 According to Production BaoBab, seiyuu Kawakami Tomoko passed away on June 9th. She was 41 years old. She had been struggling against ovary cancer since 2008.Director Ikuhara Kunihiko posted on his twitter that he contacted Kawakami on March 14th. She told him that she wanted to play in his new anime Mawaru Penguindrum. Director Sato Junichi said Kawakami recorded the drama CD of Aria in September 2009. She recorded the voice alone because she was taking anti-cancer drugs and her doctor forbade her to be in crowds. The producers waited for five months until Kawakami's condition got stable. Sato said she was one of the irreplaceable seiyu. Sources: Production Baobab, Oricon News, Ikuhara's tweet, Sato's tweet |
Sakana-sanJul 8, 2016 9:43 AM
| Been crying over the last 1.5 hours or so. Such a young talent... Makes even more reason to get the Right Stuf Utena box sets. |
| You mean Athena's Singer... and now her voice actor? ;; Still quite young too... She will be missed... |
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| Oh shi- I've watched some of her roles and they're pretty well known and very good. Damn it. A big loss for anime. Was it mentioned what was her illness? Requiescat in Pace. |
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| Awwwh. I have a terrible memory for names, but looking at her roles, she was in at least half a dozen shows I watched. I can actually remember her voice as Athena in Aria. =/ |
| <---made of awesome! |
| Rest in Peace Kawakami Tomoko |
Ayuki-chanJun 10, 2011 1:45 AM
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| We will miss your Utena, Kawakami-sama Rest in Peace :( |
| Rest in peace, your work will forever be preserved in anime. :) |
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| She will be certainly missed. Rest in peace. |
| rest in peace. |
     ~Nyaaa~   |
| Oh no ;_; She was such a great seiyuu, I can't believe this.... |
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| RIP. Sad news is sad.. |
| Very sad, she was only 40 ;_; My thoughts are with her family. She did so much in the industry, so a short overview of her vast talents. She voiced Soi Fan in Bleach. The main girl in Air and another girl in Aria... my bro is going to be so depressed tomorrow. Rosette from Chrno Crusade, amazing performance. Hikaru from Hikaru no Go, that adds a lot of meaning to that series, I never realized she did this one too. A great loss. |
| She was an amazing seiyuu. RIP. |
| With Revolitionary Girl Utena being one of my all time favorite series, this is a horrible piece of news. Very sad day, I will always love her work. |
| Kawakami Tomoko-san. Rest In Peace. |
| Damn...*sheds manly tears*. Really hoped she would make it...Farewell, Kawakami-san~ |
| Hate seeing young people die before their time. |
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| RIP Can't imagine another VA voicing SoiFon. |
| RIP... T_T Her voice was god-tier. |
Use your brain before using your keyboard!  |
| Athena... |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
| *reads topic title* Hm, name doesn't ring any bells. Let's check her roles to see who she is. *checks her roles* Oh god no! You have to be kidding me? She was great as Athena, Amber and many other characters. Especially as Misuzu. If I decide to ever rewatch Air again, that'll be even more reason to bawl my eyes out (as if there wasn't enough of that already). Really sad news indeed. |
shadowsword said: RIP Can't imagine another VA voicing SoiFon. Yes |
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| Damn !! Rest in peace . Air , Chrno Crusade , Clannad and Revolutionary Girl Utena will always be perfect with your voice !! |
| rest in peace. :( thank you for your amazing performance as mori ai. |
| May she rest in peace. |
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| She was still quite young. :< RIP! You were awesome as Utena. |
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| Mizuzu and Sayuri. =[ |
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| Wtf Athena dies? |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| still have a long way to go, and now. RIP. |
| Oh, she's from Baobab... R.I.P |
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| Rest in peace. |
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| T________T RIP were great seiyuu |
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| This is just so sad! May you rest in peace Kawakami-San. |
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| Someone's death is always sad news. Requiescat in pace. |
| Divinitus. Hvil i fred. |
Mr. Wonsworth, you may NOT eat my scones! |
| When I think about her performance in 'that' scene in Chrno Crusade's last episode in relation to this news I feel even sadder about this ;__; RIP |
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| Kawakami Tomoko will be missed, she was such a wonderful seiyuu, my thoughts are with her and your family and friends. I will love her always as Misuzu Kamio and Sayuri Kurata, rest in peace. |
| The Girl from the Illusionary World and Sayuri.....R.I.P T_T |
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD" |
| R.I.P she was a great VA Her voice as Misuzu was awesome T.T |
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| Utena, Clannad, Bleach, Air and so much more. RIP. |
fuck everything and rumble |
| It's a shame really... Her roles as Misuzu, Athena, & Sayuri was incredible. May she rest in peace... |
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