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Behind [[Lauren Tom]], Janice Kawaye is the second most prominent Asian-American voice actress. She started by voicing Gi in ''[[Captain Planet and The Planeteers]]'' and Keiko in ''[[Midnight Patrol]]'', then dropped off the face of the Earth for the next decade or so, before resurfacing to play Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman in ''[[My Life As a Teenage Robot]]''. She'd go on to do several more roles, usually playing a sweet [[Genki Girl]] type role (such as Ami in ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]''). Played against type in ''[[Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World]]'' when she voiced the sadistic villainess Alice, though taking over for [[Tara Strong]] as Presea was a bit closer to her usual roles. Crossed into anime dubbing territory with Yuzu Kurosaki in ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]'', which coincidentally features fellow-Teenage-Robot co-star [[Quinton Flynn]].
Behind [[Lauren Tom]], Janice Kawaye is the second most prominent Asian-American voice actress. She started by voicing Gi in ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]'' and Keiko in ''[[Midnight Patrol]]'', then dropped off the face of the Earth for the next decade or so, before resurfacing to play Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman in ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]''. She'd go on to do several more roles, usually playing a sweet [[Genki Girl]] type role (such as Ami in ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]''). Played against type in ''[[Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World]]'' when she voiced the sadistic villainess Alice, though taking over for [[Tara Strong]] as Presea was a bit closer to her usual roles. Crossed into anime dubbing territory with Yuzu Kurosaki in ''[[Bleach]]'', which coincidentally features fellow-Teenage-Robot co-star [[Quinton Flynn]].


Being Japanese-American, she's the inversion of [[Surprisingly Good English]]; she speaks Japanese ''very'' fluently. She contributed into teaching ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]'' co-star [[Grey De Lisle (Music)|Grey De Lisle]] Japanese, alongside fellow co-star [[Keone Young]], who plays Kaz in the show.
Being Japanese-American, she's the inversion of [[Surprisingly Good English]]; she speaks Japanese ''very'' fluently. She contributed into teaching ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]'' co-star [[Grey DeLisle|Grey De Lisle]] Japanese, alongside fellow co-star [[Keone Young]], who plays Kaz in the show.


=== Notable roles: ===
=== Notable roles: ===
* Alice and Presea in ''[[Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World]]''
* Alice and Presea in ''[[Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World]]''
* Ami in ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]''
* Ami in ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]''
* Ayane in the ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' series
* Ayane in the ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' series
* Cosette Coalhearth in ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]] II''
* Cosette Coalhearth in ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]] II''
* Dorothy Gale in ''[[The Wizard of Oz|Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz]]''
* Dorothy Gale in ''[[The Wizard of Oz|Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz]]''
* Gi in ''[[Captain Planet and The Planeteers]]''
* Gi in ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]''
* Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman in ''[[My Life As a Teenage Robot]]''
* Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman in ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]''
* Kim and Kam Chin in ''[[Class of 3000]]''
* Kim and Kam Chin in ''[[Class of 3000]]''
* Kioko and Julia in ''[[All Grown Up]]''
* Kioko and Julia in ''[[All Grown Up!]]''
* Numbuhs 83 (Sonya) and 84 (Lee) in ''[[Codename Kids Next Door (Animation)|Codename Kids Next Door]]''
* Numbuhs 83 (Sonya) and 84 (Lee) in ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''
* Sara in ''[[Invader Zim (Animation)|Invader Zim]]''
* Sara in ''[[Invader Zim]]''
* Taki in the ''[[Karate Kid]]'' TV series
* Taki in the ''[[Karate Kid]]'' TV series
* Yuzu Kurosaki in ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]''
* Yuzu Kurosaki in ''[[Bleach]]''
* Keiko in ''[[Midnight Patrol]]''
* Keiko in ''[[Midnight Patrol]]''


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Behind Lauren Tom, Janice Kawaye is the second most prominent Asian-American voice actress. She started by voicing Gi in Captain Planet and the Planeteers and Keiko in Midnight Patrol, then dropped off the face of the Earth for the next decade or so, before resurfacing to play Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman in My Life as a Teenage Robot. She'd go on to do several more roles, usually playing a sweet Genki Girl type role (such as Ami in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi). Played against type in Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World when she voiced the sadistic villainess Alice, though taking over for Tara Strong as Presea was a bit closer to her usual roles. Crossed into anime dubbing territory with Yuzu Kurosaki in Bleach, which coincidentally features fellow-Teenage-Robot co-star Quinton Flynn.

Being Japanese-American, she's the inversion of Surprisingly Good English; she speaks Japanese very fluently. She contributed into teaching Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi co-star Grey De Lisle Japanese, alongside fellow co-star Keone Young, who plays Kaz in the show.

Notable roles:

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