Monday, April 9, 2012

Takeshi Aono Passes Away 4/10/12

June 19, 1936 - April 10, 2012
You may not know him by name but you will know his voice. Takeshi Aono has been in the anime and seiyuu industry sense 1965. Some of his most famous roles where Kami-Sama/King Piccolo from Dragon Ball, Mihawk from One Piece, and Gambling King from Ramna 1/2.
 He also provided the Japanese voices for famous American characters such as Doc Brown from Back to the Future, Joker from Batman: The Animated Series, and Freddy Krueger.

Back in May of 2010, Aono ended his voice actor career after he was checked into a hospital for an aortic dissection. He suffered a stroke shortly thereafter. His death was announced on 4/10 via Eiko Hisamura's Twitter.

For more information, please check out his Wiki page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Aono

You will be missed. I plan to hold a original DB Piccolo Saga marathon in his memory soon.  
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  1. KajimaruApril 9, 2012 at 10:28 PM

    Animenewsnetwork.com has also confirmed:
    Aono passed away on the evening of Monday, April 9. He was 76.

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