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 DeLisle Japanese, alongside fellow co-star
Keone Young, who plays Kaz in the show.
Notable roles:
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