Ash Ketchum’s English voice actor in the Pokémon anime has shared a TikTok documenting his experience with the character, and he’s got even the slightest Pokémon fan in tears.
As Ash and Pikachu’s final arc in the Pokémon anime draws to a close, Ash’s current English voice actress Sarah Natochenny has shared her “Pokémon Journey” on TikTok, looking back on her time with the character. . The video is super sentimental and Pokemon fans of all ages are feeling nostalgic and excited in the comments on TikTok.
At the start of the video, Natochenny explains that they started voicing Ash in 2006, after replacing former voice actress, Veronica Taylor, when they were just teenagers. After sharing some photos from that time, as well as clips of themselves behind the scenes at the studio, Natochenny talks about the impact Pokémon Go has had on the series, as well as his career.
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El TikTok también menciona el ahora famous video de Pokemon Vanity Fair (se abre en una nueva pestaña) en el que aparece Natochenny, que hizo que varios niños se quedaran boquiabiertos por el hecho de que Ash tiene la voz de una mujer adulta y no de 10 years. older boy. “I made a video with Vanity Fair,” says Natochenny on TikTok, “and I loved seeing them react,” continues the voice actor.
The rest of Natochenny’s video features clips from his convention appearances, charity work, and Pokémon-inspired cat-breeding initiative that revealed the voice actor named his real-life cat Pikachu. Does anyone else start to cry a little?
It’s unclear if Natochenny will continue to be part of the Pokemon anime in the future, with Ash taking a back seat once the current series is over. All we know is that Season 26 of the Pokémon anime will introduce two new protagonists named Liko and Roy and will include Pokémon from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet like Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly when it airs in April 2023.
Wasn’t Natochenny’s video enough to make you cry? Take a look at everything the heartfelt goodbyes Ash and Pikachu received from Pokemon fans of all generations.