Molly Zhang

Molly Zhang’s Path Into Voice Acting

Texas remains home base for this Dallas area performer, who built a career bridging American dubbing studios and Japanese game publishers. Fluency in both English and Mandarin Chinese opened doors beyond typical anime casting, leading to work across Funimation, Crunchyroll, and Sound Cadence Studios projects. Early credits included background and recurring parts in long running franchises such as One Piece, where she stepped into the role of Bao Huang. Representation through CESD Talent Agency in Los Angeles followed, expanding her reach into mobile gacha games and triple A titles produced overseas.

Detective Conan and the Role of Conan Edogawa

A defining moment arrived when she was cast as Conan Edogawa for the 2025 English dub of Detective Conan, stepping into a character with decades of history in Japan. She has described landing the part as one of the highlights of her career, joining a franchise built around a single mystery that has run since the 1990s.

Honkai: Star Rail and the Voice of Seele

HoYoverse selected her to voice Seele in Honkai: Star Rail, one of the earliest characters announced for the space fantasy RPG ahead of its 2023 launch. The role placed her inside a rapidly growing live service title with a global player base, and it remains among her most recognized credits on game databases and fan listings.

Zenless Zone Zero and the Wider HoYoverse Roster

She returned to HoYoverse’s catalog as Astra Yao in Zenless Zone Zero, then crossed into Arknights properties, voicing Waai Fu and later Zhuang Fangyi in the spinoff Arknights: Endfield. Across these games she has handled both lighthearted supporting parts and combat focused leads.

Anime Leads Beyond Detective Conan

Her first major anime lead came as Akane Nishimura in My Clueless First Friend, a credit she has pointed to as a turning point after years of supporting work. She also voices Ena Saito in Laid-Back Camp, Yui Hachimitsu in Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie, and the young version of Xie Lian in Heaven Official’s Blessing, rounding out a resume that spans slice of life comedy and fantasy drama alike.