Fans of bothMarvel StudiosandPokémonare in luck, becausea clever connection between these two franchises has just been revealed.One ofPokémon’smost well-known voice actors made an appearance in an all-new Marvel series, offering her talents to an animated project outside the world of anime.
Sarah Natochenny,who voices the main character Ash Ketchum in thePokémonEnglish dub,has also received many other impressive roles over the years, and her most recent is perhaps the most exciting yet. The newYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manseries on Disney+ features her skillful voice acting, sure to delight fans of her work.
Sarah Natochenny Voices a New Character in a Spider-Man Disney+ Animated Series
The Talented Actor Voices Mila Masaryx in the Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Series
Sarah Natochenny took to her X account to announce to her fans that she has taken on anew role that is very different from the familiarPokémoncharacter she is known forvoicing. She posted a short clip of theYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manseries, unveiling the character she is playing, Mila Masaryx. The clip features Natochenny’s character battling a variation ofSpider-Man in a white suit. Although she sounds very different from how she does in her Ash role, her talents bring Mila’s character to life beautifully. It is difficult to convey emotion just through voice alone, but Natochenny has accomplished this feat.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manis not Sarah Natochenny’s first experience lending her voice to Marvel animated projects though. In another X post, she stated that"I have over 100 credits and have worked quietly in both prelay & dubbed animation (& more, including Marvel) for the last 18 years.“Natochenny’s voice acting work as Ash Ketchum inPokémonmay be her most famous and recognizable to most people, but she has played so many other characters that are equally as worthy of recognition and appreciation, both alongside Marvel and with other companies in the animation world.
Natochenny Has Quite the Impressive and Versatile Filmography
Projects She Has Worked On Include Fortnite, World of Winx, and the Jungle Book, Among Others
Some of the other projects Natochenny has worked on includeUnicorn Boy, Sweet Reincarnation, The Jungle Book, World of Winx, Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V,and video games likeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Grand Theft Auto V,andFortnite.This list only scratches the surface of Natochenny’s hundreds of rolesover the years, proving she is an extremely versatile talent in the industry with a great deal of experience. Some of these roles were even with Marvel, specifically, her work on theThor: The Dark World - The Official Gameas Sif and narration for theMarvel’s Black Widow: Bad Bloodseries.
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TheYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Mananimated series debuted on July 20, 2025, on the Disney+ streaming platform and the current season will run until February 19. The story follows not just the Peter Parker version of Spider-Man that fans know and love, but other versions of Spider-Man too, that appear across dimensions of the multiverse. Thecast of the series is spectacular, featuring other celebrities like the Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo. The series is sure to entertain not just avidMarvelfans, butPokémonanime fans whowill undoubtedly recognize Natochenny’s unforgettable, lively voice in the series.
Sources: @sarahnatochenny (1)(2) on X
