Some of Atsuko Tanaka’s notable roles include Flamme in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell, Lisa Lisa in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures, Konan in Naruto, Bayonetta in Bayonetta, among many others.

  • recursive_recursion [they/them]@programming.dev
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    The voice actress Atsuko Tanaka passed away on August 20 following a year-long battle against an undisclosed illness.

    damn
    may you rest in peace

    Her son Hikaru shared the news on X today, apologizing for revealing the parent-child relationship in this way.

    not sure what the implication means but they must be in a difficult/weird position if they have the need to apologize

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      Not necessarily. Japan is ‘weird’.

      It may be considered proper to be introduced by your parent/elder.

      edit Could also be a mistranslation. Perhaps he ment ‘sorry for finding out about her death this way.’

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      It’s a weird translation, the original text is something like, “It is with great regret that I have to inform you of our parent-child relationship in this way.”

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    My wife remembers her as Kaine from Nier, since she played in Japanese and it was pretty influential in her childhood. This news hits her especially hard.

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    Thanks for sharing with us!

    The voice actress Atsuko Tanaka passed away on August 20 following a year-long battle against an undisclosed illness. She was 61. Her son Hikaru shared the news on X today, apologizing for revealing the parent-child relationship in this way. You can read his message below.