Prolific Japanese voice actress Atsuko Tanaka died on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024 following a year-long battle with an unspecified illness according to a heartfelt letter posted to social media by her son Hikaru. Accompanying the statement was a photo of …
Legendary manga artist Akira Toriyama died on March 1st, 2024 as the result of a acute subdural hematoma according to a letter posted on the official Japanese Twitter/X account for Dragon Ball. Toriyama was 68 years old. An translated copy …
Leiji Matsumoto, creator of manga and anime series loved around the world, died in hospital from acute heart failure on February 13th, 2023, according to his studio, Leijisha. He was 85 years old. A brief statement announcing his passing was …
Manga artist and author Kazuki Takahashi was found dead by local authorities in the waters of Okinawa on Thursday morning according to Japanese broadcaster NHK. NHK, citing an unnamed Japanese Coast Guard official, reported Takahashi was found wearing snorkeling equipment …
American voice actor Chris Ayres passed away on Monday, October 18th, 2021 according to a social media post made by his girlfriend Krystal LaPorte. Chris, pictured above in 2010 at Realmscon in Corpus Christi, Texas, was best known as the …
This afternoon it was announced that Canadian voice actor Kirby Morrow has died at age 47 on Thursday, November 19th, 2020. Morrow, who was from Alberta, was well known for his role as the lecherous monk Miroku in Inuyasha, one …
