Kazumi Tanaka (various roles) passed away on 12/20/2007

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Kazumi Tanaka (various roles) passed away on 12/20/2007

Post by Chibi Mystic Gohan » Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:04 am

I haven't seen this mentioned yet, but apparently Kazumi Tanaka, whose largest role in the series was that of the character Jheese, passed away this past Thursday.

According to his Wikipedia article, he died of cor pulmonale.

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Post by Gyt Kaliba » Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:12 am

Aw, that sucks. All of the great Seiyuu are getting old and dieing. I haven't read the wiki article yet, but I hope it was quick and painless for him. TT_TT

What are we gonna do when Masako Nozawa inevitably passes away?
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Post by Chibi Mystic Gohan » Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:25 am

I would imagine that we would all cry like babies. Seriously. :cry:

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Post by Chuquita » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:16 am

Once Ms. Nozawa and Mr. Horikawa pass? Sulk like crazy. TT_TT
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Post by Super Sonic » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:28 am

Don't want to think about Ms. Nozawa because she's a few months older than my grandma. Thinking of her mortality, makes me think of my personal issue.

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Post by Captain Awesome » Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:55 am

Oh crap.

I almost had a heart attack, out of no disrespect to Mr Tanaka, but I misread the title as "Mayumi Tanaka" and started freaking out.

It really is sad to think about these people passing away, mortality kind of slaps you in the face when you realize even your favorite anime characters don't last forever.

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Post by SonEric84 » Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:35 am

This is very sad....RIP.
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Post by SuperSaiyan3Goku » Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:57 am

Damn, that sucks. R.I.P. :cry:
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Post by JAPPO » Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:45 pm

They should make a program so that they can just type in what they want them to say and the computer will take their voices and make it so when they die they can still milk DBZ. :wink:

Seriously though R.I.P. :cry:
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Post by Son Wukong » Tue Dec 25, 2007 3:13 pm

May his soul Rest in Peace.

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Post by kingvegito » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:19 pm

JAPPO wrote:They should make a program so that they can just type in what they want them to say and the computer will take their voices and make it so when they die they can still milk DBZ. :wink:

Seriously though R.I.P. :cry:



Fantastic idea. :)

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Post by AnzuMazaki » Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:41 pm

So sad, Jeice's VA passing away like that, it breaks my heart. :cry:

Makes me worry about not only Masako Nowasa but Toru Furuya and Mayumi Tanaka too.

RIP

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