Fuyumi Shiraishi: 1936-2019

In between Masaki Tsuji and Fuyumi Shiraishi in September 2018.

Anime voice actress Fuyumi Shiraishi passed away on March 28, 2019, at the age of 82. Born on October 14, 1936, in Beijing, China, Shiraishi-san grew up in Shizuoka Prefecture and would eventually go on to have a successful career as a voice actress, radio personality, and narrator. She even has some tokusatsu connections, having voice-acted in Ultraman Leo (1974-75) episode 40 and Super Robot Red Baron (1973-74) episode 17. 

Rest in peace, Shiraishi-san. 

Anime x Tokusatsu!

In between scriptwriter Masaki Tsuji and anime voice actress Fuyumi Shiraishi.

After attending the Nobuo Nakagawa event, I immediately joined another one, this one attended by scriptwriter Masaki Tsuji and anime voice actress Fuyumi Shiraishi. I was particularly interested in meeting Tsuji-san, as he wrote episodes for Captain Ultra (1967), Spectreman (1971-72), and Dinosaur Corps Koseidon (1978-79). Shiraishi-san, despite being best known for her anime work, has a couple of tokusatsu credits herself, as she voice-acted in episode 40 of Ultraman Leo (1974-75) and episode 17 of Super Robot Red Baron (1973-74). 

It was a fun (albeit brief) evening.