The official website for Tohokai, the alumni association for the Toho Gakuen vocational school, announced on July 30 that voice actor Yū Shimaka passed away on July 28.
Shimaka was a lecturer at the Tokyo Announce Gakuin school, and his funeral services were held on July 31 and August 1.
Shimaka also ran a private voice acting school called “Goof Troop.”
In animation, Shimaka also voiced the character Plugsy in The Brave Little Toaster, Fat Cat in Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers, and Spike in Tom & Jerry.