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blurb=Former Japanese voice actor Tomoko Kawakami has passed away after losing her battle with ovarian cancer. }} | blurb=Former Japanese voice actor Tomoko Kawakami has passed away after losing her battle with ovarian cancer. }} | ||
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[[File:Kawakami.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rest in peace, Tomoko Kawakami.]] | [[File:Tomoko Kawakami.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rest in peace, Tomoko Kawakami.]] | ||
Former Japanese voice actor Tomoko Kawakami passed away last Thursday after losing her battle with ovarian cancer. She was | Former Japanese voice actor {{bp|Tomoko Kawakami}} passed away last Thursday after losing her battle with ovarian cancer. She was 41. | ||
Kawakami worked on the Pokémon anime for many years, voicing a range of characters including both humans and Pokémon. One of her most famous roles on this series was that of {{bp|Dawn's Buneary}}, but she also voiced the Diamond and Pearl Pokédex. She left the show on 19 August, 2008, having admitted herself to hospital with an unknown illness. During her 20-month sick leave, {{bp|Satsuki Yukino}} took over her roles. | Kawakami worked on the Pokémon anime for many years, voicing a range of characters including both humans and Pokémon. One of her most famous roles on this series was that of {{bp|Dawn's Buneary}}, but she also voiced the Diamond and Pearl Pokédex. She left the show on 19 August, 2008, having admitted herself to hospital with an unknown illness. During her 20-month sick leave, {{bp|Satsuki Yukino}} took over her roles. |
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