Voice actor Unsho Ishizuka, who voiced Professor Oak and narrated the Pokémon anime in Japanese, has died.
Ishizuka has been voicing Professor Oak and narrating the Pokémon TV anime since the show debuted in Japan in 1997.
Besides his Pokémon anime work, Ishizuka also voiced Jet Black in Cowboy Bebop, among many other iconic roles.
According to Mantan Web, Ishizuka died from esophageal cancer. He was 68.
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