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 is better known as the voice of Momoko "Maruko" Sakura, the popular title character in the long-running anime series Chibi Maruko-chan which has been on the air since 1990, before her eventual death in March 2024 while the series is currently in its 34th season. She was employed by the talent management firm Troubadour Musique Office.[5] [6] Tarako died on March 4, 2024, at the age of 63.[3] [4]

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: TARAKO Replaces Nobuyo Oyama as Monokuma in Danganronpa Franchise. Anime News Network. May 22, 2019.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.