Osaka-born voice actress and narrator Reiko Takagi has voiced Russian in One Piece, part of a career in Japanese anime dating back to the mid-1990s that also includes playing Kaolla Su in Love Hina.
Takagi voiced the character Russian in the Japanese-language version of One Piece. The part sits within her broader body of work recording supporting and recurring roles for Japanese television across the mid-1990s and 2000s. As with much of her catalog, she drew on the flexible vocal range that has made her a regular for both youthful and mature parts in long-running anime series.
Beyond One Piece, Takagi is best recognized for playing Kaolla Su in Love Hina and Tadase Hotori in Shugo Chara!, with further credits in Battle B-Daman, Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan, Divergence Eve, Minami-ke, and Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu. In games, she is also known for voicing Cassandra Alexandra across the Soulcalibur fighting series.
Reiko Takagi voiced the character Russian in the Japanese-language version of One Piece. The part sits within her broader body of supporting and recurring roles recorded for Japanese television since the mid-1990s.
Beyond One Piece, Takagi is best recognized for playing Kaolla Su in Love Hina and Tadase Hotori in Shugo Chara!. Both roles helped establish her as a regular voice for youthful anime characters.
Takagi's other credits include Battle B-Daman, Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan, Divergence Eve, Minami-ke, and Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu. These roles span her career recording supporting and recurring parts for Japanese television.
In games, Takagi is known for voicing Cassandra Alexandra across the Soulcalibur fighting series. The role extends her work beyond television anime into interactive media.
Takagi, who was born in Osaka in 1973, has worked in Japanese voice acting since the mid-1990s. Her career developed through the 2000s, recording supporting and recurring roles for Japanese television.
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