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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!
The English dub of the movie premiered in the US for the first time at the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con. [3] The film aired in the United Kingdom in July 2007 on Cartoon Network . This is also the last Pokémon film to be dubbed in English by 4Kids Entertainment, who have been dubbing Pokémon from the start of the television series in 1998.
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.
Other voice actors have voiced Pikachu in English. Kate Bristol briefly portrayed the role in Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!, for a line of dialogue where Pikachu talks to Ash, with Bristol stating she attempted to emulate Ōtani's portrayal for the line. [34] Abby Espiritu portrayed the role in the web series Pokémon: Path to the Peak. [35]
The role of Pikachu was given to Ikue Otani. During try-outs, Yuyama had Otani voice Pikachu in normal Japanese, as well as in 'Pikachu talk', in which it only said the syllables of its name. Yuyama realized that, even in the latter style of limited communication, Otani was experienced enough to still convey the messages and emotions needed. [189]
Pokémon 3: The Movie [a] is a 2000 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama as the third film in the Pokémon franchise. The film stars the voices of Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Mayumi Iizuka, Yūji Ueda, Koichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki, Ai Kato, Masami Toyoshima, Akiko Yajima, and Naoto Takenaka.
A river of cash is flowing into college sports, financing a spending spree among elite universities that has sent coaches’ salaries soaring and spurred new discussions about whether athletes should be paid.
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.