But her best known role is definitely with “Sailor Moon,” which is surprising given the lukewarm reception to the English-dubbed version of the TV show. As the years went on, the show became quite popular. Cihi was unaware of the cartoon’s fan base.

“I’ve been the singing voice of Sailor Moon for 20 years, and I’ve never really told anybody that I did that job until about four years ago when I started doing these conventions,” said Cihi. “Now, everywhere I go people know what ‘Sailor Moon’ is. It seems Sailor Moon is a household name.”

Conventions and other pop culture have helped with that, Cihi added. When Cihi first auditioned for the singing role, she had no idea what “Sailor Moon” was, let alone what the show would become. She recorded the songs for “Sailor Moon” back in the ‘90s and moved on with her career.

When the show debuted, audiences weren’t entirely enamored with Japanese animation.

“People just didn’t understand it at first,” said Cihi. “I had lived in Japan for a few years and had seen all that animation before. That really wasn’t what I was into, but I appreciated it.”