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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Kawakami was born on April 25, 1970, in {{wp|Tokyo}}, {{wp|Japan}}, and became a voice actress as an adult. Her voice acting career started in 1994, and she got her first major role two years later. Kawakami was often typecast into roles in paranormal and {{wp|Yuri (genre)|yuri}} anime. She joined the Pokémon anime during the [[original series]], with her most notable roles being | Kawakami was born on April 25, 1970, in {{wp|Tokyo}}, {{wp|Japan}}, and became a voice actress as an adult. Her voice acting career started in 1994, and she got her first major role two years later. Kawakami was often typecast into roles in paranormal and {{wp|Yuri (genre)|yuri}} anime. She joined the Pokémon anime during the [[original series]], with her most notable roles being {{an|Violet}}, one of {{an|Misty}}'s [[The Sensational Sisters|older sisters]]; and [[Pokémon Contest]] announcer [[Marian]]. On August 19, 2008, she underwent surgery after admitting herself to a hospital for {{wp|ovarian cancer}}. As a result, Kawakami was given a 20-month sick leave. [[Satsuki Yukino]] took over all of Kawakami's roles during this time and after she died in June 2011.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2011-06-10/utena-voice-actress-tomoko-kawakami-passes-away</ref> | ||
==Pokémon roles== | ==Pokémon roles== | ||
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=====Major===== | =====Major===== | ||
* [[Marian]] ([[DP011]]-[[DP095]]) | * [[Marian]] ([[DP011]]-[[DP095]]) | ||
* | * {{an|Violet}} | ||
* [[Trinity]] | * [[Trinity]] | ||
* [[Thatcher]] | * [[Thatcher]] | ||
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=====Minor===== | =====Minor===== | ||
* [[Nurse Joy's Chansey]] ([[DP038]]) | * [[Nurse Joy's Chansey]] ([[DP038]]) | ||
* {{DL|Kenny (Sinnoh)|Breloom|Kenny's Breloom}} | |||
* {{p|Oddish}} ([[DP005]]) | * {{p|Oddish}} ([[DP005]]) | ||
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===Video games=== | ===Video games=== | ||
* {{DL|Pokémon Trainer (Super Smash Bros.)|Ivysaur}} | ====[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]==== | ||
* {{DL|Pokémon Trainer (Super Smash Bros.)|Ivysaur}} | |||
* {{p |Gardevoir}} | |||
==Other non-Pokémon roles== | ==Other non-Pokémon roles== | ||
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* Hari (''{{wp|InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time}}'') | * Hari (''{{wp|InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time}}'') | ||
* Yura Onoda (''{{wp|Futari Ecchi}}'') | * Yura Onoda (''{{wp|Futari Ecchi}}'') | ||
* Mutsumi Āsu (''{{wp|Puni Puni Poemy|Puni Puni Poemi}}'') | |||
* Satsuki Miyanoshita (''{{wp|Ghost Stories (Japanese TV series)|Ghost Stories}}'') | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:49, 22 April 2022
Tomoko Kawakami (Japanese: 川上とも子 Kawakami Tomoko, real name in kanji 川上倫子, April 25, 1970 – June 9, 2011) was a Japanese voice actress for the Pokémon anime.
Biography
Kawakami was born on April 25, 1970, in Tokyo, Japan, and became a voice actress as an adult. Her voice acting career started in 1994, and she got her first major role two years later. Kawakami was often typecast into roles in paranormal and yuri anime. She joined the Pokémon anime during the original series, with her most notable roles being Violet, one of Misty's older sisters; and Pokémon Contest announcer Marian. On August 19, 2008, she underwent surgery after admitting herself to a hospital for ovarian cancer. As a result, Kawakami was given a 20-month sick leave. Satsuki Yukino took over all of Kawakami's roles during this time and after she died in June 2011.[1]
Pokémon roles
Anime
Humans
Major
Minor
Pokémon
Major
- Dawn's Buneary (DP009-DP100)
- Nando's Budew and Roselia
- Paul's Azumarill
- Cheryl's Mothim
- Isis's Bibarel
- Francesca's Chingling
- Sho's Pichu
- Angie's Shinx
Minor
Other
Video games
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Other non-Pokémon roles
- Utena Tenjou (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
- Soifon (Bleach)
- Amanda (One Piece)
- Hikaru Shindō (Hikaru no Go)
- Elise Wasmeyer (Trinity Blood)
- Rosette Christopher (Chrono Crusade)
- Chiriko (Fushigi Yūgi)
- Rika Sasaki (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Misuzu Kamio (Air)
- Hari (InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time)
- Yura Onoda (Futari Ecchi)
- Mutsumi Āsu (Puni Puni Poemi)
- Satsuki Miyanoshita (Ghost Stories)
References
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This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each voice actor of the Pokémon anime. |
