Seiyuu Unshou Ishizuka Dies
Known for his deep and strong voice, Ishizuka was known to voice Heihachi Mishima from the Tekken game franchise as well as Yukinari "Professor Oak" Ookido and the narrator of the Pokemon franchise. Some of his other notable projects also include being the voice behind Mr. Satan from the Dragon Ball series, Kaguraba Raihou Gramstahl from Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Seneki, Sylvester Asimov from Terra Formars, Donovan Baine from Vampire Hunter, Jet Black from Cowboy Bebop, and more. He has voiced Dino Golzine from Banana Fish and Kane Ibrahim Hasan from Juushinki Pandora as well, both of which are currently airing. Additionally, he has narrated multiple anime series such as the 2016 adaptation of Berserk and Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online.
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Seems like the late 2010s and the next few decades will be full of DBZ VA passing away :(
Oct 20, 2018 9:05 PM by rainsinz
RIP Ishizuka-san. :(
Oct 20, 2018 2:00 PM by Masshiroi
Damnit its a big loss for anime industry and for all of us.....
Rest in Peace LEGEND :(
Sep 6, 2018 8:06 AM by Infinite-reload
They already annouced the replacement for voice of Professor Oak, it will be Kenyuu Horiuchi who will voice Oak.
Hmm I wonder if he'll take over in One Piece as well... he already voices Kinemon there, but I can't imagine Borsalino with his voice.
Who knows? I am sure they have Banjo Ginga succeded him as the voice of Borsalino instead.
Sep 3, 2018 2:10 AM by hotsushikun
Rest in peace, it will be hard for anyone to replace him. I'll surely miss his voice as Borsalino in One Piece, it was very fitting for the character.
They already annouced the replacement for voice of Professor Oak, it will be Kenyuu Horiuchi who will voice Oak.
Hmm I wonder if he'll take over in One Piece as well... he already voices Kinemon there, but I can't imagine Borsalino with his voice.
Sep 3, 2018 2:08 AM by Gator
Rest in peace, it will be hard for anyone to replace him. I'll surely miss his voice as Borsalino in One Piece, it was very fitting for the character.
They already annouced the replacement for voice of Professor Oak, it will be Kenyuu Horiuchi who will voice Oak.
Sep 3, 2018 2:06 AM by hotsushikun
Kenyuu Horiuchi will replace Yukinari Ookido in Pokemon Sun & Moon
https://natalie.mu/comic/news/298058
Wow, Kenyuu as the voice of Oak. Nice!
Sep 3, 2018 2:05 AM by hotsushikun
Sep 3, 2018 2:04 AM by Gator
https://natalie.mu/comic/news/298058
Sep 3, 2018 1:51 AM by tsubasalover
Jet: [beat] Have you heard this story?
Spike: Huh?
Jet: A man injures his leg during a hunt. He's in the middle of the savanna. No means to treat the wound. The leg rots and death approaches. Last minute, he's picked up by an airplane. He looks down and sees a land of pure white below him, glistening in the light. It's the summit of a snow-capped mountain. The mountain is Kilimanjaro. As he gazes down, he feels the life flowing out of him and then, he thinks, "That's where I was headed."
Spike: ..And?
Jet: I hate stories like that. Men only think of their past right before their death, as if they were searching frantically for proof that they were alive.
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The first role I heard him in and still one of my favorites. To think I was happily trawling through Persona 5's Reddit only to be hit with this sad news (P4 Dojima's seiyuu passed away).
Unshou Ishizuka, the voice actor world will never be the same without you.
Aug 25, 2018 12:47 AM by xxxATiON
Rest in Peace, Unsho Ishizuka. (1951-2018)
Aug 23, 2018 4:00 AM by The_Anonymous28
Aug 21, 2018 2:25 AM by Dark_Lord_Sauron
Aug 20, 2018 2:01 PM by ed19_86
最近胸焼けするし自分も食道がんに気をつけなければと思いました
Aug 20, 2018 10:44 AM by hide_platinum
Aug 20, 2018 8:19 AM by Slarkero
Mr. Ishizuka was an incredibly talented VA and one of my personal favorites. He voiced so many great characters (Jet and Joseph being two of my faves), and he always gave an stand-out performance in every role. It sounds like he was a great guy IRL too, from what his co-stars have said. The world of Japanese voice acting truly isn't going to be the same without him. :(
Thanks for giving us so many wonderful characters, Ishizuka-san. See you Space Cowboy...
1951-2018
Aug 19, 2018 10:25 PM by Nei-san
Aug 18, 2018 11:37 PM by -Jefuri-
Aug 18, 2018 1:51 PM by Elyshion
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