News tagged as "Life Event"

'GeGeGe no Kitarou' Mangaka Shigeru Mizuki Dies at 93

Mangaka Shigeru Mizuki, best known for his shounen horror manga GeGeGe no Kitarou, died Monday morning at a Tokyo hospital at the age of 93. NHK reports that Mizuki died from heart failure. Mizuki was born in 1922 in Osaka and grew up in the port town of Sakaiminato in Tottori Pr...

Nov 29, 2015 9:43 PM by arsonal 39 Comments

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Seiyuu Sumiko Shirakawa Dies at 80

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department reported on Friday that seiyuu Sumiko Shirakawa died at the age of 80. Shirakawa was found in her home on Thursday and taken to the hospital, where examiners confirmed her death. Medical examiners will conduct further analysis to determine...

Nov 26, 2015 9:52 PM by arsonal 48 Comments

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Seiyuu Miyu Matsuki Dies at 38

The talent agency 81 Produce announced on Monday that seiyuu Miyu Matsuki died on October 27 due to an illness. A private funeral was held according to the family's wishes. Matsuki turned 38 on September 14. Matsuki had been hospitalized earlier this year from bouts of pneumonia....

Nov 1, 2015 10:39 PM by Snow 292 Comments

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Mangaka Kouji Miyata Dies at 34

Mangaka Kouji Miyata has died on October 22 at the age of 34. According to a Facebook post by his father, Miyata died of hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage. In 2006, Miyata received an honorable mention in the 8th Enterbrain Entame Awards for his entry titled Jabara. He debuted as...

Oct 27, 2015 5:56 AM by Sakana-san 76 Comments

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Seiyuu Toshiyuki Toyonaga Announces Marriage

On Sunday night, seiyuu Toshiyuki Toyonaga announced that he has entered his marriage into the family register. Toyonaga made the announcement on his official blog, following his first solo live event earlier that day. Toyonaga said that he and his partner had been dating for fou...

Oct 25, 2015 8:08 PM by arsonal 49 Comments

Seiyuu Life Event

Seiyuu Noriko Shitaya Announces Pregnancy

Noriko Shitaya announced via her official blog that she is pregnant. She also noted that she will continue to work during the pregnancy, but will be unable to attend the Aquaplus 20th anniversary live event in November. Noriko Shitaya announced in April that she married a man out...

Aug 11, 2015 4:30 PM by Sakana-san 37 Comments

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Singer-Songwriter Yui Announces Marriage and Pregnancy

The singer announced via the official blog of her band Flower Flower that she has married a man outside of the industry and is currently pregnant. Yui, often stylized as YUI, debuted as a solo singer in 2004 and was active until 2012. She then formed the band Flower Flower in 201...

Apr 17, 2015 6:06 AM by trebmeg 102 Comments

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Mangaka Cocoa Fujiwara Dies at 31 [Update 4/10]

The official site of Gangan Joker magazine announced that the author of Inu x Boku SS, Cocoa Fujiwara, died on March 31 at the age of 31. The cause of death was not revealed. Her debut was a work titled Calling, which she made when she was only fifteen. She chose not to go to hig...

Apr 7, 2015 11:49 PM by trebmeg 228 Comments

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Influential Mangaka Yoshihiro Tatsumi Dies at 79

Journalist Paul Gravett announced in an article that the "sensei of gekiga," Yoshihiro Tatsumi, died due to malignant lymphoma on Saturday, March 7. He was 79 years old. Gravett was notified of the influential mangaka's death via an email from Erik Khoo, Tatsumi's close friend an...

Mar 9, 2015 2:33 PM by Sakana-san 51 Comments

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Singer Origa Passes Away

Singer Origa passed away on Saturday, supposedly from lung cancer. She was 44 years old. Origa was known for performing the two openings "Inner Universe" and "Rise" for the TV anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and its sequel, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Com...

Jan 18, 2015 4:01 AM by Naruleach 142 Comments

Musician Life Event

Seiyuu Miyuki Sawashiro Married

Seiyuu Miyuki Sawashiro announced on the Mausu Production blog that she got married to a man not from the anime industry on her birthday, June 2, 2014. Source: Mausu Production blog

Jun 8, 2014 10:28 AM by tsubasalover 135 Comments

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'One Piece' Manga on a Two Week Break Due to Eiichiro Oda Being Hospitalized

According to the official website of Weekly Shounen Jump, it was announced that the mangaka of One Piece, Eiichiro Oda, has been hospitalized due to a tonsils operation. One Piece will be put on a two week break and will not be featured in the 28th and 29th issues of Weekly Shoun...

May 28, 2014 7:34 AM by tsubasalover 84 Comments

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Seiyuu Masaaki Tsukada Passes Away

In a press release, Mausu Promotion announced that seiyuu Masaaki Tsukada passed away on January 27. He is known for voicing the Yamamoto from Bleach and several other characters from anime such as Gintama and Fullmetal Alchemist. He had been recuperating from physical illness re...

Jan 29, 2014 3:24 AM by tsubasalover 56 Comments

Seiyuu Life Event

Seiyuu Ichirou Nagai Passes Away [Update 1/29]

On January 27th, 82-year-old seiyuu Ichirou Nagai passed away in his hotel located in Hiroshima. A hotel employee went to inspect his room, only to find that he had fallen into the bathtub. He was then taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead. The cause of his death is not...

Jan 27, 2014 2:43 AM by tsubasalover 141 Comments

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Voice Actress Nakajima Megumi Suspends Music Career

The official website of Nakajima Megumi has announced that she will put her music career on indefinite hiatus in 2014. She will continue her career as a voice actress. Nakajima is best known for her debut role as Ranka Lee in the 2008 series Macross Frontier. Nakajima's third and...

Dec 2, 2013 5:28 AM by tsubasalover 23 Comments

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Seiyuu Sanada Asami Announces Her Marriage

Seiyuu Sanada Asami announced today on her blog that she has gotten married. Sanada Asami is best known for voicing Yamanaka Sawako in K-On!, Vita in Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha series, (young) Sakurada Jun in Rozen Maiden, and Tokisaki Kurumi in Date A Live. Source: Sanada Asami...

Nov 1, 2013 11:29 AM by symbv 51 Comments

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Seiyuu and Actor Dan Tomoyuki Passes Away at 50

According to a blog post by the theater troupe Seinenza, Dan Tomoyuki, who is best known for voicing Asher Chronicle in MS Victory Gundam and Hoshigaki Kisame in Naruto, passed away on October 10th at the age of 50 due to a relapse of aortic dissection. He is survived by his wife...

Oct 11, 2013 6:53 AM by symbv 48 Comments

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Anime Song Singer Kouji Wada Returns After Cancer Treatment

According to his blog and Twitter, anime song singer Kouji Wada has returned from his two-year-long absence. He had put his career on hold in order to treat cancer that had spread to another part of his body. Source: Wada's official blog, Twitter Previous related thread: Anime So...

Oct 3, 2013 12:18 AM by Naruleach 29 Comments

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VA Endou Aya Gets Married

Endou Aya has announced in the last message she posted on her official blog that she has gotten married. Endou Aya is most famous for voicing Takara Miyuki in Lucky☆Star and Sheryl Nome in Macross Frontier. Currently, she is voicing various roles in Inazuma Eleven, Genei wo Kakeu...

Aug 8, 2013 8:08 AM by symbv 72 Comments

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Seiyuu Chiwa Saito Announced Her Marriage

According to Yahoo@ Japan News, it was announced today on her official site that Chiwa Saito was married to a man not related to the industry. Some of her roles include Aika S. Granzchesta in Aria the Animation; Hitagi Senjougahara in Bakemonogatari; and Homura Akemi in Mahou Sho...

Jul 29, 2013 9:42 AM by Brand 60 Comments

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