 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's older sister Sakiko Sakura. She has voiced Sakiko since the first series began airing in 1990. Fuji Television released a statement that Mizutani has already completed recordings for the episodes scheduled for May 22 and 29, and the selection of a replacement will be announced at a later date. Mizutani debuted as a seiyuu in 1985, voicing an unnamed announcer character in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, later also playing the role of Sarah Zabiarov. Her first lead role came the following year in Machine Robo: Chronos no Dai Gyakushuu. In 1987, Mizutani gained prominence as a seiyuu with her role as Apple Akai Koudan Zillion. Following her role in Chibi Maruko-chan, Mizutani was also selected as the Japanese voice of Disney's Minnie Mouse character in 1991 and has continued to play that role to date. She is also well-known as a the voice of Pinoko in numerous iterations of the Black Jack anime. Mizutani joined Aoni Production in 2012, having left Production Baobab a year earlier. Mizutani was married to director Mizuho Nishikubo, whom she met during the production of Akai Koudan Zillion. Source: Gigazine, Oricon Style |
| RIP Yuuko Mizutani In fact, I still love chibi maruko chan series until now |
| Is it just me or does a lot of people working in the anime industry get sick and die? |
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| Wada Koji and now Sora, it's 2016 a bad year for Digimon |
| bad news :( RIP Yuuko Mizutani |
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BlueBalls said: Irregular work schedule affects health.Is it just me or does a lot of people working in the anime industry get sick and die? |
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| RIP. I particularly liked her voice as Marie in Nadia, and to be able to sing character songs for that character shows how talented Mizutani was. |
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| R.I.P. Pinoko ;_; |
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| Mihoshi dies. So young, so special. |
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| Sora's VA from the original Digimon Adventure died?! OMG....D: R.I.P. Now two people from the old Digimon series passed away due to cancer, damn... :( |
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| She was Sora from Digimon Adventure and she died? I can't believe ;__; RIP |
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| I was gonna start watching Fushigi no Umi no Nadia soon. |
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| Rest in Peace and she is only 51 /// |
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| Damn, what is it with this year. What kind of world will it be without Excellen Browning? It really sucks waking up to these news, especially since I was replaying OG1 last night. RIP |
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| 本当に残念です。。。 まるちゃんいっつも楽しみにしてたのに。。。 |
| RIP. I first heard her as Excellen in the anime and fell in love with her adorable voice. So sad :( |
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| R.I.P I really loved Pinoko's voice. My prayers go to her family and friends. |
| May she rest in peace. |
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| Oh my God nooooooo! She was sick?? Dammit, 2016 has not been good for Digimon fans at all! Rest in peace, ma'am :'(. |
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| Genuinely devasted !!! She was so pure in her acting, so funny and gifted !! She is gonna be missed !! |
| Cancer as usual takes away everything you like/love, ugh. RIP Yuuko. |
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| RIP. Beautiful Voice. |
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| She voiced the great will in Excell Saga! And Marie in Fushigi no Umi no Nadia! That's some nostalgic voice acting here. Rest in peace, that's a sad news :(. |
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| R.I.P my condolences to the family first Koudi and now her, bad year for Digimon fans. |
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| And they just announced a new Tenchi Muyo T-T . Was specting to see her as Mihoshi again, really sad news. |
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| Damn it, what the fuck is with this year...?! A another star in the sky is disappeared, R.I.P. Mizutani-san, I hope that you peace finding will! My deep condolences going to her family first and then to her friends. Edit: Man, really. My childhood voices dying and dying...T_T |
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| Sora from Digimon? That sucks. Cancer is horrible. :( RIP |
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| RIP 😓 ............ |
| Rest in Peace ;( Anime industry is surely affects the health stability of the people who are involve in making anime series, specially those seiyuus that have irregular schedules :/ |
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| RIP. Done in by breast cancer, such a shame. |
| Big Order (TV):great anime or greatest anime? |
| She's dead!? Never has an acchonburike been more appropriate than now, goodbye to one of the best cutesy voices in the industry, she will be greatly missed. |
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| RIP and my condolences to her family and loved ones. Excellen, Mihoshi, Sora, Apple (I loved Zillion on the SMS); She voiced a lot of great characters. |
| Wow, she died pretty young. :/ May she rest in peace. :< Fuck Cancer. |
| Rest in peace I'm so sad :( |
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| May she rest in peace.. |
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| RIP, sad news to hear ;_; |
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| 51 is not an age people should pass away. Rest in peace and fuck cancer. |
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| I've been avoiding death posts because I hate it, and I'm sick of this year. I was legitimately devastated yesterday that I cried that morning. It doesn't make any sense. Basically, Mizutani was one of the main heroine C.Vs in anime, dubbing, and games (next to Miyamura, Yajima, Hayashibara if she's not MC; or today, it's Sato Rina, Kugimiya, Aoi Yuki, etc). I'm gonna have to do something for her.... (now today, we lost Alan Young) |
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| What am I fighting for? |
| Sieg Zeon! |
| :( sad to hear when good actors/voice actors die at sutch a young age she will be missed RIP |
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