Anime World Provides Condolences After Voice Actor Yoko Kawanami’s Passing – Curiosity


Creators, artists, & followers got here collectively for his or her farewells


The anime world misplaced one other prolific voice actor with the announcement of Yōko Kawanami‘s passing on March 27. She is greatest identified for her roles as Coconna Vartia in Armored Trooper Votoms, Midori Norimaki (née Yamabuki) in Dr. Hunch, Bulma’s Mom in Dragon Ball, and Rumi Kishikawa in Marmalade Boy. Her work has touched the lives and hearts of creators and followers alike. Now these creators and followers are paying their respects to the late Yōko Kawanami.


Aoni Productions

Kawanami’s company launched an announcement on its homepage.

弊社所属 川浪葉子 儀(67歳)
かねてより病気療養中のところ 薬石効なく腹膜播腫のため
去る令和7年3月18日に永眠いたしました

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株式会社青二プロダクション


Ceremony for Yōko Kawanami (67 years outdated), a member of our company
Whereas present process medical remedy, she handed away on March 18, 2025 resulting from peritoneal metastasis, for which no medicine was efficient.

We wish to inform you of this with deep gratitude for the kindness proven to her throughout her lifetime.
Moreover, the wake and funeral had been held solely within the presence of shut kin, in accordance with the needs of her household.

We ask to your understanding and apologies for the late discover.

Aoni Manufacturing Co., Ltd.


Eiko Yamada


Yoko-chan… it is too quickly…
I wished to fulfill you, Yoko-chan, who seemed good within the southern seas…

……Be part of fingers in prayer………


Jun-ichi Kanemaru


I’m deeply saddened.
We’ve labored collectively on a number of productions, together with Tsuide ni Tonchinkan and Marmalade Boy. I’ll always remember the time I loved the summer time sea of Kanagawa on a yacht cruise with Yoko’s pals and fellow voice actors.

Thanks, Yōko Kawanami. RIP


Mayumi Oda (animator)


Voice actress Yōko Kawanami has handed away.
I sincerely pray for her soul to relaxation in peace.
I’ve been concerned in Arale-chan, Ganbare Gonbe, God Mars, Ai Shite Knight, Ninja Hattori-kun, and so forth.
We’re nearly the identical technology, so we lived in the identical period.
Thanks to your exhausting work. Thanks very a lot.


Megumi Ogata


Once I lastly obtained to the purpose the place I may converse up concerning the varied situations of harassment, I took the plunge and confessed to Kawanami-san, who had been so sort to me on the time, and obtained a heartfelt wake-up name. It was the resolve of an actress. Because of that, I used to be capable of put together myself.

She was somebody who was horny and mild, heat, and robust.
Yōko Kawanami-san, please relaxation in peace.


Mika Kanai


Yōko Kawanami-san, you had been all the time been great and sort.
You had been my mom in Yadamon.
You had been a sort mom.
I’m unhappy.
I’ve all the time cherished you.
Till we meet once more.
I sincerely pray to your soul.


Mike Matsuda


Ah… for me it was Coconna and Rita. I believe her voice was irreplaceable and great when it got here to portraying these spunky characters.
R.I.P.


Naoko Matsui


She was a really sort and beneficiant senpai with a heat coronary heart. I can nonetheless hear her distinctive, gentle, and horny voice. We went to Mister Ajikko ingesting events and even went on a yacht collectively. I can image her vivid, lovely smile.

Thanks, Yōko Kawanami-san. Might your soul relaxation in peace.


Ryōtarō Okiayu


Yōko Kawanami-san, who was each Yu and Miki’s mother or father throughout Marmalade Boy, has handed away.
Thanks to your exhausting work. m(_ _)m
Please relaxation in peace.


Takashi Hatono (former animator)


It has been reported that Yōko Kawanami-san has handed away.
She was one of many actors I wished to work with.
Thanks for bringing a lot life and allure to so many characters.
I sincerely pray to your soul to relaxation in peace.



That is an illustration of Coconna used on my 2021 New Yr’s greeting.
I pray Yōko Kawanami-san rests in peace in heaven.


Televi-Kun


Voice actress Yōko Kawanami-san handed away on March 18 on the age of 67.

She has labored on many TV anime and abroad dubbing initiatives, together with Rita from Fang of the Solar Dougram, Mika from God Mars, Aoi from Yume Senshi Wingman, Coconna from Armored Trooper Votoms, and Mitsuko from Mister Ajikko.

We wish to categorical our deepest condolences.


TMS Entertainmemt


On March 18, voice actress Yōko Kawanami-san handed away.
She has appeared in lots of TMS productions, together with Hinata Mika in God Mars, Lupin the Third Half 2, and Tetsujin 28.

We’re deeply grateful and supply our heartfelt condolences.


Toshio Furukawa


■ Once I related to Wi-Fi on the aircraft to NY, I obtained information of Yōko Kawanami-san’s demise from our company… The passing of a piece colleague who was like a comrade in arms…is heartbreaking. I believe the primary time I met her was within the Metropolis Connection industrial. Her voice was so lovely when she spoke usually… I wish to categorical my deepest condolences.


Tsukasa Kotobuki

Personally, I consider Yōko Kawanami as Aoi, Rita, and Coconna, however I discovered she was additionally Roland whereas watching [Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island]. Might she relaxation in peace. >RP


Yū Mizushima

Kawanami-san, it is too quickly.

Though we have not been capable of see one another for some time, my recollections of our time collectively on Mars haven’t light in any respect.

The charming and cheerful Mika will certainly stay in everybody’s recollections perpetually.

I used to be glad to work with you.

I pray to your soul to relaxation in peace.


Whereas we’ll by no means hear Yuko Kawanami once more, her voice will all the time be within the anime she graced.

Did we miss any eulogies to Yuko Kawanami? Be at liberty to tell us in our boards or by e mail.




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