Sad news, it's just been announced that Emi Shinohara, B-ko's Japanese voice actress, has died. She was only 61, it seems she had been battling an undisclosed illness . She was a prolific VA and her best-known role was Sailor Jupiter (my favorite scout!) but she'll always be B-ko to me. We love and miss
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