Mika Kanai

Mika Kanai (金井 美香, Kanai Mika, born March 18, 1964 in Setagaya, Tokyo) is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Ken Production. Her name is written in hiragana (かない みか) for credited roles. Once married to voice actor Kōichi Yamadera, the two of them divorced in 2007. She currently owns a pet chihuahua.

Kanai is the daughter of film producer Akihisa Kanai and voice actor Kazue Tagami; both worked at the Seinenza Theater Company. Upon graduating from high school in 1982, she considering attending an art university until learning how difficult it was to pass there according to a senior. So instead, she settled on Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music and became a drama major. There, she befriended actor Kaho Minami.

While working as a stage actor at the time, Kanai was asked if she would consider doing voice-overs which led to her landing a role Biriken. From then on, she continued to provide her voice to numerous animated shows, eventually winning the Kazue Takahashi Memorial Award during the 13th Seiyu Awards. She also served as the producer for the male voice actor unit Revolver.

Kanai is well-regarded by fans for voicing cheerful or child characters. She is also capable of playing against type if the situation calls for it. Her more prominent roles include Jigglypuff in the Pokémon anime, Satoko Hōjō in the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series, and Kaguya Sumeragi in Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.

Works

 * Breeze - Starflight Bohemian drama CD
 * Eared Mew, Mum Mew - Monster Rancher TV series
 * Furin - 1 on 1
 * Histoire - Hyperdimension Neptunia
 * Tiffa Adill - Dynasty Warriors: Gundam series; reprise of her original role in After War Gundam X
 * Gin Zhang Bao - Youkai Sangokushi