Janice Kawaye

Janice Kawaye
Janice Kawaye in 2002
Born
Janice Hiromi Kawaye

(1970-04-04) April 4, 1970[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesJanice Roman Roku
Alma materLos Angeles County High School for the Arts
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1983–present
AgentCESD[2]
Notable work

Janice Hiromi Kawaye (born April 4, 1970) is an American voice actress known for her roles as Gi in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Jenny Wakeman/XJ-9 in My Life as a Teenage Robot, Ami Onuki in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Kim and Kam in Class of 3000, and Lysithea in the Fire Emblem series.

Early life

Kawaye was born in Los Angeles, California to Hiroko and Harry Kawaye, who was a veteran of the Military Intelligence Service serving five years with the United States Armed Forces.[3] They were both of Japanese descent. She is fluent in Japanese.

Filmography

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes Source
1989 The Karate Kid Taki Tamurai [4]
1990 Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone Keiko [5]
1990–96 Captain Planet and the Planeteers Gi [6][7]
1994–95 Bump in the Night Little/Big Robot, Little Robot's Sister/Big Robot's Sister, Yellow Bunny [8]
1995 Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? Aileen Episode: "Curses, Foiled Again"
1996 Quack Pack Soo Ling Episode: "Feats of Clay" [8]
1999 Oh Yeah! Cartoons Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman Episode: "My Neighbor was a Teenage Robot"
2001–06 Invader Zim Sara, Child (I), Bad Actress, Autographic ID [6][8]
2001–04 Totally Spies! Stacy
2003–08 All Grown Up! Kid #2, Kioko, Julia, Serena [6]
2003–09 My Life as a Teenage Robot Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman [8][9]
2004–05 Megas XLR Car Fan 1, Teenage Girl, DanceStation Girl, Galaxia [8]
2004–08 Codename: Kids Next Door Sonya (Numbuh 83), Lee (Numbuh 84) [10]
2004–06 Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Ami Onuki, Tekirai, Gummi Bear, Amibot, Crowd, News Woman, Dogs, Chickens, Girls, Boys, Janice, Skiers, Li'l Ami, Opera Lady, Dupilcats, Slam-I-Yumi, Cheerleaders, Evil Ami [11][6][8]
2006–08 Class of 3000 Kim and Kam Chin [6][12][13]
2012 Doc McStuffins Kiko [14]
2013 Young Justice Asami "Sam" Koizumi, Assistant 2 episodes [8][15][16]
2017 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Aki, Japanese Reporter [8]
2018 Treehouse Detectives Owl #2, Fergus, Poppy
2019–20 YooHoo to the Rescue Joy, Rustee's Mom, Zebra
2020 Over the Moon Pink Lunette

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 [6][18][19]
2007–08 Blood+ Chen, Mui, Remy (ep 4), School Girl (ep 8) [20][21]
2008 Bleach: Memories of Nobody Yuzu Kurosaki Film
2009 Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion
2012 Bleach: Hell Verse
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]
2016 Love Live! School Idol Project Cocoa Yazawa [27]
2017–18 Hunter × Hunter Shizuku 2011 series
Credited as Janice Roman Roku		 [28]
2017–19 March Comes In like a Lion Ayumu Kōda, Mikako Kawamoto
2017 K: Missing Kings Kukuri Yukizome Season 2, Replaced Carrie Savage [29]
2018 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Mumei [30]
2019–21 The Promised Neverland Dominic, Christie [8]
2019 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato Mumei, Ichinoshin [31]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind Schoolgirl, Young Giorno, Boys Credited as Janice Roman Roku [32][33][34]
2021 The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter Olivia Servant [35]
Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Garfiel (Young) [8]
Yashahime Shiori (Ep. 20)
Edens Zero Couchpo
2022 Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time Azusa Enomoto [8]
Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire Ayumi Yoshida Credited as Janice Roman Roku, Film
2023 Case Closed: The Scarlet Bullet Film
2025 Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Yuzu Kurosaki Episode: "The Visible Answer"

Film

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films
Year Title Role Notes Source
1987 Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz Dorothy Gale As Hiromi Kawaye [36]
1988 Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw Tammy [37]
2006 Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo Nya-Nya, Timoko [8]
Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation Z.E.R.O. Numbuh 83 / Sonja, Numbuh 84 / Lee [38]

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 [8]
2007 Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman [8]
2008 Ninja Gaiden II Ayane Also in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, Sigma 2 Plus, & Ninja Gaiden Black II. [8]
2010 Valkyria Chronicles II Cosette Coalhearth [8]
2012 Ninja Gaiden 3 Ayane Also in Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge [8][39]
2013 Rune Factory 4 Xiao Pai Also Special [8]
2017 .hack//G.U. Last Recode Kusabira
2018 Detective Pikachu Rita Partridge Credited as Janice Roman Roku
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Strike Female Avatar 2 [40]
2019 Fire Emblem: Three Houses Lysithea [8]
2020 Fire Emblem Heroes Credited as Janice Roman Roku [41]
2021 Scarlet Nexus Additional voices [42]
2022 Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Lysithea [8]
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman [43]
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway
2023 Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Ama-Pal [44]
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman [8]
2025 Nicktoons & the Dice of Destiny [45]

Live action

List of acting performances in film and television
Year Title Role Notes Source
1984 Night of the Comet Sarah [46]

TV series

Anime

Film

Video games

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