Tarako Explained

Tarako
Birth Date:17 December 1960
Birth Place:Ōta, Gunma, Japan[1]
Years Active:1981–2024
Employer:Troubadour Musique Office
Height:158 cm

[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 popular 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 debuted in 1995 and continues to air as of today, before her eventual death in March 2024, during the second show's 30th year. She was employed by the talent management firm Troubadour Musique Office.[5] [6]

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

Death

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

Animation

Television

Original video animation (OVA)

Films

Commercials

Drama CDs

Live action

Films

Video games

Radio

Other voiceover

Fuji TV

NHK Educational

TBS

TV Asahi

Other

Discography

Listed chronologically.

Albums

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 【TARAKO】プロフィール(年齢・身長) - エキサイトニュース. 2021-03-09. 2024-03-09. Excite News. Excite Japan. ja.
  2. Web site: TARAKO - タレントデータバンク. 2024-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921030706/https://www.talent-databank.co.jp/search/t2000043253. 2020-09-21. ja.
  3. News: 「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 . 2024-03-09 . . 9 March 2024. ja.
  4. News: 声優のTARAKOさん死去 「ちびまる子ちゃん」の主人公まる子役 . 9 March 2024 . . 9 March 2024. ja.
  5. Web site: TARAKO｜アニメキャラ・プロフィール・出演情報・最新情報まとめ. 2024-03-09. animate Times. animate. ja.
  6. Doi, Hitoshi. "Tarako". Seiyuu Database. July 5, 2010.
  7. Web site: Kokoro Kikuchi Debuts as Chibi Maruko-chan Anime's Lead Role on April 21. 11 April 2024. 21 September 2024. Rafael. Antonio Pineda. Anime News Network.
  8. Web site: トルバドール音楽事務所の公式ホームページ. https://web.archive.org/web/20240311041120/https://troubadour.tokyo/. 11 March 2024. 27 October 2024.
  9. Web site: TARAKO氏のご逝去について. Fuji Television Network, Inc.. 9 March 2024. 26 October 2024.
  10. Web site: 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. 11 March 2024. 26 October 2024. Shizuoka Daiichi Television Corporation. ja.
  11. Web site: 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. 9 March 2024. 27 October 2024.
  12. Web site: TARAKO Replaces Nobuyo Oyama as Monokuma in Danganronpa Franchise. Anime News Network. May 22, 2019.
  13. Web site: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . February 24, 2024 . Tomokazu Sugita, TARAKO Join Cast of Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Anime Films . February 26, 2024 . Anime News Network.
  14. News: 【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】. February 12, 2019. Gamedrive. May 22, 2019.

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