Mika Kanai

Mika Kanai

Mika Kanai (Japanese: かないみか Kanai Mika) is a Japanese voice actress for Pokémon the Series.

Biography

Kanai was born on March 18, 1964, in Tokyo, Japan, and became a voice actress and singer as an adult. Her early famous roles in Pokémon the Series were Jigglypuff, Tracey's Marill, and Ash's Bayleef, all during the original series. In Pokémon the Series: Black & White, she started voicing Iris's Emolga and James's Yamask. In Pokémon the Series: XY, she took over voicing Bonnie from XY087 to XY100 when Mariya Ise went on maternity leave. She was married to fellow voice actor Kōichi Yamadera from 1994 until their divorce in 2006. Kanai is currently affiliated with the talent agency Ken Production.

Pokémon roles

Animation

Pokémon the Series

Humans

• Mahri
• Cherry
• Mika
• Hope
• Koume
• Mabel
• Bonnie (XY087-XY100)

Pokémon

Major

• Ash's Chikorita and Bayleef
• Tracey's Marill
• Iris's Emolga
• James's Yamask
• Serena's Eevee and Sylveon
• Sophocles's Togedemaru
• Gary's Eevee
• Jigglypuff
• Bewear

Minor

• Ralph's Nidoran ♂ (Tony)
• Mariah's Oddish
• Annie's Espeon
• Frank's Pikachu (Pikachu Pop Star)
• Harriet's Togepi
• Jirachi (BW132 & PK27)
• Pikachu (SM091)
• Oricorio (Sensu Style; SM109)
• Marill (Pikachu shorts)
• Swinub
• Oddish
• Phione (DP113)
• Nidoran♀
• Chikorita (PK23)

Video games

Super Smash Bros. series

• Jigglypuff
• Chikorita
• Marill
• Bewear
• Pyukumuku
• Togedemaru

Pokémon Puzzle League

• Gary's Nidoran♀

Other non-Pokémon roles

• Mikan Shiratori, Mimete (Sailor Moon)
• Pyotr (School Rumble)
• Sara (Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie)
• Satoko Houjou (Higurashi When They Cry)
• Arche Klein (Tales of Phantasia)
• Snorkmaiden (Moomin)
• Melonpanna (Anpanman)
• Ropes (Zatch Bell!)
• Sunny Funny (PaRappa the Rapper)
• Rika Tanako (Onegai My Melody)
• Tiffa Adill (After War Gundam X)
• Kin (Yo-kai Watch)
• Histoire and Croire (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
• Pekorin/Cure Pekorin (Kirakira PreCure a la Mode)
• Leroute (Hunter x Hunter)
• Wormgildy (Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!)
• Aki Habara (The Rolling Girls)
• Rozeria Haguro, Clerk (Sabagebu!)
• Histoire (Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation)
• Yunitas (Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san)
• Kaguya Sumeragi (Code Geass)
• Alice Twins (Kagihime Monogatari Eikyū Alice Rondo)

External links

• Ken Production profile
• Official blog
• Twitter

This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on voice actors in Pokémon animation and Pokémon games.