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Ikue Ohtani

Ikue Ohtani (Japanese: 大谷育江 Ōtani Ikue; also credited as Ikue Ōtani, Ikue Ootani and Ikue Otani) is a Japanese seiyū for the Pokémon anime.

Biography

Ohtani was born on August 18, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan, but grew up in the Niigata Prefecture. She became a seiyū as an adult and eventually joined the Pokémon anime. Her most famous role on Pokémon is that of Ash's Pikachu. She has also provided the voices of many Pokémon and characters of the day.

Ohtani is currently affiliated with Mausu Promotion. For health reasons, she took leave from her work from January to May 2006. Voice clips from previous episodes were reused for Pikachu, while Mime Jr. was voiced by Tomoe Hanba (半場友恵) from AG161 to AG175.

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 [[File:Ikue Ohtani.jpg|thumb|Ikue Ohtani]]
-'''Ikue Ohtani''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|大谷育江|おおたに いくえ}}''' ''Ōtani Ikue''; also seen as ''Ikue Ōtani'', ''Ikue Ootani'' and ''Ikue Otani'') is a Japanese voice actress for the [[Pokémon anime]]. She was born on August 18, 1965 in {{wp|Tokyo}}, {{wp|Japan}}.
+'''Ikue Ohtani''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|大谷育江|おおたに いくえ}}''' ''Ōtani Ikue''; also credited as ''Ikue Ōtani'', ''Ikue Ootani'' and ''Ikue Otani'') is a Japanese seiyū for the [[Pokémon anime]].
-==Pokémon roles==
+==Biography==
-Ohtani's most famous role on Pokémon is that of [[Ash's Pikachu]]. She has also provided the voices of many {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} and [[character of the day|characters of the day]].
+Ohtani was born on August 18, 1965 in {{wp|Tokyo}}, {{wp|Japan}}, but grew up in the {{wp|Niigata Prefecture}}. She became a seiyū as an adult and eventually joined the Pokémon anime. Her most famous role on Pokémon is that of [[Ash's Pikachu]]. She has also provided the voices of many {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} and [[character of the day|characters of the day]].
-For health reasons, she took leave from her work from January to May 2006. Voice clips from previous episodes were reused for Pikachu, while {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} was voiced by [[Tomoe Hanba]] (半場友恵) from [[AG161]] to [[AG175]].
+Ohtani is currently affiliated with {{wp|Mausu Promotion}}. For health reasons, she took leave from her work from January to May 2006. Voice clips from previous episodes were reused for Pikachu, while {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} was voiced by [[Tomoe Hanba]] (半場友恵) from [[AG161]] to [[AG175]].
-===Humans===
+==Pokémon roles==
-====Major====
+===Anime===
+====Humans====
+=====Major=====
 [[File:XY078 Lookalikes.png|thumb|250px|Ikue Ohtani's lookalike in [[XY078]]]]
 * [[Sawyer]]
 * {{brocksib|Suzie}} ([[EP005]], [[AG177]])
-* [[Gary's cheerleaders|One of Gary's cheerleaders]]
+* One of [[Gary's cheerleaders]]
-====Minor====
+=====Minor=====
 * {{tc|Galactic Grunt|Female Galactic Grunt}} ([[DP036]], [[DP060]])
 * {{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} ([[AG086]])
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 * Various guest characters
-===Pokémon===
+====Pokémon====
-====Major====
+=====Major=====
 * [[Ash's Pikachu]]
 * [[Misty's Goldeen]]
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 * {{p|Mesprit}} ([[Lake guardians (anime)#Mesprit|anime]])
-====Minor====
+=====Minor=====
 * [[Ash's Raticate]]
 * {{DL|Max|Befriended|Max's Ralts}}
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 * {{p|Glameow}}
-==Other==
+====Other====
-===[[Pokémon Live!]]===
+=====[[Pokémon Live!]]=====
 * [[Ash's Pikachu]]
-==Video games==
+====Musical appearances====
-==={{game|Yellow}}===
+* [[Pikachu's Song]]*
-* [[Red's Pikachu (game)|Red's Pikachu]]
+* [[Alola!!]]*
+<nowiki>*</nowiki> This song is credited in-character as Pikachu.
+===Other animation===
+====[[Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer]]====
+* {{p|Pikachu}}
+===Video games===
+===={{game|Yellow}}====
+* {{ga|Red's Pikachu}}
-===[[Hey You, Pikachu!]]===
+====[[Hey You, Pikachu!]]====
 * {{p|Pikachu}}
-===[[Pokémon Snap]]===
+====[[Pokémon Snap]]====
 * {{p|Pikachu}}
 * {{p|Starmie}}
-==={{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}===
+===={{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}====
-* [[Red's Pikachu (game)|Red's Pikachu]]
+* {{ga|Red's Pikachu}}
-===[[Super Smash Bros.]]===
+====[[Super Smash Bros.]]====
-* [[Pikachu (Super Smash Bros.)|Pikachu]]
+* {{OBP|Pikachu|Super Smash Bros.}}
 * {{p|Starmie}}
+* {{p|Goldeen}}
-===[[Pokémon Pinball]]===
+====[[Pokémon Pinball]]====
 * {{p|Pikachu}}
-==={{g|Puzzle League}}===
+===={{g|Puzzle League}}====
 * [[Ash's Pikachu]]
-===[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]===
+====[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]====
-* [[Red's Pikachu (game)|Red's Pikachu]]
+* {{ga|Red's Pikachu}}
-===[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]===
+====[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]====
-* [[Pikachu (Super Smash Bros.)|Pikachu]]
+* {{OBP|Pikachu|Super Smash Bros.}}
+* {{p|Goldeen}}
-===[[Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!]]===
+====[[Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!]]====
 * [[Ash's Pikachu]]
-==={{g|Channel}}===
+===={{g|Channel}}====
 * {{p|Pikachu}}
-===[[Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire]]===
+====[[Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire]]====
 * {{p|Pikachu}}
-===[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]===
+====[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]====
-* [[Pikachu (Super Smash Bros.)|Pikachu]]
+* {{OBP|Pikachu|Super Smash Bros.}}
+* {{p|Goldeen}}
-===[[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]===
+====[[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]====
-* [[Pikachu (PokéPark)|Pikachu]]
+* {{OBP|Pikachu|PokéPark}}
-===[[PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond]]===
+====[[PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond]]====
-* [[Pikachu (PokéPark)|Pikachu]]
+* {{OBP|Pikachu|PokéPark}}
-===[[Pokémon X and Y]]===
+====[[Pokémon X and Y]]====
 * {{p|Pikachu}}
-===[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]===
+====[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]====
-* [[Pikachu (Super Smash Bros.)|Pikachu]]
+* {{OBP|Pikachu|Super Smash Bros.}}
+* {{p|Goldeen}}
-===[[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]===
+====[[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]====
 * {{p|Pikachu}}
 * [[Cosplay Pikachu]]
-==={{g|Rumble World}}===
+===={{g|Rumble World}}====
 * {{p|Pikachu}}
-===[[Dancing? Pokémon Band]]===
+====[[Dancing? Pokémon Band]]====
 * [[Ash's Pikachu]]
-===[[Pokkén Tournament]]===
+====[[Pokkén Tournament]]====
 * {{p|Pikachu}}
 * [[Cosplay Pikachu|Pikachu Libre]]
-===[[Detective Pikachu (game)|Detective Pikachu]]===
+===={{ga|Detective Pikachu}}====
 * {{p|Pikachu}}
-===[[Pokémon Sun and Moon]]===
+====[[Pokémon Sun and Moon]]====
 * {{p|Pikachu}}
-===[[Pokkén Tournament|Pokkén Tournament DX]]===
+====[[Pokkén Tournament|Pokkén Tournament DX]]====
 * {{p|Pikachu}}
 * [[Cosplay Pikachu|Pikachu Libre]]
-===[[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]]===
+====[[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]]====
 * {{p|Pikachu}}
-===[[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]===
+====[[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]====
 * {{p|Pikachu}}
-===[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]===
+====[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]====
-* [[Pikachu (Super Smash Bros.)|Pikachu]]
+* {{OBP|Pikachu|Super Smash Bros.}}
+* {{p|Goldeen}}
-==Musical appearances in Pokémon==
+* {{sbw|Tiki}}
-* [[Pikachu's Song]]*
+* {{sbw|Morgana}}
-* [[Alola!!]]*
-<nowiki>*</nowiki> This song is credited in-character as Pikachu.
-==Famous non-Pokémon roles==
+==Other non-Pokémon roles==
 ===In anime and video games===
 * {{wp|Vivi Ornitier}} ({{wp|Kingdom Hearts II}})
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 * {{wp|Mitch Tennison|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}} ({{wp|Case Closed|Detective Conan}})
 * {{few|Tiki}} ({{few|Fire Emblem: Awakening}})
-* Morgana ({{wp|Persona 5}})
+* {{sbw|Morgana}} ({{wp|Persona 5}})
 ===In dubbed productions of English shows===
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 ==Trivia==
-* Ikue Ohtani has made several appearances as a {{pkmn|Trainer}} in the [[Pokémon games]]:
+* Ikue Ohtani has made several appearances as a {{p|Pikachu}} {{pkmn|Trainer}} in the [[Pokémon games]]:
 ** In the Japanese versions of {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, a {{tc|Picnicker}} named Ikue can be battled on {{rt|35|Johto}}, her sole Pokémon being a Pikachu. In the English versions, her name was changed to "Brooke".
 ** In the Japanese versions of [[Pokémon X and Y]], a {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}} named Ikue can be found and battled inside [[Connecting Cave]], with one of her Pokémon being a Pikachu. In the English version, she was renamed as "Mercy".
 ** In [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|Pokémon Sun, Moon]], [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon]], a female Pokémon Breeder named Ikue can be found at [[Hau'oli Cemetery]], her only Pokémon being a Pikachu.
+** In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], the Pikachu [[Master Trainer]] is a {{tc|Lass}} named Ikue.
 ==External links==
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 [[de:Ikue Ōtani]]
 [[es:Ikue Ōtani]]
+[[fr:Ikue Ōtani]]
 [[it:Ikue Ohtani]]
 [[ja:大谷育江]]
 [[zh:大谷育江]]

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