Japanese voice legend Kinryu Arimoto, whose voice many One Piece fans will fondly remember as the badass boss of the Whitebeard Pirates, Edward Newgate a.k.a Whitebeard, has passed away.
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Arimoto, 78, passed away on February 1, and had been suffering from oesophagal cancer for over a year.
Aside from his iconic turn on One Piece, Arimoto has also lent his voice as a seiyuu (voice actor) to many characters in anime, movies and video games over the years. including Ginrei Kuchiki in Bleach, Father Cornello in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tomomi Masaoka in Psycho-Pass, and many more.
Your name will forever be remembered in the annals of pop culture history. May you rest in peace, Mr Arimoto.
Marion has a serious RPG addiction. Sometimes it bleeds into real life; he forgets to sleep because he thinks he has a Witcher’s body clock. Forgive him in advance if he suddenly blurts out terms such as “Mind Flayer” and “Magic Missile”, because never once does he stop thinking about his next Dungeons & Dragons game.