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Pikachu's Japanese Voice Actress: YouTube Video

PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:05 pm
by Omega Amen
Not sure if this should go into the Anime section.... I have always seen Pokemon as a Nintendo thing so....

Anyway, I know we got a few Pokeman fans, and I know some of you are just curious.

Here it is.

PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:12 pm
by Bobtheduck
Wow... That's insane! I mean, obviously it's a person doing that voice, but it's weird to see it actually come out of a person's mouth.

PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:45 pm
by Raiden no Kishi
That is both hilarious and awesome. You, sir, win.

.rai//

PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:52 pm
by Link Antilles
Whoa.... that was a very surreal thing to watch.

PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:54 pm
by Felix
Wow... I'm feeling some crazy vibes from that o.o That's a little creepy, but awesome.

PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:13 pm
by SorasOathkeeper
That's awesome!

PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:44 pm
by Doe Johnson
ooo....nifty...

PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:58 pm
by CreatureArt
Creepy... very creepy...

I think I'd rather try and forget that there are voice actors doing those sorts of things. As BobTD said, its weird having those noises come out of a live person's mouth.

PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:20 pm
by Tenshi no Ai
Hehe I'm not surprised^^ Those Japanese seiyuu are talented, and she's been in some other anime as well that I've heard her roles on (Pikachu would be her most well-known though, obviously). Those guys in it sure sound amused by it though.

PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:12 am
by MasterDias
Yeah, she also does Chopper in One Piece, Konohamaru in Naruto, Gash in Konjiki no Gash Bell!!, and Mitsuhiko in Detective Conan.
So, this particular seiyuu has been in a number of popular titles.

PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:22 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
OH MAN! THAT IS SO CUTE!!!!!

*saves url*

PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:36 pm
by Tommy
That was more scary than anything...

Who did the English Pikachu?

PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:01 pm
by Tenshi no Ai
Tom Dincht wrote:Who did the English Pikachu?


Didnt' the voice sound familiar enough? It's the same person. Why would they have to redub it with another voice if the character has the same name? :/

PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:33 pm
by Tommy
I don't know. Usually characters get dubbed with different voices.

PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:17 pm
by Evangeline-San
Oh my gosh! That is awesome! Sooo cool! ^_^

PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:14 pm
by Bobtheduck
There is no English Pikachu... Pikachu's voice is the same in every Pokemon dub worldwide... As is Raichu, and all the other Pokemon that retained their Japanese names.

PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:38 pm
by Puritan
Well...her voice was pretty high to begin with. Combine this with the fact that *someone* voiced every single character in the Disney films, and I'm not really shocked. Though I did find the voice really cute.

PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:08 pm
by Ingemar
*thread necromancy*

Yes, the voice and the it not being "actually" Pikachu is really creepy but....

Did you realize that this post came up in a forum search for pokeman? NOT Pokemon, but Pokeman.

Just wanted to point that out.

PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:26 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
Ingemar wrote:*thread necromancy*

Yes, the voice and the it not being "actually" Pikachu is really creepy but....

Did you realize that this post came up in a forum search for pokeman? NOT Pokemon, but Pokeman.

Just wanted to point that out.

That's because Omega spelled it both ways (I'm assuming "Pokeman" on accident). Seeing that "Pokemon" is the correct spelling, more threads on that subject matter would bound to show up.

PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:37 pm
by Slater
Well at least it doesn't come up if you search "Pogiemun"

PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 10:05 pm
by EricTheFred
I did find it a little unsettling to see that voice coming out of the mouth of someone who looks like a kindergarten teacher... but I can fully sympathize with the MCs reaction.

PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:35 pm
by Alexander
On a kawaii level of 1 to 10, this is 12.

I want my wife to do that!

PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:42 am
by KeybladeWarrior
That is so cool. Plus the seiyuu looks kinda cute too.

PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:08 am
by AsianBlossom
OHMYGOSH!!! That's just so unbelievably weird, cute, and funny at the same time!!!

I'm adding to my faves list. ^_^

PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:34 pm
by uc pseudonym
I'm going to go with the disturbing/weird side over "cute" but it is interesting for the former quality anyway.

PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:22 pm
by Omega Amen
Mr. SmartyPants wrote:That's because Omega spelled it both ways (I'm assuming "Pokeman" on accident).

On accident?

O RLY?

PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:57 am
by Freezair
I'm firmly in the "Cute, but definitely ultra-weird" camp.

It's not strange when you and your younger siblings mimic Pokemon voices. But somehow, it is hard to imagine the being voicing the cartoon Pikachu as anything other than a tubby yellow mouse incapable of saying anything other than its own name. Would I love to be able to do a super-cute voice like that? Would I! But seeing the actual voice behind Pikachu talk like Pikachu is incredibly surreal, especially to my inner 10-year-old.