Ootani Ikue was born August 18, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, voice actress (seiyuu) and narrator who works for Mausu Promotion. Her name is also romanized as Ikue Ohtani in the credits of some works that she has contributed to, which includes her most famous role: the voice of Pikachu in the Pokémon (Pocket Monsters) animated TV series. Ootani took pregnancy leave from her work from January to May 2006, but her voice credit for Pikachu did not change, as her voice has been recorded m
