In the Japanese version of Chainsaw Man, Pochita is voiced by Shiori Izawa. In the English dub, Pochita is voiced by Lindsay Seidel. Shiori Izawa was officially announced as Pochita’s Japanese voice actress in September 2022, and public cast listings for the anime also show Lindsay Seidel as the English dub voice.
Japanese Voice Actor: Shiori Izawa
Date of Birth
February 1, 1987. Public English-language sources list Izawa’s full birth date, while her agency profile confirms her birthday as February 1.
About Shiori
Shiori Izawa is a Japanese voice actress from Saitama Prefecture represented by Voice Kit. Her agency profile describes her as active across anime, games, and radio since her 2007 debut, and she is widely known for distinctive, high-register, characterful performances. Among the roles most often associated with her in public databases are Nanachi in Made in Abyss, Saya Sasamiya in The Asterisk War, E.M. Pino in Edens Zero, Sakura in Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro, and Pochita in Chainsaw Man.
For the specific query “Pochita voice actor,” the direct answer is Shiori Izawa on the Japanese track. She voices Pochita in the 2022 TV anime, and public franchise listings also credit her for Pochita in Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc.
Hometown
Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Izawa’s agency profile lists Saitama as her place of origin.
Career Highlights
Izawa’s career highlights include a mix of breakout supporting roles and memorable creature or mascot performances. Her best-known anime parts include Nanachi in Made in Abyss, Saya Sasamiya in The Asterisk War, E.M. Pino in Edens Zero, Sakura in Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro, and Pochita in Chainsaw Man. These roles show the range that has made her recognizable to anime viewers: cute but eerie, comic but heartfelt, and emotionally expressive even in short bursts of dialogue.
Pochita is a good example of that appeal. Although the character has limited dialogue, Izawa’s performance helps define Pochita’s warmth, innocence, and emotional bond with Denji from the opening episode onward. Contemporary coverage around the casting announcement highlighted her addition to the anime, and later review coverage specifically singled out her portrayal as adding charm to the series’ bleak opening.
Full Current Filmography
The list below reflects documented public credits visible in the cited sources and may not be exhaustive, because large cast databases and official profiles do not always present a single complete master list in one place. Titles are grouped by medium, with years included where the cited sources provide them.
Television anime
2009: A Certain Magical Index series — Kindergarten Child / later additional roles; Hell Girl: Three Vessels — Tsubaki; Kanamemo — minor roles; Umineko: When They Cry — classmate B.
2010: Durarara!! — supporting roles; Princess Jellyfish — Gocchan.
2011: Fairy Tail — Kurubushi / Marie Hughes; Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan – Demon Capital — female yōkai; Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!! — Saki Mizumori.
2012: Inu x Boku SS — Murai / minor roles; Tsuritama — Emi Itō / Yumi Itō; Place to Place — assorted small roles; Shining Hearts: Bread of Happiness — girl; Arcana Famiglia — Donatella / Fukurōta; Nakaimo — young Shogo; Sword Art Online franchise — Pina, Argo, player; Girls und Panzer — Sono Midoriko and other roles; My Little Monster — student / shop clerk; Bloody Bunny.
2013: Silver Spoon — Mayumi Yoshino; Log Horizon — Kawara / later Faradyao; Samurai Flamenco — minor roles; Sunday Without God; Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san. Z — Yoshiko Kobayashi; Karneval — Rissun / child; No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys’ Fault I’m Not Popular! — Alice.
2014: Witch Craft Works — Tanpopo Kuraishi; Noragami — supporting roles; Hozuki’s Coolheadedness — Yashajirō; Hero Bank — Mashiro Kaī; Locodol — Shōko Noda; Sabagebu! — vice president; Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls — Mega Drive.
2015: SHIROBAKO — Ai Kunogi; Symphogear GX / later AXZ — Mika Jawkān; The Asterisk War — Saya Sasamiya; Gangsta. — Nina; Lance N’ Masques — Yui; Heavy Object — Milinda Brantini; Tokyo 7th Sisters related voice work.
2016: Taboo Tattoo — Liza Lovelock; Scum’s Wish — Moka Noriega; Seiren — Ruise Sanjō.
2017: Made in Abyss — Nanachi; Citrus — Matsuri Mizusawa; The Seven Heavenly Virtues — Belphegor.
2018: Planet With — Harumi Kumoji; GeGeGe no Kitaro — western yōkai arc cast role; UzaMaid! — Misha’s classmate/supporting cast.
2019: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Mukago; Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun — Dosanko; If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord — supporting cast; Cautious Hero — Adenela; XL Joushi — supporting cast.
2020: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! — supporting cast.
2021: Edens Zero — E.M. Pino; Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro — Sakura; The Duke of Death and His Maid — Cuff; Blue Period — Maki Kuwana.
2022: Chainsaw Man — Pochita; Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun — Nanachi; Love Flops — Karin Istel; Peter Grill and the Philosopher’s Time – Super Extra — Vegan; Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury — Sophie Pulone.
2023: Handyman Saitō in Another World — Primas; Helck — Asta; A Playthrough of a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Life — Pikasha; Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon — Suco; The Diary of Ochibi-san — Nazeni.
2024: Highspeed Étoile — Ryo; Brave Bang Bravern! — supporting cast.
2025 and later documented public credits: The Beginning After the End — Sylvia; Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray — Mini the Lady; Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon — Aoyuki; The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter — Selio; Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary — Chihiro-sensei; Rooster Fighter — announced cast role.
Anime films and franchise features
2025: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc — Pochita. Public franchise cast listings and film databases credit Izawa with reprising the role.
Other film/franchise credits documented in public databases include Sword Art Online franchise appearances tied to Argo/Pina-related casting and Made in Abyss franchise work connected to Nanachi.
Video games
Public databases list Izawa in a large number of game roles. Documented examples include Caladrius — Maria Therese Bloomfield; Code of Joker — Saya Kyōgokuin; Ginga Force — Tini Memoril; Grimoire: Watashi-tachi Grimoire Mahō Gakuen — Rina Yonamine; Genshin Impact — Diona; Blue Archive — Moe Kazekura; and Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma — Rin.
Critical Reception
Critical commentary on Izawa’s work most often centers on how distinctive and memorable her voice is in nonstandard character roles. A review from PhilSTAR Life praised her Pochita performance for bringing “charm” to the first episode of Chainsaw Man. Public-facing cast databases also consistently foreground Nanachi, E.M. Pino, and Pochita among her signature performances, which reflects where her work has had the strongest audience recognition.
Copy-paste-friendly sources:
PhilSTAR Life review of Chainsaw Man episode impressions (https://philstarlife.com/geeky/881739-review-chainsaw-man-prime-video)
VOICE KIT official profile for Shiori Izawa (https://voicekit.jp/talent/izawashiori/)
Anime Corner casting report for Pochita (https://animecorner.me/chainsaw-man-anime-casts-voice-actress-shiori-izawa-as-pochita/)
English Voice Actor: Lindsay Seidel
Date of Birth
June 15, 1991. Public databases including IMDb list Lindsay Seidel’s birth date, and Behind The Voice Actors lists her birth month and day.
About Lindsay
Lindsay Seidel is an American voice actress best known for English-language anime dubbing. For the specific query about Pochita, Seidel is the English dub voice of Pochita in Chainsaw Man. Crunchyroll’s English dub cast announcement for the series confirms the dub’s launch in October 2022, and Behind The Voice Actors’ character page lists Seidel as Pochita’s English voice.
She is especially associated with major dub roles such as Nagisa Shiota in Assassination Classroom, Ruka Urushibara in Steins;Gate, Gabi Braun in Attack on Titan: The Final Season, Nejire Hado in My Hero Academia, Fiona Frost / Nightfall in SPY×FAMILY, and Pochita in Chainsaw Man. Behind The Voice Actors and other public profiles consistently foreground those performances among her best-known work.
Hometown
Dallas, Texas, USA. IMDb lists Seidel as born in Dallas, Texas, and public profiles also identify Dallas as her base.
Career Highlights
Seidel’s career highlights span more than a decade of anime dubbing, with standout roles in both lead and supporting parts. Some of her most recognizable performances include Nagisa Shiota in Assassination Classroom, Ruka Urushibara in Steins;Gate, Yayoi Kunizuka in Psycho-Pass, Eto Yoshimura in Tokyo Ghoul, Gabi Braun in Attack on Titan: The Final Season, Nejire Hado in My Hero Academia, Ichika Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets, Fiona Frost / Nightfall in SPY×FAMILY, and Pochita in Chainsaw Man.
For Chainsaw Man specifically, Seidel’s Pochita performance is notable because the character has relatively little dialogue but still leaves a strong emotional impression in the dub. She is also publicly credited for Pochita in Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc.
Behind The Voice Actors also notes that Seidel won its 2015 Voice Actress of the Year fan-voted honor, which remains one of the clearest public indicators of her popularity with dub audiences.
Full Current Filmography
The list below reflects documented credits from the cited public sources and may not be exhaustive. Because dub credits are spread across databases, cast announcements, and profile pages, this is a structured list of verifiable roles rather than a claim of a single definitive master record. Years are given where the sources provide them.
Anime television and streaming series
2010
Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom — Ein
Sekirei: Pure Engagement — Shijima / Yashima
2011
Fairy Tail — Angel (Sorano), Romeo Conbolt
Blood-C — Nene Motoe, Nono Motoe
Baka and Test — Hazuki Shimada
.hack//Quantum — Hermit
2012
Okami-san and Her Seven Companions — Majolika le Fay
Black Butler — Luka Macken
Shangri-La — Kuniko Hōjō
Fractale — Sanko
Deadman Wonderland — Mimi
Is This a Zombie? — Kyoko
Steins;Gate — Ruka Urushibara
Shakugan no Shana — Konoe
A Certain Magical Index — Aisa Himegami
Level E — Miho Edogawa
2013
Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar — Yeliss
Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing — Marilla
Michiko & Hatchin — Vanessa Lee
Eureka Seven AO — Naru Arata
Future Diary — Reisuke Hōjō
Good Luck Girl! — Mai Endo, Sorata Tsuwabuki
Robotics;Notes — Akiho Senomiya
2014
Psycho-Pass — Yayoi Kunizuka
Ben-To — Asebi Inoue
Hetalia: The Beautiful World — Wy
2015
Assassination Classroom — Nagisa Shiota
Danganronpa: The Animation — Kyoko Kirigiri
Soul Eater Not! — Meme Tatane
Unbreakable Machine-Doll — Yaya / cited role coverage in public profiles
Tokyo ESP — Rinka Urushiba / public dub listings associate Seidel with the series
Public profiles from this period especially foreground Nagisa and Kyoko among her signature roles.
2016–2018 documented roles prominently listed in public profiles
Kino’s Journey — Kino
My Hero Academia — Nejire Hado
SSSS.Gridman — Akane Shinjo
Ace Attorney Season 2 — Maya Fey
Tokyo Ghoul / Tokyo Ghoul:re — Eto Yoshimura
Hinamatsuri — Mami Shinjō
Overlord III — Receptionist
The Quintessential Quintuplets — Ichika Nakano
2019
Azur Lane — Belfast
BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense. — Frederica
Asteroid in Love — Mira Konohata
Kakushigoto — Hime Gotō / public dub-era profile association
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen — Azalie
Attack on Titan: The Final Season — Gabi Braun
2020–2021
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World — Mismis Klass
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear — Kumayuru / Kumakyu
Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club — Kanata Konoe
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation — Eris Boreas Greyrat
Wonder Egg Priority — Aoi
SPY×FAMILY — Fiona Frost / Nightfall
2022
Chainsaw Man — Pochita
Love After World Domination — Desumi Magahara
Tomodachi Game — Manabu / Judge
Parallel World Pharmacy — documented cast credit in Crunchyroll dub reporting
Remake Our Life! — documented cast credit in Crunchyroll dub reporting
2023
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion — Raeliana McMillan
Crunchyroll-announced casting, later covered in trade reporting, identifies Seidel as the English voice for Raeliana.
2024
Bucchigiri?! — Mahoro Jin
Shangri-La Frontier — Bilac
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End — Sense
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest — Romeo Conbolt
One Piece — Vegapunk Edison
2025 and later documented public credits
Dr. Stone: Science Future — Kirisame
Failure Frame — Ikusaba
Even Given the Worthless “Appraiser” Class, I’m Actually the Strongest — Claudia
Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze — Miwa
I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! — Marina
Anime films
Steins;Gate The Movie: Load Region of Déjà Vu — Ruka Urushibara
My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission — Nejire Hado
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc — Pochita
Video games
Public profile sources document Seidel in game voice work including:
Borderlands 3 — Reba
Paladins — Cassie Shore Patrol / Lian
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands — Leiara
My Hero One’s Justice 2 — Nejire Hado
Live-action / on-camera
The Final (2010) — credited as an actress; IMDb lists it among her best-known screen credits.
Critical Reception
Critical and fan-facing coverage tends to frame Seidel as one of the more recognizable modern English dub performers, especially for emotionally varied roles. Public convention bios and profile pages repeatedly spotlight her performances as Nagisa Shiota, Gabi Braun, Fiona Frost, Nejire Hado, and Pochita, indicating which parts have had the strongest audience impact.
Her reputation is also reflected in fan recognition: Behind The Voice Actors’ profile notes her 2015 Voice Actress of the Year win. While that is a fan-voted distinction rather than a critics’ prize, it is still one of the clearest public markers of how strongly her work connected with dub viewers.
For Pochita specifically, cast coverage and character-specific listings consistently single Seidel out as the English performer behind one of Chainsaw Man’s most memorable early emotional anchors.
Copy-paste-friendly sources:
Crunchyroll English dub cast announcement for Chainsaw Man (https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2022/9/19/chainsaw-man-english-dub-reveals-main-cast-dubbed-trailer)
Behind The Voice Actors — Pochita in Chainsaw Man (https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Chainsaw-Man/Pochita/)
Behind The Voice Actors — Lindsay Seidel profile (https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Lindsay-Seidel/)
IMDb — Lindsay Seidel (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351936/)
