You might know tons about Pikachu。 How the character used to look slightly different or how Pikachu adores ketchup。 But maybe you don『t know these tidbits。
In a recent interview with How to Draw Manga, voice actor Ikue Otani talked about bringing the character to life。 The whole interview is definitely worth a read。 However, here are five things you might not know about the character or the anime, courtesy of quotes from Otani。
1。 When Ikue Otani first auditioned for the role of Pikachu, she had no idea how popular Pokémon was at the time。
1、當大谷育江第一次試鏡皮卡丘這個角色的時候,她根本沒想到《神奇寶貝》會如此受歡迎。
「There were Pokémon posters all over the room at the audition, and production officials were telling me that the characters were really popular among kids。 All I could say was, 『Oh, really?』 The other voice actors auditioning for the roles had the same reaction。 None of us knew how popular these characters really were!」
2。 The Pokémon Were Originally Going To Learn How To Speak
2、小精靈本是要學說話的
「Pikachu was supposed to learn a language, like a baby learns a language, and that『s the way I was doing it at first。 Then, a few months later, the producers told me Pikachu wasn』t going to speak。」
「At the time, I was disappointed。 But because Pikachu doesn『t speak Japanese, children all over the world can hear my voice。」
「我當時挺失望的。不過正因為皮卡丘不能說話,這樣我的聲音就能夠被全世界的小孩聽到了。」
3。 Pikachu Does Make Another Sound
3、皮卡丘的確會發出別的聲音
「In the very beginning, there was a scene where Pikachu yawned。 But there『s no yawn sound within the 』Pikachu『 sound。 So instead of using 』chu『, I made this yawning sound at the end。」
4。 The Show『s Producers Wanted Pikachu To Be a Dude
4、該動漫的製片人本想把皮卡丘設定成個小男生
「When the first game came out, the Pokémon were neither male nor female。 But by the second version, some Pokémon were male, others female。 To me, they『re neither。 But the production staff thought that Pikachu should be a boy, because if he were a girl, it could change the relationship between Pikachu and Satoshi。」
「當 《神奇寶貝》(又名《口袋妖怪》)這部遊戲剛發行的時候,這些小精靈沒有設定性別。但到第二季時,一些小精靈被設定成男生,而另外一些則是女女生。對於我 來說,它們哪個性別都不是。但製片人想著皮卡丘應該是個男生,因為如果皮卡丘被設定為女生的話,這可能會改變皮卡丘和小智之間的關係。」
5。 Pikachu『s Pika-Pika Lines Are Actually Written
5、皮卡丘的Pika-Pika台詞是後面加上去的
「The role is scripted, but the mouth movements may be a little different from what『s written in the script。 So for example, if Pikachu wants to say something like 』Yatte yaroze『 (』Let『s do it!』), I would say 『Pika-pika-chu!』」