Erica Mendez is an American voice actress who has voiced in English dubs for

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, Bang Zoom! and Studiopolis. She studied graphic design in college for three years prior to becoming a voice actress.

Career

Mendez's first major voice role was the titular character Pac-Man in the ''

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'' video game, which was released in 2013. In 2014, Mendez starred as Aladdin in the '' Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic'' series and Ryuko Matoi in the English dub of '' Kill la Kill'', the latter of which was broadcast on the

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block on

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. Some of Mendez's other major roles include Haruka Tenoh/Sailor Uranus in the

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English dub of '' Sailor Moon'', Maki Harukawa in '' Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony'',

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in the English dub of the 2011 anime adaptation of ''

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'' and Retsuko in the English dub of

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anime series '' Aggretsuko'', Annie in the fighting game '' Skullgirls'', Kamisato Ayaka in ''

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'', Wang Ai Ling in the English-language Chinese animated series ''

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'', Diane in ''

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'',

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in the ''

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'' series, Emma in ''

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'' and Itsuki Sumeragi in the English dub of the Netflix anime ''Kakegurui''.

Personal life

Mendez identifies as asexual.

Filmography

Anime

Animation

Films

Video games

References

External links

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