is a Japanese voice actress

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Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...

 and singer from Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

. She is currently attached to Ken Production

Ken Production

Ken Production is a Japanese voice talent management agency founded by veteran voice actors Kenji Utsumi on June 1, 1984.-Represented voice actors:*Ayumi Fujimura*Kei Hayami*Akiko Hiramatsu*Hyo-sei*Minoru Inaba...

. Her pet name is . She is best known for her roles in Idol Tenshi Yōkoso Yōko (as Yōko Tanaka), Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka (as the Snork Maiden), Goldfish Warning!

Goldfish Warning!

is a shōjo manga by which ran in Nakayoshi. A 54-episode anime series produced by Toei Animation aired on TV Asahi from January 12, 1991 through February 29, 1992. Each episode of the anime contained 2 11-minute stories, often unconnected with each other...

(as Wapiko), Soreike! Anpanman (as Melonpanna), Yadamon

Yadamon

or Yadamon: Magical Dreamer is a 10-minute anime created by Suezen that originally run between 24 August 1992 to 16 July 1993. The series was broadcast every weekday. In the 21-week first run, 110 episodes aired...

(as Yadamon), After War Gundam X

After War Gundam X

After War Gundam X, known in Japan as , is an anime television series from Japan. It is a part of the Gundam franchise that started in 1979, but takes place in an alternate universe called After War Era. The series has 39 episodes, aired in Japan from April 5, 1996 to December 28, 1996 across TV...

(as Tiffa Adill), Tokyo Pig

Tokyo Pig

Tokyo Pig, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series. The anime was based on a book titled Fair, then Partly Piggy , written by Shiro Yadama and translated into English by Keith Holeman .Tokyo Pig is about a young boy and the adventures he...

(as Harebuta), Galaxy Angel

Galaxy Angel

In the video game universe, the Galaxy Angels are from the "Special Guardian Division" and they work closely with the "Imperial Special Guards" and the "Satellite Defense Teams". They are the guardians of the White Moon, the sacred planet of the Transbaal Empire, and the personal protectors of the...

(as Vanilla H and Normad), Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

, known simply as When They Cry for the North American release of the anime adaptation, is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft sound novel series produced by 07th Expansion. The games are built on the NScripter game engine and are playable on Microsoft Windows PCs...

(as Satoko Hōjō), Tales of Phantasia

Tales of Phantasia

is a Super Nintendo game in the RPG genre published by Namco and released in Japan in 1995, selling 212,000 copies. It is the first mothership title in the Tales RPG series and was later remade/re-released on the PlayStation, Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable...

(as Arche Klein) and Uchi no 3 Shimai (as Sū).

Kanai was married to fellow voice actor Kōichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

is a Japanese voice actor, actor, tarento, narrator, master of ceremonies and impressionist from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University's economics school, and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment. Before that, he was affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's...

 from 1994 to 2006, though their divorce wasn't made public until 2007. She is the daughter of Seinenza Theater Company

Seinenza Theater Company

The is a Japanese talent agency located in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded on December 17, 1954.-Formerly attached voice actors:*Jūkei Fujioka *Kōe Hatsui *Manabu Ino*Daisuke Koshikawa*Gin Moritsuka *Mosahiko Naruse...

 producer Akihisa Kanai and voice actor Kazue Tagami (Pun Pun Maru, Obake no Q-tarō

Obake no Q-taro

, by Fujiko Fujio, is a Japanese manga about an obake, Qtarō who lives with the Ōhara family. Qtarō, also known as Q-chan or Oba-Q, is a mischief-maker who likes to fly around scaring people and stealing food, though he is deathly afraid of dogs.The story is formulaic, usually focussed on the...

).

She currently voices Iris's Emolga in both the Japanese and English language versions of the Pokemon Best Wishes series. Kanai previously voiced Ash's Chikorita/Bayleef during the Johto League series and was a recurring character for a few episodes in the Sinnoh series.

Roles

• Annette Burns in Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness
  Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness
  is the third installment to the popular series Growlanser created by Atlus, and one of the two games released in the United States in Growlanser Generations...
  
  
• Arche Klaine in Tales of Phantasia
  Tales of Phantasia
  is a Super Nintendo game in the RPG genre published by Namco and released in Japan in 1995, selling 212,000 copies. It is the first mothership title in the Tales RPG series and was later remade/re-released on the PlayStation, Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable...
  
  
• Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Maril and Purin in Pocket Monsters
• Himiko in Keio Flying Squadron series
  Keio Flying Squadron series
  Comprising three separate games, the Keio Flying Squadron series of games were released for the Sega Mega-CD, Sega Saturn and PlayStation consoles in chronological order respectively. Developed and published by Victor Entertainment, Inc., each game was primarily a different genre - 2D shooter,...
  
  
• Histoire in Hyperdimension Neptunia
• Hōjō Satoko in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
  Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
  , known simply as When They Cry for the North American release of the anime adaptation, is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft sound novel series produced by 07th Expansion. The games are built on the NScripter game engine and are playable on Microsoft Windows PCs...
  
  
• Ichika Fujii in Baby and Me
  Baby and Me
  is a shōjo manga by Marimo Ragawa. It was originally published in Japan by Hakusensha, and was published in English by VIZ Media, serialized in the magazine Shojo Beat. It received the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo in 1995. The series was adapted as an anime television series in 1996...
  
  
• Jilva in PoPoLoCrois
  PoPoLoCrois
  PoPoLoCrois is a manga series by Tamori Yousuke, originally published in the Asahi Student Newspaper . It was later adapted into two anime series and five console role-playing games...
  
  
• Kaguya Sumeragi in Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion
  Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion
  , often referred to as simply Code Geass, is a Japanese anime series created by Sunrise, directed by Gorō Taniguchi, and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by manga authors Clamp...
  
  
• Kuaru in Lunatic Night
• Little in Floral Magician Mary Bell
  Floral Magician Mary Bell
  , also known as Flower Witch Mary Bell or Mary Bell for short, is the fourth and last magical girl anime by Ashi Productions. The 50-episode series first aired in Japan from 1992 until 1993. It has also been broadcast in Hong Kong, South Korea, Italy, Taiwan, China, France, Poland, Thailand, and...
  
  (Episode 23)
• Marill, Jigglypuff
  Jigglypuff
  Jigglypuff, known in Japan as , is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Jigglypuff first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed...
  
  ,Airisu's Emolga, others in Pocket Monsters (Pokémon
  Pokémon (anime)
  , abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets...
  
  ) and the Super Smash Bros. series
  Super Smash Bros. series
  Super Smash Bros., known in Japan as , is a series of fighting games published by Nintendo, featuring characters from established video games. The gameplay differs from traditional fighters for focusing on knocking opponents out of the stage instead of depleting life bars...
  
  
• Mei Mar in KO Beast
  KO Beast
  K.O. Beast, known in Japan as , is an anime series.-History:In 1993-1994, Anime UK, a British-based magazine, brought the first three episodes to the UK market on its own label...
  
  
• Melonpanna in Soreike! Anpanman
  Anpanman
  is one of the most popular anime cartoon series for young children in Japan. , the titular Anpanman is the most popular fictional character among people age 0 to 12 years in Japan in 10 consective years, according to research by Bandai. The series is written by Takashi Yanase, a Japanese writer of...
  
  
• Mikan Shiratori in Sailor Moon
  Sailor Moon
  Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
  
  (original series)
• Mimete in Sailor Moon
  Sailor Moon
  Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
  
  S
• Mio Sasuga in Super Robot Wars
  Super Robot Wars
  is a series of tactical role-playing video games produced by Banpresto, which is now a Japanese division of Namco Bandai. The main feature of the franchise is having a story that crosses over several popular mecha anime, manga and video games, allowing characters and mecha from different titles to...
  
  (an original character from the Masou Kishin series)
• Normad in Galaxy Angel
  Galaxy Angel
  In the video game universe, the Galaxy Angels are from the "Special Guardian Division" and they work closely with the "Imperial Special Guards" and the "Satellite Defense Teams". They are the guardians of the White Moon, the sacred planet of the Transbaal Empire, and the personal protectors of the...
  
  (anime)
• O-Chan in the Hebereke series
  Hebereke series
  is a video game series developed by Sunsoft that was released primarily in Japan, with a few releases in Europe and one release in North America. It was one of the company's main franchises during the 1990s. Hebe, the main character of the series, became Sunsoft's main mascot during this period,...
  
  
• Poo in A Tree of Palme
  A Tree of Palme
  is a 2002 Japanese anime film, written and directed by Takashi Nakamura. It was an official selection of the 2002 Berlin Film Festival.-Story:A Tree of Palme is an interpretation of the Pinocchio tale. It concerns a small puppet, Palme, who was tasked by his creator to look over his ailing wife, Xian...
  
  
• Ropes in Konjiki no Gash Bell!!
  Zatch Bell!
  Zatch Bell!, known in Japan as is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. It was published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday...
  
  
• Ruu in Daa! Daa! Daa!
• Shirley the Loon in the Japanese dub of Tiny Toon Adventures
  Tiny Toon Adventures
  Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures, usually referred to as Tiny Toon Adventures or simply Tiny Toons, is an American animated television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. It began production as a result of Warner Bros....
  
  
• Sister Simplice and Toussaint in Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette
  Les Misérables: Shojo Cosette
  is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation, and is the first installment in the famed World Masterpiece Theater series in ten years after the major flop Remi, Nobody's Girl...
  
  
• Purika in Black Matrix
• Sera/Sarah in Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie
  Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie
  Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie is a two-episode OVA film series based on Sega's best-selling franchise Sonic the Hedgehog....
  
  
• Shiina in Vampire Princess Miyu
  Vampire Princess Miyu
  is a Japanese horror manga series by Narumi Kakinouchi and Toshiki Hirano, as well as an anime adaptation by the same creators. The anime was originally presented in a 4-episode OVA licenced by AnimEigo in 1988, and was later adapted into a 26-episode television series licensed by Tokyopop and...
  
  
• Tiffa Adill in After War Gundam X
  After War Gundam X
  After War Gundam X, known in Japan as , is an anime television series from Japan. It is a part of the Gundam franchise that started in 1979, but takes place in an alternate universe called After War Era. The series has 39 episodes, aired in Japan from April 5, 1996 to December 28, 1996 across TV...
  
  
• Vanilla H in Galaxy Angel
  Galaxy Angel
  In the video game universe, the Galaxy Angels are from the "Special Guardian Division" and they work closely with the "Imperial Special Guards" and the "Satellite Defense Teams". They are the guardians of the White Moon, the sacred planet of the Transbaal Empire, and the personal protectors of the...
  
  and Galaxy Angel II (all)
• Wapiko in Goldfish Warning!
  Goldfish Warning!
  is a shōjo manga by which ran in Nakayoshi. A 54-episode anime series produced by Toei Animation aired on TV Asahi from January 12, 1991 through February 29, 1992. Each episode of the anime contained 2 11-minute stories, often unconnected with each other...
  
  (central character)
• Salsa in Eternal Sonata
  Eternal Sonata
  is an original role-playing video game created by Tri-Crescendo. The Xbox 360 version of the game was released on June 14, 2007 in Japan, September 17, 2007 in North America, and October 19, 2007 in Europe...
  
  
• Maju Sendo in Kaitou Saint Tail
• Emi and Yumi Hanner in The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
  The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
  is an anime series based on light novel series by Hitoshi Yoshioka. It was produced by some of Japan's larger studios, including Big West, Tatsunoko Production, King Records and VAP....
  
  
• Scribbled Panda in Ranma ½
  Ranma ½
  is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi with an anime adaptation. The story revolves around a 16-year old boy named Ranma Saotome who was trained from early childhood in martial arts...
  
  
• Oto Tachibana in Yamato Takeru
  Yamato Takeru
  , originally Prince Ousu was a Japanese legendary prince of the Yamato dynasty, son of Keikō of Yamato, a legendary monarch who is traditionally counted as the 12th Tennō or Emperor of Japan. The tragic tale of this impressive figure is told in the Japanese chronicles Kojiki and Nihon Shoki...
  
  
• Yūkimaru in Naruto Shippuden
• Delusion Eucliwood #2 in Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?

Theater animation

• Dōbutsu no Mori (Fūko)
• Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (Shammy)
• Doraemon: Nobita to Fushigi Kaze Tsukai (Fūko)
• Goldfish Warning!
  Goldfish Warning!
  is a shōjo manga by which ran in Nakayoshi. A 54-episode anime series produced by Toei Animation aired on TV Asahi from January 12, 1991 through February 29, 1992. Each episode of the anime contained 2 11-minute stories, often unconnected with each other...
  
  (Wapiko)
• Pocket Monsters the Movie: The Phantom Pokémon, Lugia's Explosive Birth
  Pokémon: The Movie 2000
  Pokémon: The Movie 2000, originally released in Japan as , is a 1999 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama as the second Pokémon feature-length film, complementing the Orange Islands saga of the series and featuring several new Pokémon, including Lugia and Slowking...
  
  (Maril)
• Pocket Monsters the Movie: Emperor of the Crystal Tower ENTEI
  Pokémon 3: The Movie
  Pokémon 3: The Movie, originally released in Japan as , is a 2000 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama as the third feature-length Pokémon film. It was released in Japanese theaters on July 8, 2000, and the English adaptation, entitled Pokémon 3: Spell of the Unknown was released...
  
  (Chikorita)
• Pocket Monsters the Movie: Celebi: The Meeting that Traversed Time
  Pokémon 4Ever
  Pokémon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest, originally released in Japan as , is a 2001 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and based on the television series Pokémon. It is the fourth official Pokémon film. It was released in Japan on July 14, 2001. The film was directed in Japan by...
  
  (Bayleaf)
• Pocket Monsters the Movie: Latias and Latios, the Guardian Gods of the Water Capital
  Pokémon Heroes
  Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias, originally released in Japan as , is a 2002 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. It is the fifth film in the Pokémon series, complimenting Pokémon: Master Quest...
  
  (Ēfi)
• Soreike! Anpanman series (Melonpanna)

Video games

• Another Century's Episode 3: The Final (Tiffa Adill)
• Black/Matrix
  Black/Matrix (video game series)
  is a series of tactical role-playing games developed by Flight Plan and published by Interchannel. All titles in the series are Japan-exclusive.Each installment in the series combines standard tactical RPG gameplay with a pastiche of Judeo-Christian religious themes, particularly concerning the...
  
  (Purica)
• Eberouge
  Eberouge
  Eberouge is a computer game created by Fujitsu and later ported to video game console system such as Sega Saturn and PlayStation. It is a love simulation game with similar gameplay and graphical representation to Konami's Tokimeki Memorial....
  
  (Coh Dainhart)
• EVE burst error (Akane Shibata)
• EVE ZERO (Akane Shibata)
• Galaxy Angel
  Galaxy Angel
  In the video game universe, the Galaxy Angels are from the "Special Guardian Division" and they work closely with the "Imperial Special Guards" and the "Satellite Defense Teams". They are the guardians of the White Moon, the sacred planet of the Transbaal Empire, and the personal protectors of the...
  
  /Galaxy Angel II series (Vanilla H)
• Great Melee Smash Brothers Deluxe
  Super Smash Bros. Melee
  Super Smash Bros. Melee, known in Japan as , often abbreviated as SSBM or simply as Melee, is a crossover fighting game released for the Nintendo GameCube shortly after its launch in . It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 game Super Smash Bros., and the predecessor to the Wii game Super Smash...
  
  (Purin
  Jigglypuff
  Jigglypuff, known in Japan as , is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Jigglypuff first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed...
  
  , Chikorita, Maril)
• Great Melee Smash Brothers X
  Super Smash Bros. Brawl
  Super Smash Bros. Brawl, known in Japan as , often abbreviated as SSBB or simply as Brawl, is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series of crossover fighting games, developed by an ad hoc development team consisting of Sora, Game Arts and staff from other developers, and published by...
  
  (Purin
  Jigglypuff
  Jigglypuff, known in Japan as , is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Jigglypuff first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed...
  
  , Chikorita)
• Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness
  Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness
  is the third installment to the popular series Growlanser created by Atlus, and one of the two games released in the United States in Growlanser Generations...
  
  (Annette Burns)
• Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai
  Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai
  is a series of mahjong video games that have been developed and released by Jaleco on a variety of systems including arcade, PC, and video game consoles. The first game in the series was on the Super Famicom in 1993 as Bishōjo Janshi Suchie-Pai and was renamed Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai for its...
  
  series (Suchie-Pai)
• Nintendo All Star! Great Melee Smash Brothers
  Super Smash Bros.
  Super Smash Bros., known in Japan as , is a fighting game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan on January 21, 1999, in North America on April 26, 1999, and in Europe on November 19, 1999. Super Smash Bros. is the first game in the Super...
  
  (Purin
  Jigglypuff
  Jigglypuff, known in Japan as , is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Jigglypuff first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed...
  
  )
• Eternal Sonata
  Eternal Sonata
  is an original role-playing video game created by Tri-Crescendo. The Xbox 360 version of the game was released on June 14, 2007 in Japan, September 17, 2007 in North America, and October 19, 2007 in Europe...
  
  (Salsa)

Dubbing roles

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (TV edition) (Violet Beauregarde)
• Dante's Peak
  Dante's Peak
  Dante's Peak is a 1997 disaster film directed by Roger Donaldson, written by Leslie Bohem, and starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton and Charles Hallahan. The film portrays the effect of a volcano erupting near a small town in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The film is loosely...
  
  (TV Tokyo edition) (Lauren Wando)
• Desperate Housewives
  Desperate Housewives
  Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
  
  (Preston and Porter Scavo)
• The Exorcist
  The Exorcist (film)
  The Exorcist is a 1973 American horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty and based on the exorcism case of Robbie Mannheim, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her...
  
  (Nippon TV edition) (Regan MacNeil)
• Hide and Seek
  Hide and Seek (2005 film)
  Hide and Seek is a 2005 American horror film starring Robert De Niro, Famke Janssen and Dakota Fanning. It was directed by John Polson. The film opened in the United States in January 2005 and was top of the box office. It did not reach the same level of critical success; it garnered mainly...
  
  (DVD edition) (Emily Callaway)
• Jumanji
  Jumanji (film)
  Jumanji is a 1995 American fantasy-comedy film about a supernatural board game that makes wild animals and other jungle hazards materialize upon each player's move. It was directed by Joe Johnston and is based on Chris Van Allsburg's popular 1981 picture book of the same name...
  
  (New DVD and Blu-Ray Editions) (Peter Shepherd)
• Identity
  Identity (film)
  Identity is a 2003 American thriller-mystery film, directed by James Mangold and written by Michael Cooney. The film stars John Cusack, Ray Liotta, John C. McGinley and Amanda Peet. The plot was inspired by Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None.-Plot:Malcolm Rivers is awaiting...
  
  (Timmy York)
• Providence
  Providence (TV series)
  Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr...
  
  (Hannah Hansen)
• The Ring
  The Ring (2002 film)
  The Ring is a 2002 American psychological horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson. It is a remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film Ring....
  
  (Video edition) (Samara Morgan)
• Tequila and Bonetti
  Tequila and Bonetti
  Tequila and Bonetti is an American comedy-drama series starring Jack Scalia. The series originally aired on CBS from January 17, 1992 to April 17, 1992...
  
  (Sherry)
• Two of a Kind (Mary-Kate Burke)

Albums

• おもちゃ箱(Omochabako/Toy Box) - 1992
• ダイアリ (Diary) - 1993
• ナチュレル (Naturelle) - 1994
• スタイル (Style) - 1995
• ジューク・ボックス (Juke Box) - 1996
• クラムチャウダー (Clam Chowder) - 1997
• MIKA KANAI "Best Selection" - 1998

External links

• Mika Kanai at the Seiyuu database