Janice Kawaye

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Janice Kawaye
Born
Janice Hiromi Kawaye

(1970-04-04) April 4, 1970 (age 53) [1]
Other namesJanice Roman Roku
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1983–present
AgentCESD [2]
Notable work

Janice Hiromi Kawaye (born April 4, 1970) is an American voice actress known for her roles as Gi in Captain Planet and the Planeteers , Jenny Wakeman in My Life as a Teenage Robot , and Lysithea in the Fire Emblem series.

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Early life

Kawaye was born in Los Angeles, California to parents who are both of Japanese descent. She is fluent in Japanese.

Filmography

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1989 The Karate Kid Taki Tamurai [3]
1990 Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone Keiko [4]
1990–96 Captain Planet and the Planeteers Gi [5] [6]
1994–95 Bump in the Night Little/Big Robot, Little Robot's Sister/Big Robot's Sister, Yellow Bunny [7]
1995 Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? AileenEpisode: "Curses, Foiled Again"
1996 Quack Pack Soo LingEpisode: "Feats of Clay" [7]
2001–06 Invader Zim Sara, Child (I), Bad Actress, Autographic ID [5] [7]
2001–04 Totally Spies! Stacy
2002–06 My Life as a Teenage Robot Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman [7] [8]
2003–08 All Grown Up! Kid #2, Kioko, Julia, Serena [5]
2004–05 Megas XLR Car Fan 1, Teenage Girl, DanceStation Girl, Galaxa [7]
2004–06 Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Ami Onuki, Tekirai, Gummi Bear, Amibot, Crowd, News Woman, Dogs, Chickens, Girls, Boys, Janice, Skiers, Li'l Ami, Opera Lady, Dupilcats, Slam-I-Yumi, Cheerleaders, Evil Ami [9] [5] [7]
2004–08 Codename: Kids Next Door Sonya (Numbuh 83), Lee (Numbuh 84) [10]
2006–08 Class of 3000 Kim and Kam Chin [5] [11] [12]
2012 Doc McStuffins Kiko [13]
2013 Young Justice Asami "Sam" Koizumi, AssistantAlso in Young Justice: Invasion [7] [14] [15]
2017 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Aki, Japanese Reporter [7]
2018 Treehouse Detectives Owl #2, Fergus, Poppy [7]
2019-20 YooHoo to the Rescue Joy, Rustee's Mom, Zebra [7]
2020 Over the Moon Pink Lunette [7]

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2004 Duel Masters Mimi TasogareSeason 1 [16]
2006–14 Bleach Yuzu Kurosaki [5] [17] [18]
2007–08 Blood+ Chen, Mui, Remy (ep 4), School Girl (ep 8) [19] [20]
2008 Bleach: Memories of Nobody Yuzu Kurosaki
2009 Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion
2012 Bleach: Hell Verse
2012 Marvel Anime: Blade Alice (Ep. 8), Danas (Ep. 5), Yati (Ep. 6) [21] [22] [23]
2014 Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet Melty; Pilot (ep 1)Credited as Janice Roman Roku [24] [25]
2016 Love Live! School Idol Project Cocoa Yazawa [26]
2017 Hunter × Hunter Shizuku2011 series
Credited as Janice Roman Roku
[27]
2017-19 March Comes In like a Lion Ayumu Kōda, Mikako Kawamoto
2017 K: Missing Kings Kukuri YukizomeSeason 2, Replaced Carrie Savage [28]
2018 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Mumei [29]
2019 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato Mumei, Ichinoshin [30]
2019 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind Schoolgirl, Young Giorno, BoysCredited as Janice Roman Roku [31] [32] [33]
2021 The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter Olivia Servant [34]
2021 Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire Ayumi YoshidaCredited as Janice Roman Roku [7]
2021 Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Shiori (Ep. 20) [7]
2021 Edens Zero Couchpo

Films

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1987 Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz Dorothy Gale As Hiromi Kawaye [35]
1988 Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw Tammy [36]
2006 Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo Nya-Nya, Timoko [7]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2004 Ninja Gaiden Ayane Also in Ninja Gaiden Black , Ninja Gaiden Sigma & Sigma Plus [7] [37] [38]
2007 Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman [7]
2008 Ninja Gaiden II AyaneAlso in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 & Sigma 2 Plus [7] [39]
2010 Valkyria Chronicles II Cosette Coalhearth [7]
2012 Ninja Gaiden 3 AyaneAlso in Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge [7] [40]
2013 Rune Factory 4 Xiao PaiAlso Special [7]
2017 .hack//G.U. Last Recode Kusabira [7]
2018 Detective Pikachu Rita PartridgeCredited as Janice Roman Roku [7]
2018 Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Strike Female Avatar 2 [41]
2019 Fire Emblem: Three Houses Lysithea [7]
2020 Fire Emblem Heroes Credited as Janice Roman Roku [42]
2021 Scarlet Nexus Additional voicesCredited as Janice Roman Roku [43]
2022 Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes LysitheaCredited as Janice Roman Roku [7]
2022 Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman [44]
2022 Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway
2023 Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Ama-Pal [45]
2023 Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman

Live action

List of acting performances in film and television
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1984 Night of the Comet Sarah [46]


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