Ikue Ōtani facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ikue Ōtani
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| 大谷 育江 | |
| Born | August 18, 1965 Tokyo, Japan
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Agent | Mausu Promotion |
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| Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) |
Ikue Ōtani (大谷 育江, born August 18, 1965) is a super talented Japanese actress. She is famous for using her voice to bring many cartoon characters to life! You might know her best as the voice of Pikachu from the Pokémon series. She also voices Tony Tony Chopper in One Piece and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya in Detective Conan.
Ikue Ōtani is also known for voicing Sachiko Shinozaki in Corpse Party and Konohamaru Sarutobi in Naruto. She's even the voice of Pancake Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom and Candy in Smile PreCure!. Her friends call her "Iku-chan." She's amazing because she can voice both boy and girl characters. Sometimes, she even voices many different characters in the same show! She was born in Tokyo but grew up in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
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Her Amazing Voice Roles
Ikue Ōtani has lent her voice to many popular TV shows, movies, and video games. Here are some of her most famous roles:
TV Shows and Cartoons
- 1996: Detective Conan as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
- 1997: Pokémon as Pikachu, Misty's Goldeen, and Misty's Starmie
- 1999: One Piece as Tony Tony Chopper and other characters
- 2003: Naruto as Konohamaru Sarutobi
- 2003: Zatch Bell! as Zatch Bell
- 2012: Smile PreCure! as Candy
- 2018–2019: Persona 5: The Animation as Morgana
- 2023: Pokémon Horizons: The Series as Captain Pikachu and Sango
Movies and Animated Films
Ikue Ōtani has also voiced characters in many animated movies, often bringing her famous TV characters to the big screen.
- 1997–present: Detective Conan films as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya (most films)
- 1998–present: Pokémon films as Pikachu
- 2002–present: One Piece films as Tony Tony Chopper (most films)
- 2004: Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: 101 Banme no Mamono as Gash Bell
- 2012: Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Mirai no Tomodachi as Candy
- 2019: Detective Pikachu as Detective Pikachu (voice)
Video Games
You can hear Ikue Ōtani's voice in many video games too!
- Another Eden as Morgana and Nopaew
- Battle Stadium D.O.N as Tony Tony Chopper
- Cookie Run: Kingdom as Pancake Cookie
- Corpse Party: Blood Covered Repeated Fear as Sachiko Shinozaki
- Fire Emblem Awakening as Tiki
- Konjiki no Gash Bell!! series as Gash Bell
- League of Legends as Teemo
- Mega Man Legends series as Data and Bon Bonne
- One Piece series as Tony Tony Chopper
- Persona 5 as Morgana
- Pokémon series as Pikachu
- Super Smash Bros. series as Pikachu
- Tales of the Abyss as Ion, Sync, and Florian
Dubbing Roles
Ikue Ōtani also provides the Japanese voices for characters in movies and shows originally made in other languages.
- The Addams Family as Pugsley Addams
- Forrest Gump as Forrest Gump Junior
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas as Cindy Lou Who
- Stuart Little as George Little
- Uptown Girls as Laraine "Ray" Schleine
- Elemental as Clod
- Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, and Hotel Transylvania: Transformania as Dennis
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic as Apple Bloom
External Links
- Official agency profile: https://mausu.net/talent/otani-ikue.html
- Ikue Ōtani at Ryu's Seiyuu Info
- Ikue Ōtani at the Japanese Movie Database
See also
In Spanish: Ikue Ōtani para niños
