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'''Rikako Aikawa''' (Japanese: '''愛河里花子''' ''Aikawa Rikako'') is a Japanese voice actress for the [[Pokémon anime]]. | '''Rikako Aikawa''' (Japanese: '''愛河里花子''' ''Aikawa Rikako'') is a Japanese voice actress for the [[Pokémon anime]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Aikawa was born on October 7, 1967, in {{wp|Kanagawa Prefecture}}, {{wp|Japan}}, and became a voice actress as an adult. In the {{pkmn|anime}}, Aikawa provided dozens of voices, mostly of {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, up until the end of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', where she went on a long hiatus. She eventually returned in [[BW055]], providing the voice of [[Katharine]]'s {{p|Gothita}}, and went on to voice a number of other notables in the anime ever since. Her real name is '''Nahomi Iwata''' (Japanese: 岩田菜穂美, née 川添 ''Kawazoe''). She also used the name '''Nao Kannazuki''' (Japanese: 神無月なお ''Kannazuki Nao''). | Aikawa was born on October 7, 1967, in {{wp|Kanagawa Prefecture}}, {{wp|Japan}}, and became a voice actress as an adult. In the {{pkmn|anime}}, Aikawa provided dozens of voices, mostly of {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, up until the end of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', where she went on a long hiatus. She eventually returned in [[BW055]], providing the voice of [[Katharine]]'s {{p|Gothita}}, and went on to voice a number of other notables in the anime ever since. Her real name is '''Nahomi Iwata''' (Japanese: 岩田菜穂美, née 川添 ''Kawazoe''). She has also used the name '''Nao Kannazuki''' (Japanese: 神無月なお ''Kannazuki Nao''). | ||
==Pokémon roles== | ==Pokémon roles== | ||
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====Pokémon==== | ====Pokémon==== | ||
=====Major===== | =====Major===== | ||
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* [[Ash's Squirtle]] | * [[Ash's Squirtle]] | ||
* {{AP|Ash's Caterpie, Metapod, and Butterfree|Butterfree}} | * {{AP|Ash's Caterpie, Metapod, and Butterfree|Butterfree}} | ||
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* [[Ash's Krabby]] | * [[Ash's Krabby]] | ||
* [[Ash's Naganadel|Ash's Poipole and Naganadel]] | * [[Ash's Naganadel|Ash's Poipole and Naganadel]] | ||
* [[Misty's Starmie]] | |||
* [[Misty's Psyduck]] | * [[Misty's Psyduck]] | ||
* [[May's Combusken]] ([[AG138]], [[AG141]]) | * [[May's Combusken]] ([[AG138]], [[AG141]]) | ||
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* {{TP|Madame Muchmoney|Madame Muchmoney's Snubbull and Granbull|Granbull}} | * {{TP|Madame Muchmoney|Madame Muchmoney's Snubbull and Granbull|Granbull}} | ||
* {{p|Moltres}} ({{DL|Legendary birds (M02)|Moltres|M02}}) | * {{p|Moltres}} ({{DL|Legendary birds (M02)|Moltres|M02}}) | ||
</div> | |||
=====Minor===== | =====Minor===== | ||
<div style="column-count:2;"> | |||
* [[Sabrina's Abra]] | * [[Sabrina's Abra]] | ||
* {{DL|Aya (anime)|Venonat|Aya's Venonat}} | * {{DL|Aya (anime)|Venonat|Aya's Venonat}} | ||
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* {{DL|Bugsy|Metapod|Bugsy's Metapod}} | * {{DL|Bugsy|Metapod|Bugsy's Metapod}} | ||
* {{DL|Cherry|Girafarig|Cherry's Girafarig}} | * {{DL|Cherry|Girafarig|Cherry's Girafarig}} | ||
* {{DL|Zander|Butterfree|Zander's Butterfree}} | |||
* {{DL|Georgio|Delcatty|Georgio's Delcatty}} | * {{DL|Georgio|Delcatty|Georgio's Delcatty}} | ||
* {{DL|DJ Leo|Jessica, Ashley, and Michael|DJ Leo's Dugtrio}} (Jessica; {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Dugtrio}}) | * {{DL|DJ Leo|Jessica, Ashley, and Michael|DJ Leo's Dugtrio}} (Jessica; {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Dugtrio}}) | ||
* {{DL|Professor Burnet|Munchlax|Profesor Burnet's Munchlax}} | * {{DL|Professor Burnet (anime)|Munchlax|Profesor Burnet's Munchlax}} | ||
* [[Matori's Meowth]] | * [[Matori's Meowth]] | ||
* {{DL|Harriet|Smoochum|Harriet's Smoochum}} | * {{DL|Harriet|Smoochum|Harriet's Smoochum}} | ||
* {{DL|Silver (HS18)|Chikorita|Silver's Chikorita}} | * {{DL|Silver (HS18)|Chikorita|Silver's Chikorita}} | ||
* | * [[Goh's Cubone]] | ||
* {{DL|Rocket Prize Master|Bellsprout|Team Rocket's Bellsprout}} | * {{DL|Rocket Prize Master|Bellsprout|Team Rocket's Bellsprout}} | ||
* {{DL| | * {{DL|Shane Seeker|Pokémon|Shane Seeker's Psyduck}} | ||
* {{DL|Visquez|Electrode|Visquez's Electrode}} | * {{DL|Visquez|Electrode|Visquez's Electrode}} | ||
* | * [[Goh's Caterpie]] | ||
* {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Butterfree|Goh's Butterfree}} | * {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Butterfree|Goh's Butterfree}} | ||
* {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Venomoth|Goh's Venonat}} | |||
* {{p|Shellder}} (''[[Slowking's Day]]'') | * {{p|Shellder}} (''[[Slowking's Day]]'') | ||
* {{p|Beedrill}} ([[EP004]]) | * {{p|Beedrill}} ([[EP004]]) | ||
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* {{p|Oricorio}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Oricorio|Sensu Style}}; [[SM109]]) | * {{p|Oricorio}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Oricorio|Sensu Style}}; [[SM109]]) | ||
* {{p|Caterpie}} ([[JN001]]) | * {{p|Caterpie}} ([[JN001]]) | ||
* {{p|Impidimp}} ([[JN055]]) | |||
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{{speculated VA footnote}} | {{speculated VA footnote}} | ||
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===Other animation=== | ===Other animation=== | ||
* {{DL|Hop| | * {{DL|Hop|Dubwool|Hop's Wooloo and Dubwool}} ([[Pokémon: Twilight Wings]]) | ||
* {{DL|Blossom (POKÉTOON)|Nidoran♂|Blossom's Nidoran♂}} ([[POKÉTOON]]) | |||
* {{p|Zorua}} ([[Hisuian form|Hisuian Form]]; [[Pokémon: Hisuian Snow]]) | |||
* {{DL|Ohara|Fuecoco|Ohara's Fuecoco}} ([[Pokémon: Paldean Winds]]) | |||
===Video games=== | ===Video games=== | ||
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* {{p|Psyduck}} | * {{p|Psyduck}} | ||
* {{p|Victreebel}} | * {{p|Victreebel}} | ||
* {{p|Starmie}} | |||
* {{p|Eevee}} | * {{p|Eevee}} | ||
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* [[Gary Oak#In storage|Gary's Krabby]] | * [[Gary Oak#In storage|Gary's Krabby]] | ||
* [[Happy]] | * [[Happy]] | ||
====[[Super Smash Bros.]]==== | |||
* {{p|Starmie}} | |||
====[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]==== | ====[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]==== | ||
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==Other non-Pokémon roles== | ==Other non-Pokémon roles== | ||
===Anime series=== | ===Anime series=== | ||
* Moto Asagi (''{{wp|Brigadoon}}'') | * Moto Asagi, Moto Asagi, Sumire Hanazono (''{{wp|Brigadoon}}'') | ||
* Nahato (''{{wp|El Hazard}}'') | * Nahato (''{{wp|El Hazard}}'') | ||
* Gen Tanaka (''{{wp|Black Heaven}}'') | * Gen Tanaka (''{{wp|Black Heaven}}'') | ||
* Faina S. Shinozaki (''{{wp|Infinite Ryvius}}'') | * Faina S. Shinozaki (''{{wp|Infinite Ryvius}}'') | ||
* Koushi/Oxnard (''{{wp|Hamtaro}}'') | * Koushi/Oxnard (''{{wp|Hamtaro}}'') | ||
* Shishi (''{{wp|Hiwou War Chronicles}}'') | * Shishi (''{{wp|Hiwou War Chronicles}}'') | ||
* Haré (''{{wp|Haré+Guu}}'') | * Haré (''{{wp|Haré+Guu}}'') | ||
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* Toriko (''{{wp|PriPara}}'') | * Toriko (''{{wp|PriPara}}'') | ||
* Kurumi Saiki (''{{wp|The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.}}'') | * Kurumi Saiki (''{{wp|The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.}}'') | ||
* Geracho (''{{wp|Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama}}'') | |||
===Anime films=== | ===Anime films=== | ||
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* Temjin (''{{wp|Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters}}'') | * Temjin (''{{wp|Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters}}'') | ||
* Sky (''{{wp|Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure}}'') | * Sky (''{{wp|Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure}}'') | ||
* Young Heart (''{{wp|You Are Umasou}}'') | |||
* Poppon (''{{wp|Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum}}'') | * Poppon (''{{wp|Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum}}'') | ||
* Gureru (''{{wp|Pretty Cure All Stars|Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Kokoro no Tomodachi}}'', ''{{wp|Pretty Cure All Stars|Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eien no Tomodachi}}'') | * Gureru (''{{wp|Pretty Cure All Stars|Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Kokoro no Tomodachi}}'', ''{{wp|Pretty Cure All Stars|Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eien no Tomodachi}}'') | ||
Latest revision as of 05:59, 29 March 2024
Rikako Aikawa (Japanese: 愛河里花子 Aikawa Rikako) is a Japanese voice actress for the Pokémon anime.
Biography
Aikawa was born on October 7, 1967, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and became a voice actress as an adult. In the anime, Aikawa provided dozens of voices, mostly of Pokémon, up until the end of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, where she went on a long hiatus. She eventually returned in BW055, providing the voice of Katharine's Gothita, and went on to voice a number of other notables in the anime ever since. Her real name is Nahomi Iwata (Japanese: 岩田菜穂美, née 川添 Kawazoe). She has also used the name Nao Kannazuki (Japanese: 神無月なお Kannazuki Nao).
Pokémon roles
Anime
Humans
Major
Minor
- Arnold's mother
- Various guest characters
Pokémon
Major
- Ash's Squirtle
- Ash's Caterpie, Metapod, and Butterfree
- Ash's Lapras
- Ash's Krabby
- Ash's Poipole and Naganadel
- Misty's Starmie
- Misty's Psyduck
- May's Combusken (AG138, AG141)
- Brock's Vulpix
- Tracey's Venonat
- Lana's Popplio
- Jessie's Dustox (AG138)
- James's Weepinbell and Victreebel (EP095-EP261)
- Cameron's Riolu and Lucario
- Tapu Koko (anime)
- Gladion's Umbreon
- Charla
- Madame Muchmoney's Snubbull and Granbull
- Moltres (M02)
Minor
- Sabrina's Abra
- Aya's Venonat
- A.J.'s Butterfree
- Gentleman's Squirtle
- Gary's Krabby
- Ritchie's Butterfree (Happy)
- Bucky's Caterpie
- Cissy's Seadra
- Fergus's Seadra
- Fergus's Golduck
- Madison and Alexa's Kecleon
- Harrison's Kecleon
- Stephan's Liepard*
- Rhoda's Sneasel
- Katharine's Gothita
- Golduck
- Mikey's Eevee
- Rainer's Vaporeon
- Marcellus's Remoraid and Octillery
- Arielle's Ledyba (×6)
- Benji's Ledian
- Zachary Evans's Yanma
- Dayton's Chinchou
- Trinity's Chinchou
- Trinity's Golduck
- Bugsy's Metapod
- Cherry's Girafarig
- Zander's Butterfree
- Georgio's Delcatty
- DJ Leo's Dugtrio (Jessica; Alolan Dugtrio)
- Profesor Burnet's Munchlax
- Matori's Meowth
- Harriet's Smoochum
- Silver's Chikorita
- Goh's Cubone
- Team Rocket's Bellsprout
- Shane Seeker's Psyduck
- Visquez's Electrode
- Goh's Caterpie
- Goh's Butterfree
- Goh's Venonat
- Shellder (Slowking's Day)
- Beedrill (EP004)
- Tyranitar (EP263, EP264)
- Weedle (EP004)
- Grimer (EP030)
- Electrode (EP114)
- Ninetales (EP232)
- Arcanine (AG139)
- Caterpie (BW130)
- Butterfree (BW130)
- Scatterbug (XY012)
- Spewpa (XY012)
- Quilladin (XY095)
- Oricorio (Sensu Style; SM109)
- Caterpie (JN001)
- Impidimp (JN055)
* No official credit was given for this character.
Musical appearances
- Exciting Pokémon Relay (Japanese: ポケモンはらはらリレー)
- Exciting² Pokémon Relay (hard version) (Japanese: ポケモンはらはら²リレー (難しいばん))
Other animation
- Hop's Wooloo and Dubwool (Pokémon: Twilight Wings)
- Blossom's Nidoran♂ (POKÉTOON)
- Zorua (Hisuian Form; Pokémon: Hisuian Snow)
- Ohara's Fuecoco (Pokémon: Paldean Winds)
Video games
Pokémon Snap
Pokémon Puzzle League
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Other non-Pokémon roles
Anime series
- Moto Asagi, Moto Asagi, Sumire Hanazono (Brigadoon)
- Nahato (El Hazard)
- Gen Tanaka (Black Heaven)
- Faina S. Shinozaki (Infinite Ryvius)
- Koushi/Oxnard (Hamtaro)
- Shishi (Hiwou War Chronicles)
- Haré (Haré+Guu)
- Mika (Wan Wan Celeb Soreyuke! Tetsunoshin)
- Stella (To Love-Ru; ep. 10)
- Charlotte Takahashi (A Penguin's Troubles)
- Toriko (PriPara)
- Kurumi Saiki (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.)
- Geracho (Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama)
Anime films
- Onabe (Doraemon: Nobita in the Robot Kingdom)
- Temjin (Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters)
- Sky (Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure)
- Young Heart (You Are Umasou)
- Poppon (Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum)
- Gureru (Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Kokoro no Tomodachi, Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eien no Tomodachi)
External links
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