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Ikue Ohtani (大谷育江, Ootani Ikue, born on August 18, 1965) is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, most famous as the voices of Pikachu in Pokémon, 円谷光彦 (Mitsuhiko Tsuburuya) in 名探偵コナン (Meitantei Conan), 長谷川空 (Sora Hasegawa) in ああっ女神さまっ (Aa! Megami-sama!), Tony Tony Chopper in ONE PIECE, and Merle in 天空のエスカフローネ (Tenkuu no Escaflowne). She is currently attached to Mausu Promotion. Her nickname is 育ちゃん (Iku-chan). She is known for playing both boys and girls, and sometimes plays multiple roles in one production. She is also known for mostly voicing blonde or yellow-haired characters. An example of this is the video...