Jeremy Padawer on Instagram: "Ikue Ōtani has been the voice of Pikachu since 1997, making her one of the most recognizable and long-running voice actors for a video game and anime character. She is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and singer who has voiced Pikachu in the Pokémon anime and related films, games, and series since the franchise’s inception. Ōtani started voicing Pikachu when the Pokémon anime first aired in Japan in 1997. Her expressive “Pika Pika” and “Pikachu!” have made her voi