American voice actress
Tara Sands
Sands in 2023
Other names Tara Jayne Occupations Voice actress television host Years active 1998–present Website www .tarasands .com
Tara Sands is an American voice actress who was co-host ofCartoon Network 'sFridays from 2005 to 2007.[ 1] Sands has voiced in anime dubs and cartoons, includingBulbasaur in thePokémon anime series, Spyler inI Spy , Kari Kamiya inDigimon Adventure tri. ,Anna Kyoyama inShaman King ,Mokuba Kaiba inYu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters , as well as Chase onFighting Foodons andFilia Ul Copt inSlayers . She also provides narration on audio books.[ 2]
Much of Sands' work is in anime dubbing, with multiple roles in franchises such asPokémon ,Slayers ,Yu-Gi-Oh! ,Digimon Adventure Tri , andHunter x Hunter . She has worked for4Kids Entertainment ,Bang Zoom! ,Funimation , TAJ Productions,NYAV Post ,Studiopolis ,Central Park Media , and VSI Los Angeles.
Sands has narrated over 300 audio books, includingWendelin Van Draanen 'sSammy Keyes series,[ 2] After I Do byTaylor Jenkins Reid , and two books in theGoosebumps series byR. L. Stine :Welcome to Dead House andOne Day at HorrorLand .
In addition to providing voice-overs for commercials, Sands was co-host of Cartoon Network Fridays for over 100 episodes.
As of 2021, Sands provides the voice for "sidekick" Joan of Arc in the Forever Dog podcastGodcast .
Agent Aika – RiaAngel Sanctuary – Sara MudoAnohana: The Flower We Saw That Day – Jinta "Jintan" Yodomi (Child)[ 4] Beyblade Burst Turbo – TobisukeDescendants of Darkness – Princess TsubakiDigimon Adventure: – BiyomonDomain of Murder – Keita ToyamaDurarara!! – Masaomi Kida (Young), Additional VoicesFencer of Minerva – DianaFighting Foodons – Chase[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Geobreeders – Eiko RandoGhost Talker's Daydream – AnzaiGirls Bravo – Nanase Koh Haruka, Reporter (Ep. 21)The God of High School – Sai, Sumi YooHigh School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another World – WinonaHunter × Hunter – Biscuit KruegerIsekai Cheat Magician – Lemia, AerialJoJo's Bizarre Adventure – Death 13, Old Hag (Bastet arc)Jujutsu Kaisen – Utahime Iori, Momo NishimiyaJungle Emperor Leo – Lune/RuneKnights of Ramune – PQKirby: Right Back at Ya! – Fololo, Falala (4Kids Version)Legend of Himiko – TadamiLittle Witch Academia – Woodward, Lotte's Mother, Party GuestMaze – Solude SchfoltzerMobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt – Karla MitchumMy Hero Academia – CuriousNaruto Shippuden – Yota, Tamao,Young Kabuto (Ep. 335 and 336)No Guns Life – AnneOne Piece – Miss Kaya (4Kids dub)One Punch Man – Kombu Infinity[ 8] Patlabor : The Mobile Police – Takeo KumagamiPhoton –Aun Freya [ 9] Pokémon – multiple characters includingBulbasaur ,[ 9] Phanpy ,Larvitar ,Clefairy ,Yamper , Bugsy, Jasmine, Cissy, RitchiePretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal –Kotono Sarashina (Eps. 15 and 18)Rayearth – Hikaru ShidouRent-A-Girlfriend – Imai[ 10] Revolutionary Girl Utena – Tokiko ChidaRurouni Kenshin –Seta Sōjirō , Osamu Masukami (as Tara Jayne)Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas – Yuzuriha[ 11] [non-primary source needed ] Samurai Deeper Kyo – SanteraThe Seven Deadly Sins – LuigiShaman King –Anna Kyoyama , OpachoShamanic Princess – Tiara[ 9] Shrine of the Morning Mist – Tadahiro Amatsu (Child), Tama HiedaShura no Toki: Age of Chaos – Kesshomaru/ShioriSailor Moon – Yumemi Yumeno (Ep. 28, Viz Media dub)[ 12] Slayers Try -Filia Ul Copt (as Tara Jayne)Spirit Warrior - AsuraStitch! - AudreyTiger & Bunny - Ms. Violet[ 13] Time Bokan - Ohana, Yatterman (1&2)To Heart -Multi T・P Bon - Yumiko Yasukawa, Mrs. Namihira[ 14] [non-primary source needed ] Ultraman – Rena Sayama[ 15] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters –Mokuba Kaiba [ 16] Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon – Raita^ "Tara Sands — Watch Reels" . TaraSands.com. Archived fromthe original on September 27, 2011.^a b "Talking with Wendelin Van Draanen" . audiofile.com. October–November 2003. RetrievedNovember 15, 2011 .^ Tara Sands (July 21, 2012)."Lots of exciting stuff happening..." Tara Sands Blogspot . ^ "Aniplex Of America Previews "Anohana" Dub" .Crunchyroll . RetrievedJune 7, 2017 .^ Terrace, Vincent (November 6, 2008).Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed . McFarland.ISBN 9780786486410 . RetrievedNovember 1, 2016 – via Google Books. ^ "Fighting Foodons" .TV Guide . RetrievedNovember 1, 2016 .^ "TARA SANDS (Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Shaman King) – Epoch Talent" .epochtalent.com . Archived fromthe original on November 3, 2016. RetrievedNovember 1, 2016 .^ "One-Punch Man Is Coming to Toonami!" .Viz Media . RetrievedJuly 14, 2016 .^a b c "The Trials, Trevails, and Bitterness of Voice Acting: Straight Talk with Tara Jayne" .Akadot . April 9, 2001. RetrievedNovember 15, 2011 . – "Pokemon was my first voice acting job"^a b c d e f g h "Tara Jayne Sands (visual voices guide)" .Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of the title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). RetrievedDecember 17, 2020 .^ "Tara Jayne Sands on Twitter" . August 7, 2018. RetrievedAugust 13, 2018 – via Twitter.^ "An Artful Attack ".Sailor Moon (BD/DVD). Episode 28. Viz. ^ "The Sky's the Limit" .Tiger & Bunny .Episode 15 .^ @TaraSandsVO (May 2, 2024)."It was so much fun voicing Yumiko & Mrs. Namihira in #TPBon for @netflix ! It's a new project by Fujio F. Fujiko & you can hear great performances by @TheGriffinBurns @ericalindbeck @BenjaminDiskin @MichaelMychak @ErrigoVoice @Swindletopher @ToddHaberkorn @Julie_Nathanson & more!" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ "A Power That Shouldn't Be On This Earth".Ultraman 2019 . Episode 1. USA: Netflix. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast. ^ "Mokuba Kaiba" .yugioh.com . November 17, 2001. RetrievedNovember 1, 2016 .^ "My Kid Could Paint That — Press Kit" (PDF) (Press release).Sony Classics . RetrievedFebruary 28, 2012 .^ "I'm allowed to announce I'll be playing Masaru in Danganronpa Another Episode! So fun!" . RetrievedMarch 11, 2015 – via Twitter.^ Techland .Dead Island .Deep Silver . Scene: Credits, 4:35 in, US Voice Talents.^ Square Enix.Final Fantasy Type-0 HD . Scene: Closing credits, 1:54 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices. ^ Sucker Punch Productions .Infamous: Second Son .Sony Computer Entertainment . Scene: Credits, 3:43 in, Additional Voice Talent.^ Square Enix.Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII . Scene: Closing credits, 5 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices. ^ Ambrella .Pokémon Channel .Nintendo . Scene: Ending credits, 7:25 in, Cast.^ "Scarlet Nexus (2021 Video Game)" .Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of the title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). RetrievedJuly 12, 2021 .^ "Behind The Voice Actors – Singularity" .Behind The Voice Actors . – role was confirmed using screenshots of closing credits^ "Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (2022 Video Game)" .Behind The Voice Actors . RetrievedJuly 19, 2022 .^ "Nier: Automata (2017 Video Game)" .Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). RetrievedMay 17, 2021 .^ Toylogic Inc.Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139.. .Square Enix . Scene: Ending credits, 25:39. ^ Kadokawa Games .Relayer . Clouded Leopard Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 14:31 in, EN Other VOICE CAST.^ "Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (2025 Video Game)" .Behind The Voice Actors . RetrievedSeptember 16, 2025 .^ "Through the Cracks, Godcast, and 3 More Podcasts Worth Trying" . MSN. RetrievedMarch 26, 2021 .
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