I’ve mentioned before that I like the Japanese manga and anime titled 「ゲゲゲの鬼太郎」 (“Gegege-no-Kitarou“).
It’s about a group of 妖怪 (ghouls) who help humans.
I have a few of the manga, I watch the anime on TV sometimes, and my family and I went to see both of the live-action movies at the theater.
I also like the artist, 水木しげる (Shigeru Mizuki). His life story is fascinating.
I wrote a bit about him and the 「ゲゲゲの鬼太郎」 (“Gegege-no-Kitarou“) on another post.
Click here read it.
Anyways, 田の中勇 (Isamu Tanonaka), the 政友 (“Seiyuu“)…”voice actor”…who did the voice of one of this show’s main characters–「目玉おやじ」 (“Medama-oyaji“) died last Wednesday.
He was 77 years old.
田の中勇 (Isamu Tanonaka), R.I.P.
I wrote a post last September about the death of the artist of another popular Japanese manga…Click here to read it.
Tokyo Five 
That’s a shame.
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Yeah, it’s too bad.
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I like watching Gege No Kitaro and 😀 silly as this may sound the opening theme to the show 😀 Its a sad to know that the seiyuu to Medamaoyaji’s character have passed away but he will forever be immortalised and remembered by those who recognise his voices and his talents. But I didnt know about Shin Chan’s creator passed away last year.
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He was also the voice actor for the police chief in the “Tensai-Bakabon cartoon…and in the Japanese dubbing of “Star Wars, he did the voice of “Jar-Jar Binks“.
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