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Tarako

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Tarako
Tarako in 2015
Born(1960-12-17)December 17, 1960
Ōta, Gunma, Japan[1]
DiedMarch 4, 2024(2024-03-04) (aged 63)
Occupations
Years active1981–2024
EmployerTroubadour Musique Office
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)

Tarako (たらこ, Tarako, December 17, 1960 – March 4, 2024)[1][2][3][4] was a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. Her debut role was as a preschooler on Urusei Yatsura. She was better known as the voice of Momoko "Maruko" Sakura, the titular character in the long-running anime series Chibi Maruko-chan from its debut in 1990 until its conclusion in 1992 and its subsequent revival, which premiered in 1995 and continues to air as of today. She was employed by the talent management firm Troubadour Musique Office.[5][6]

Following her death in March 2024, Kokoro Kikuchi took over the role of Maruko in Chibi Maruko-chan after the show resumed from its month-long hiatus on April 21 of that year.[7]

Death

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Tarako died on March 4, 2024, at the age of 63.[3][4] Tarako continued voice acting while battling an illness but her condition worsened.[8] Her death was announced by Fuji Television and Nippon Animation, the producers of Chibi Maruko-chan as well as her agency Troubadour five days later.[9][8] According to the show's staff in a euology, she was eager to continue voicing the character in the hospital ward until the very end and faced Chibi Maruko-Chan with great love.[9] The following day, a message board was placed up at Chibi-Maruko Chan Land in Shizuoka for guests to write messages to thank her with her contributions to the franchise.[10] Her last episode as Maruko aired as a one-hour special on March 24th of that year on Fuji TV and other FNS stations.[11]

Filmography

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Animation

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Television

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Original video animation (OVA)

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  • Hunter × Hunter OVA (Melody)
  • NG Kishi Ramune & 40 DX (Hebimetako)
  • NG Kishi Ramune & 40 EX (Hebimetako)

Films

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Commercials

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Drama CDs

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  • Eiyū Densetsu III: Shiroki Majo "Wakatareta Mizuumi" (Ban Ban)
  • Kaze no Densetsu Xanadu II: Heroine-tachi no Tanjōbi (Kururu)
  • Popful Mail Paradise 4–5 (Nairu)
  • Tarako Pappara Paradise (Tarako-neesan, Kururu, Nairu, Ban Ban, Obāsan

Live action

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Films

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Video games

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Radio

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  • Tarako Falcom Pīhyarara

Other voiceover

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Fuji TV

  • The Judge! Tokusuru Hōritsu File "Korette Tsumi Janai no" segment (Narration)
  • Naruhodo! The World (Reporter)
  • Quiz & Game Tarō to Hanako (Host)

NHK Educational

  • Okome (Narration)

TBS

  • Shiawase Kazoku Keikaku (Narration)

TV Asahi

  • Zenigata Kintarō (Narration)

Other

Discography

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Listed chronologically.

Albums

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  • Totte Oki no Shunkan (1983)
  • Kaze ga Chigau (1984)
  • Warawanai Koibito (1985)
  • Kokuhaku (1985)
  • Sukoshi Dake Ai ga Tarinai (1986)
  • Anata ga Daisuki (1990)
  • Kanojo (1991)
  • My dear (1991)
  • Tengoku yori Takai Toko Ikō yo (1993)
  • Wāi. (1995)

References

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  1. ^ a b "【TARAKO】プロフィール(年齢・身長) - エキサイトニュース". Excite News (in Japanese). Excite Japan. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "TARAKO - タレントデータバンク" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "「まる子」声優のＴＡＲＡＫＯさん死去、６３歳…「いけずぅ」「わたしゃ疲れたよ」お茶の間に" (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "声優のTARAKOさん死去 「ちびまる子ちゃん」の主人公まる子役" (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "TARAKO｜アニメキャラ・プロフィール・出演情報・最新情報まとめ". animate Times (in Japanese). animate. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Doi, Hitoshi. "Tarako". Seiyuu Database. July 5, 2010. Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (April 11, 2024). "Kokoro Kikuchi Debuts as Chibi Maruko-chan Anime's Lead Role on April 21". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "トルバドール音楽事務所の公式ホームページ". Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "TARAKO氏のご逝去について". Fuji Television Network, Inc. March 9, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  10. ^ "ボイス・オブ『ちびまる子』TARAKOさんロス…訃報にアニメの舞台・静岡市清水区でも悲しみの声広がる". Shizuoka Daiichi Television Corporation (in Japanese). March 11, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "ＴＡＲＡＫＯさんの後任は「対応検討中」とフジ　最後の出演回は３月２４日にオンエア". The Sankei Shimbun. March 9, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  12. ^ "TARAKO Replaces Nobuyo Oyama as Monokuma in Danganronpa Franchise". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  13. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 24, 2024). "Tomokazu Sugita, TARAKO Join Cast of Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Anime Films". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  14. ^ "【2月12日】今日はPCE版『コットン』の発売26周年！【レトロゲーム】". Gamedrive. February 12, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
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