Tanaka’s many voice acting roles for games includes Nier: Replicant, the Bayonetta games, and Dragon Age II.
Voice actor Atsuko Tanaka has passed away at the age of 61 years old. Per her son Hikaru, she died of an undisclosed illness she’d been battling for the past year.
“Including her year-long battle with illness, I think she lived a life that was typical of Tanaka,” he wrote in a translated obituary. “Serious, dignified, and a little playful. I am truly happy to have such a proud mother.”
Born November 14, 1962, Tanaka was best known for voicing Motoko Kusanagi in the Ghost in the Shell franchise. Much of her voicework career was in anime including Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Lupin III, and Queen’s Blade.
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