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Dawn's Buneary voice actress passes away (view source)
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alttitle=Dawn's Buneary voice actress passes away | | alttitle=Dawn's Buneary voice actress passes away | | ||
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picture=Dawn | picture=Dawn Buneary.png | | ||
caption=One of Tomoko Kawakami's many characters | | caption=One of Tomoko Kawakami's many characters | | ||
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[[File:Kawakami.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rest in peace, Tomoko Kawakami.]] | [[File:Kawakami.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rest in peace, Tomoko Kawakami.]] | ||
Former Japanese voice actor Tomoko Kawakami | Former Japanese voice actor Tomoko Kawakami passed away last Thursday after losing her battle with ovarian cancer. She was 40. | ||
Kawakami worked on the Pokémon anime | 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 has voiced many other characters in other anime series including the titular roles in ''{{wp|Revolutionary Girl Utena}}'' and ''{{wp|Hikaru no Go}}''. She also played characters in Japanese dubs of American TV shows, and in video games. | Kawakami has voiced many other characters in other anime series including the titular roles in ''{{wp|Revolutionary Girl Utena}}'' and ''{{wp|Hikaru no Go}}''. She also played characters in Japanese dubs of American TV shows, and in video games. | ||
A full list of her roles can be seen {{wp|Tomoko_Kawakami#Voice_roles|here}}. | A full list of her roles can be seen {{wp|Tomoko_Kawakami#Voice_roles|here}}. | ||