Mika Kanai
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Mika Kanai (Japanese: かないみか, born on 18 March 1964) is a Japanese voice actress for the Pokémon anime. She was married to fellow voice actor Kōichi Yamadera, who is most famous for playing characters exclusive to the movies; the two divorced in 2006.
Pokémon roles
Her early famous roles were Jigglypuff, Tracey's Marill and Ash's Bayleef. In Best Wishes series, she started voicing Iris's Emolga and James's Yamask. In the XY series she took over voicing Bonnie from XY086 when Mariya Ise went on maternity leave due to pregnancy.
Humans
Pokémon
Major
- Ash's Chikorita/Bayleef
- Tracey's Marill
- Iris's Emolga
- James's Yamask
- Gary's Eevee/Umbreon
- Jigglypuff
Minor
- Nidoran♂ (Tony)
- Annie's Espeon
- Swinub
- Oddish
- Phione
- Nidoran♀
- Jirachi (BW132 & PK27)
- Pikachu (Pikachu Pop Star)
Super Smash Bros. series
Other non-Pokémon roles
- Mimet (Sailor Moon S)
- Sara (Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie)
- Satoko Houjou (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni)
- Arche Klein (Tales of Phantasia)
- Snork Maiden (Moomin)
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