When Marika Katou learns that her late father was the captain of a pirate ship, it’s the second biggest surprise of her life. The biggest? Learning that his crew needs her to take over her father’s old job due to the terms of their Privateer’s contract! It looks like joining her school’s yacht club is certainly about to pay off for Marika, because who wants to go into space piracy without a bunch of friends their own age to keep it fun? Toss in some outer space rivals, princesses in peril, and a pirate crew pulling double duty as high school teachers, and the next voyage of the good ship Benten Maru is going to be one of the wildest adventures ever!<br>
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(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

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Emily Marie Neves is an American voice actress, ADR director and script writer known for her work on English adaptations of Japanese anime shows and films associated with Funimation and Sentai Filmworks/Seraphim Digital. In 2005, she was a preliminary contestant for the fourth season of American Idol at the Las Vegas auditions, where she advanced to the Hollywood round and was eliminated. She was a resident actress at the Alley Theatre in Houston. She was previously married to fellow anime voice actor [Andrew Love](https://anilist.co/staff/96848/Andrew-Love) and was roommates with [Maxey Whitehead](https://anilist.co/staff/103722/Maxey-Whitehead) in college.

**Height:** 159 cm

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**Non-anime roles:**
• Mertillier - Memento Mori (VG)

In April 2021, she announced her marriage to a man outside the entertainment industry. On April 24, 2023, she announced on Twitter that she has given birth to a healthy baby girl.

Marika Katou, a third year student at Hakuou Girls' Academy, is a legitimate space pirate with a Letter of Marque. Between her studies, leading her school's space yacht club, working part time at Cafe Lamp, and being the captain of the space pirate ship Bentenmaru, Marika's days are very busy. One day, Marika gets a job to rob a high-class passenger ship, and she discovers that on the passenger list is Kanata Mugen, a boy who owns a "galaxy pass." Thus, an adventure featuring a hyperspace race between pirates and one young boy begins.
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(Source: Batoto)

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