Ikue Otani

Ikue Ohtani (Japanese: 大谷育江 Ikue Ōtani, also seen as Ikue Otani) is a voice actress who provides the voice of Ash's Pikachu.

Biography

Ohtani was born August 18, 1965 in Tokyo. She currently works for マウスプロモーション Mausu Promotion.

For health reasons, she took leave from her work from January to May 2006. The voice credit for Pikachu did not change during this period, however, Mime Jr. was played by Tomoe Hanba (半場友恵) from AG161 to AG175; other characters have also been voiced by other actors.

Pokémon

Ohtani's most famous role on Pokémon is that of Ash's Pikachu. She has also provided a handful of minor voices.

Voices on Pokémon

Humans

• Crystal
• Annie
• Zachary Evans
• Tommy
• Female Team Galactic Grunt (DP036; DP060)

Pokémon

• Ash's Pikachu
• James's Mime Jr.
• Misty's Corsola
• Misty's Starmie
• Misty's Goldeen
• Drew's Roselia
• Zoey's Glameow
• Max's Ralts

Voices on Games

She has voiced Pikachu in some games, including:

• Pokémon Yellow
• Pokémon Stadium
• Pokémon Stadium 2
• Super Smash Bros.
• Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Famous non-Pokémon roles

• Vivi Ornitier (Kingdom Hearts II)
• Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece)
• Merle (Vision of Escaflowne)
• Yukina Shiratori (Martian Successor Nadesico)
• Sailor Tin Nyanko (Sailor Stars)
• Sora Hasegawa (Oh My Goddess!)
• Gash Bell (Konjiki no Gash Bell!!)
• Dot Warner (Japanese dub of Animaniacs)
• Rita (Ashita no Nadja)
• Sayaka in (Tournament of the Gods)
• Seelnay (Crest of the Stars)
• Ayane Isuzu (Gatekeepers 21)
• Himeko Nonohara (Hime-chan's Ribbon)
• Hana-Chan in (Ojamajo Doremi)
• Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya (Detective Conan)
• Stephanie Tanner (Japanese dub of Full House)
• Jazz Fenton,Kitty and Tiffany Snow {Japanese dub of Danny Phantom)

This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each voice actor of the Pokémon anime.