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Seiyuu Nasuko Hara Takes Break from Seiyuu Activity
The seiyuu announced via her blog and twitter that she will suspend her voice acting activity as she has been diagnosed with cancer. She will undergo a surgery in August since the cancer is still in its early stages. While her appearance at C3 CharaExpo 2016, which will be held i...
10 years ago
Voice Actress Ayumi Tsunematsu Announces Pregnancy
It was announced via a blog entry that voice actress Ayumi Tsunematsu is pregnant with a boy and is due this November. She will temporarily take a break from her current works, including stage plays and live-actions, to safely give birth. Ayumi Tsunematsu's main roles include Mas...
10 years ago
Seiyuu Yumi Shimura Retires
Talent agency I'm Enterprise announced via their official website that seiyuu Yumi Shimura has ended her voice acting career, as well as leaving the agency, as of June 30. The seiyuu also announced her retirement via her official blog, where she included a farewell message. Her m...
10 years ago
Seiyuu Midori Tsukimiya Ends Her Career
It was announced via her official Twitter that Midori Tsukimiya has ended her seiyuu career, in addition to leaving her agency Production Ace on June 30. She said she will keep her Twitter account and blog. Tsukimiya's notable roles include Eucliwood Hellscythe from Kore wa Zombi...
10 years ago
Maho Matsunaga Leaves StylipS Unit and Ends Seiyuu Career
The Style Cube management agency announced on Monday that seiyuu Maho Matsunaga is no longer a member of its talent roster as of May 20, 2016. A notice posted on her official blog also stated that Matsunaga is ending her seiyuu career and plans to continue to work in DJ performan...
10 years ago
Seiyuu Yuuko Mizutani Dies at 51
Talent management agency Aoni Production announced on Thursday that seiyuu Yuuko Mizutani has died from breast cancer on Tuesday, May 17, at the age of 51. The announcement was also posted on the official website of Chibi Maruko-chan, in which Mizutani voiced the title character'...
10 years ago
Pioneering Composer Isao Tomita Dies at 84
Nippon Columbia announced on Sunday that Isao Tomita, the composer who pioneered use of the synthesizer in music arrangements, has died from chronic heart failure at the age of 84. Tomita collapsed at his home in Tokyo's Shinagawa ward on Thursday, May 5, and was transported to a...
10 years ago
Anisong Performer Kouji Wada Dies at 42
The official website announced that anisong performer Kouji Wada has passed away on the morning of April 3 at the age of 42. His family announced that his cause of death was cancer in his upper pharynx and has already conducted a private funeral. Wada's former agency, Solid Vox,...
10 years ago
Seiyuu Chiharu Kitaoka Announces Marriage
Seiyuu Chiharu Kitaoka announced on her blog last week that she has recently gotten married. Kitaoka had been dating her partner for some time, and the couple now plans to move to Hokkaido, where she was raised. In her blog, she writes that she intends to continue voice acting fo...
10 years ago
Seiyuu Mark Ishii and Atsuko Enomoto Announce Marriage
Seiyuu Mark Ishii and Atsuko Enomoto announced their marriage on their respective Twitter accounts on Monday. The two were married in a ceremony last month with family members in attendance. Enomoto, who left 81 Produce to become a freelance seiyuu last year, debuted in 1998 in...
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