Satomi Kōrogi
Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator
Satomi Kōrogi (こおろぎ さとみ, Kōrogi Satomi; born November 14, 1962) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer, narrator, and disc jockey from Tokyo. Her birth name is Satomi Kōrogi (興梠 さとみ) and she is affiliated with Production Baobab.
She is best known for her roles as the titular character in Chi's Sweet Home, Himawari Nohara in Crayon Shin-chan, Misty's Togepi and Togetic in both the Japanese and English versions of Pokémon, Goma-chan in Shonen Ashibe and May from Guilty Gear.
In addition to Togepi, Kōrogi also voiced Ritchie's Pikachu nicknamed "Sparky" in the first season of Pokémon. She also voiced Casey's Chikorita, Bayleef and Meganium during the Johto series.
She is also bilingual; her first language being Japanese and her second language being English.
Filmography
Television animation
Blood Blockade Battlefront (Aligura)
Chi's Sweet Home (Chi)
Clannad After Story (Ushio Okazaki)
Comic Party (Asahi Sakurai)
Crayon Shin-chan (Himawari Nohara, Megumi Yamura)
Dragon Ball Super (Omni-King)
Excel Saga (Menchi, Sandora, Puchū, Ropponmatsu 2, Kumi Kumi, others)
Fairy Tail (Frosch)
Floral Magician Mary Bell (Yūri)
Fresh Pretty Cure! (Chiffon)
Fullmetal Alchemist (Nina Tucker)
Fushigiboshi no Futagohime (Poomo)
Gasaraki (Misuzu Gowa)
Go! Princess PreCure (Tina)
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (Jimmy)
Jigoku Shōjo (Inko)
Zatch Bell! (Ponygon)
Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
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