This made me look up the voice actor to see if they were actually from Jersey.
But I ended up learning the original Meowth was done by one of the first trans people in the voiceover industry. Never knew Meowth was a trans activist and ally.
Oh and born in Long Island and died in Jersey City so that accent is authentic 👌
I looked into her and it's simultaneously really cool what she did, but also sad that she died in 2008 from a stomach virus apparently. :deeper-sadness:
Supposed to be an Osaka accent. I guess the best they could find was New Jersey, but it would be more accurate to be a southern or Texas accent. Osakans have the reputation of being coarse and brutish, in contrast to the more sophisticated Tokyoites.
Damn Meowth blasting off again hits different now
Joisey accent
"Holy shit gois, I'm trippin' fahkin bualls ovah here..."
This made me look up the voice actor to see if they were actually from Jersey.
But I ended up learning the original Meowth was done by one of the first trans people in the voiceover industry. Never knew Meowth was a trans activist and ally.
Oh and born in Long Island and died in Jersey City so that accent is authentic 👌
Watch the meowth episode from S1, it's legit just about meowth being trans
I looked into her and it's simultaneously really cool what she did, but also sad that she died in 2008 from a stomach virus apparently. :deeper-sadness:
Rest In Peace.
Supposed to be an Osaka accent. I guess the best they could find was New Jersey, but it would be more accurate to be a southern or Texas accent. Osakans have the reputation of being coarse and brutish, in contrast to the more sophisticated Tokyoites.