Tara Sands
Voice ActorTara Sands is a veteran American voice actress who lends her voice to several characters in the English dub of Jujutsu Kaisen, including Utahime Iori, for the MAPPA-produced anime.
Jujutsu Kaisen Role
Sands voices Utahime Iori, a jujutsu sorcerer and instructor at Kyoto Jujutsu High known for her exasperated, no-nonsense attitude toward her male colleagues, in the English dub of Jujutsu Kaisen. She also gives voice to Momo Nishimiya, a broom-riding sorcerer from the Kyoto school, and Panda, the good-natured cursed-corpse student at Tokyo Jujutsu High.
Career and Notable Roles
Sands has voiced English-language anime and cartoons since the late 1990s, playing Bulbasaur in the Pokémon franchise, Anna Kyoyama in Shaman King, and Yu-Gi-Oh!'s younger Kaiba brother, Mokuba. She co-hosted Cartoon Network's Fridays block in the mid-2000s and continues to lend her voice to audiobook narration alongside her animation work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who does Tara Sands voice?
Tara Sands voices Utahime Iori, Momo Nishimiya, and Panda in the English dub of Jujutsu Kaisen. Utahime is a no-nonsense instructor at Kyoto Jujutsu High, Momo is a broom-riding sorcerer from the same school, and Panda is the good-natured cursed corpse student at Tokyo Jujutsu High.
What is Tara Sands doing now?
Sands continues to lend her voice to audiobook narration alongside her ongoing animation work. She has voiced English-language anime and cartoons since the late 1990s, including her multiple roles in Jujutsu Kaisen.
What is Tara Sands known for?
Sands is known for playing Bulbasaur in the Pokemon franchise, Anna Kyoyama in Shaman King, and Mokuba, Seto Kaiba's younger brother, in Yu-Gi-Oh!. Those roles span more than two decades of English-language anime dubbing.
Did Tara Sands host any television shows?
Sands co-hosted Cartoon Network's Fridays programming block in the mid-2000s. That on-camera work ran alongside her voice acting career in anime and cartoons.
When did Tara Sands start voice acting?
Tara Sands has voiced English-language anime and cartoons since the late 1990s. Her long career includes early roles like Anna Kyoyama in Shaman King and, more recently, three characters in the Jujutsu Kaisen English dub.
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Sources & Information
This content is original writing by Daddy Jim Headquarters based on the Jujutsu Kaisen anime series, manga, and official materials. Episode and chapter references are cited where applicable.
Character and scene imagery on this site is original artwork by Daddy Jim Headquarters, not screenshots or licensed imagery. Official cover art is used on three types of pages for editorial commentary:
- Movie pages: theatrical posters and key visuals, credited to MAPPA and Toho.
- Game pages: official box art for Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash, credited to Bandai Namco.
- Manga chapter pages: Jump Comics volume covers, credited to Shueisha and Gege Akutami.
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