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/XJ-9 in My Life as a Teenage Robot, Ami Onuki in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Kim and Kam in Class of 3000, and Lysithea in the Fire Emblem series.
Early life
Kawaye was born in Los Angeles, California to Hiroko and Harry Kawaye, who was a veteran of the Military Intelligence Service serving five years with the United States Armed Forces. They were both of Japanese descent. She is fluent in Japanese.
Filmography
Animation
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|+ List of voice performances in animation
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Source
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| || The Karate Kid || Taki Tamurai || ||
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| || Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone || Keiko || ||
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| –96 || Captain Planet and the Planeteers || Gi || ||
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| –95 || Bump in the Night || Little/Big Robot, Little Robot's Sister/Big Robot's Sister, Yellow Bunny || ||
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| –05 || Megas XLR || Car Fan 1, Teenage Girl, DanceStation Girl, Galaxia || ||
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| –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 || ||
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| || Doc McStuffins || Kiko || ||
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| || Young Justice || Asami "Sam" Koizumi, Assistant || 2 episodes ||
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| || Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! || Aki, Japanese Reporter || || rowspan="4" |
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| –14 || Bleach || Yuzu Kurosaki || ||
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| –08 || Blood+ || Chen, Mui, Remy (ep 4), School Girl (ep 8) || ||
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|2008
|Bleach: Memories of Nobody
|rowspan="3" |Yuzu Kurosaki
| rowspan="3" |Film
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|2009
|Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion
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|2012
|Bleach: Hell Verse
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|-
| || Marvel Anime: Blade || Alice (Ep. 8), Danas (Ep. 5), Yati (Ep. 6) || ||
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| || Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet || Melty; Pilot (ep 1) || rowspan="2" |Credited as Janice Roman Roku ||
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| ||Love Live! School Idol Project|| Cocoa Yazawa ||
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| –18 || Hunter × Hunter || Shizuku || 2011 series<br>Credited as Janice Roman Roku ||
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| –19 || March Comes In like a Lion || Ayumu Kōda, Mikako Kawamoto ||
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| || K: Missing Kings || Kukuri Yukizome || Season 2, Replaced Carrie Savage ||
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| || Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress || Mumei || ||
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|2019–21
|The Promised Neverland
|Dominic, Christie
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| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind || Schoolgirl, Young Giorno, Boys || Credited as Janice Roman Roku ||
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| rowspan="4" | || The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter || Olivia Servant || ||
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|Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-
|Garfiel (Young)
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| || Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw || Tammy || ||
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| Rowspan="2"| || Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo || Nya-Nya, Timoko || ||
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Video games
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|+ List of voice performances in video games
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source
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| || Ninja Gaiden || Ayane || Also in Ninja Gaiden Black, Ninja Gaiden Sigma & Sigma Plus ||
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| || Rune Factory 4 || Xiao Pai || Also Special || rowspan="3" |
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| || Fire Emblem: Three Houses || rowspan="2"|Lysithea || ||
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| || Scarlet Nexus || Additional voices ||
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| rowspan="3" |2022
|Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
|Lysithea
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| Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway || ||
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| rowspan="2" | || Master Detective Archives: Rain Code || Ama-Pal || ||
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| Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 || rowspan="2" | Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman || ||
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Live action
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|+ List of acting performances in film and television
! Year
! Title
! Role
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! class="unsortable"| Source
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| || Night of the Comet || Sarah || ||
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TV series
- The Problem Solverz - Various Voices
Anime
- Heroes: Legend of the Battle Disks - Additional Voices
- K: Return of Kings - Kukuri Yukizome (Credited as Janice Roman Roku)
- March Comes in Like a Lion - Ayumu Kouda; SFX Voice (Credited as Janice Roman Roku)
- Toradora! - Yuriko Mitsui; Additional Voices (Credited as Janice Roman Roku)
- The Promised Neverland - Eugene (Credited as Janice Roman Roku)
Film
- Bleach - Karin, Yuzu
- Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge - Kukuri Yukizome (Credited as Janice Roman Roku)
- Lalaloopsy Girls: Welcome to L.A.L.A. Prep School - Bea Spells-A-Lot (Credited as Janice Roman Roku)
- Love Live! The School Idol Movie - Cocoa Yazawa (Credited as Janice Roman Roku)
Video games
- Danganronpa 2×2 - Peko Pekoyama
- Final Fantasy XIII-2
References
Book references