Julie Ann Taylor
Voice ActorJulie Ann Taylor is an American voice actress recognized for roles including Mutsumi Otohime in Love Hina and Taiga Fujimura in the Fate/stay night franchise; in the English dub of Gurren Lagann she voices Boota, Simon's pig-mole companion.
Gurren Lagann Role
Taylor voices Boota, the small pig-mole creature that travels alongside Simon throughout Gurren Lagann, in the show's official English dub. She also picked up several smaller parts across the same dub, including Leyte Jokin and Geki, reflecting the kind of wide-ranging casting common to English-language anime recording sessions.
Career and Notable Roles
She is best remembered as Mutsumi Otohime on Love Hina and Taiga Fujimura in the Fate/stay night franchise, with further credits voicing Yukari Hayasaka for Paradise Kiss and Ai Tanabe for Planetes. Taylor has also worked under the names Julie Pickering and Jean Howard, plus the credit Cricket Brown, across various anime dub roles.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who does Julie Ann Taylor voice?
Taylor has voiced Mutsumi Otohime on Love Hina, Taiga Fujimura in the Fate/stay night franchise, Yukari Hayasaka in Paradise Kiss, and Ai Tanabe in Planetes. She also lent her voice to Gurren Lagann's English dub as Boota, Simon's pig-mole companion.
Who does Julie Ann Taylor voice in Gurren Lagann?
Taylor voices Boota, the small pig-mole creature that travels alongside Simon throughout Gurren Lagann, in the show's official English dub. She also picked up smaller parts in the same dub, including Leyte Jokin and Geki.
What other names has Julie Ann Taylor worked under?
Taylor has also worked under the names Julie Pickering and Jean Howard, plus the credit Cricket Brown, across various anime dub roles. These alternate credits sit alongside her more widely known work as Julie Ann Taylor.
When did Julie Ann Taylor start her voice acting career?
Taylor, born in 1966, has worked in the industry since 1988. Her career spans lead roles like Mutsumi Otohime in Love Hina alongside supporting work like Boota in Gurren Lagann.
What anime has Julie Ann Taylor voiced characters in besides Love Hina and Fate/stay night?
Beyond her signature roles, Taylor voiced Yukari Hayasaka in Paradise Kiss and Ai Tanabe in Planetes. Those credits round out a career that also includes her part as Boota in the English dub of Gurren Lagann.
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