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Pokémon It is one of the most important franchises of the moment and we are sure that you are one of the fans who have followed it since its inception, so we have news that will interest you. She is about the actress who performed the anime’s theme song, since she confessed how little she was paid to do it.
We refer to the voice actress and singer Rika Matsumoto, who recently participated in a Japanese program where she talked about different points in her career, especially what she has done with Pokémon over the years.
Matsumoto said that for interpreting the theme Mezase Pokémon Masterwhich was the original opening of the anime, received around USD $765 ($16,065 MXN approximately), a figure that can be considered very low if one takes into account that said song was a great success, selling more than 2 million copies at the time. .
Another negative point for the Japanese is that her contract did not include royalties, so any profit that the song has received since it was released has not benefited her at all, despite the fact that it is still used 25 years later.
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However, the singer says that she does not care about that situation, since she keeps working on different Pokémon projects and is still the one who gives voice to Satoshi (Ash in the West).
It is worth mentioning that Rika Matsumoto is known for being part of the JAM Project, a Japanese rock group that contributed music for popular anime series such as One Punch Man y Garo: The Animation.
What do you think of the payment received by the singer? Tell us in the comments.
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