91 Rachael Lillis, dub voice of Pokemon's Misty, Jessie, Jigglypuff and others for years, has died of cancer just five months after diagnosis, as announced by castmate Veronica Taylor, longtime voice of Ash. (twitter.com) posted 128 days ago by BetterNameUnfound 128 days ago by BetterNameUnfound +91 / -0 29 comments share 29 comments share save hide report block hide replies
They got the timing perfect with that one. Game launched in JP in 1996. Anime started in JP in 1997.
Then they knew they were sitting on a goldmine and went into US syndication twenty days before the NA game launch.