| Rikako Aikawa | |
| Native Name: | 愛河 里花子 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Name: | Nahomi Kawazoe |
| Birth Date: | 7 October 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Other Names: | Nahomi Iwata |
| Years Active: | 1974–present |
| Agent: | Atomic Monkey |
| Height: | 152 cm |
| Children: | 1 |
is a Japanese actress and voice actress affiliated with Atomic Monkey. She was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She was originally a child actress. Her real name after she married Mitsuo Iwata, a Japanese voice actor, is .
She appears in the Japanese and English-language versions of the Pokémon anime, voicing Ash's Caterpie, Metapod and Butterfree and his Krabby. She had a main role in the Orange League series where she voiced Ash's Lapras in both versions. She also appeared in the second Pokémon movie as the legendary Fire Pokémon, Moltres. She had a recurring role in the Johto series as Charla, Liza's female Charizard, a Pokémon who lives at the Charicific Valley and who eventually developed a romantic relationship with Ash's Charizard. She also played Madame Muchmoney's Granbull.
She is also known as a specialist of tongue-twisters in the Japanese language.
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Tomatoman | Tomatoman | ||
| 1993 | Ned | |||
| 1996 | Baby & Me | 6-year-old boy B | ||
| 1997 | Satoshi's Zenigame (Ash's Squirtle), Satoshi's Caterpie/Trancell/Butterfree (Ash's Caterpie/Metapod/Butterfree), Satoshi's Crab (Ash's Krabby), Kasumi's Koduck (Misty's Psyduck), Takeshi's Rokon (Brock's Vulpix) Kojiro's Utsobot (James' Victreebel) | |||
| Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru | Dodo | |||
| 1998 | El Hazard: The Alternative World | Nahato | ||
| 1999 | Satoshi's Zenigame (Ash's Squirtle), Satoshi's Laplace (Ash's Lapras), Kasumi's Koduck (Misty's Psyduck), Takeshi's Rokon (Brock's Vulpix), Kenji's Kongpang (Tracey's Venonat, Kojiro's Utsobot (James' Victreebel) | |||
| Satoshi's Zenigame (Ash's Squirtle), Satoshi's Laplace (Ash's Lapras), Kasumi's Koduck (Misty's Psyduck), Takeshi's Rokon (Brock's Vulpix), Kenji's Kongpang (Tracey's Venonat), Kojiro's Utsobot (James' Victreebel) | ||||
| Black Heaven | Gen Tanaka | |||
| Seraphim Call | Misaki (ep 10) | |||
| Infinite Ryvius | Faina S Shinozaki, Nicks Chaiplapat | |||
| Jiruja | ||||
| 2000 | Gate Keepers | Megumi Kurogane, Mieko Ikusawa | ||
| Hamtaro | Koushi-kun, Don-chan | Performed Intro | ||
| Moto Asagi, Sumire Hanazono | ||||
| Hiwou War Chronicles | Shishi | |||
| 2001 | Motto! Ojamajo Doremi | Erika Tamaki | ||
| Haré+Guu | Hale | |||
| Steel Angel Kurumi 2 | Kyanwan (Can-1) | |||
| 2002 | Mirmo! | Nezumi / Rat (Golden Edition characters) | ||
| Rum (ep 5) | ||||
| Pokémon: Advanced Generation | Satoshi's Zenigame (Ash's Squirtle) | |||
| Pokémon Chronicles | Kasumi's Koduck (Misty's Psyduck) | |||
| 2003 | Rumic Theater | Fuwa's neighbor (ep 5) | ||
| Planetes | Serie | |||
| 2004 | Kaiketsu Zorori | Ishishi, unlisted credits | [1] | |
| Mars Daybreak | Bon | |||
| 2005 | MÄR | Bumoru, Halloween (young) | ||
| 2006 | Wan Wan Serebu Soreyuke! Tetsunoshin | Mika | ||
| D.Gray-man | Cloud-shaped Akuma (ep 42) | |||
| Pururun! Shizuku-chan | Hababi-kun | |||
| No. 20 | ||||
| 2007 | Pururun! Shizuku-chan Aha | Hanaji-kun | ||
| Elec-king The Animation | ||||
| 2008 | To Love Ru | Stella (ep 10) | ||
| A Penguin's Troubles | Charlotte Takahashi | |||
| Live On Cardliver Kakeru | Hajime Kuroboshi, Sarusalsa | |||
| 2010 | Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt | Monkey Ghost (episode 6) | ||
| 2011 | Nichijou | narrator (episode 18) | ||
| You're Being Summoned, Azazel | Principal | |||
| 2012 | Kotetsu's Riolu/Lucario (Cameron's Riolu/Lucario) | |||
| 2013 | Satoshi's Zenigame (Ash's Squirtle) | |||
| 2015 | PriPara | Toriko | ||
| 2016 | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. | Kurumi Saiki | ||
| Suiren's Ashimari (Lana's Popplio), Satoshi's Bevenom (Ash's Poipole), Tapu Koko | ||||
| 2020 | Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori | Ishishi | ||
| 2020 | Healin' Good Pretty Cure | Mrs. Smith | Episode 17 | |
| 2021 | To Your Eternity | Pioran | ||
| Muteking the Dancing Hero | Sara | |||
| 2024 | Oblivion Battery | Kei's Mother | [2] | |
| Chi's Sweet Summer Vacation | Champloo | [3] |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Satoshi's Zenigame (Ash's Squirtle), Kasumi's Koduck (Misty's Psyduck) Takeshi's Rokon (Brock's Vulpix) | ||||
| 1999 | Satoshi's Zenigame (Ash's Squirtle), Satoshi's Laplace (Ash's Lapras), Kasumi's Koduck (Misty's Psyduck), Kenji's Kongpang (Tracey's Venonat), Fire (Moltres) | ||||
| 2000 | Kasumi's Koduck (Misty's Psyduck), Takeshi's Rokon (Brock's Vulpix) | ||||
| 2001 | Metropolis | Fifi | |||
| A Tree of Palme | Barron | ||||
| Doraemon: Ganbare! Gian!! | |||||
| Adventures in Ham-Ham Land | Koushi-kun | ||||
| Pokémon 4Ever | Kasumi's Koduck (Misty's Psyduck) | ||||
| 2002 | Onabe | ||||
| Noboru Emori | |||||
| Pokémon Heroes | Kasumi's Koduck (Misty's Psyduck) | ||||
| The Captive Princess | Koushi-kun | ||||
| 2003 | Temjin | ||||
| 2004 | Hamtaro and the Demon of the Picture Book Tower | Koushi-kun | |||
| 2006 | Paprika | Nobue Kakimoto | |||
| 2009 | Astro Boy | Freezer | [4] | ||
| 2010 | You are Umasou | Heart (Young) | |||
| 2012 | Sky | ||||
| 2013 | Poppon | ||||
| Gureru | |||||
| 2014 | Gureru | ||||
| 2017 | Satoshi's Caterpie/Trancell/Butterfree (Ash's Caterpie/Metapod/Butterfree) |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Princess Minerva | K2 | ||
| El Hazard: The Magnificent World | Nahato | |||
| 1999 | Sakura Wars 2 | Tsuwako Tamazusa | (ep 3) | |
| Pocket Monsters: Pikachu no Fuyuyasumi 2000 | Psyduck, Vulpix, Squirtle | |||
| 2000 | Pocket Monsters: Pikachu no Fuyuyasumi 2001 | Aipom, Psyduck | ||
| 2002 | Haré+Guu Deluxe | Hale | ||
| 2003 | Jungle Wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu Final | Hale | Performed Theme Song | |
| 2004 | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV Astray | 8 (RED FRAME) | 2004 Promo | |
| Natsuiro no Sunadokei | Kawamura Mana |
| Year | Title | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Dark Chronicle | Shigū | |
| Hourglass of Summer | Mana Kawamura | ||
| 2008 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Squirtle | |
| 2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Squirtle |