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The Voice of Akuma, Angemon and Baboo, Dave Mallow, Passed Away Last Year at 76, Today Would Have Been His 78th Birthday 🎙️🕊️ Happy heavenly birthday 🎂❤️ Dave Mallow built an extensive voice-acting career across anime, video games, animation, and live-action dubbing. Fans knew him as Angemon and his evolved forms in Digimon, the fearsome Akuma in Street Fighter, and Baboo in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. His unmistakable voice also reached anime fans through Gurren Lagann, Bleach, FLCL, Hunter × Hunter, and Rurouni Kenshin. Mallow passed away in 2025 at age 76, leaving behind decades of characters across some of anime and gaming’s most recognizable franchises. His memorable voice work included: • Baboo — Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Power Rangers Zeo • Angemon / MagnaAngemon / Seraphimon — Digimon • Akuma — Street Fighter / Marvel vs. Capcom 3 • Anti-Spiral — Gurren Lagann • Gotoh — Hunter × Hunter • Commander Amarao — FLCL • Kensei Muguruma — Bleach • Kaien Shiba — Bleach • Aaroniero Arruruerie’s Kaien voice — Bleach • Sage Yulyana — Bravely Default • Peter Čapek — Monster • Udo Jin-e — Rurouni Kenshin • Sadojima Hoji — Rurouni Kenshin • Pyoro — Vandread • Seishiro Sakurazuka — X Whether he was voicing an angelic Digimon, a legendary fighting-game villain, an anime antagonist, or one of Rita Repulsa’s memorable henchmen, Mallow brought each character a voice that immediately stood out. One year after his passing, Dave Mallow’s voice continues to live through the anime, games, and characters that introduced his work to generations of fans. 🎙️🕊️