Abby Espiritu
Description
Abby Espiritu is a Los Angeles-based, Filipino-American voice actor known for her work in anime, video games, and animation. Her journey into voice acting began unexpectedly at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic after she lost her job, a turn of events that ultimately led to her establishing a career in the industry.
Espiritu has provided the English voice for several notable characters. She is the voice of Romin Kassidy, the lead female protagonist in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS. In the Pokémon franchise, she voices Celestine, the skilled rival of the main character in the animated mini-series Pokémon: Path to the Peak, and she also provides the voice of the iconic Pikachu within that same series. Her video game credits include the fiery 8-bit creature Ajaw in the worldwide phenomenon Genshin Impact. Additional roles span a variety of projects, such as voicing Naya in the Disney Channel show Hamster & Gretel, Elegg in NIKKE, Poppy in Pokémon Masters EX, and Parthenia Blankenship in Fallout 76. Her work in anime also includes voices in Rurouni Kenshin, Re:Zero, The Grimm Variations, and the feature film The First Slam Dunk. Beyond traditional voice acting roles, she contributed the iconic "Hi Barbie!" and "Bye Barbie!" catchphrases heard throughout the Oscar-winning film Barbie.
In addition to her voice work, Espiritu is active in theatre, having performed at the Wisteria Theater and Nocturne Theater in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of Brown University, class of 2019. Her professional journey from a pandemic career change to voicing prominent characters in major franchises highlights her emergence in the field of voice acting.
Espiritu has provided the English voice for several notable characters. She is the voice of Romin Kassidy, the lead female protagonist in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS. In the Pokémon franchise, she voices Celestine, the skilled rival of the main character in the animated mini-series Pokémon: Path to the Peak, and she also provides the voice of the iconic Pikachu within that same series. Her video game credits include the fiery 8-bit creature Ajaw in the worldwide phenomenon Genshin Impact. Additional roles span a variety of projects, such as voicing Naya in the Disney Channel show Hamster & Gretel, Elegg in NIKKE, Poppy in Pokémon Masters EX, and Parthenia Blankenship in Fallout 76. Her work in anime also includes voices in Rurouni Kenshin, Re:Zero, The Grimm Variations, and the feature film The First Slam Dunk. Beyond traditional voice acting roles, she contributed the iconic "Hi Barbie!" and "Bye Barbie!" catchphrases heard throughout the Oscar-winning film Barbie.
In addition to her voice work, Espiritu is active in theatre, having performed at the Wisteria Theater and Nocturne Theater in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of Brown University, class of 2019. Her professional journey from a pandemic career change to voicing prominent characters in major franchises highlights her emergence in the field of voice acting.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens
- EnglishAnime overview: Pokémon: Path to the Peak
- EnglishAnime overview: Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26
- EnglishAnime overview: The Grimm Variations
- EnglishAnime overview: Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!
- EnglishAnime overview: Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens
- EnglishAnime overview: The First Slam Dunk
- EnglishAnime overview: Mononoke The Movie: Phantom in the Rain