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Talent agency Actors Seven announced on Friday that Nobuyo Ōyama (real name Nobuyo Yamashita), who was the original voice actress for the titular Doraemon in the Doraemon franchise, died on September 29 of senility. She was 90. Ōyama was born on October 16, 1933 and is from Tokyo. She...

Voice actor Hikaru Tanaka announced on his X (formerly Twitter) account that his mother, voice actress Atsuko Tanaka has died on Tuesday, after one year of fighting an unspecified illness. She was 61. In the statement posted by Hikaru, he did not reveal the specific illness of his mother, in...

Talent management agency Stay-Luck announced on Wednesday that voice actor Kaito Ishikawa will undergo vocal cord polyp removal surgery at the end of May, and will subsequently go on hiatus for about a month after to recover. Stay-Luck further explained that Ishikawa's vocal polyps had been...

The new year's rush of new marriage announcements continue! Voice actor Nobunaga Shimazaki announced on Sunday that he has gotten married. Shimazaki did not give any information about his new spouse. Shimazaki won the Best New Actor Award at the 7th Annual Seiyū Awards in 2013. He also voices...

DC Comics confirmed on Friday that voice actor Kevin Conroy - voice of Batman in numerous series, films, and games - has passed away due to cancer. He was 66. Conroy was born on November 30, 1955 in Westbury, New York, and raised in Westport, CT. He studied under John Houseman at The Julliard...

For a limited time of two weeks from November 9 to 23, the whole two hours of voice actor Wataru Hatano's solo concert "Wataru Hatano LIVE 2022 -colors-" is streamed for free on YouTube. In the ongoing fall 2022 season, he is playing Klimt in Reincarnated as a Sword, Theodore Warren Ashelard in...

Voice actor Hiroshi Kamiya, best known as Levi in Attack on Titan and Trafalgar Law in One Piece, will release his long-awaited second full album "appside" on December 21, 2022. A 15-second spot CM is now streamed on YouTube. While working as one of the popular anime voice actors, Kamiya...

At the "Laugh & Peace Fan Club Event 2022 - Summer Festival" held at Tokyo International Forum Hall on July 17, voice actor Mamoru Miyano (Light Yagami in Death Note, Setsuna F. Seiei in Mobile Suit Gundam 00) announced that his much-awaited seventh album "THE ENTERTAINMENT" will be released on...

Voice actor couple Yuuki Kaji and Ayana Taketatsu announced on Thursday through their respective Twitter accounts that they are currently expecting their first child. They revealed that they were initially expecting to announce the pregnancy after Taketatsu has given birth, but they decided to...

Need your J-pop fix? AVEX Pictures and 30 of your favorite voice actors are here to help, in a trio of cover albums collectively titled Re:collection. The collection will cover 30 years of songs from acts including Spitz, GLAY, Mika Nakashima, and many others. Each tune will be performed by a...

Voice actors Satomi Satou and Takuma Terashima announced on their respective blogs on Thursday that they have welcomed their first child. Satou reported that her body is recovering well, and that she is currently resuming work. Both actors vowed that they will continue to work hard at their...

Japanese voice actor and musician, Maaya Sakamoto revealed today in her year-end wrap-up that she'll be taking a sudden, extended break from her public activities due to being pregnant with her first child to fellow voice acting husband Kenichi Suzumura. The two Ouran High School Host Club voice...

Voice actor Miyu Irino announced through his agency's official website on Friday that he has gotten married. He thanked everyone for their support, and vowed to continue seeking new heights as both a live-action and voice-over actor, along with his musical career. Irino was born in 1988, and...

Voice actor Natsuki Hanae, best known as Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, announced on Twitter last night that his official Twitter and YouTube channel had both surpassed two million followers almost simultaneously. He opens his official Twitter account in June 2010, then opened...

After the special studio session streamed on her official YouTube channel last night, voice actress / singer Nana Mizuki announced that her two-day concert titled "NANA MIZUKI LIVE RUNNER 2020 → 2022" is set to be held at Saitama Super Arena (capacity: 37,000) on January 3 and 4, 2022. It will...

The official website for the talent agency I'm Enterprise announced on Friday that voice actor Hiro Shimono has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). He visited a medical facility on Friday and took a PCR test that came back positive. The agency is now confirming any close...

I've been watching anime for years and years now, and have gotten to the point of recognizing a lot of voices; I have a huge appreciation for them! I'll name just a few of them below. :heartublob: Mamoru Miyano The funny thing about this guy is that the characters he voices are usually either...

Voice actor Yui Ishikawa, known for voicing Mikasa in Attack on Titan and Violet in Violet Evergarden, announced today in celebration of her birthday that she will be marrying her longtime boyfriend. Ishikawa released a statement on her Twitter account revealing that her boyfriend is not someone...

41-year-old voice actress and singer Nana Mizuki announced on her blog on Tuesday that she safely gave birth to her first child. Mizuki wrote that she was initially nervous because the baby arrived before their due date but both she and the baby are doing well. Mizuki wrote on Thursday that she...

The official YouTube channel for anime voice actress/singer Nana Mizuki has started streaming a five-minute digest clip of her first online acoustic concert "NANA ACOUSTIC ONLINE" held at Club Mixa in Tokyo on November 7, 2020. This special concert was held to celebrate the release of her 40th...