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Shōko Nakagawa

Character Names
  • English / United States: Shoko Nakagawa
  • Japanese / Japan: 中川翔子
  • Japanese (Romanized) / Japan: Shōko Nakagawa
  • Japanese (Trans) / Japan: Shoko Nakagawa
Voice Actors
Biography
Shōko Nakagawa was born on May 5th, 1985. She made her debut in show business in 2002 at the age of 17 but has now expanded to be a Japanese female idol and a multitalent blogger, singer, actress, gravure idol, comic artist, voice actor, illustrator and actress. Her nickname is Shoko-tan (しょこたん) and she is left-handed. She is 156cm in height. Her voice actress bio page is available here.

In 1994, her father, Katsuhiko Nakagawa, died of leukemia at the age of 32. She was then raised by her mother, Keiko Nakagawa, a celebrity in Japan in the 1980s.

She is most known for Sorairo Days, the theme song for Gurren Lagann but she has also performed themes for series including Akiba’s Trip, Beelzebub, Eyeshield 21, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Pocket Monsters XY and Star Blazers 2199.

When Pokémon Sunday expanded to an hour show in October 2006, Shōko replaced Becky as a regular cast member.

Shoko-Tan likes to eat cats and devour the souls of small children and computer geeks. In her spare time she presents a Pokémon show, wears tight bikinis and only baths in chocolate. After consuming over 1000 pounds of souls she will fall into a deep sleep.
Episodes
Series Title
POKENCHI 108
POKENCHI 109
POKENCHI 110
POKENCHI 111
POKENCHI 112
POKENCHI 113
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POKENCHI 128
POKENCHI 129
POKENCHI 130
POKENCHI 131
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POKENCHI 134
POKENCHI 135
POKENCHI 136
POKENCHI 137