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New Pokemon Anime Casts My Hero Academia Ochaco VA


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After getting its first proper trailer, the new Pokemon anime revealed more characters along with their respective voice actors. Among these new Pokemon anime VAs is the voice actress of Ochaco in My Hero Academia.

Alongside her, the other new voice cast members are also well-known. In fact, three of the four VAs play big roles in My Hero Academia, with the last one being the voice of an iconic Ghost in the Shell character.

More than just the main cast though, the new Pokemon anime is an exciting one, as it is the first show without Ash Ketchum as the protagonist.

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One of the new characters is voiced by Ayane Sakura, a voice actress with a long list of roles in popular shows. She is perhaps best known for being the voice of Ochaco Uraraka in My Hero Academia.

Though this is far from her only popular character, as Sakura is also the voice of Gabi Braun in Attack on Titan: The Final Season, Yotsuba Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets, and Iroha Isshiki in OreGairu, among others.

For the upcoming Pokemon anime, Sakura will voice Orio, a character that is described as a mech-lover.

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Based on her appearance, Orio seems like a mechanic. Her Pokemon partner was also revealed to be Metagross.

This isn’t the first time that Sakura is voicing a Pokemon character though. In the past, she has also voiced supporting characters in various anime projects in the franchise.

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Pokemon Anime Reveals Four New Characters

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Sakura’s new character was also revealed alongside three others in the latest preview video.

This new preview was released on the official Pokemon YouTube channel, and it shows what each character looks like along with their Pokemon partners.

Specifically, the video introduces Murdock, a good cook who is partnered with Rockruff. Then there’s Molly, a medical specialist whose partner is Chansey.

Lastly, we have Randoh, though there’s not much info yet about him.

Each new character’s voice actor is:

  • Kenta Miyake (All Might in My Hero Academia) as Murdock
  • Kei Shindo (Kyoka Jiro in My Hero Academia) as Molly
  • Ikkyu Juku (Daisuke Aramaki in Ghost in the Shell) as Randoh

The new Pokemon anime will be released on April 14, 2023, with the first episode being a one-hour special.

While it is confirmed to air on TV Tokyo in Japan, there’s no word yet on which streaming platform it will be released on internationally.

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