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Question about Pokémon dubbing
In Pokémon, many voice performances are retained from other versions. Ikue Otani, for example, has her voice kept in various episodes in the United States, Brazil, and likely other regions.
In such cases, is it correct to list Ikue Otani as the voice actor for those respective countries (in addition to the original version), or, since no additional recording work took place, should she not be listed?






ethannparkerr
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Yes—it is reasonable to list Ikue Ōtani as the voice actor for those localized versions if her original Japanese performance is retained in the localized audio, but there is an important distinction.
If the U.S., Brazilian, or another dub uses the original Japanese recording for a character, Ōtani did not perform additional voice work for that language/version. Therefore:
For a database such as a wiki, the clearest approach would be something like:
rather than simply:
That distinction matters because "voice actor for [country/language]" normally implies that the actor actually recorded dialogue for that localization.
So if you're deciding whether she should appear in a country's voice-actor list, I'd separate "voice actors who recorded for this localization" from "original performances retained from another version." That avoids incorrectly implying additional recording work.
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