The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.

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Twitter | Blog | Wiki (jp) | Wiki (en) Rika Matsumoto is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer, as well as one of the founders of JAM Project. After early stage work, she began both voice acting and singing careers. The most popular role by Rika is Satoshi (Ash Ketchum in English translations), the main character of the anime series Pokémon. She also had a role in the Yu-Gi-Oh series as Ryou Bakura and Yami Bakura. As such, Matsumoto has taken on roles for young boys. Matsumoto also performs the songs for many of the openings for the Japanese Pokémon anime. Matsumoto has had lead or …

2023 · 11 ep
Theme Song Performance (OP)

2019 · 136 ep
Theme Song Performance (OP4)

2019 · 1 ep
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2017 · 1 ep
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Theme Song Performance (OP 1, 2)

2016 · 2 ep
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2015 · 47 ep
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2013 · 14 ep
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2012 · 1 ep
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2012 · 24 ep
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2010 · 84 ep
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2001 · 1 ep
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2001 · 1 ep
Theme Song Performance (OP)