Atsuko Tanaka, The Japanese Voice Of Bayonetta, Has Passed Away

She also played Chun-Li and Major from Ghost in the Shell.

There's some incredibly sad news coming out of Japan today about the passing of Atsuko Tanaka - the voice actor behind many major video game and anime roles. This was revealed by her son Hikaru Tanaka on social media - with Oricon News noting how she was 61 years of age.

Some of her most notable roles included the voice of Bayonetta in the Japanese version of the game, Chun-Li from the Street Fighter series, Lara Croft, and the protagonist of the famous anime series Ghost in the Shell, Motoko "The Major" Kusanagi. In addition to this, she played characters from games and anime like NieR Replicant (Kaine), Devil May Cry (Trish) and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Lisa Lisa).

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