Anime World Offers Condolences After Voice Actor Emi Shinohara’s Passing, Part II

The anime world was shocked as soon as once more with the information of voice actor Emi Shinohara‘s passing on September 8. Identified for her roles as Makoto Kino (Sailor Jupiter) in Sailor Moon, Kushina Uzumaki within the Naruto franchise, and Presea from Magic Knight Rayearth, Shinohara had a distinguished profession in lots of anime collection over a number of many years. Her work has touched the lives and hearts of creators and followers alike. And now these creators and followers are paying their respects to the late Emi Shinohara.

We’re eschewing our normal alphabetical order once more to current the message from Naoko Takeuchi, the creator of Sailor Moon, first.

Naoko Takeuchi



To Emi Shinohara-sama,

You’re at all times in my coronary heart.
I consider we’ll meet once more.

September 13, 2024
Naoko Takeuchi

Fafner within the Azure



We’re heartbroken with the information of Emi Shinohara-sama’s passing.
Chizuru Tōmi-sensei’s spirit will at all times be with us.
We sincerely pray for her soul to relaxation in peace.

Fafner within the Azure Undertaking Staff

George Morikawa



I’m grateful to your function as Mari Iimura.
Thanks very a lot.
Relaxation in peace.

HaccaWorks*



We have been very stunned to listen to of the passing of Emi Shinohara-sama. In Hanakisō, she breathed life into Shirofukurō. She was form and stern, but additionally clumsy and overly earnest, which made her a cute Shirofukurō. Thanks very a lot. I pray for her soul to relaxation in peace.

Hiroyuki Taiga



Empty Head Scribble 830
Sailor Jupiter from Sailor Moon
Emi Shinohara-san and I have been the identical age.
I preferred how her dignified voice suited Jupiter so effectively.
I can solely pray.

Hisashi Kagawa



I discovered in the course of drawing this to commemorate Ami-chan’s birthday… I did not draw this to commemorate Emi Shinohara (sorry).
However so long as I dwell, I’ll proceed to attract Sailor Jupiter, whom you breathed life into.
Thanks for having fun with my drawings.
I pray to your soul to relaxation in peace.

Hitoshi Ariga



I’ve had the chance to attend the recording classes for The Big O a number of instances, and I keep in mind these instances fondly.

When the manga collection was serialized, I had issue drawing “handsome girls,” however as I remembered Emi Shinohara‘s efficiency, I used to be in a position to attract the manga model of Angel.

Might she relaxation in peace.

Kaoru Fukumitsu



This photograph is a treasure of mine.

Thanks very a lot,
Emi Shinohara-san.

The work that supported my youth was
undoubtedly the Sailor Moon collection.

I sincerely pray to your soul to relaxation in peace.

The singing and dancing with Rica Fukami
was so cute that it made my coronary heart flutter.
Your performing was additionally actually enjoyable.

I used to be blissful to see such a stupendous sight of
the Funky Twins.

Ken Akamatsu



After I was making dōjinshi for a Sailor Moon solely fan occasion whereas in school, as a Makoto x Ami shipper I repeatedly listened to “Anata no Sei Janai (Makoto Kino = Emi Shinohara)” from the 1992 CD Fairly Guardian Sailor Moon ~In One other Dream~. That was my youth.
I pray for Emi Shinohara‘s soul to relaxation in peace.

Kunihiko Ikuhara



Emi Shinohara-san, I really feel so unhappy and heartbroken proper now. I heard you have been very proud of the flowers I despatched you ultimately 12 months’s dwell efficiency, and that made me blissful too. Thanks for taking part in Sailor Jupiter and giving me so many reminiscences. I pray to your soul to relaxation in peace.

Sailor Moon



Emi Shinohara-sama, who performed Kino Makoto/Sailor Jupiter in Sailor Moon, has handed away.

Between 1992 to 1997 Emi Shinohara-sama performed the charming Kino Makoto/Sailor Jupiter together with her swish, heat, and highly effective performing in Sailor Moon.

She was a novel presence within the collection, and we want to categorical our gratitude for her contributions and achievements up to now, in addition to our heartfelt condolences.

Saki Hiwatari



I am sorry… I need to mourn Emi Shinohara-san.
I will be depressed for some time… I am sorry.

For me, she is Mokuren-san… so after I assume she has gone so quickly… the tears simply will not cease.

Studio Pierrot



Emi Shinohara-san, the voice actress who performed Kushina Uzumaki in Naruto Shippūden, has handed away.
We provide our deepest condolences.

Shiina Nagano





I heard the information of the loss of life of voice actress Emi Shinohara-san.
She was a senior within the theater group I belonged to after I was 19 or 20 years outdated. On the time, Shinohara-san hadn’t made her debut but, and following individuals like Nobuo Tobita-san, Miki Narahashi-san, and Shigeru Nakahara-san who have been energetic as newcomers… She was an exquisite particular person.
It is unhappy to see a good friend move away, because it was with Yūko Mizutani-san, who entered the identical 12 months…
I used to be within the theater group for about two years and we carried out collectively on stage…
I did not have many strains, however I performed a task of a boyfriend or the like.

Trying on the group photograph taken on the after-party for the play, Shinohara-san and Mizutani-san are each there, and I miss their smiles from again then.
Might she relaxation in peace.

The director of the play at the moment was Yasunori Honda-san, who was the sound director for The Super Dimension Fortress Macross and Megazone 23.

Being a member of this theater group led to a large circle of mates and I received to know many voice actors.
I ended up going into the music business, and thru that connection I ultimately met Takayama-san.

In an period with out the web or smartphones, we have been no one, simply eager to grow to be any individual tomorrow…

It looks like simply the opposite day, but additionally like a distant reminiscence, when us younger individuals gathered collectively and struggled desperately.
Some issues have modified, and a few issues have not.

After I look again on the times we lived via repeated conferences and partings, it is a reminiscence that also warms my coronary heart.
Thanks.

Televi-Kun



Voice actress Emi Shinohara handed away on September 8 on the age of 61.

She voiced Makoto Kino (Jupiter) from Sailor Moon and different voices for anime and overseas movie dubbing.

She has additionally ceaselessly appeared in tokusatsu productions, together with as a visitor star in Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger, the place she performed Bakuryū Pteranodon.

We want to categorical our deepest condolences.

Toei Animation


Yoshihiro Togashi





I hope this may assist everybody keep in mind her.

Yumiko Shibata



Emi Shinohara-san,
Might you relaxation in peace.

We labored collectively voicing and recording songs for Moldiver. Not solely was she a fantastic actor, she additionally had an exquisite high-pitched voice and excellent singing voice.

We have been in the identical company.
I simply heard the information of her passing, and I can not cease shaking.
I can not consider it…
I need to consider it is a lie.

Emi Shinohara will definitely be deeply missed by her colleagues and followers. And whereas we’ll by no means hear her voice once more, her reminiscence will at all times be within the collection she took half in.

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