The Voice of Akuma, Angemon and Baboo, Dave Mallow, Passed Away Last Year at 76, Today Would Have Been His 78th Birthday 🎙️🕊️
Happy heavenly birthday 🎂❤️
Dave Mallow built an extensive voice-acting career across anime, video games, animation, and live-action dubbing. Fans knew him as Angemon and his evolved forms in Digimon, the fearsome Akuma in Street Fighter, and Baboo in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. His unmistakable voice also reached anime fans through Gurren Lagann, Bleach, FLCL, Hunter × Hunter, and Rurouni Kenshin.
Mallow passed away in 2025 at age 76, leaving behind decades of characters across some of anime and gaming’s most recognizable franchises.
His memorable voice work included:
• Baboo — Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Power Rangers Zeo
• Angemon / MagnaAngemon / Seraphimon — Digimon
• Akuma — Street Fighter / Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• Anti-Spiral — Gurren Lagann
• Gotoh — Hunter × Hunter
• Commander Amarao — FLCL
• Kensei Muguruma — Bleach
• Kaien Shiba — Bleach
• Aaroniero Arruruerie’s Kaien voice — Bleach
• Sage Yulyana — Bravely Default
• Peter Čapek — Monster
• Udo Jin-e — Rurouni Kenshin
• Sadojima Hoji — Rurouni Kenshin
• Pyoro — Vandread
• Seishiro Sakurazuka — X
Whether he was voicing an angelic Digimon, a legendary fighting-game villain, an anime antagonist, or one of Rita Repulsa’s memorable henchmen, Mallow brought each character a voice that immediately stood out.
One year after his passing, Dave Mallow’s voice continues to live through the anime, games, and characters that introduced his work to generations of fans. 🎙️🕊️
Aqua and Jinshi's VA Takeo Ōtsuka Turns 34! 🎙️🎂✨
Japanese voice actor Takeo Ōtsuka has quickly become one of anime's most recognizable voices, captivating fans as Aquamarine “Aqua” Hoshino in Oshi no Ko and the charming, mysterious Jinshi in The Apothecary Diaries. His ability to balance emotional intensity, subtle humor, and compelling character personalities has made both performances stand out among modern anime favorites.
His growing career also includes Kakeru Kurahara in Run with the Wind, Leon Fou Bartfort in Trapped in a Dating Sim, and Tsukasa Akeuraji in Medalist. Whether portraying a determined athlete, a sarcastic protagonist, or a complicated young hero, Ōtsuka continues to showcase his impressive versatility.
Some of his most memorable voice roles include:
• Aquamarine “Aqua” Hoshino — Oshi no Ko
• Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries
• Kakeru Kurahara — Run with the Wind
• Leon Fou Bartfort — Trapped in a Dating Sim
• Tsukasa Akeuraji — Medalist
• Lauda Neill — Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
• Oushi Ashioki — A Sign of Affection
• Haru Tennoji — Trillion Game
• Hyoma Kunato — Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari
• Aoi Nanamori / Nue — The Demon Prince of Momochi House
• Kanata — Synduality: Noir
• Hikaru Sudo — The Gene of AI
• Ichiyo — Haigakura
• Eiichiro Kokuto — Oblivion Battery
• Akira Oda — My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's
Happy 34th birthday, Takeo Ōtsuka! Whether it's Aqua's emotional struggles, Jinshi's playful charm, or Kakeru's determination, his performances have given anime fans so many characters to connect with. Here's to more incredible roles and unforgettable moments in the years ahead! 🎙️🎌❤️
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The 11” Royals have been revealed (and have been spotted in stores). The lineup includes only two cats; Princess Cat and Jester Cat.
Originally, the 11” lineup also included Dark Knight Cat and Wizard Cat. It’s unknown why they were cut.
I created an eBay account a few weeks ago, only sold 7 items and yesterday my account got permanently suspended for “suspicious activity”. Now I have money on hold for at most 6 months and there’s not a single actual human who can give me an answer as to why I was suspended.
The Voice Behind Kaiba, Brock and James Eric Stuart Marks His 59th Birthday! 🎙️✨
Stuart is one of the most recognizable voices from the early English-dub era of anime, best known for voicing Brock and James in Pokémon and Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh!. His career also includes Meta Knight in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Gourry Gabriev in Slayers, and a long list of characters across Ultimate Muscle, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and video games.
Some of his most notable voice roles include:
• Brock (Pokémon)
• James (Pokémon)
• Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh! Franchise)
• Meta Knight (Kirby: Right Back at Ya!)
• Gourry Gabriev (Slayers Franchise)
• Squirtle (Pokémon)
• Weezing (Pokémon)
• Bastion Misawa (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)
• Marco (Shaman King)
The Narrator (One Piece - 4Kids version)
• Dr. Z (Dinosaur King)
• Dik Dik Van Dik (Ultimate Muscle)
• King Muscle (Ultimate Muscle)
• Mac Metaphor (Ultimate Muscle)
• Black Shadow (F-Zero: GP Legend)
• Hi-Tech (G.I. Joe: Sigma 6)
• Hamato Yoshi (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Murakami Gennosuke (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Quarry (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Yuri Hyuga (Shadow Hearts)
• Lucian (Valkyrie Profile)
His performances helped define an entire generation of English-dubbed anime, with characters like Brock, James, and Kaiba remaining instantly recognizable to fans decades later.
Happy 59th birthday, Eric Stuart! His work across Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Slayers, Kirby, and beyond remains a lasting part of anime dubbing history. 🎂🎙️✨
We just lost a legendary animator today 😔
Some animators bring characters to life. Loyd Price helped shape entire worlds that generations grew up loving. 🕊️
Aardman animations has announced the passing of Loyd Price, a gifted animator, mentor and longtime creative force who dedicated more than 30 years to the studio. Over the decades, Price rose to become Aardman’s Head of Animation, helping guide both the performances audiences saw on screen and the generations of animators who followed him.
His career stretched across some of stop-motion animation’s most beloved films, including:
- Chicken Run — Supervising animator
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit — Supervising animator
- The Nightmare Before Christmas — Animator
- Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave — Animator
- Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions — Co-director and writer
- Shaun the Sheep Movie — Animation supervisor
- A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon — Animation supervisor
- The Pirates! Band of Misfits — Animation supervisor
- Early Man — Animation supervisor
- Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death — Animator
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget — Animation supervisor
On The Curse of the Were-Rabbit alone, Price led a team of 30 animators, helping bring Wallace, Gromit and an entire cast of characters to life frame by painstaking frame.
His work as supervising animator also helped shape Chicken Run, while his career connected Aardman’s classic shorts to its modern feature-film era.
Stop-motion is built one tiny movement at a time. Loyd Price spent decades making those movements feel alive, and teaching others how to do the same.
The characters will keep moving. His influence will keep moving with them.
Rest in paradise, Loyd Price. 🤍