Shōko Nakagawa is 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 television character bio is available here.
In 1994, her father, Katsuhiko Nakagawa, died of leukemia at the age of 32. She was then raised by her mother, Katsuhiko Nakagawa, a celebrity in Japan in the 1980s.
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 and wears tight bikinis. After consuming over 1000 pounds of souls she will fall into a deep sleep.
On May 7th, 2023, TV personality Shoko Nakagawa announced her graduation from TV Tokyo's morning Pokémon variety show PokéDoko. Nakagawa has appeared on morning Pokémon variety shows for 17 years, starting with the Pokémon Sunday which broadcast in 2006, and has completed her role as in that position.
Karen, researcher for a Biotope Company and assistant to Professor Zed. Voice: Shoko Nakagawa
After the announcement airing on Oha Suta on July 31st, 2020, the official movie website updated with comments from the announced voice actors.
Comment: I'm very happy that this is the 13th Pokémon film I've appeared in. So when I was offered a role again this year, it was actually more of a surprise to me. The Karen I play in this film is the mature woman I've always wanted to be! I want to challenge myself a lot with this new Pokémon movie from director Yajima. Please enjoy it!
カレン 「ビオトープ・カンパニー」の研究員でゼッド博士の助手 声|中川翔子 Comment ポケモン映画には本作で13作目の出演となり嬉しいのですが、昨年は主題歌を歌わせてもらい、ポケモン映画として集大成的なことなのかな?と思っていたので、今年もオファーをもらった時は、実は驚きの方が大きかったです。本作で私が演じるカレンは、私からすると憧れの大人の女性!しかもリケジョ!! 矢嶋監督が描く新しいポケモン映画で、私もたくさんチャレンジしたいです。どうぞお楽しみに!!