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mdo7



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 9:34 am Reply with quote
That's very sad to hear, RIP!!!
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malvarez1



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 9:48 am Reply with quote
He had so many iconic roles. I enjoyed his Kakuzu and Vearn.

RIP
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Souther



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 10:21 am Reply with quote
Man, we’ve lost so many talented people this year. Toki was absolutely my favourite role of his, and Slayer’s lost both of his voice actors now. RIP to a legend.
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Southkaio



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 12:16 pm Reply with quote
I wonder if there will be an article about the anime industry paying a great tribute to him.
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BaronViolet



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 12:54 pm Reply with quote
First the Dub Actor For Teddy bomber dies now the Seiyu. Tragic news. May they both RIP
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zawa113



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 1:31 pm Reply with quote
Rest in peace, Ernest Mecklinger
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Somer-_-



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 2:19 pm Reply with quote
Rest in peace. He was super active even this year.

My favourite role was Toki in Fist of the North Star.
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WhiteOrochi



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 3:12 pm Reply with quote
First Kisame, followed by Konan, and now Kakuzu’s performer is gone. RIP, Hashi-san.
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johnnysasaki



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 3:31 pm Reply with quote
Souther wrote:
Man, we’ve lost so many talented people this year. Toki was absolutely my favourite role of his, and Slayer’s lost both of his voice actors now. RIP to a legend.


he's also Dr. Doom in the upcoming Marvel Tokkon fighting game. i wonder if he recorded enough or they will have to recast him for the final release...
Now Akira Kamiya is one of the very few main VAs from Fist of The North Star that are still alive...
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YagamiBlackstone255



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 3:56 pm Reply with quote
I loved Inuarashi but his death was truly driven home by the fact he played Dr Traum in Hugtto Precure. One of the most iconic Precure villains in the most iconic season.
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MFrontier



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 10:46 pm Reply with quote
It feels like we're losing a new legend every week...but Takaya Hashi-san's body of work and all the memorable characters he portrayed will continue to stand the test of time.

RIP Takaya Hashi-san. Thank you for all the wonderful vocal performances you delivered.
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Gina Szanboti



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 2:37 am Reply with quote
Wikipedia says he was born September 8, not January 8, 1952. If the latter is true, then he was 73.
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darkestabsol



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 2:56 am Reply with quote
Another Conan VA, and James Black's second Japanese VA after Iemasa Kayumi died in 2014... and it still feels like not much time has passed since Atsuko Tanaka (Mary Sera) died.
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mrsatan
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 9:02 pm Reply with quote
Somer-_- wrote:
My favourite role was Toki in Fist of the North Star.


Yes. He usually was typecast as villains, but he was just so good in that one heroic role.
He enjoyed dubbing Alan Rickman a lot, to the delight of Japanese audiences. Maybe they're together somewhere now.
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TheFanCon



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 30, 2025 10:40 am Reply with quote
Really unexpected... he was even Donovan Desmond in Spy x Family.
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