Beloved Japanese anime icon Sayuri, sadly passed away two years ago at just 28 🕊️🎤
Singer-songwriter Sayuri became closely connected with anime through songs that gave some of its most emotional endings an unforgettable sound.
Among her best-known works was “Hana no Tou,” the ending theme of Lycoris Recoil. She also performed ending themes for ERASED, Scum’s Wish, Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace, and My Hero Academia.
Some of her most memorable anime songs include:
“Hana no Tou” (Lycoris Recoil)
“Mikazuki” (Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace)
“Sore wa Chiisana Hikari no Youna” (ERASED)
“Heikousen” (Scum’s Wish) — Ending Theme
"Tsuki to Hanataba" — (Fate/Extra Last Encore)
“Koukai no Uta” (My Hero Academia Season 4)
and many more!
Her songs continue to live through the anime scenes and stories they accompanied, introducing her distinctive voice to listeners around the world.
Two years after her passing, Sayuri remains remembered through the emotional songs that became part of so many beloved anime. Rest in peace, Sayuri. 🎤🌸
Thank you for the memories ❤️🕊️
These legendary voices became part of generations of childhoods.
From anime and animation to gaming, they helped create some of the voices that became part of our childhoods, our favorite shows, and the stories we still return to.
Michael McFarland — For many English-speaking Dragon Ball fans, his Master Roshi became the definitive voice of the Turtle Hermit. He also voiced Yajirobe, Baby Vegeta, Buggy the Clown in One Piece, and Jean Havoc in Fullmetal Alchemist, while directing numerous anime dubs.
Peter Cullen — The voice that became inseparable from Optimus Prime. For more than four decades, Cullen gave the Autobot leader his strength, dignity, compassion, and unmistakable presence. He was also the beloved Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh and provided the iconic vocal effects for the Predator.
Tim Curry — A performer whose range seemed limitless, from Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Pennywise in It to Wadsworth in Clue and countless animated characters. His work crossed stage, film, television, and voice acting for generations.
Dolly Parton — More than a country music superstar, Dolly became a songwriter, actress, producer, businesswoman, and philanthropist whose influence reached far beyond music. With songs like “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You,” along with her work in 9 to 5 and the Imagination Library, her legacy reaches both entertainment and generations of children.
Francisco Reséndez — A veteran whose work reached generations through Ord in Dragon Tales, Scooby-Doo, Commander Pixis in Attack on Titan, and Makarov Dreyar in Fairy Tail. His work as a dubbing director also helped shape the Spanish-language versions of major productions.
Hayden Panettiere — From Claire Bennet in Heroes and Juliette Barnes in Nashville to Kairi in the Kingdom Hearts games, Panettiere left an impact across television, film, and gaming. Her career began when she was a child, making her part of many viewers’ earliest memories of Hollywood.
Daveigh Chase — The voice of Lilo in Lilo & Stitch and the performer behind Samara Morgan in The Ring. Those two roles alone placed her on opposite ends of pop culture, showing the remarkable range she displayed from a very young age.
Tom Kane — One of the most prolific voices in modern animation, Kane became especially beloved for Yoda, Admiral Yularen, and the narrator of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He was also the voice of Professor Utonium in The Powerpuff Girls and worked across hundreds of productions.
Michael Donovan — A Canadian dubbing veteran whose voice became familiar to anime fans through Master Roshi in Dragon Ball, Ryoga Hibiki in Ranma ½, Zouken Matou in Fate/Zero, and Suikotsu in Inuyasha. He also contributed extensively to Western animation and voice direction.
Different voices. Different characters. Different generations.
But there is one thing they all share:
They gave fictional characters something human, a voice, a personality, and a memory that could stay with us long after the credits rolled.
Every time we revisit Dragon Ball, Transformers, Star Wars, The Powerpuff Girls, Lilo & Stitch, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, or the countless other worlds they helped bring to life, their work gets another moment to live.
The voices may have left us, but the characters will keep speaking. And through them, these legends will keep being heard. ❤️🕊️
My wife's first kid is trans. She tries hard, uses the new name and pronouns.
This week "she" is here to visit.
Yesterday he unilaterally got rid of nearly every child photo and item with his birth name while we were out.
All my wife's cherished mommy memories, gone.
Why?
Rest in peace to the original voice of Max Goof 🕊️
Many Disney fans grew up hearing Dana Hill long before they knew her name. As the original voice of Max Goof in Goof Troop, she gave Goofy’s son a sharp, raspy, funny, and genuinely kid-like personality, the awkwardness, attitude, heart, and humor that made Max feel like more than just “Goofy’s kid.”
Hill’s voice had a rare quality: youthful, rough-edged, emotional, and completely believable. For many fans, her Max was the version that introduced the character before A Goofy Movie turned him into a teen icon.
Dana Hill passed away 30 years ago this month, on July 15, 1996, at just 32 years old. Her time was far too short, but her work still lives on every time fans return to Spoonerville and hear Max trying to find his place alongside his dad.
Rest in peace, Dana Hill 🙏
Happy Black History Month from ToonHive! 🖤
Throughout the month, we will be spotlighting Black excellence in animation, honoring the legacy and celebrating the future. #BlackHistoryMonth