is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is attached to

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'' (as the Snork Maiden), ''

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'' (as Wapiko), ''

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'' (as Sū), ''

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'' (as Mimet), '' Mysterious Theft Saint Tail'' (as Maju Sendo). She is currently the voice of

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'' and '' Super Smash Bros.'' series. She freelanced for the voice of Bonnie, also from the ''Pokémon'' series when her regular voice actress

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Koichi Yamadera is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and singer from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University's economics school and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment. Before that, he was affiliated with th ...

from 1993 to 2006, though their divorce was not disclosed until 2007. They had worked together on the long-running ''Anpanman'' series. Her parents worked at the

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Filmography

Anime

Film

Video games

Drama CD

Live-action

Dubbing roles

Albums

*おもちゃ箱 (Omochabako/Toy Box) - 1992 *ダイアリ (Diary) - 1993 *ナチュレル (Naturelle) - 1994 *スタイル (Style) - 1995 *ジューク・ボックス (Juke Box) - 1996 *クラムチャウダー (Clam Chowder) - 1997 *MIKA KANAI "Best Selection" - 1998

Awards

References

External links

Official agency profile
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