Rikako Aikawa

Rikako Aikawa (愛河里花子; born October 7, 1967, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and singer affiliated with Atomic Monkey. Active since 1974, she began her career as a child actress. She later moved into voice acting after being scouted while working in small-theater productions. In 2009, she transferred from 大沢事務所 to Atomic Monkey. In 2010, she founded the NPO 声と未来 and serves as its chair. In 2023, she took over the role of タラオ in 『サザエさん』. The performance credit Rikako Aikawa And Korasu refers to Aikawa herself rather than a separate act. Under that name, she performed the Pokémon ending themes "Pokemon Hara Hara Relay (ポケモンはらはらリレー)" and "Pokemon Hara Hara² Relay (Muzukashi Ban) (ポケモンはらはら²リレー（むずかし版）)."