The official website of singer Ichiro Mizuki announced that he has passed away. He was 74 years old.
He passed away last December 6th due to lung cancer. He had his final live performance last November 27th.
Nicknamed the "Emperor of Anime Songs", he debuted in 1968 and was a pioneer as a singer of anime songs as he performed various theme songs for anime and tokusatsu, and has a career that spanned for five decades. Some of the notable anime and tokusatsu titles that he contributed various theme songs for are: Kamen Rider X, Kamen Rider Stronger, Kamen Rider BLACK RX, Ultraman Orb, Juuken Sentai Gekiranger, Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, Robocon, Mazinger Z, Combattler V, Voltes V, GoLion, Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Godannar, Getter Robo Go, and many more.
Aside from singing, he also acted in series such as Dr. Ben in Jikuu Senshi Spielvan, Voicelugger as Voicelugger Gold, appeared as himself in Kamen Rider W, and Saburo Hazuki and voiced the GB Custom Visor and Lio Blaster in Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters. From all of us here, thank you for the memories.
[Source: Anime News Network]
Nicknamed the "Emperor of Anime Songs", he debuted in 1968 and was a pioneer as a singer of anime songs as he performed various theme songs for anime and tokusatsu, and has a career that spanned for five decades. Some of the notable anime and tokusatsu titles that he contributed various theme songs for are: Kamen Rider X, Kamen Rider Stronger, Kamen Rider BLACK RX, Ultraman Orb, Juuken Sentai Gekiranger, Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, Robocon, Mazinger Z, Combattler V, Voltes V, GoLion, Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Godannar, Getter Robo Go, and many more.
Aside from singing, he also acted in series such as Dr. Ben in Jikuu Senshi Spielvan, Voicelugger as Voicelugger Gold, appeared as himself in Kamen Rider W, and Saburo Hazuki and voiced the GB Custom Visor and Lio Blaster in Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters. From all of us here, thank you for the memories.
[Source: Anime News Network]
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