Tomoko Kawakami

Tomoko Kawakami (Japanese: 川上とも子 Kawakami Tomoko, real name in kanji 川上倫子, April 25, 1970 – June 9, 2011) was a Japanese voice actress for the Pokémon animated series.

Tomoko Kawakami

Biography

Kawakami was born on April 25, 1970, in Tokyo, Japan, and became a voice actress as an adult. Her voice acting career started in 1994, and she got her first major role two years later. Kawakami was often typecast into roles in paranormal and yuri anime. She joined the Pokémon anime during the original series, with her most notable roles being Violet, one of Misty's older sisters; and Pokémon Contest announcer Marian. On August 19, 2008, she underwent surgery after admitting herself to a hospital for ovarian cancer. As a result, Kawakami was given a 20-month sick leave. Satsuki Yukino took over all of Kawakami's roles during this time and after she died in June 2011.

Pokémon roles

Anime

Humans

Major

• Marian (DP011-DP095)
• Violet
• Trinity
• Thatcher
• Leona's mother
• Mitchell

Minor

• Angie's mother

Pokémon

Major

• Dawn's Buneary (DP009-DP100)
• Nando's Budew and Roselia
• Paul's Azumarill
• Cheryl's Mothim
• Isis's Bibarel
• Francesca's Chingling
• Sho's Pichu
• Angie's Shinx

Minor

• Nurse Joy's Chansey (DP038)
• Kenny's Breloom
• Oddish (DP005)

Other

• Sinnoh Pokédex (DP001-DP101)
• Computer (DP080)

Video games

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

• Ivysaur
• Gardevoir

Other non-Pokémon roles

• Utena Tenjou (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
• Soifon (Bleach)
• Amanda (One Piece)
• Hikaru Shindō (Hikaru no Go)
• Elise Wasmeyer (Trinity Blood)
• Rosette Christopher (Chrono Crusade)
• Chiriko (Fushigi Yūgi)
• Rika Sasaki (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Misuzu Kamio (Air)
• Hari (InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time)
• Yura Onoda (Futari Ecchi)
• Mutsumi Āsu (Puni Puni Poemi)
• Satsuki Miyanoshita (Ghost Stories)

References

This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on voice actors in Pokémon animation and Pokémon games.