Chie Satō

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Chie Satō is a Japanese voice actress born on July 1, 1964, in Saitama Prefecture. She is a graduate of the Aoni Juku training school and has been affiliated with the agency Aoni Production throughout her career, which began in 1985.

Satō is primarily known for her remarkable longevity in several major anime franchises. Her most significant and enduring role is Bo-chan in the long-running series Crayon Shin-chan, a character she has voiced since 1992. Her portrayal of Bo-chan has extended to nearly all of the franchise's theatrical films, including those such as Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Shinkon Ryokō Hurricane, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Shūrai! Uchūjin Shiriri, and many others.

Another pillar of her career is her work on the Yo-kai Watch franchise, where she provides the voice of Kanchi Imada. This role has spanned the original television series, its sequel Yōkai Watch ♪, and multiple movie adaptations like Yo-kai Watch: The Movie.

Satō is also a prolific contributor to the Pokémon anime series. Starting with the Advanced Generation series, she has voiced numerous Pokémon characters. Her most notable Pokémon roles include Musashi's Habunake (Jessie's Seviper) and Haruka's Gonbe (May's Munchlax). She also voiced Hikari's Etebosu (Dawn's Ambipom) in Pokémon: Giratina & The Sky Warrior.

Beyond these major franchises, her extensive filmography demonstrates a consistent presence in anime from the 1980s onward. She has appeared in classic series such as voicing Jim in Huckleberry Finn Monogatari, Joli-Coeur in Ie Naki Ko Remi, and the young Alibaba Shintei in Bikkuri-Man. Her early work also includes roles in Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball Z. In the film Roujin Z, she voiced the character Nobuko Ōe.

Her achievements are defined by her versatility, being able to voice young boys, creatures, and elderly women with equal skill, and by the iconic nature of the characters she has sustained for decades, making her voice familiar to multiple generations of anime viewers in Japan.
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