Voice actor Tomomichi Nishimura has passed away.

Article link: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-12-08/slam-dunk-street-fighter-voice-actor-tomomichi-nishimura-dies/.231824

The talent agency Arts Vision announced on Monday that voice actor Tomomichi Nishimura has passed away on November 29, aged 79. It was previously reported on September 22 that he would be taking a hiatus from work due to poor health. His family already conducted a private funeral and service.

His roles included:

"Beast Chimera" in Kamen Rider Wizard.

"Gouki" (Akuma) and "Vega" (M. Bison) in various Street Fighter games.

"Jamitov Hyman" in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.

"Coach Anzai" in Slam Dunk.

You can see other credits here (the are a lot):

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