Pokémon Anime Updates - Unofficial - Happy 55th Birthday to Pikachu's seiyuu/voice actor Ikue Ōtani 🎉 Other characters she voiced: Tony Tony Chopper in One Piece Konohamaru Sarutobi in Naruto Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
![Rika Matsumoto and Ikue Otani, the Japanese voices of Ash and Pikachu, receive the Kids Family Award at the 17th Seiyuu Awards : Bulbagarden Rika Matsumoto and Ikue Otani, the Japanese voices of Ash and Pikachu, receive the Kids Family Award at the 17th Seiyuu Awards : Bulbagarden](https://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?ewr-porta/attachments/Rica_Matsumoto.jpg.168427)
Rika Matsumoto and Ikue Otani, the Japanese voices of Ash and Pikachu, receive the Kids Family Award at the 17th Seiyuu Awards : Bulbagarden
Seiyuu - Happy 57th birthday to Ōtani Ikue, and we wish her all the best in the future! She is known for playing both male and female roles, and sometimes plays multiple
![Ikue Otani, the voice of Ash's Pikachu, will continue to have a role in the new Pokémon anime - Ruetir.com - Ruetir Ikue Otani, the voice of Ash's Pikachu, will continue to have a role in the new Pokémon anime - Ruetir.com - Ruetir](https://www.ruetir.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ikue-Otani-the-voice-of-Ashs-Pikachu-will-continue-to.jpg)
Ikue Otani, the voice of Ash's Pikachu, will continue to have a role in the new Pokémon anime - Ruetir.com - Ruetir
![One Piece Malaysia on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to Ikue Otani, Japanese voice actress for Tony Tony Chopper! (August 18th) https://t.co/g33yVQAzpR" / Twitter One Piece Malaysia on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to Ikue Otani, Japanese voice actress for Tony Tony Chopper! (August 18th) https://t.co/g33yVQAzpR" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqJ0gbvUMAAImqd.jpg)
One Piece Malaysia on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to Ikue Otani, Japanese voice actress for Tony Tony Chopper! (August 18th) https://t.co/g33yVQAzpR" / Twitter
![Hunter X Hunter on Twitter: "Ikue Otani , seiyuu dr Cheadle , yg jg seiyuu dr Chopper dan Pikachu :D http://t.co/ZxiEOcxNBv" / Twitter Hunter X Hunter on Twitter: "Ikue Otani , seiyuu dr Cheadle , yg jg seiyuu dr Chopper dan Pikachu :D http://t.co/ZxiEOcxNBv" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BsWPj41IYAEi9d4.jpg)