Janice Kawaye: Difference between revisions

Behind [[Lauren Tom]], Janice Kawaye is the second most prominent Asian-American voice actress. She started by voicing Gi in ''[[Captain Planet and Thethe 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 Asas 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]].

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)DeLisle|Grey De Lisle]] Japanese, alongside fellow co-star [[Keone Young]], who plays Kaz in the show.

* Alice and Presea in ''[[Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World]]''

* Gi in ''[[Captain Planet and Thethe Planeteers]]''

* Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman in ''[[My Life Asas a Teenage Robot]]''

* Numbuhs 83 (Sonya) and 84 (Lee) in ''[[Codename Kids Next Door (Animation)|Codename: Kids Next Door]]''

* Sara in ''[[Invader Zim (Animation)|Invader Zim]]''

* Yuzu Kurosaki in ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]''