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Detective Pikachu is finally out in the West and it is a glorious time indeed. Originally releasing back in Japan over two years ago, Detective Pikachu puts you in the shoes of Tim Goodman, a young adult who is on a mission to find his father who has mysteriously disappeared whilst on a case. Tim meets Pikachu, his father’s partner Pokemon, who strangely loves to drink black coffee and make bad jokes. Tim Goodman is the only person who can understand Pikachu, which makes for some pretty funny situations.
Using the help of the Pokemon detective, Tim has to solve multiple cases throughout Rhyme City to get to his father, all while helping out the citizens and other Pokemon as well. Detective Pikachu’s gameplay is reminiscent of other investigative games like Ace Attorney and Professor Layton. You end up at a “crime” scene of sorts and must examine objects, interview witnesses/Pokemon, and put the pieces of the puzzles together to complete the case.
Did we mention that Detective Pikachu also has a wide array of voiced cut-scenes with a colorful cast of characters? The game has tons of voice acting to listen to, so much, that we put together a list of the main cast for Detective Pikachu.
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Kaiji Tang - Detective Pikachu
Originally from China, Kaiji Tang takes the coveted spot as the voice actor for the esteemed, coffee-drinking Detective Pikachu. You might have heard Tang's voice in a few anime's such as The Seven Deadly Sins (Hendrickson), Dragon Ball Super (Vegeta), and Sword Art Online II (Schmidt). Tang also hosts the popular YouTube channel, Voices of Gaming, where he sits down with other voice actors in the industry and films Let's Plays.
Khoi Dao - Tim Goodman
Khoi Dao plays the role of the main lead character in Detective Pikachu, Tim Goodman, whose father has gone missing. Recently, Dao has had roles in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Chaka), and Fate/Apocrypha (Flat Escardos). Dao also has a lead role in the upcoming Afterparty game being developed by Night School Studios.
Xander Mobus - Roger Clifford
Ever wondered who voiced Master Hand and Crazy Hand in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS? Well, wonder no more. Not only did Mobus voice the white-gloved hands, but he also voiced the protagonist in Persona 5, Darios in Fire Emblem Warriors, as well as Stocke in Radiant Historia.
Brianna Knickerbocker - Carina Mitchell
Brianna Knickerbocker has done tons of voice work for anime and Japanese video games such as Fire Emblem Warriors, Shadows of Valentia, Monster x Monster, and The Asterisk War. In Detective Pikachu, Knickerbocker provides her talent for the role of Carina Mitchell, a shy violinist who uses the help of her Kricketune to perform.
Erica Mendez - Amanda Blackstone
Erica Mendez provides her impressive voice talents to portray the role of Amanda Blackstone, the secretary at the Baker Detective Agency. Interestingly enough, Mendez's first major voice role ever was playing Pac-Man in the Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures video game. Most recently, Mendez has voiced characters in Fire Emblem Warriors and the mobile game, Fire Emblem Heroes.
Chris Hackney - Keith Norman
Chris Hackney plays the role of Keith Norman in Detective Pikachu, assistant director of the music show at GNN. Hackney has also recently voiced Gohan (Dragon Ball Super), Boey (Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia), and Rastell (Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana).
Danielle McRae - Milo Green
California-born voice actress, Danielle McRae, entered the world of VO thanks to her love of video games and anime. Her most notable roles include parts in Metal Gear Solid: Philanthropy, League of Legends, and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. McRae plays the role of Milo Green in Detective Pikachu.
Kira Buckland - Emilia Christie
Buckland has been part of the voice acting industry since 2004 and was even the president of her college anime club back in Alaska. One of her most recent, major roles has to be the voice of 2B in NieR: Automata. Kira Buckland plays the role of GNN reporter, Emilia Christie, in Detective Pikachu.
Cristina Vee - Nina O'Hara
Having an impressive list of credits when it comes to anime, video games, and cartoons, Cristina Vee is definitely not new to the world of voice acting. Vee's role in Detective Pikachu is the Pokemon laboratory worker, Nina O'Hara. Vee has also provided the voice of Shantae and Velvet (Tales of Berseria), as well as a few Pokemon in Detective Pikachu such as: Herdier, Starly, Noibat, and Tepig.
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Greysun was formerly the Features Editor at Twinfinite and wrote for the site from 2017 to 2020. He eats ramen 12 times a week and will never get tired of it.
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Published: Mar 25, 2018 10:05 pm