In Memoriam

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William Bassett
Voice actor
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

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James Carter Cathcart
Voice actor, script adaptor
Pokémon, Revolutionary Girl Utena

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Juli Erickson
Voice actress
Fullmetal Alchemist, One Piece, Ouran High School Host Club

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Bill Flynn (also known as William Flynn)
Voice actor
Case Closed, One Piece

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Ron Friedman
Writer
The Transformers: The Movie, Transformers: The Animated Movie

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Gil Gerard
Actor
Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

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Elan Ross Gibson
Voice actress
Dragon Ball Z, Ranma ½ (TV 1/1989)

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Matt Haasch
Star Fruit Books founder

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Kunichika Harada
Manga creator
Pro Wrestling Superstar Retsuden, Kimura

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© Shōhei Harumoto, Shonengahosha

Shōhei Harumoto
Manga creator
Kirin, Crazy Blood Line Now

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Takaya Hashi
President and CEO of Pate Pro, voice actor
Fist of the North Star, One Piece

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Barbie Hsu
Actress
Live-action Meteor Garden, Mars

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©Aoni Production

Ryō Ishihara
Voice actor
Cyborg 009, Cyborg 009 and the Monster Wars

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Mizuki Itagaki
Actor
Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2, Blue Spring Ride, Hibiki

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Tomonobu Itagaki
Game creator
Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden

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Masashi Kageyama
Composer
Gimmick!, Purumui Purumui games

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© Atsushi Kagurazaka, Shogakukan

Atsushi Kagurazaka
Novelist
Taishō Yakyū Musume, Uchi no Danna ga Amachan de

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Tsunehiko Kamijō
Singer, actor, voice actor
Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Porco Rosso

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Tchéky Karyo
Actor
Live-action Crying Freeman film, La Femme Nikita

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© Sui Kasai, Kadokawa

Sui Kasai
Manga creator
Gisèle Alain, Tsukiyo no Toratsugumi

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Yōko Kawanami
Voice actress
Armored Trooper Votoms, Dr. Slump & Arale-chan

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Kiara
NoisyCell bassist
Barakamon, Death Parade, Mr. Tonegawa

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Sae-ron Kim
Actress
Live-action Bloodhounds series

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Nobumasa Konagai
Founding member of publisher Hakusensha, magazine editor
Bessatsu Margaret, Hana to Yume, LaLa, Young Animal

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© 2000 SHOCHIKU Co.,Ltd.

Tomio Kuriyama
Director
Tsuri Baka Nisshi live-action film series

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Pik-Sen Lim
Actress
Dark Souls, Dark Souls 3

Dave Mallow

Dave Mallow
Voice actor
Digimon, Hunter × Hunter

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©1988 Akiyuki Nosaka/Shinchosha Co.

Michio Mamiya
Composer
Grave of the Fireflies, Gauche the Cellist

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Julie Mayfield
Voice actress
One Piece, Fruits Basket

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© KAIYODO HOBBY LAND.

Osamu Miyawaki
Founder of anime figure manufacturer Kaiyodo

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© Kazuki Motoyama, Kodansha

Kazuki Motoyama (real name Masumi Motoyama)
Manga creator
Super Mario manga

©Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha, Toei Animation © 2012 One Piece production committee

Tatsuya Nagamine
Director
One Piece, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Heartcatch Precure!

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© 2025株式会社仕事

Tatsuya Nakadai
Actor, voice actor
Ran, Belladonna of Sadness

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© Kiriko Nananan, Tokyo News Service

Kiriko Nananan
Manga creator
Blue, Strawberry Shortcakes, Kabocha to Mayonnaise

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Tomomichi Nishimura
Voice actor
Slam Dunk, Street Fighter

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Richard Norton
Actor, trainer, stuntman, choreographer
1993 Hong Kong live-action City Hunter

© 真倉翔・岡野剛/集英社・テレビ朝日・電通・東映アニメーション

Yōichi Ōnishi
Animator
Jigoku Sensei Nube, World Trigger, Digimon Adventure

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© CC BY-SA 3.0

Roberto Orci
Screenwriter, producer
2007 Transformers film, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

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Clive Revill
Voice actor, actor
Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back, 1984 U.S. Transformers: Animated series

© William Roberts

William Roberts (a.k.a. Bill Roberts)
Actor, director, writer
Patlabor 2: The Movie, Appleseed

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© TOMO SAKURAI & FEATHERED

Tomo Sakurai
Voice actress
Macross 7, Rurouni Kenshin

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Akiko Sekine
Voice actress
Aoki Densetsu Shoot!, Tokimeki Memorial

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Tetsuhisa Seko
President and CEO of Nippon Ichi Software, Director of NIS America
Disgaea series, Phantom Brave

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© Shikako, Tsukasa Monma, Kodansha

Shikako
Manga creator
Manchuria Opium Squad

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Atomu Shimojo
Actor
Human Crossing, Kamen Rider Hibiki

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Hiroshi Shinkawa
Composer, arranger
Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll

©Shino, Kadokawa

Shino
Manga creator
Boku to Gyaru (Kimi) ga Fūfu ni Naru Made

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© Production BAOBAB

Ken Shiroyama
Vioce actor
Naruto Shippūden, Spriggan

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Jim Shooter
Comic writer, editor, publisher
Supergirl, Superman, Transformers

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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Actor
Mortal Kombat, Tekken, The Last Emperor

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© Ukyou Takao, Kadokawa, ADV Manga

Ukyou Takao
Manga creator
To Heart, To Heart Remember my memories

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Jun Tamatani
Designer, illustrator
Princess Maker Q, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ayanami Raising Project

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© Shin Tsukumo, Terushi Satō, Nihonbungeisha

Shin Tsukumo
Manga creator
Edomae no Sushi, Namida Meshi

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Peter Navy Tuiasosopo
Actor
1994 live-action Street Fighter film, 2008 live-action Speed Racer movie

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Haru Urara
Thoroughbred race horse
Served as the inspiration for the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise's character of the same name

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Jefferson Utanes
Filipino voice actor
Dragon Ball Z, Doraemon, Detective Conan

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Jim Ward
Voice actor
Ratchet and Clark, Resident Evil 4, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

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Lee Weaver
Actor, voice actor
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, The Bill Cosby Show

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Dale Wilson
Voice actor
Dragon Ball Z, Cardcaptors, Transformers: Armada

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© Gendai Production

Hisako Yamada
Gendai Production President and producer
Live-action Barefoot Gen film, Angel ga Tonda Hi

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Nobuo Yamada (also known as NoB)
Singer
Saint Seiya, Kemono Michi: Rise Up

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Hirohiko Yokomi
Travel writer, manga creator
Tetsuko no Tabi

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