Dawn's Buneary voice actress passes away: Tomoko Kawakami succumbs to cancer

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Dawn's Buneary voice actress passes away: Tomoko Kawakami succumbs to cancer

Former Japanese voice actor Tomoko Kawakami has passed away after losing her battle with ovarian cancer.

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[TeamGalacticMercury]

Rest in peace Tomoko Kawakami...

 

[GameCodeTrainer]

What TeamGlacticMercury said, rest in peace.... She did great voicing those characters.

 

[J J M]

She wasn't just there for DP. She voiced characters in Kanto/Johto as well (Misty's sister anyone?).

 

[Joshawott]

R.I.P. Too young...too young.

Also, it's a bit silly to single out her performance of Buneary. It's kind of like, when Maddie died, making a big deal of how she voiced Seymour the Scientist.

 

[Koukoubean]

Rest in peace, Tomoko Kawakami.

May your life and great work be celebrated by the fans all over the world, now and in the times to come.

 

[AlexandraTheZoroark]

Rest in peace, Tomoko Kawakami. My condolences to your family and fans :-(

It's hard to believe she died so young, at 40 years old. . .

 

[Infinity Mk-II]

I saw a few Misuzu images and wondered why were they tagged the way they were... Now I see why.

This is terrible... she was far too young too. And from cancer...

I really liked her voice roles... She was of the first seiyuu I cared about. May she rest in peace.

 

[Cyber Jet]

R.I.P Tomoko Kawakami.

I just find it sad that she had to die at such a young age =(.

 

[The Knights of Wario Land]

I also saw on her Wikipedia page that she voiced Soifon in Bleach, she definitely delivered a powerful voice as her.

Rest in peace, Tomoko Kawakami. You will truly be missed.

 

[P N N K]

Wow... that's too bad. I hope she can enjoy eternal happiness in Heaven.

 

[Kiyomaro]

Wait... she also voiced Hikaru? I had no idea.

RIP. :C As others have said, 40 is too young to die...

 

[Lugnut]

Sad, sad new. Hope shes resting in a better place.

I also didn't know how many other different characters she voiced. She really had an impressive line up.

 

[Der_Neuevenmenschen]

*shrugs shoulders* Sucks to be her.

 

[Hunter Blade]

I've never watched the Japanese version of the anime, but still. Sorry for her.

 

[βƹβƹ ɱɪɢηѻη]

Rest in peace, Tomoko Kawakami.

It's really sad to hear that such a woman died at a young age. I'm praying for her family, friends, and fans.

 

[Melon Collie]

Basicaly, repeating all that is said before.

So sad.

 

[UnownGoldHeart]

R.I.P Tomoko, hope you find peace in the Otherworld.

 

[Blazaking]

Rest in peace, Tomoko Kawakami.

 

[Pseudonym]

Buneary's voice was awesome.

You'll be missed. Rest in peace, Tomoko Kawakami.