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Music Composer Ryuuichi Sakamoto Dies at 71
Acclaimed music composer Ryuichi Sakamoto died on March 28. He was 71. Sakamoto was diagnosed with rectal cancer in June 2020, but continued musical activities at his home studio while undergoing treatment. His family already held a funeral service. Sakamoto was diagnosed with o...
3 years ago
Anisong Artist Maon Kurosaki Dies at 35
Anisong singer Maon Kurosaki, best known for performing Highschool of the Dead (High School of the Dead) and Toaru Majutsu no Index II (A Certain Magical Index II) ending themes, died on February 16 due to a worsening of her chronic illness. She was 35. In a statement on Tuesday,...
3 years ago
Voice Actor Shouzou Iizuka Dies at 89
Voice actor Shouzou Iizuka, best known for his roles as Keiichi Ikari in Mousou Dairinin (Paranoia Agent) and Nappa in Dragon Ball Z, died on February 15 at 9:14 a.m. from acute heart failure. He was 89. The funeral was held privately by his close relatives. Born in Tokyo in May...
3 years ago
Rock Band ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D Returns from Hiatus
The official Twitter of the ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D rock band announced on Thursday that the band will be resuming their activities with their appearance at the "Day of the Dead Vol.27" event on April 15. The band entered an indefinite hiatus in March 2019 due to problems that happened...
3 years ago
Manga Author Leiji Matsumoto Dies at 85
Acclaimed manga author Leiji Matsumoto died on February 13 at 11:00 a.m. due to acute heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo. He was 85 years old. Born Akira Matsumoto in Kurume, Fukuoka in January 1938, he began his career under his real name in 1954 with Mitsubachi no Bouken (Hon...
3 years ago
Voice Actor Nobunaga Shimazaki Announces Marriage
Voice actor Nobunaga Shimazaki announced his marriage to a woman outside of the industry on his Twitter on Sunday. "Happy new year. Thank you for your warm consideration. I would like to take this opportunity to inform you that I, Nobunaga Shimazaki, have gotten married," he wrot...
3 years ago
Anisong Artist Aimer Announces Marriage
Anisong artist Aimer announced her marriage to music producer Masahiro Tobinai on her official website on Sunday. "Dear all, although it is a private matter, I would like to report it in my own words to the important people who are always there for me. At this time, I, Aimer, am...
3 years ago
Anisong Singer Ichirou Mizuki Dies at 74
Prolific anisong singer Ichirou Mizuki—nicknamed "Aniking"—died on December 6 at 6:50 p.m. due to lung cancer. He was 74 years old. Mizuki's management agency announced in July that he was diagnosed with lung cancer with lymph nodes and brain metastasis, following his partial voc...
3 years ago
Voice Actress Tomomi Mineuchi Announces Retirement
Tomomi Mineuchi announced on Sunday on the I'm Enterprise agency website that she's retiring on December 31. She did not specify the reason for her retirement in her final statement but mentioned that she will work with gratitude until the end. Mineuchi made her major debut in 20...
3 years ago
Art Director Shichirou Kobayashi Dies at 89
Art Director Shichirou Kobayashi died due to congestive heart failure on August 25. He was 89 years old. Kobayashi was born in August 1932, in Hokkaido prefecture and joined Toei Animation in 1964 after graduating from Musashino Art University. In 1968, he founded Kobayashi Produ...
4 years ago
