What You Need to Know:
- While celebrating her 30th anniversary since her debut, Maaya Sakamoto continues to be active in a variety of roles including singer, voice actress, actress, lyricist, and essayist. Her 30th anniversary live concert, which took place this year over the weekend of April 18th and 19th at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, will be coming to Blu-ray and DVD!
- It will be titled Maaya Sakamoto 30th Anniversary Live “M30~Your Best~” at Ariake Arena. Available on three formats: a limited-edition Blu-ray set, a limited-edition DVD set, and separate standard Blu-rays for Route A and Route B.
- The limited-edition Blu-ray and limited-edition DVD set will include full recordings of both Route A, featuring the Katsutoshi Kitagawa band, and Route B featuring the Shin Kono band. The setlist, consisting of 43 songs over two days, was based on a fan poll conducted in advance and features nothing but Maaya Sakamoto’s signature hits, making the concert a true culmination of her 30-year career.
- Bonus features include a documentary that goes behind the scenes of each day’s performance and the full-length 30th anniversary special footage shown during the live performances of “Chikai” and “Kore kara.”
- The limited edition comes with a deluxe 60-page photo book featuring photos from both days’ concerts and a special hard case.
Release information
Artist: Maaya Sakamoto
Title: Maaya Sakamoto 30th Anniversary Live “M30~Your Best~” at Ariake Arena
Date: December 9, 2026
Limited-edition Blu-ray: VTXL-61 / 14,300 yen (tax in.)
Limited-edition DVD: VTBL-50 / 13,200 yen (tax in.)
Route A standard Blu-ray: VTXL-63 / 7,920 yen (tax in.)
Route B standard Blu-ray: VTXL-64 / 7,920 yen (tax in.)
Disc contents:
• The limited-edition Blu-ray and limited-edition DVD set will include full recordings of both Route A, featuring the Katsutoshi Kitagawa band, and Route B featuring the Shin Kono band.
• Bonus features include a documentary that goes behind the scenes of each day’s performance and the full-length 30th anniversary special footage shown during the live performances of “Chikai” and “Kore kara.”
• Limited editions come with a deluxe 60-page photo book featuring photos from both days’ concerts and a special hard case.
• Limited-edition and standard Blu-ray discs come with 2ch Stereo and Dolby Atomos audio options. DVDs come with 2ch Stereo only.
(Bonus feature documentary and 30th anniversary video are available with 2ch stereo only.)
Maaya Sakamoto 30th Anniversary Live “M30~Your Best~” Route A
1. The Theme of M30 (“Yakusoku wa Iranai” ~ “Platinum”)
2. Opening for Route A
3. eternal return
4. Magic Number
5. Loop
6. MC 1
7. koucha
8. Yucca
9. Yubiwa -single ver.-
10. Rule ~Iro Asenai Hibi
11. MC2
12. birds
13. Drops
14. Chikai
15. Bike
16. Yakudo
17. MC3
18. Tokei
19. MC4
20. Hikari a-re
21. Yakusoku wa Iranai
22. Be mine!
23. tune the rainbow
24. Platinum
25. MC5
26. Tomodachi
27. Get No Satisfaction!
28. MC6
29. Pocket wo Sora ni Shite
30. Ending
Bonus Footage
Behind the Scenes of Route A
30th Anniversary special footage “Chikai”
Route A Band members:
Katsutoshi Kitagawa (Guitar & Bandmaster)
Yasuo Sano (Drums)
Manabu Chigasaki (Bass)
Kensuke Okuda (Guitar)
Kento Ohgiya (Keyboards)
Yasushi Mohri (Percussion & Manipulation)
Chieko Kinbara (Violin)
Ayano Kasahara (Cello)
Lyn Inaizumi (Chorus)
Azumi Takahashi (Chorus)
Maaya Sakamoto 30th Anniversary Live “M30~Your Best~” Route B
1. The Theme of M30 (“Yakusoku wa Iranai” ~ “Platinum”)
2. Opening for Route B
3. Gift
4. Mameshiba
5. CLEAR
6. MC1
7. blind summer fish
8. Remedy
9. Kazamidori
10. Praline
11. MC2
12. Kiseki no Umi
13. Drops
14. everywhere
15. DIVE
16. Kaze ga Fuku Hi
17. Triangler
18. Hemisphere
19. MC3
20. Tokei
21. MC4
22. Hikari a-re
23. Yakusoku wa Iranai
24. Be mine!
25. tune the rainbow
26. Platinum
27. MC5
28. Kore Kara
29. MC6
30. Singer Songwriter
31. Ending
Bonus footage
Behind the Scenes of Route B
30th Anniversary special footage “Kore Kara”
Route B band members:
Shin Kono (Keyboards & Bandmaster)
Yasuo Sano (Drums)
Tomohiko Ohkanda (Bass)
Tsuneo Imahori (Guitar)
Masato Ishinari (Guitar)
Chieko Kinbara (Violin)
Takahiro Enokido (Viola)
Ayano Kasahara (Cello)
Haruna (Chorus)
ENA (Chorus)
About Maaya Sakamoto
Born in Tokyo, she began her career as a child actress at the age of eight. She made her CD debut in 1996 with the single “Yakusoku wa Iranai.” Following her 2011 album You Can’t Catch Me, which topped the Oricon chart, she began actively collaborating with a wide range of other artists and musicians. Since her 2013 album Singer-Songwriter, she has also been composing music for other artists.
In 2019, she released her 30th single “Uchuu no Kioku” (produced by Ringo Sheena) and her 10th original album Kyou Dake no Ongaku. In 2020, she released her 25th anniversary album Single Collection+ Achikochi and the digital single “Yakudo,” which topped the Oricon chart.
In July 2021, her radio program “Vitamin M,” which she had been hosting for 20 years, reached its 1,000th broadcast and entered its 21st year. In May 2022, she released the double tie-up single “Sumire / Kotoba ni Dekinai,” with music written and arranged by Shigeru Kishida.
Her latest digital single “Tokei” was released in December of 2025 as the theme song for the final chapter of the Fate/Grand Order series. She’s released 36 singles and 11 full albums to date.
In addition to writing her own original songs, she has also written lyrics for other artists, including Kinki Kids’ “Hikari no Kehai,” Mamoru Miyano’s “Toumei,” and Walküre’s “Kaze wa Yokoku Naku Fuku,” and has published her own lyrics book Shishu (Kadokawa).
She won the 38th Kazuo Kikuta Theater Award for her performance as Jerusha in the musical Daddy-Long-Legs. As of December 12, she is currently appearing in the latest production of Daddy-Long-Legs at Hibiya Theatre Crea as Jerusha for the first time in five years.
Her latest essay collection Manpukuron - Asu ni Kaburitsuke (Kadokawa) has also garnered attention.
In addition to her singing career, she is active as a voice actress, actress, lyricist, essayist, and radio personality. Her fresh and vibrant voice is loved by fans not only in Japan but also around the world.
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Source: Official Press Release