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'''Tomoko Kawakami''' (Japanese: '''川上とも子''' ''Kawakami Tomoko'', real name in kanji '''川上倫子''', born April 25, 1971) is a Japanese seiyū for the [[Pokémon anime]].
'''Tomoko Kawakami''' (Japanese: '''川上とも子''' ''Kawakami Tomoko'', real name in kanji '''川上倫子''', April 25, 1970 – June 9, 2011) was a Japanese voice actress for the [[Pokémon anime]].


==Pokémon==
==Biography==
===Voices on Pokémon===
Kawakami was born on April 25, 1970, in {{wp|Tokyo}}, {{wp|Japan}}, and became a voice actress as an adult. Her voice acting career started in 1994, and she got her first major role two years later. Kawakami was often typecast into roles in paranormal and {{wp|Yuri (genre)|yuri}} anime. She joined the Pokémon anime during the [[original series]], with her most notable roles being {{an|Violet}}, one of {{an|Misty}}'s [[Sensational Sisters|older sisters]]; and [[Pokémon Contest]] announcer [[Marian]]. On August 19, 2008, she underwent surgery after admitting herself to a hospital for {{wp|ovarian cancer}}. As a result, Kawakami was given a 20-month sick leave. [[Satsuki Yukino]] took over all of Kawakami's roles during this time and after she died in June 2011.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2011-06-10/utena-voice-actress-tomoko-kawakami-passes-away</ref>
 
==Pokémon roles==
===Anime===
====Humans====
====Humans====
*[[Marian]]
=====Major=====
*[[Violet]]
* [[Marian]] ([[DP011]]-[[DP095]])
*[[Trinity]]
* {{an|Violet}}
*[[Thatcher]]
* [[Trinity]]
*[[Leona]]'s mother
* [[Thatcher]]
*{{an|Mitsuki}}
* [[Leona's parents|Leona's mother]]
*[[Pokédex]] (Diamond and Pearl)
* {{OBP|Mitchell|DP088}}
*Computer ([[DP080]])
 
=====Minor=====
* [[Angie's parents|Angie's mother]]


====Pokémon====
====Pokémon====
*[[Dawn's Buneary]]
=====Major=====
*[[Nando's Roselia|Nando's Budew and Roselia]]
* [[Dawn's Buneary]] ([[DP009]]-[[DP100]])
*[[Paul#Given away|Paul's Azumarill]]
* [[Nando's Roselia|Nando's Budew and Roselia]]
*[[Cheryl's Mothim]]
* {{DL|Paul|Azumarill|Paul's Azumarill}}
*[[Aoi]]'s {{p|Shinx}}
* [[Cheryl's Mothim]]
*[[Isis]]'s {{p|Bibarel}}
* {{DL|Isis|Bibarel|Isis's Bibarel}}
*[[Francesca]]'s {{p|Chingling}}
* {{DL|Francesca|Chingling|Francesca's Chingling}}
*[[Nurse Joy's Chansey]] ([[DP038]])
* {{DL|Sho|Pichu|Sho's Pichu}}
*[[Shō]]'s {{p|Pichu}}
* {{DL|Angie|Shinx|Angie's Shinx}}
*{{p|Oddish}} ([[DP005]])
 
=====Minor=====
* [[Nurse Joy's Chansey]] ([[DP038]])
* {{DL|Kenny (Sinnoh)|Breloom|Kenny's Breloom}}
* {{p|Oddish}} ([[DP005]])
 
====Other====
* [[Sinnoh]] [[Pokédex]] ([[DP001]]-[[DP101]])
* Computer ([[DP080]])


===Video games===
===Video games===
*{{p|Ivysaur}} ([[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]])
====[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]====
* {{DL|Pokémon Trainer (Super Smash Bros.)|Ivysaur}}
* {{p |Gardevoir}}


==Famous non-Pokémon roles==
==Other non-Pokémon roles==
*Utena Tenjou ({{wp|Revolutionary Girl Utena}})
* {{wp|Utena Tenjou}} (''{{wp|Revolutionary Girl Utena}}'')
*{{wp|Soifon}} ({{wp|Bleach (manga)|Bleach}})
* {{wp|Soifon}} (''{{wp|Bleach (manga)|Bleach}}'')
*Amanda ({{wp|One Piece}})
* Amanda (''{{wp|One Piece}}'')
*Hikaru Shindō ({{wp|Hikaru no Go}})
* Hikaru Shindō (''{{wp|Hikaru no Go}}'')
*Elise Wasmeyer ({{wp|Trinity Blood}})
* Elise Wasmeyer ({{wp|Trinity Blood}})
*{{wp|Rosette Christopher}} ({{wp|Chrono Crusade}})
* {{wp|Rosette Christopher}} (''{{wp|Chrono Crusade}}'')
*Chiriko ({{wp|Fushigi Yugi}})
* {{wp|Chiriko}} (''{{wp|Fushigi Yugi|Fushigi Yūgi}}'')
*{{wp|Rika Sasaki}} ({{wp|Cardcaptor Sakura}})
* {{wp|Rika Sasaki}} (''{{wp|Cardcaptor Sakura}}'')
*{{wp|List_of_Air_characters#Misuzu_Kamio|Misuzu Kamio}} ({{wp|Air (visual novel)|Air}})
* {{wp|Misuzu Kamio}} (''{{wp|Air (visual novel)|Air}}'')
* Hari (''{{wp|InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time}}'')
* Yura Onoda (''{{wp|Futari Ecchi}}'')
* Mutsumi Āsu (''{{wp|Puni Puni Poemy|Puni Puni Poemi}}'')
* Satsuki Miyanoshita (''{{wp|Ghost Stories (Japanese TV series)|Ghost Stories}}'')


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==References==
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[[Category:Deceased staff members|Kawakami, Tomoko]]


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[[zh:川上伦子]]

Revision as of 23:06, 23 July 2024

Tomoko Kawakami

Tomoko Kawakami (Japanese: 川上とも子 Kawakami Tomoko, real name in kanji 川上倫子, April 25, 1970 – June 9, 2011) was a Japanese voice actress for the Pokémon anime.

Biography

Kawakami was born on April 25, 1970, in Tokyo, Japan, and became a voice actress as an adult. Her voice acting career started in 1994, and she got her first major role two years later. Kawakami was often typecast into roles in paranormal and yuri anime. She joined the Pokémon anime during the original series, with her most notable roles being Violet, one of Misty's older sisters; and Pokémon Contest announcer Marian. On August 19, 2008, she underwent surgery after admitting herself to a hospital for ovarian cancer. As a result, Kawakami was given a 20-month sick leave. Satsuki Yukino took over all of Kawakami's roles during this time and after she died in June 2011.[1]

Pokémon roles

Anime

Humans

Major
Minor

Pokémon

Major
Minor

Other

Video games

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Other non-Pokémon roles

References


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