Departures of note

Asami Yaguchi was a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Kenyu Office, active in anime, games, and dubbing from the early 2000s. She was best known as the voice of Kuchipatchi in the Tamagotchi anime series and films, a role she played across multiple series from 2007 into the 2010s. She also voiced the young Sakata Gintoki in the Gintama anime and Haruo in the Doraemon television series, among many other roles in shows such as Black Lagoon, Super Robot Wars, and Dies Irae. Trained at the Yoyogi Animation Academy and the 81 Produce Acting Institute, she joined Kenyu Office after graduating from its talk back training school. Yaguchi died of heart failure on September 26, 2026, at the age of 47.