Mayumi Iizuka (Japanese: 飯塚雅弓, born January 3, 1977) is a Japanese voice actress who provides the voices of a handful of characters in the Japanese version of the Pokémon anime. Her most famous role is that of Kasumi (Misty).

Biography

Mayumi Iizuka was born on January 3, 1977, in Tokyo, Japan. She has been acting since she was three years old, but after she got her first voice acting role in the anime Omoide Poroporo, she went into a voice acting and singing career.

Pokémon

Iizuka has said that out of all the roles in all the anime she has played, Misty is most like her. She got the part after the director told her to be herself during her audition.

Voices on Pokémon

• Misty (EP001-EP273, AG044, AG045, AG131, AG132, AG133, H002, H005, H011, H016, Mewtwo Strikes Back, The Power of One, Spell of the Unown, Pokémon 4Ever, Pokémon Heroes)
• Whitney's Clefairy (EP158)
• Oddish
• Chansey
• Clefairy (EP006, EP062, EP246)
• Clefable (EP006)
• Gary's cheerleaders (EP001, EP018, EP031, EP046, EP058, EP063, EP075, EP076, EP077, EP269, EP270)
• Various guest characters (EP096, etc.)

Famous Non-Pokémon roles

• Millerna (Vision of Escaflowne)
• Reiko Asagiri (Gate Keepers)
• Makoto Sawatari (Kanon)
• Nanaka Nakatomi (Magic User's Club)
• Cleao Everlasting (Orphen)
• Sakuya Kumashiro (Tenchi in Tokyo)
• Tron Bonne (Rockman DASH)

Solo albums

• かたおもい Kataomoi, Unrequited Love (1997)
• ミントと口笛 Mint to Kuchibue, Mint and Whistle (1998)
• Fly Ladybird fly (1998)
• so loving (1999)
• AERIS (2000)
• berry best (2001)
• ひまわり Himawari, Sunflower (2001)
• 虹の咲く場所 Niji no Saku Basho, Where the Rainbow Blooms (2002)
• SMILE×SMILE (2003)
• ∞Infinity∞ (2004)
• ２３degrees。 (2004)
• プレゼント Present (2005)

Musical appearances in Pokémon

• Riding on Lapras (Japanese: ラプラスにのって)
• Everyone Walk Together (Japanese: みんなであるこう！)

External links

• Mayumi Iizuka (official website)
• Strawberry Candle (official fan club)