Janice Kawaye

Janice Kawaye
Born	1970 (age 45–46)[1]
Other names	Janice Roman Roku
Occupation	Voice actress
Agent	CESD[2]
Home town	Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Janice Kawaye (born 1970) is an American voice actress known for her roles as Ami in the cartoon Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi which aired on Cartoon Network in the 2000s,^[3] Jenny, the title character in My Life as a Teenage Robot, and Gi in Captain Planet and the Planeteers. In video games she voices Ayane in the Ninja Gaiden series.

Filmography

Animation

List of voice performances in animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1987	Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz	Dorothy Gale	As Hiromi Kawaye	[4]
1988	Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw	Tammy		[5]
1989	The Karate Kid	Taki		[6]
1990	Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone	Keiko		[7]
1990–96	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	Gi		[8][9]
1994–95	Bump in the Night	Little/Big Robot, others		[10]
2001–06	Invader Zim	Sara, others		[8][10]
2002–08	Codename: Kids Next Door	Sonia, Lee		[11]
2003–08	All Grown Up!	Kioko, Julia		[8]
2003–08	My Life as a Teenage Robot	Jenny, others		[10][12]
2004–05	Megas XLR	Various characters		[10]
2004–06	Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi	Ami Onuki, others		[3][8][10]
2006	Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo	Nya-Nya, Timoko		[10]
2006–08	Class of 3000	Kim and Kam Chin		[8][13][14]
2010–present	Young Justice	Asami "Sam" Koizumi	also in Young Justice: Invasion	[10][15]
2012	Doc McStuffins	Kiko		[16]

Anime

List of voice performances in anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2004	Duel Masters	Mimi Tasogare	season 1	[17]
2006-14	Bleach	Yuzu Kurosaki	Also in Bleach: Memories of Nobody Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion and Bleach: Hell Verse	[8][18][19]
2007-08	Blood+	Chen, Mui, Remy (ep 4), School Girl (ep 8)		[20][21]
2012	Marvel Anime: Blade	Alice (Ep. 8), Danas (Ep. 5), Yati (Ep. 6)		[22][23][24]
2014	Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet	Melty; Pilot (ep 1)	Credited as Janice Roman Roku	[25][26]
2014	Toradora!	Additional Voices	Credited as Janice Roman Roku	[27]
2016	Love Live! School idol project series	Cocoa Yazawa, Additional Voices	Credited as Janice Roman Roku	[28]
2016	K: Missing Kings	Kukuri Yukizome		[29]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2004	Ninja Gaiden	Ayane	Also in Ninja Gaiden Black Ninja Gaiden Sigma & Sigma Plus	[10][30][31]
2007	Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots	Jenny/XJ-9		[10]
2008	Ninja Gaiden II	Ayane	Also in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 & Sigma 2 Plus	[10][32]
2010	Valkyria Chronicles II	Cosette Coalhearth		[10]
2012	Ninja Gaiden 3	Ayane	Also in Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge	[10][33]

Live action

List of acting performances in film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1984	Night of the Comet	Sarah		[34]

References

1. "Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA's "My Name Could Be Anne," 1986 – Photo". UCLA Library Digital Collections. Retrieved April 22, 2016. Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., From left, Don Cheadle, Kelly Chan, Janice Kawaye and Richard Coca during a tense racial confrontation in the Ensemble Studio Theatre's docudrama "My Name Could Be Anne."; Contributor: Kawaye, Janice, 1970- --Performances (subject), Becker, David (photographer)
2. "CESD – Animation – Women". Voicebank.net. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
3. Considine, J.D. (November 14, 2004). "Big in Japan, but Made in the U.S.A.". New York Times.
4. Simpson, Paul (2013). A Brief Guide To OZ: 75 Years Going Over The Rainbow. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 9781472110367. Search "Janice Kawaye"
5. McCall, Douglas L. (2005). Film Cartoons: A Guide to 20th Century American Animated Features and Shorts. McFarland. p. 59. ISBN 9780786424504.
6. Terrace 2008, p. 555
7. "Night of the BedBugs". Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone. Season 1. Episode 1. September 1, 1990. Cartoon Network.
8. "Notable Alumni" (PDF). Arts High Foundation. Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. December 2013.
9. Terrace 2008, p. 161
10. "Behind The Voice Actors - Janice Kawaye". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 19, 2016. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
11. "Operation: T.R.A.I.N.I.N.G.". Codename: Kids Next Door. Season 3. Episode 31b. July 16, 2004. Cartoon Network.
12. Terrace 2008, p. 732
13. Heffernan, Virginia (November 2, 2006). "Hey, Kids, a Hip-Hop Star Has Savvy Advice for You". New York Times. p. E10.
14. Terrace 2008, p. 191
15. "Runaways". Young Justice. Season 2. Episode 14. February 2, 2013. Cartoon Network.
16. "The New Girl". Doc McStuffins. Season 1. Episode 10. April 4, 2012. Disney Junior.
17. "This is a duel!". Duel Masters. Season 1. Episode 1. March 13, 2004. Cartoon Network.
18. "closing credits, English Voice Cast". Bleach: Memories of Nobody. September 20, 2013.
19. "closing credits, English Voice Cast". Bleach: Hell Verse. September 20, 2013.
20. "Dangerous Boy". Blood+. Season 1. Episode 4. April 8, 2007. Adult Swim.
21. "Phantom of the School". Blood+. Season 1. Episode 8. May 6, 2007. Adult Swim.
22. "The Island of Fire". Marvel Anime: Blade. Season 1. Episode 5. February 10, 2012. G4.
23. "Bad Blood". Marvel Anime: Blade. Season 1. Episode 6. February 17, 2012. G4.
24. "Old Wounds, Fresh Blood". Marvel Anime: Blade. Season 1. Episode 8. March 5, 2012. G4.
25. Beveridge, Chris. "Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet' Anime Begins Dubbed Hulu Run With Cast Announcements". The Fandom Post. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
26. "Castaway". Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet. Episode 1. Event occurs at Closing credits, English cast – via Hulu.
27. "Tiger and Dragon". Toradora!. Episode 1 – via Crunchyroll.
28. "Come True! Our Dreams!". Love Live!. Season 1. Episode 1. February 5, 2016. Mnet America.
29. Paul, Matthew (October 7, 2016). "Viz Reveals English Dub Cast for K: Missing Kings Film (Update)". Anime News Network.
30. Ninja Gaiden Black, credits – ScreamingOblivion (May 13, 2009). Ninja Gaiden Black Hard Mode Playthrough Part 50 - Credits. YouTube. Event occurs at 1:08.
31. Ninja Gaiden Sigma, credits – TJ Rogan (June 20, 2011). Ninja Gaiden Sigma: Credits and Ending Cinematic. YouTube. Event occurs at 1:17.
32. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, credits – RavenVanHelsing (October 13, 2009). Ninja Gaiden Σ Sigma 2-Credits. YouTube. Event occurs at 2:12.
33. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge, credits – EmiruTheKnight (May 1, 2013). Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge - Part 11「Final Boss, Ending & Credits. YouTube. Event occurs at 19:59.
34. Hughes, Howard (2014). Outer Limits: The Filmgoers' Guide to the Great Science-fiction Films. I.B. Tauris. p. 225. ISBN 9781780761664.

Book references

• Terrace, Vincent (2008). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2d ed.). McFarland. ISBN 9780786486410.

External links

• Janice Kawaye at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Janice Kawaye at Behind The Voice Actors
• Janice Kawaye at the Internet Movie Database