Anime/Manga/Japan Obituaries

Actress Etsuko Ichihara Passes Away at 82

posted on 2019-01-13 05:45 EST by Egan Loo
Played grandmother in Makoto Shinkai’s your name., starred in Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi

7:34 pm, January 14, 2019

Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas Band Bassist Kei Passes Away

posted on 2019-01-16 13:07 EST by Karen Ressler
Band will continue, but cancels upcoming events

Voice Actor Kinryuu Arimoto Passes Away

posted on 2019-02-08 07:28 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
One Piece’s Whitebeard, Psycho-Pass’ Tomomi Masaoka was 77

Cut & Paste de Kono Sekai de Ikiteiru Light Novel Author Sakuya Passes Away

posted on 2019-02-11 03:15 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Author launched debut work in 2016, with ongoing manga adaptation

Voice Actress Maeghan Albach Passes Away

posted on 2019-02-25 12:30 EST by Karen Ressler
Albach had roles in Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, One Piece, more

Though You May Burn to Ash Manga’s Kakashi Oniyazu Passes Away

posted on 2019-02-27 03:20 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Manga creator also drew Ecstas Online, Date a Strike manga

Takara Toy Company Founder Yasuta Sato Passes Away at 94

posted on 2019-03-02 03:19 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Takara merged with Tomy to become Takara Tomy in 2006

Rain Light Novel Author Takumi Yoshino Passes Away

posted on 2019-03-04 12:15 EST by Jennifer Sherman
Novels inspired ongoing manga adaptation in 2009

March 9, 2019

Gundam’s Mirai Voice Actress Fuyumi Shiraishi Passes Away

posted on 2019-03-29 06:48 EDT by Egan Loo
Voice of Kyojin no Hoshi’s Akiko, The Monster Kid’s Tarō was 82

Hitorie Band Vocalist/Vocaloid Producer wowaka Passes Away at 31

posted on 2019-04-07 23:19 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Debuted as Vocaloid producer in 2009, debuted in Hitorie in 2011

Comic Writer, Manga Adapter James Hudnall Passes Away

posted on 2019-04-11 11:50 EDT by Jennifer Sherman
His manga credits include Macross II, Super Street Fighter II Cammy, Golgo 13

Lupin III Creator Monkey Punch Passes Away

posted on 2019-04-16 13:53 EDT by Jennifer Sherman
81-year-old manga creator passed away on April 11 due to pneumonia

Lupin Voice Actor Kanichi Kurita Posts Condolence Message on Passing of Monkey Punch

April 17, 2019 1:10am CDT
A special remembrance event for the beloved manga author is planned to be held

Collegues, Creatives, Fans Remember Lupin the Third Creator Monkey Punch

posted on 2019-04-17 14:45 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge

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Lone Wolf & Cub Manga Creator Kazuo Koike Passes Away

posted on 2019-04-19 00:05 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
82-year-old prolific storywriter passed away on Wednesday due to pneumonia

Lone Wolf and Cub’s Kazuo Koike passes away, final tweet is a salute to his manga rival

April 19, 2019 / SoraNews24
Unabashed lifelong otaku’s final online words express admiration for another recently departed anime/manga legend.

Voice Actor Kiyoshi Kawakubo Passes Away

posted on 2019-04-22 00:32 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Gurren Lagann’s Guame, D.Gray-man’s Kevin Yeegar was 89

Kujakuoh Manga Creator Makoto Ogino Passes Away at 59

posted on 2019-05-10 03:22 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Kujakuoh manga inspired 5-episode Spirit Warrior OVA

Power Rangers Ninja Storm Actor Pua Magasiva Passes Away at 38

posted on 2019-05-11 03:28 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Actor was found dead in Wellington on Saturday

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