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Seiyuu Keiji Fujiwara Returning to Voice Acting
Talent management company Air Agency announced on Friday that voice actor Keiji Fujiwara will be making a return to his career as a voice actor. Fujiwara took a medical leave in August 2016 with an undisclosed medical condition. The agency further stated that Fujiwara will slowly resume his career while taking his physical health into account. Fujiwara has been replaced in several anime series in the past couple of months, including Hiroshi Nohara from Crayon Shin-chan by Toshiyuki Morikawa, Shi...
Seiyuu Yuka Imai Takes a Break from Voice Acting Jobs
Seiyuu Yuka Imai announced on her blog that she will take a break from voice acting jobs. The reason being that she has been notified by the doctor through a health check that her 3-year-old son who will be entering kindergarten is diagnosed with PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disorder). On one hand, she has pressure from it to the extent that she cannot voice out for her voice acting jobs. On another hand, she wants to accompany her son with PDD to have an enriched life. She stated that she will...
Mangaka and Illustrator Hinata Takeda Dies
Writer Kazuki Sakuraba mentioned on the official Gosick series blog on Tuesday that mangaka and illustrator Hinata Takeda died this January from an illness not mentioned. It was also announced in the June issue of Dragon Age magazine on Tuesday. Takeda was known as the illustrator of the Gosick light novel series and mangaka of the Ikoku Meiro no Croisée series, both of which received TV anime adaptations in 2011. She also published the manga Kitsune to Atori and Yuudachi Pool in her lifetime....
Seiyuu Aoi Yuuki to Pause Solo Artist Music Career
The official fan club of Aoi Yuuki has announced that she will pause her solo artist music career as of Friday. She is happy with the result from singing her songs and providing her own world instead of as her characters'. She especially considers her third mini album Tokowakanokuni the best result created with the staff members,. She wishes that she will have chance to resume her solo artist music career with her creativity resuming and that fans will support when that comes. The service under...
Seiyuu & Singer Sayaka Kanda Announces Marriage
Seiyuu and Singer Sayaka Kanda has announced on her Instagram account that she has married. Her spouse is actor Mitsu Murata. Both of them performed live-action stage adaptation of Danganronpa (Danganronpa The Stage) together last Summer. Known as daughter of actor Masaki Kanda and singer Seiko Matsuda, Kanda's first seiyuu job was Japanese dub version of Anna from Disney movie Frozen (Ana to Yuki no Jouou), which she received Best Actress of 9th Seiyuu Awards. She also voiced Nadeshiko Adenoko...
Seiyuu Yoshimasa Hosoya to Enter Hiatus
Seiyuu Yoshimasa Hosoya has announced via A&G+ Radio show Tensai Gunshi that he will take a short break from his seiyuu career to recover from his throat condition. He plans to return within this year. The same announcement was later revealed on his official website. Hosoya has voiced Kuranosuke Shiraishi from Prince of Tennis series, Nezumi from No.6, Arata Wataya from Chihayafuru series, Daryun from Arslan Senki (TV) series, Kaito from Ajin series, Doppo Kunikida from Bungou Stray Dogs series...
Animator Norio Shioyama Dies
News reports in Japan reported that animator Norio Shioyama died with his wife from the fire burning his house on Thursday early morning. He was 77 years old and his wife was 85 years old. Shioyama debut in drawing illustrations to Harris no Kaze, he became a popular animator and was in charge of character design to various anime at Tatsunoko Production and Sunrise, namely Soukou Kihei Votoms series, and more. Source: NHK
Composer Yuushi Matsuyama Dies
News reports in Japan reported that composer Yuushi Matsuyama died the afternoon of Friday April 7 from the fire burning his house. He was 79 years old. Born Shigeru Matsuyama, it is said that he was born either in 1937 or 1938. He is one of the composers to compose music of the original Mobile Suit Gundam series along with Takeo Watanabe. He also arranged the theme songs for the Alps no Shoujo Heidi series, the Shin Kyojin no Hoshi series, and more. Source: Sankei News
Seiyuu Yuka Terasaki Announces Marriage and Pregnancy
Seiyuu Yuka Terasaki has announced via her blog that she got married last year and is now pregnant. She wrote that she is sorry for the late announcement regarding her marriage, but that she will try her best to tend to her family while continue to work as a seiyuu. She mentioned that her husband is understanding about her job and supports her. Terasaki debuted as a seiyuu as Megumi Katori in Onegai My Melody: Kuru Kuru Shuffle!. She also voiced Tenma Matsukaze in the Inazuma Eleven Go series, C...
Seiyuu Duo YuiKaori to Pause Activity
The official website of Seiyuu Duo YuiKaori has announced that they will pause their music activities on June 30, 2017 and go solo. Composed of seiyuu Yui Ogura and Kaori Ishihara, YuiKaori is a seiyuu unit that formed in September 2009 singing ending theme song of Kiss x Sis (TV) with "Our Steady Boy." They also sang theme songs to Joukamachi no Dandelion, Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride Gate-hen, and Akiba's Trip The Animation. Both members were also active as StylipS members until 2013. Yui O...
Mangaka Daisuke Satou Dies
Daisuke Satou, a novelist, game designer and manga story writer passed away on March 22 at the age of 52. He died from ischemic heart disease. The family already held a funeral for him in these past four days. Satou wrote Highschool of the Dead, which has been on hiatus since 2013. He also wrote Koukoku no Shugosha between June 2004 to September 2007, in addition to many other manga. Source: Mainichi Shinbun News submitted by kuchitsu & Tenryuu1
Seiyuu Rie Yamaguchi Retires
Seiyuu Rie Yamaguchi has announced via her blog that she has retired from 81 produce as of February 28, and decided to retire completely from being a seiyuu as well as a singer. She is very blissful to be able to work in the job she had been admired since her junior high school years in her eight years of career, and thanked the staff members from her agencies for the support. She also mentioned that she will try her best in her new goal. Yamaguchi voiced Taeko Hiramatsu in Kore wa Zombie Desu k...
Seiyuu Unit Sphere Enters Hiatus
The official website for the seiyuu unit Sphere has announced that the unit will enter a "recharging mode" (taking a break / hiatus) and will suspend group activities, which will take place after their live tour in summer, to prepare for their upcoming 10th anniversary. Sphere consists of four seiyuus: Haruka Tomatsu, Minako Kotobuki, Ayahi Takagaki, and Aki Toyosaki. The unit began their activities in February 2009 and sung theme songs for many anime series such as Otome Youkai Zakuro, Hanasaku...
Illustrator Torishimo Dies
It has been confirmed in a tweet posted by an August Soft employee that illustrator Torishimo died on February 20, 2017. A funeral was held four days later, on February 24. The reason for his death has not been revealed. Torishimo was an illustrator and was mostly known for illustrating the Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan, Kisshou: Good☆Looks, and Moriguchi Orito no Onmyoudou light novels. Source: Otakomu
Anisong Singer AKINO Married
It has been announced via bless4's "SAYONARA ~Saikai no Yakusoku~" digital single release event held on Saturday that AKINO has been married. Born Akino Kawamitsu, AKINO debuted in 2003 with her brothers, Akashi and Aiki, and her sister, Kanasa, in the band bless4. Akino made her solo debut in 2005 singing the opening themes of the TV anime Sousei no Aquarion. AKINO with bless4 also sung the opening themes for Amagi Brilliant Park and Kantai Collection: KanColle, among others. Source: Otakomu
Hayao Miyazaki Returning to Make a New Feature Length Movie
Toshio Suzuki has announced at an event in the US on Thursday that a new feature length movie by Hayao Miyazaki is in production. Hayao announced that he would retire from making feature-length movies in September 2013. Hayao was a director for Studio Ghibli until 2013, where Kaze Tachinu was his final feature-length movie. He has been creating short movies for the Ghibli Museum after retirement. He is currently working on the short Kemushi no Boro, but it will not be completed soon. Source: Kou...
Director Seijun Suzuki Dies
Nikkatsu reported today that Seijun Suzuki died on Monday, February 13 at the age of 93. The cause of death was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The funeral has since been held by his family. Born in 1923 as Seitarou Suzuki, Seijun Suzuki debuted as a director for the movie Minato no Kanpai, Shouri wo Wagate ni (Victory Is Mine) in 1956. While predominantly known as an actor and live-action filmmaker—especially for yakuza B-movies—Suzuki also directed the TV anime Lupin III: Part II and an...
Seiyuu Duo every♥ing! Announces Suspension
It was announced via every♥ing! Fantasia-Show 2017 ~Lesson2 Sweet 19 Dream~ today that seiyuu duo every♥ing! will graduate (suspend from their activities) during their concert on November 26, 2017. every♥ing! consists of Ibuki Kido and Erii Yamazaki from Horipro management, who were both high school students when the duo was formed in June 2014. They also do a radio show together, which was previously titled "Kido Ibuki, Erii-chan no Yumeiro Gakuen Doki☆Doki Sankabi." The title of the show was c...
Mangaka Jiro Taniguchi Dies
It was announced that mangaka Jiro Taniguchi died today at the age of 69. The funeral will only be held among his family. Born in Tottori, Taniguchi debuted with Kareta Heya under Shounen Gahousha's monthly Young Comic magazine. He was popular for publishing Kodoku no Gourmet, which was made into numerous live action TV series and TV specials. He won the 1998 Osamu Tezuka Culture Award by illustrating the trilogy Bocchan no Jidai, which was written by Natsuo Sekikawa. He also won the Shogakukan...
Actor Shunji Fujimura Dies
Actor Shunji Fujimura died at the age of 82 on January 25, 2017 from heart failure. The news was announced by his son during a press conference today on February 1, 2017. Fujiwara was an actor who was in various TV dramas and movie. He also voiced Tanaka from the Kuroshitsuji series. Yana Toboso, mangaka of the Kuroshitsuji manga, prayed to Fujiwara on her Twitter and revealed that Tanaka was modeled on him, an old gentleman that she admired when she was young, and there will be no current Kuros...
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