Mika Kanai

{{short description|Japanese voice actress and singer}}

{{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|かないみか|date=August 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2017}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Mika Kanai

| image = Mika Kanai Comic Con Okinawa 2022 (cropped).jpg

| alt =

| caption = Kanai in 2022

| native_name = かない みか

| native_name_lang = ja

| birth_name = {{nihongo|Mika Kanai|金井 美香}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|03|18}}

| birth_place = Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

| death_date =

| death_place =

| other_names = {{nihongo|Mikapii|みかぴぃ}}

| relatives = Akihisa Kanai (father)
Kazue Tagami (mother)

| spouse = {{marriage|Koichi Yamadera|1993|2006|end=divorce}}

| occupation = Voice actress, singer

| years_active = 1989–⁠present

| height_cm = 154

| known_for = Pokémon and Super Smash Bros. as Jigglypuff
Higurashi When They Cry as Satoko Hōjō

| agent = Ken Production

| website = [https://www.kenproduction.co.jp/talent/23 Official profile]

}}

{{nihongo|Mika Kanai|{{ruby-ja|金井 美香|かない みか}}|Kanai Mika|born March 18, 1964}} is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is attached to Ken Production. She is best known for her roles in Idol Angel Yokoso Yoko (as Yoko Tanaka), Tanoshii Moomin Ikka (as the Snork Maiden), Goldfish Warning! (as Wapiko), Soreike! Anpanman (as Melonpanna), Yadamon (as Yadamon), After War Gundam X (as Tiffa Adill), Hare Tokidoki Buta (as Harebuta), Galaxy Angel (as Vanilla H and Normad), Higurashi When They Cry (as Satoko Hōjō), Tales of Phantasia (as Arche Klein), Uchi no 3 Shimai (as Sū), Sailor Moon S (as Mimet), Mysterious Theft Saint Tail (as Maju Sendo). She is currently the voice of Jigglypuff in the Pokémon and Super Smash Bros. series. She freelanced for the voice of Bonnie, also from the Pokémon series when her regular voice actress Mariya Ise was on maternity leave.

She married Koichi Yamadera from 1993 to 2006, though their divorce was not disclosed until 2007. They had worked together on the long-running Anpanman series.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-29/voice-actors-kouichi-yamadera-mika-kanai-divorced|title=Voice Actors Kouichi Yamadera, Mika Kanai Divorced|work=animenewsnetwork.com|access-date=July 29, 2016}} Her parents worked at the Seinenza Theater Company.