Summary
Pikachu’s voice actress, Ikue Ohtani, was featured in the Pokémon XY episode by guest-starring as a character resembling her and voicing Pikachu’s scenes. In the Japanese version of the episode, Ohtani’s character speaks in Japanese, further connecting her with Pikachu’s voice. This connection is not present in the English dub. Ohtani is one of the few main Pokémon voice actors from the original series to be transferred to Pokémon Horizons, where she currently voices Captain Pikachu. Her inclusion in the anime is a tribute to her contributions to the Pokémon franchise.
Pikachu is one of the world’s most iconic characters Pokémon anime, and that’s largely thanks to his voice actress, Ikue Ohtani, who has helped bring the adorable electric mouse to life for the past 25 years. The series actually paid tribute to Ms. Ohtani in an episode, giving a rare nod to the anime’s production side.
In the Pokémon XY episode “Lights! Camera! Pika!”, Ash and his friends find themselves in what appears to be a town full of Pikachu, but turns out to be the setting of a movie. The eccentric director is obsessed with Pikachu and is busy filming a movie starring only Pikachu. He especially appreciated Ash’s Pikachu and gave him the main role, that of Super Pikachu, a superhero who fights villains.
Ash and his friends help film, and they get a behind-the-scenes look at the post-production process, including the voice actors who voice Pikachu – one of whom is the dead ringer for Ikue Ohtani.
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In this scene, the Ikue Ohtani lookalike is actually voicing the Pikachu clip from earlier in the episode. In the Japanese version of the episode, when the edited film is shown to home audiences, “Super” Pikachu speaks entirely in Japanese and is voiced by Ikue Ohtani, suggesting that the character that resembles her also has the same voice as her. That connection was apparently broken in the English dub, as she wasn’t present to record the English dialogue, but it does confirm that the character was indeed intended to be a female cameo. Pikachu’s longtime voice actor. Another voice actor in this scene is said to resemble Clemont’s Japanese accent, Yuuki Kaji.
It is rare for Ms. Ohtani to voice characters other than Pikachu (the only major character being Ash’s XY rival, Sawyer), and she is one of the only main Pokémon voice actors from the original series. to Pokémon Horizons, where she is currently located. voices Captain Pikachu, as well as the villain Sango. It’s fair to say that the Pokémon anime wouldn’t be the same without the energy she brings to the role, so it’s great to see her honored for bringing Easter egg style to the anime like this. If anyone doesn’t know what Ikue Ohtani looks like, it’s certainly easy to miss, but for those who do, it’s obvious.
The Pokémon games often pay tribute to big names in their development by including them in the game as challenging trainers. It seems fair to do the same for the anime side of things, and there’s no bigger name than Ikue Ohtani, who has also voiced Pikachu in games and other media. For someone who helped shape one of the most famous characters ever created, but not nearly as famous Pikachuan animated cameo like this is a neat way to pay homage to PokémonMost popular voice actress.
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Pokemon
Summary: Spanning over 25 years, Pokemon, also known as Pocket Monsters in Japan, is a multimedia franchise co-created by Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures. Conceptualized by Satoshi Tajiri in conjunction with Ken Sugimori and Junichi Masuda, Pokemon is set in a fictional world where humans live alongside tameable creatures called Pokemon. People who catch, raise, and battle these creatures are called Pokemon Trainers. They embark on cross-continental journeys to raise their Pokemon with the ultimate goal of competing in tournaments to become champions. Pokemon spans a massive range of properties, from a long-running animated series to a successful card game to the medium that started it all, the video game. Additionally, Pokemon started the “two games” trend, where two versions of a game would release and include different Pokemon/features between versions, encouraging players to meet others and trade so they can “catch them all.”
Created by: Satoshi Taijiri, Ken Sugimori, Junichi Masuda
First movie: Pokemon: The First Movie
Latest movie: Movie Pokémon: Secrets of the Jungle
First TV show: Pokemon
Date of first episode airing: 1997-04-01
Current line: Pokemon
TV program): Pokemon
Video games): Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Pokemon Snap, Pokemon GO