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Ikue Ōtani (大谷 育江, Ōtani Ikue, born August 18, 1965) is a Japanese actress who specializes in voice acting. [1] She is best known for her anime roles in the Pokémon series (as Pikachu), One Piece (as Tony Tony Chopper), Detective Conan (as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya), Corpse Party (as Sachiko Shinozaki), Naruto (as Konohamaru Sarutobi), Cookie Run: Kingdom (as Pancake Cookie), Smile PreCure!
Voiced by: Rica Matsumoto; [11] Hana Takeda (young, JN001) (Japanese); Veronica Taylor (4Kids); Sarah Natochenny (TPCI) (English) Ash Ketchum is the main protagonist of the Pokémon anime for the first twenty-five seasons. [1] A 10-year-old Pokémon Trainer from Pallet Town, he travels with many traveling companions throughout the series.
Pikachu has been a popular and enduring character since its debut, and is often described as one of the most iconic characters in the world. [114] [115] Pikachu's resemblance to a cute pet was cited as making its design appealing. Its usage of the color yellow made it easy for children to recognize due to being a primary color.
The home media rights holders for the Pokémon anime, Viz Media would later re-release the film on July 7, 2015, with Warner Home Video acting as the distributor. Universal Studios Home Entertainment also released the film in several European countries, including the United Kingdom .
It was later released in Australia nearly a year later, on February 6, 2008. The American set included the Pikachu short Pikachu's Island Adventure (ピカチュウのわんぱくアイランド, Pikachū no Wanpaku Airando), which was previously shown in August 2006 as an exclusive in-flight short film on the Pokémon Jet of All Nippon Airways ...
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution [a] is a 2019 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Motonori Sakakibara. The film is the twenty-second installment in the Pokémon film series and a CGI remake of Pokémon: The First Movie (1998) and the third and final film in the Sun & Moon series.
The season follows the adventures of the ten-year-old Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum and his electric-type mouse partner Pikachu as they collect Gym Badges in the fictional Johto region so they can compete in the Johto League competition. The episodes were directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and produced by the animation studio OLM.
The featured song in this movie is Asuca Hayashi's A Small Thing (小さきもの, Chiisaki Mono) in the Japanese version while the English version, Make a Wish, was sung by Cindy Mizelle. [ citation needed ] The tune of this song is also used as the lullaby May and Max's mother used to sing to them when they were children.