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by DragonBalllKaiHD » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:32 pm
The legendary voice actress Hiromi Tsuru has unexpectedly passed away. She was famous as a voice actress for Bulma since the original
Dragon Ball began running in 1986. This is very heartbreaking news. Her last appearance as Bulma was Episode #96 of
Dragon Ball Super just before the Tournament of Power began.
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At around 7:30pm on November 16th, Hiromi Tsuru was found unconscious in her car on the metropolitan expressway in Chuuouku, Tokyo, and was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.
She was found with her seatbelt fastened, and there was no sign of an accident. The Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the cause of death, and say it may have been due to illness.
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by Tian » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:39 pm
At first I thought it was a cruel joke but now I see it's true...
R.I.P Hiromi Tsuru (1960-2017)
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by Godgoku95 » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:39 pm
NO, will Toei recast or end Super?
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by FortuneSSJ » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:42 pm
Makes you think how fragile humans life are and how tomorrow is never a guarantee.
May her rest in peace.
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by 8000 Saiyan » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:44 pm
R.I.P. Hiromi. You'll always be the best Bulma. We'll miss you greatly.
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by JulieYBM » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:46 pm
Godgoku95 wrote:NO, will Toei recast or end Super?
Recast.
Anyway, this is terrible news. I hope it wasn't depression.
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by perucho1990 » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:49 pm
JulieYBM wrote:
Recast.
Anyway, this is terrible news. I hope it wasn't depression.
It was a car accident.
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by Robo4900 » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:49 pm
No...
A sad day for all Dragon Ball fans.
I'm really not sure where Dragon Ball can/will go from here... It could continue having Bulma in the series on without her, but... Would they? She was a main cast member, one of the first voices in the entire run, way back in 1986.
... Wow, this is a lot to take in...
I knew the cast were all aging, but I didn't realise it would be this sudden when one of them would drop...
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by Grimlock » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:49 pm
I think it's true as it appears on Twitter's Top Trending. So I'm deeply sad about this.
Today's not meant to be a good day, my college was attacked by someone with a baseball bat. To get home and learn about this after all the commotion I just passed isn't cool at all.
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by mfwlegend3 » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:51 pm
perucho1990 wrote:JulieYBM wrote:
Recast.
Anyway, this is terrible news. I hope it wasn't depression.
It was a car accident.
Apparently she was found unconscious in the car and announced dead in the hospital. My heart goes out to her family and loved ones.
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by precita » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:51 pm
I saw this on twitter, why or how? Was she seriously ill at 57?
The last episode of Super we saw Bulma in is the one right before everyone teleported to the tournament of power. I guess that was her final role as Bulma, besides doing the voice in Dragonball Fighter Z videogame.
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by Gyt Kaliba » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:55 pm
Oh god no.
This is horrible. I feel so bad for her friends and family, and she was't even really that old, not compared to some of our other cast members.
I legitimately almost feel like tears are trying to creep up on me here. She's been a part of the franchise's anime version since day 1, so with Yanami seemingly retired now, Nozawa's pretty much our only other person left since the very start. This is just...heartbreaking.
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by Godgoku95 » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:56 pm
R.I.P Hiromi Tsuru March 29, 1960- November 15, 2017
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by ConfusedPhantom » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:57 pm
This is awful.... My condolences to her family and loved ones.
She will be missed.
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by ShadowDude112 » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:00 pm
This is awful and a true tragedy. May she rest in peace. She will be missed.
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by precita » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:01 pm
Her last recorded line in Super was, "Good luck, everyone!" before they all teleported to the tournament of power.
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by Chuquita » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:02 pm
Oh no......my deepest condolences. What an awful way to go. She will be missed.
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by Gyt Kaliba » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:04 pm
precita wrote:Her last recorded line in Super was, "Good luck, everyone!" before they all teleported to the tournament of power.
Well THERE'S another nail in my heart.
(No knock against you at all for the observation, mind you - it just hit me really, REALLY hard in the feels.)
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by CJStriker_CBR » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:05 pm
This is Awful News.
My Prays and Blessings to Her, Her Family and Friends.
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by Ikazvyr » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:06 pm
I doubt Bulma would appear again soon. Toei will likely recast her, but Bulma will only appear after the tournament, enough time to look for someone and to us be okay with a substitute
She was very talented. She voiced Bulma since the very first Dragon Ball episode through Dragon Ball Super's episode 95 and her voice barely changed, still had such a young voice. I was really shocked when I found out and ran to check if I could find something here on Kanzenshuu since it's still recent and not easy to find something about japanese news without knowing the language. Sadly it's true
My condolences to her family and to all the fans around the world. The Dragon World just lost the best voice to the greatest inventor of all time
R.I.P. Hiromi Tsuru
