Debi Derryberry
Description
Debi Derryberry is an American voice actress with a career spanning several decades, during which she has lent her voice to a wide array of characters in animation, video games, and English-language dubs of anime. While she is widely known for her work in Western animation, particularly as the title character in the Jimmy Neutron franchise, she has also built a substantial body of work within the anime industry.
Derryberry's involvement in anime began in the 1990s. One of her earliest and most enduring roles is that of Ryo-Ohki, the cute, feline-cabbit creature from the Tenchi Muyo! series. She voiced the character across multiple installments of the franchise, including the Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki original video animations, the Tenchi Universe television series, and Tenchi in Tokyo, as well as the film Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love. For much of the 2000s, she was also the English voice of the titular character in the anime series Zatch Bell!, a role for which she received a Best Actress in a Comedy award at the American Anime Awards.
In the 2010s, Derryberry became a prominent voice in the new English dubs of classic and popular anime series produced by VIZ Media and distributed by Netflix. She voiced the character Diana, the daughter of Luna and Artemis, in the VIZ dub of the original Sailor Moon anime, as well as in Sailor Moon Crystal and its sequel films, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie. She also contributed to Netflix's localized versions of the Pretty Cure franchise. She played Candy, the fairy companion, in Glitter Force, and voiced the lead role of Maya Aida, also known as Glitter Heart, in Glitter Force Doki Doki.
Throughout her anime career, Derryberry has frequently collaborated with a consistent group of voice actors and ADR directors common to the VIZ dubs, including colleagues like Stephanie Sheh, Cristina Vee, and Michelle Ruff. Her work demonstrates a versatility in playing a range of character types, from young boys and comedic creatures like Zatch and Ryo-Ohki, to more refined characters such as Diana the kitten. Her contributions to anime dubbing, alongside her extensive work in American animation and video games, have established her as a familiar and respected voice in the industry.
Derryberry's involvement in anime began in the 1990s. One of her earliest and most enduring roles is that of Ryo-Ohki, the cute, feline-cabbit creature from the Tenchi Muyo! series. She voiced the character across multiple installments of the franchise, including the Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki original video animations, the Tenchi Universe television series, and Tenchi in Tokyo, as well as the film Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love. For much of the 2000s, she was also the English voice of the titular character in the anime series Zatch Bell!, a role for which she received a Best Actress in a Comedy award at the American Anime Awards.
In the 2010s, Derryberry became a prominent voice in the new English dubs of classic and popular anime series produced by VIZ Media and distributed by Netflix. She voiced the character Diana, the daughter of Luna and Artemis, in the VIZ dub of the original Sailor Moon anime, as well as in Sailor Moon Crystal and its sequel films, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie. She also contributed to Netflix's localized versions of the Pretty Cure franchise. She played Candy, the fairy companion, in Glitter Force, and voiced the lead role of Maya Aida, also known as Glitter Heart, in Glitter Force Doki Doki.
Throughout her anime career, Derryberry has frequently collaborated with a consistent group of voice actors and ADR directors common to the VIZ dubs, including colleagues like Stephanie Sheh, Cristina Vee, and Michelle Ruff. Her work demonstrates a versatility in playing a range of character types, from young boys and comedic creatures like Zatch and Ryo-Ohki, to more refined characters such as Diana the kitten. Her contributions to anime dubbing, alongside her extensive work in American animation and video games, have established her as a familiar and respected voice in the industry.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal
- EnglishAnime overview: Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki: Final Confrontations
- EnglishAnime overview: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III
- EnglishAnime overview: Glitter Force
- EnglishAnime overview: Glitter Force Doki Doki