Image via Aoni ProductionAoni Production announced Monday that voice actress Eiko Masuyama passed away on May 20 due to pneumonia. She is 89 years old. Her relatives held a private ceremony.
Masuyama was born in Tokyo on April 22, 1936. She began her career in Japanese animation television with the first Astro-Boy (Tetsuwan Atom) series. She then began playing Fujiko Mine in the Lupine III series and continued the role until the 2010 television special Lupine III: the Last Job. She was also the first voice actress of Honey Kisaragi in the Cutie Honey series, and she played Mama in the comedy series Tensai Bakabon, Lady Iyo in the comedy series Ikkyu-san, Paako in the later anime Perman, and the title role. in Mahōtsukai Chappy.
She received the Achievement Award in the Tokyo Anime Awards Festival (TAAF) in 2017, followed by the Achievement Award from the 15th Annual Seiyū Awards in 2021.
Source: Aoni Production, Mantan Web
