yasha), Chidori (Full Metal Panic).

Mitsuishi Kotono - Henrietta (Gunslinger Girl), Murrure Ramius (Gundam Seed), Mireille Bouquet (Noir), Madoka Narumi (Spiral), Kohaku (Tsukihime).

Asakawa Yuu - Motoko (Love Hina), Sakaki (Azumanga Daioh).

Horie Yui - Naursegawa (Love Hina), Kotori (Da Capo), Ayu (Kannon), Ayu (Ultra Maniac).

Inoue Kikuko - Belldandy (Oh My Goddess!), Yayoi (Happy Lesson).

Nabatame Hitomi - Yunna (Maburaho), Arcueid (Tsuikhime).

Male Seiyu:

Hoshi Souichirou - Kira (Gundam Seed), Kaoru (Ai Yori Aoshi).

Ishida Akira - Athrun (Gundam Seed), Chrno (Chrno Crusade).

Koyasu Takehito - Mwu La Fllaga (Gundam Seed), Ryuga (Mahoromatic).

Seki Tomokazu - Sagara (Full Metal Panic), Ashton (Star Ocean Ex).

Miki Shinichirou - Shannon (Scrapped Princess).

Takagi Wataru - Onizuka (GTO), Genzo (Tenshi na Konamaiki).

Suzumura Kenichi - Shin (Macross Zero), Narumi (Spiral).

Onosaka Masaya - Icchan (Angelic Layer), Vash (Trigun).

Yeah, I think that's about it. :heh:

Satsuki Yukino - Chidori (FMP), Nenene (ROD TV), Mutsumi (Love Hina)
Ayako Kawasumi - Sarah (Angel Sanctuary), Megumi (Rahxephon), Aoi (Ai Yori Aoshi)
Shinichiro Miki - Crim (.hack//Sign), Weber (FMP), Moran (Last Exile), Tetsu (Saikano)
Mitsuki Saiga - Junior (ROD TV), Tsukasa (.hack//Sign)
Tomokazu Seki - Souske (FMP), Ogata (Angelic Layer), Toji (Evangelion)
Junko Noda - Dio (Last Exile), Kitsune (Love Hina), Reki (Haibane Renmei)

kawasumi ayako, mitsuishi kotono, yukino satsuki, tomokazu seki & ohara sayaka (<3)

Female:

Horie Yui (Fruit Basket- Toru Honda, Mantentei Loki- Mayura)

Enomoto Atsuko (Kare Kano- Miyazawa Yukino, Daa Daa Daa- Konishi Aya)

Ogasawara Akiko (Twin Spica- Asumi, Figure 17- Shinna Tsubasa)

Nanri Yuuka (Gunslinger Girls- Henrietta)

Watanabe Akino (Witch Hunter- Robin, I My Me Strawberry Eggs- Fuko Kazuha)

Male:

Inoue Kazuhiko (Naruto-Kakashi, Fruit Basket- Hatori Souma)

Seki Tomokazu (Fruit Basket- Kyo, Vision of Escaflowne- Van)

Miki Shinichirou (Scrapped Princess- Shannon, Vampire Princess-Larva)

Suwabe Junichi (Mahou Tsukai..Taisetsu..- Oyamada Masami, PMK- Yosida Toshimaru)

The above mentioned are my fav seiyuus, because their voice are fantastic, in that they are able to express a broad range of emotions, very expressive, and truely made the characters they play for. Without them in their respective parts, those characters would not been so memorable to me.

although many are really really really great, but............
Ishida Akira is my big favorite >w<

Ishida Akira (see previous posts for roles)

Midorikawa Hikaru (Zelgadis/Slayers, Heero Yuy/Gundam Wing, Tamahome/Fushigi Yuugi)

Ogata Megumi (Kurama/Yuu Yuu Hakusho, Shinji/Evangelion, Princess Emeraude/Magic Knight Rayeart, Eagle/Rayearth 2)

Sakamoto Maaya (Kanzaki Hitomi/Escaflowne, Nai Card/CardCaptor Sakura Movie 2, Mishima/RahXephon)

Hayashibara Megumi (see previous posts for roles)

Orikasa Ai (Ryoko/Tenchi Muyo, Quatre Raberba Winner/Gundam Wing)

I have a general tendency to like seiyuu who can sing; since I can't always afford to invest in buying the DVDs for an entire show, I usually settle for getting OSTs that have image songs (sung by the seiyuu themselves, of course) on them. And as a result, being a good vocalist generally makes me like a certain voice better, so that's what I use as a way to choose my favorites. Although oddly enough, even though I really don't like what I've heard of Ishida Akira's singing, he still ranks as a favorite (either that or Xellos's image songs aren't a good representative of his skills as a vocalist). But that may be because both Chrno and Athrun are currently on my favorite male anime character list at the moment . . .

And as far as I know, with the exception of Ishida Akira, all of them are recording artists . . . or at least they've released a few solo CDs and singles. I know Hayashibara Megumi and Sakamoto Maaya have been releasing CDs as recent as this year. (I'm not sure about Hayashibara's discography, but I know Sakamoto has at least 5 or 6 CDs out . . .)

~ Kurama no Miko2003

btw,
30 March 2004 was Hayashibara Megumi's birthday BTW. She turned 37.
And 31 March 2004 was Sakamoto Maaya's birthday. She turned 24.
^^

I most definently agree...
did she also do izumi's voice in full moon wo sagashite?

Hoshi Souichirou, Koyasu Takehito, Miki Shinichirou, Horie Yui, Kawasumi Ayako, Saiga Mitsuki, Sakurai Takahiro... yeep.

林原めぐみ (Hayashibara Megumi) - Faye from Cowboy Bebop, Rei from Neon Genesis Evangelion, Haruka from Love Hina, among other things.

宮村優子 (Miyamura Yuko) - Asuka from Neon Genesis Evangelion (I love how she says "Anata baka?" to Shinji for some reason) and Caska from Berserk.

堀江由衣 (Horie Yui) - Naru from Love Hina, Kotori from Da Capo, Yuya from Samurai Deeper Kyo.

三石琴乃 (Mitsuishi Kotono) - Excel from Excel Saga, Misato from Neon Genesis Evangelion, Kanzaki Urumi from GTO.

能登 麻美子 (Noto Mamiko) - Akira from Narutaru, Sagi Tsukiko from Paranoia Agent.

For me it would be:

Orikasa Ai
Mastumoto Rica: Outlaw Star/Jim Hawking, Dirty Pair Flash/Kei.
Hayashibara Megumi (well over 100 roles, I use to have a web fan web page for her)
{The above 3 are also really good singers, (I really like Rica Mastumoto), and I have managed to get all of thier solo albums.}
Mitsuishi Kotono : Excel, Misato/NGE, Mink/Drsagon Half, Ebichu, Sailor Moon.

And a few others that I know by voice but not by name.

I found this site a while ago, and while it may not interest you, I think it's very well layed out. Either go by series or by voice actor, and for each seiyuu it lists all (or many of) their roles. Very interesting to compare and make connections between roles and characters etc. Certainly I've enjoyed having a look.
http://www.seiyuu.info/extendedlisting.php?list=anime

I don't have a personal favourite though.

ooo, nice site
thx ^^

Miki-sama rulez!!! *.*
 

I just HAD to say that I just LOVE Shin-ichirou Miki. He's my all time favorite seiyuu and I just love every role he's made. He's just the best! :heh:

Nakamura Chie - Sakura Haruno
Inoue Kazuhiko - Kakashi
Mizuki Nana - Hinata Hyuga
Seki Toshihiko - Iruka
Morikubo Shoutarou - Nara Shikamaru
Shibata Hidekatsu - Sandaime Hokage
Sugiyama Noriaki - Uchiha Sasuke
Takeuchi Junko
- Uzumaki Naruto
- Takuya Kanbara
Yuzuki Ryouka - Yamanaka Ino

Prince of Tennis
Mignawa Junko - Ryoma Echizen
Onosaka Masaya - Momoshiro Takeshi

Inoue Kikuko is my absolute favorite, from Oh My Goddess to The 8th MS Team to everthing she is in she is great. Just an incredible and lovely voice

Then we have memorable runner ups like Tanaka Rie (Chobits, Gundam SEED) Koyasu Takehito (Gundam SEED, Mahoromatic) and Horie Yui (Love Hina, ~Da Capo~)

For me it's definitely Hayashibara Megumi

Tied between Megumi Hayashibara and Inoue Kikuko.

Whoever did Motosuwa's voice acting in Chobits is also quite skilled, I must say.