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Akemi Okamura is one of Japan’s established voice actresses and narrators, with a career spanning more than three decades across anime, animated films, video games, television and dubbing. Born in Tokyo in 1969, she has become internationally recognized above all for her long-running performance as Nami in One Piece, a role she has voiced since the anime’s early years. She has also brought distinctive performances to characters including Fio Piccolo in Porco Rosso, Risa Koizumi in Lovely Complex, Hinoe in Natsume’s Book of Friends, Mayaya in Princess Jellyfish and Paninya in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Her career is notable because it…

Kazuya Nakai (中井和哉) is one of Japan’s most recognizable voice actors, particularly among fans of action anime, samurai stories and long-running shōnen franchises. He is best known internationally as the Japanese voice of Roronoa Zoro in One Piece, but his career includes many other major performances, including Toshirō Hijikata in Gintama, Mugen in Samurai Champloo, Date Masamune in Sengoku Basara, Ryuji Suguro in Blue Exorcist, Shizuka Dōmeki in xxxHolic, and Akitaru Ōbi in Fire Force. His work also extends into video games, narration, foreign-film dubbing and live-action productions. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture on November 25, 1967, Nakai did not enter…

Mayumi Tanaka (田中真弓) is one of Japan’s most recognizable and enduring voice actresses, with a career spanning more than four decades. She is particularly famous internationally for providing the Japanese voice of Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece, but her body of work extends far beyond the Straw Hat captain. She has also voiced Krillin in Dragon Ball, Pazu in Castle in the Sky, Kirimaru in Nintama Rantarō, Koenma in Yu Yu Hakusho, Ryunosuke Fujinami in Urusei Yatsura, and numerous other characters. Born in Tokyo on January 15, 1955, Tanaka began her professional career in the late 1970s after training…

One Piece, also known by its original Japanese title ONE PIECE, is one of the longest-running and most influential anime series ever produced. Based on the manga created by Eiichiro Oda, the anime follows Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates as they travel across a vast world of oceans, islands and rival pirate crews in search of the legendary treasure known as the One Piece. The television adaptation first premiered in Japan in 1999 and has remained in production for more than 25 years. Produced by Toei Animation, the series has grown from a relatively traditional adventure anime…