| It was reported that veteran voice actor Kenji Utsumi passed away at 15:01 today (June 13th) due to cancerous peritonitis, age 75. He debuted as a voice actor in 1963 and has appeared in many roles, the most famous being Senbei Norimaki in "Dr. Slump", Raoh in "Hokuto no Ken", and more recently Alex Louis Armstrong in "Fullmetal Alchemist" and Genji Kamogawa in "Hajime no Ippo". He also served as a voice actor in dubbing of foreign movies and as narrator in TV programs. He is survived by his wife, Michiko Nomura, a voice actress. Source: Sponichi |
NaruleachJun 13, 2013 10:55 PM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| dam... another great VA leaving this world x( RIP |
"Rules do not exist to bind us. They exist so you may know your freedoms." |
| This is very sad indeed. R.I.P. :( |
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| Rest In Peace God tier voice acting Loved his role as Raoh & Armstrong. |
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| What are we going to do now whitout him in Hajime no Ippo? :( RIP kozou!!. |
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| His voice acting for Raoh was outstanding! >_< Ken-Oh has ascended to the Heavens... R.I.P. ;__; |
| Really loved his Armstrong performance. May he rest in peace! |
| Damn who will voice Genji now? R.I.P. |
| Sad news, Armstrong and Kamogawa. Rest in peace. |
| RIP. Zodd, Amstrong. His voice is truly "man among man." |
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| Raoh... May a legend rip |
| Armstrong!! D': R.I.P |
| A lot of really iconic voices leaving us lately. The great thing about the work of a voice actor however is that a part of them remains with us forever. Not to get too sentimental or anything. RIP :( |
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| Utsumi... Nonono, I didn't want to see that on twitter! He was actually quite active, that I didn't put sickness into account. Guy was amazing. R.I.P. |
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| He lived for so long despite having cancer. His voicing of Alex Louis Armstrong was amazing. Lots of great people are dying lately Dx May he rest in peace. |
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R.I.P :/ |
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| Aww damn, at least he is immortalized by his own fantastic work, RIP :( |
| Rest In Piece. |
| R.I.P Zodd and Armstrong :( |
 "The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
| thee one and only dr. slump + armstrong - a true genius has left us...... |
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| god damn, and i just recently finished Hajime no Ippo. damn indeed. |
| RIP :(... |
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| rest in peace |
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| Fucking cancer, man. |
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| 我が生涯に一片の悔い无し! R.I.P |
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| Rest in peace bro. |
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| R.I.P |
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| RIP to a VA that played amazing roles in several classics. |
| RIP. |
| 講廢話,被撞到. |
| Rest In Peace, Utsumi-sama. m(_ _)m |
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| only know him as Armstrong but still... R.I.P |
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| How am I going to be able to finish Brotherhood knowing Armstrong is gone RIP :c |
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| Dammit D: I was just rewatching FMA brotherhood and was thinking how epic armstrong looked and sounded! |
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| He will be missed for sure :< Great voice :( |
| People be talking about how HIV's killing lots of people but i think cancer is on the top list. |
 Another great VA dies. RIP Raoh. RIP Braiking Boss. RIP Shenlong. |
 "Your sight, my delight. Will you marry me?" |
Rest In Peace. |
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