Atsuko Tanaka was a Japanese voice actress.
Personal Life[]
Tanaka's son, Hikaru Tanaka, is also a voice actor.
Death[]
On August 20, 2024, Tanaka's son announced that she had passed away of an undisclosed illness on that day.[1][2][3] Many other voice actors paid their respects.[4]
Roles[]
Voice acting[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero | Nuclear Power Plant Staff Member | Japanese dub Episode 5 "Monstrous Meltdown" |
Other Roles[]
- Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Voice of Juca Meilasch
- Ghost in the Shell - Voice of Motoko Kusanagi
- Tomb Raider series - Dub voice of Lara Croft
- Street Fighter series - Voices of Chun-Li and Poison
- Salaryman Kintaro - Voice of Misuzu Suenaga
- Fate/stay night - Voice of Medea / Caster
- Umineko When They Cry - Voice of Kyrie Ushiromiya
- Naruto: Shippuden - Voice of Konan
- Bayonetta series - Voice of Bayonetta
- A Certain Scientific Railgun - Voice of Harumi Kiyama
- NieR - Voice of Kainé
- Toy Story 3 - Dub voice of Dolly
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Voice of Lisa Lisa
- Parasyte -the maxim- - Voice of Ryoko Tamiya / Reiko Tamura
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Voice of Amida Arca
- Yakuza Kiwami - Voice of Reina
- Jujutsu Kaisen - Voice of Hanami
- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End - Voice of Flamme
- The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic - Voice of Rose
- Bang Brave Bang Bravern - Voice of Knuth
Trivia[]
- Among the colleagues mourning for her death was the voice actor Tomokazu Seki, who recounted having debuted in voice acting almost at the same time as Tanaka (Mobile Suit Victory Gundam). The two had also participated in rakugo and formed a close friendship in behind the scenes.[5]
References[]
- ↑ https://x.com/HikaruTanaka_va/status/1825839477857947649
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2341087/full/
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-20/voice-actress-atsuko-tanaka-dies-after-almost-1-year-battle-with-unspecified-illness/.214540
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2341096/full/
- ↑ https://x.com/seki0908/status/1825856488210129290