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Anime Song Singer Wada Koji Suspends Activity Due to Cancer
According to the official blog, anime song singer Wada Koji has announced that he will suspend his activity due to the recurrence of cancer. Wada said he had cancers in his right pharynx and lymph nodes of his neck eight years ago, but those had been considered to be completely r...
15 years ago
VA Sakamoto Maaya and Suzumura Kenichi Get Married
Accoriding to Flying Dog official website, seiyu Sakamoto Maaya and Suzumura Kenichi got married on August 8th. Sakamoto said she will continue her work hand in hand with Suzumura. Source: Flying Dog
15 years ago
Program Producer of Gintama Leaves Anime Department
According to the twitter of Gintama director Takamatsu Shinji, there were personnel changes in TV Tokyo that led to anime producer Azuma Fukashi leaving the anime production department and being promoted to the counselor of the management strategy office. Azuma had been in charge...
15 years ago
VA Kawakami Tomoko Passes Away
According to Production BaoBab, seiyuu Kawakami Tomoko passed away on June 9th. She was 41 years old. She had been struggling against ovary cancer since 2008. Director Ikuhara Kunihiko posted on his twitter that he contacted Kawakami on March 14th. She told him that she wanted to...
15 years ago
Theme Song Musician of Hyouge Mono Arrested for Possessing Marijuana
According to Yomiuri Online, the Fukuoka Prefectural Police has arrested the guitarist Kosuga Tsuyoshi for possession of marijuana. Kosuga is one of the members of the music band CRO-MAGNON, who composed the theme songs of Hyouge Mono. Kosuge visited a convenience store in the m...
15 years ago
Creator of Howl's Moving Castle Passes Away
Diana Wynne Jones, author of the novel Howl's Moving Castle, passed away from cancer on March 26th at the age of 76. Jones wrote over 40 books for children and adults. In 2004, Miyazaki Hayao adapted her novel into the now famous anime film, Howl's Moving Castle. Sources: Science...
15 years ago
VA Nazuka Kaori Gets Married
Seiyu Nazuka Kaori announced her marriage on her official blog. She said she will continue her job. Source: Nazuka's blog
15 years ago
Anime Singer Savage Genius Takes A Maternity Leave
According to the official blog, anime song singer & song writer savage genius will take a temporal break in her musical activities. She got married this year and became pregnant. Before leaving the work, she will release a new album CD "First Smile". Source: Savage Genius officia...
16 years ago
![Hirano Aya Takes a Temporal Leave Due to Mental Stress [Update March 29]](https://cdn.myanimelist.net/s/common/uploaded_files/1467996140-f70a009fd4967b7b813c62a48ccae41e.jpeg)
Hirano Aya Takes a Temporal Leave Due to Mental Stress [Update March 29]
Seiyuu Hirano Aya announced in her official blog that she was ordered to take a sick leave by the manager. She has been ill since this January and was hospitalized twice due to gastroenteritis and cold. The release of her new single CD and two fan club events were canceled and sh...
16 years ago
Nujabes, the Producer of Samurai Champloo Themes, Passes Away
According to HydeOut Productions, nujabes, the producer of Samurai Champloo themes and sound tracks, was killed in a traffic accident on February 26th. He was 36 years old. Shing02's eulogy for nujabes (English) Source: Hydeout Productions official blog
16 years ago
