MARIKO
BAIKA
VOICE ACTOR
HER VOICE
Genuine and warm.
Uplifting and energetic.
Soothing.
Or…
Dark, sexy and classy.
Versatile.
Mariko Baika is a bilingual Japanese voice actor and actor based in the Washington, DC area. Her work includes commercials, documentaries, animation, games, dubbing, and live performance. Credits include Lady Ochiba in SHOGUN, a puppet character in a live show at the National Cherry Blossom Festival, and in-store narration for UNIQLO in Japan.
Trained in both Japanese and English, she brings versatility shaped by years of working, traveling, and connecting with people from different backgrounds. Whether warm and reassuring, confident and professional, or cunning and dangerous, she loves finding the voice that brings each character and story to life.
When she's not behind a microphone, you'll likely find her horseback riding, practicing archery, scuba diving, salsa dancing, or—of course—watching anime, dramas, and live performances.
VOICE SAMPLES AND WORK
English
Japanese
VOICE
Narrating
Voice acting
Adding BGM
MC
Her voiceover experience in English and Japanese includes - but not limited to - the following:
- Live drama dubbing
- Audio drama (character voices)
- Audiobook (character voices)
- Game (character voice)
- Corporate narration
- International events video narration
- E-learning and online learning tutorials
She's been trained to by a Japanese news anchor, and a voice actor at Online Voice Actor Seminar for narrating and voice acting.
LANGUAGE
Japanese/English
Translating
Editing scripts
Writing
Interpreting
Born to parents from Osaka, grew up in Tokyo, lived in Berlin and Mexico City, worked for nearly two decades in the U.S., she speaks Japanese (Tokyo standard and Osaka dialect), English, and some German and Spanish.
She has translated, interpreted, and edited between Japanese and English for various types of clients. She understands not only the language itself, but also the cultural nuances that give it meaning.
Studio Setting
Interface: Audient iD4
DAW: Reaper
Mic: AT4047, AT875R
Headset: Sennheiser EPOS
PC: MacBook Pro
...With a recording room covered with soundproofing materials
