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Pikachu voice actor discusses the challenge of recording dialog

by rawmeatcowboy
18 February 2016
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Coming from Pikachu voice actor, Ikue Otani...

“In the beginning, I was often ridiculed with people saying, “It’s great that you only have to say ‘pika pika.’ However, I’ve never only said ‘pika.’ If you don’t have a clear understanding of what you want to say in the scene and come up with a plan for your performance, you won’t convey anything. Because, if there’s the same nuance, then it would just be okay to use [previously] recorded material. I give every single word my all.”

Otani actually records new lines of Pikachu dialog for every project. That includes each new game, movie and TV episode!

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