The official web site of Aoni Manufacturing introduced on Monday that voice actress Keiko Yamamoto died on April 18 of sepsis. She was 83.

A non-public wake and funeral have been held, for fast household solely. The delayed announcement was on the request of Yamamoto’s household.

Yamamoto was born on August 7, 1943 in Osaka. Yamamoto offered the voice of the character Shōta Yamada within the long-running Chibi Maruko-chan anime since January 1990. She stopped voicing the character after the episode that aired on December 17 final yr. Emi Motoi changed Yamamoto and now voices the character.

Yamamoto has additionally stopped voicing the character Hanako Hanazawa within the equally long-running youngsters’s anime Sazae-san november 2023. Kumiko Watanabe now speaks the character’s voice.

Yamamoto additionally voiced the title characters Tensai Bakabon And Ganbare Gonbe collection, and Sunakake Baba in numerous Gegege no Kitarō tv anime and movies from 1971 to 2007 Gegege no Kitarō collection, and the 2008 Gegege no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu!! film.

Different characters Yamamoto voiced embrace Chikako within the second season of Himitsu no Akko-chan and movies, Choromatsu and Karamatsu in 1966 Osomatsu-kun collection, and Kinkotsu-Obaba and Nachiguron in numerous Kinnikuman collection and flicks from the 80s.

Sources: Aoni Manufacturing‘s web site, Oricon web site and X/Twitter account