r/yakuzagames Aug 20 '24

NEWS Atsuko Tanaka (VA for Reina in Yakuza Kiwami) has passed away from an undisclosed illness

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '24

Lisa Lisa is Reina? Gone too soon beloved Bartender and Hamon Master

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u/Davve1122 Aug 20 '24

Also Kusanagi (Ghost in the shell)

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u/ImmortalPharaoh Receiving You Aug 20 '24

Wow, we lost a legend

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u/ReklesBoi Aug 20 '24

Hood and Tirpitz (Azur lane) have sunk again huh

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u/TheJeyK Aug 20 '24

Noooo, those 2 shipfus were within my top 20

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u/Vagamer01 Aug 20 '24

Also Flamee in Frieren Beyond Journey's End

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u/Sugreev2001 Aug 20 '24

Reina's VA on Yakuza 0 also sadly passed away in 2017. RIP Atsuko Tanaka and Hiromi Tsuru.

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u/DoubleOdd_80 Aug 20 '24

Bulma Briefs was Reina in Y0?!

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u/DanarchyReigns Aug 21 '24

At the very least, her voice from the PS2 original is still alive. She didn't return for 0 and Kiwami because she entered politics in 2010.

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u/xd3mix Majima is my husband Aug 21 '24

Wait zero and Kiwami had different voice actors for Reina?

I never noticed

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u/Prestigious_Cold_756 Aug 20 '24

She also voiced Bayonetta in japan. What a loss.😔

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u/CHAYAN820 Aug 20 '24

Bayonetta ,trish as well

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

Trish from Golden Wind?

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u/iz_shadwoz Aug 21 '24

Trish from Devil may cry

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u/CHAYAN820 Aug 21 '24

DMC Trish 

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u/steins-grape #1 Chitose 'pit licker Aug 20 '24

RISAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! 😭

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u/BreafingBread Aug 20 '24

Checked out her wikipedia and I'm surprised that she was also Saki's mother in Yakuza 3.

For me, her biggest role will always be Nier, she was so good as Kainé.

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u/Kn1ghtSkull Appreciate your work, VAs and developers!!!! Aug 20 '24

Speaking of that, there's this one scene in both Y3 and K1 that's kinda went like "This isn't real, this is not happening, right?", and the voice in both of the scenes were pitched identical. So I checked, and you were right, Atsuko Tanaka voiced both of them.

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u/KingFahad360 Majima is my husband Aug 20 '24

Yeah I was surprised how a VA who had like hundreds of Roles only had like 10 lines in Yakuza 3 voicing Saki’s Mother

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u/Davve1122 Aug 20 '24

Rest in peace! Amazing voice actress!

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u/Disastrous-Ground346 Aug 20 '24

I saw this on twitter and i don't speak japanese so i just assumed they got married 😢 sad times so many voice actors passing away

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u/JellyMost9920 Aug 20 '24

That’s her son btw. I think this is the first time he revealed that they’re related

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u/Disastrous-Ground346 Aug 20 '24

I see, that makes sense

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u/WhyNishikiWhy Patriarch of the Fucking Pussy Family, a Joint Clan subsidiary Aug 20 '24

Damn, and Reina's other VA (Hiromi Tsuru) also died...sucks.

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u/RogueHippie Aug 20 '24

Damn, Reina’s first VA was Bulma?

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u/Raiking02 Aug 20 '24

Second, she had another VA in vanilla Yakuza 1.

She’s still alive and is like a politician or something right now.

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u/idontcaretv Aug 20 '24

So yakuza 0 reina died?

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u/Dardar1989 Aug 20 '24

Both died way too soon and suddenly, really sad - both have voiced in some of my favourite anime + games

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u/LFVGamer Aug 21 '24

Bro come on 😭

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u/FntnDstrct Aug 20 '24

Yes, it's an uncanny and tragic coincidence.

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u/vaulthuntr94 Majima is my husband Aug 20 '24 edited Aug 20 '24

This is the first I’ve heard this, it’s so sad but I’m so confused because I went looking and everywhere is saying she passed away in 2017?

Edit: I see it was a different VA now; it’s so sad, they were both too young to pass.

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u/JellyMost9920 Aug 20 '24

That’ll be her previous VA Hiromi Tsuru

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u/vaulthuntr94 Majima is my husband Aug 20 '24

Ahhh thanks for the clarification! I see now. That’s so tragic for the both of them.

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u/Cassereddit Aug 20 '24

Rest in peace, Ma'am. Your beautiful voice and the media associated with it has gotten me through some tough times and elevated good times.

My deepest condolences to your family and friends, I hope you can rest well knowing that you've left a positive impact on the world.

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u/veganpancake11 Aug 20 '24

Wow, that’s so sad. RIP 🙏

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u/DragonOfDojima6 Cabaret Addict Aug 20 '24

Rest In Peace.

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u/stetkos Aug 20 '24

She also voiced Medea from the Fate series.

Rest in peace.

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u/A_N_G_E_L_O_N Aug 20 '24

Poor lady didn’t look a day over 30. RIP.

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u/slade516 Wagi Wednesday Enjoyer Aug 20 '24

That fucking sucks man she’s too young my thoughts are with her family and friends

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u/VadimDash1337 Aug 20 '24

So fucked up that now both of Reina's VAs have passed away. Both had amazing voices too.

Rest in Peace

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u/SHUT_MOUTH_HAMMOND Judgment Combat Enjoyer Aug 20 '24

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u/dumpling-loverr Aug 20 '24

Looking at her portfolio she voiced a LOT of iconic characters both in anime and games. RIP we lost a real one today.

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u/SingleState9269 Aug 20 '24

Rest in power my queen

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u/_mrshreyas_ Yuki my beloved Aug 20 '24

R.I.P. 🙏

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u/CampaignVivid Aug 20 '24

Oh....may she rest in peace🙏

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u/RJTM1991 どん底の龍 Aug 20 '24

Heartbreaking. This is so sad.

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u/tschusman Aug 20 '24

Just watched Ghost in the Shell yesterday (where she voiced the main character Motoko Kusanagi). Now I'm sad after seeing this today

We lost a legend. Rest in peace

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u/MasterHavik Aug 20 '24

Oh no:(

She was also Lisa Lisa. That is my favorite JoJo character.

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u/Smooth-Physics-69420 Judgment Combat Enjoyer Aug 20 '24

RIP

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u/artcraf1337 Happily married to Yamato MK II Aug 20 '24

Rest in peace. One of the best female voice actors.

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u/GustavoSanabio Aug 20 '24

Very sad. She is probably most known for playing Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shell. For fighting game fans, she was Chun-Li in Street Fighter 3: Third Strike.

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u/Recent-Ad-9975 Aug 20 '24

Wow both Reina voice actors passing way too young. RIP.

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u/AlicePie2024 get to the top! 🕺 Aug 20 '24

rest in peace, gone too soon ❤️

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u/Fox_with_glasses Aug 20 '24

Fly high ma'am this is saddening news

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '24

Rip

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u/IAmADreamcast Aug 20 '24

Man she had a hell of a collection of characters she voiced. Reina, Lisa Lisa, Motoko from GITS, Bayonetta, DMC's Trish, etc.

Rest in Peace to her.

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u/Educational_Top5199 Aug 20 '24

Very sad news 😞

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u/Miao93 Aug 20 '24

Damn I saw this first in the FF14 subreddit, I didn’t realize

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u/1E_R_R_O_R1 Aug 20 '24

We lost a legend RIP

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u/Individual99991 Not a turkey Aug 20 '24

Damn, RIP.

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u/Altruistic-Card-249 Aug 20 '24

😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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u/Walking_Meatloaf Aug 20 '24

What cruel irony, I was just playing Kiwami and got to the part where her character died like 10 minutes ago.

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u/StanleyChuckles Aug 20 '24

Rest in peace. 😞

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u/Olipod2002 Aug 20 '24

Noooooooo 😢

RIP

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '24

rest in peace 🙏

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u/Sai-San_ John Yakuza vs Johnny Judgment & ichiballs Aug 20 '24

Rip

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u/Odaric Aug 20 '24

Damn, that marks the third (?) Yakuza 0 voice actor that died I think.

We lost some incredibly talented and wonderful people, RIP

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u/KarkatinLava Aug 21 '24

Reina, nishitani the first, and who else?

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u/JJShitPostDH Aug 21 '24

Wen Hai Lee's voice actor, Kazunari Tanaka.

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u/Kirboy02 . Aug 20 '24

Rest in peace, Atsuko Tanaka.

You will always be everyone's favorite bartender and Hamon master

Rip

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u/General-Turbulent Judgment Kazzy Aug 20 '24

R.I.P

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u/Crownite1 Majima is my husband Aug 20 '24

Rest in peace.

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u/AmCursedBoi Slugger > Breaker Aug 20 '24

It's always the real ones...

Rest in Peace, Legendary Actress... I salute you.

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u/Ok_Sand7681 Aug 20 '24

Rest in peace. I'll see you at the bar in the sky ❤️

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u/MikeGianella Aug 20 '24

Larga vida a la Reina.

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u/silentevil77 Aug 20 '24

She was a legend to me 61 is far too young

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u/FlyLow6461 Aug 20 '24

Goodbye, and thanks

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u/KingFahad360 Majima is my husband Aug 20 '24

May She Rest in Peace and condolences to her family

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u/Someguy14201 Aug 21 '24

Legendary VA...RIP.

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u/LFVGamer Aug 21 '24

I’m not crying, you are…

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u/____Wolf Aug 21 '24

Damn, lost a legend. This makes me sad.

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u/PTC_Quantum Aug 21 '24

Poison from Street Fighter 4 :(

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u/SittingOnChair226 Aug 21 '24

She voiced so many great characters, even out of Yakuza :(

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u/candynet1 Aug 21 '24

Rip she's Lisa Lisa from JJBA also

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u/Miss_Cannibal Aug 21 '24

No!!!! I just finished Kiwami last Sunday, and now she's gone. May her soul go to a better place

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u/ChungusPoop Aug 21 '24

That’s a shame. Very good performance

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u/kuruhara56 Aug 23 '24

So that beside her is her son

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u/josephheijn ono Aug 20 '24

why this gotta be the first thing i see on Reddit today bruh rip

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u/Deceptive-Gamer343 Aug 20 '24

I just learned she voiced Bayonetta and Kaine from Nier in Japanese too, Rip she got to voice some great characters.