The voice behind Urahara and Kankuro passed away 7 years ago today at just 56 years old 🕊️ Michael Lindsay is a performer whose work became part of several series that introduced an entire generation of Western fans to anime. Lindsay was especially remembered as Kisuke Urahara in Bleach and Kankuro in Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden. Digimon fans also knew him through two very different characters, Joe Kido and Greymon, while he portrayed Amuro Ray in the English versions of the original Mobile Suit Gundam compilation films. Kisuke Urahara (Bleach) Kankuro (Naruto / Naruto: Shippuden) Joe Kido (Digimon Adventure / Digimon Adventure 02) Greymon (Digimon Adventure) Amuro Ray (Mobile Suit Gundam) Shinichirō Tamaki (Code Geass) Yamagata (Akira) Joachim Armster (Castlevania: Lament of Innocence) Apollo (Zatch Bell!) Yuu Matsuura (Marmalade Boy) Lindsay stepped away from voice acting around 2012. He passed away in 2019 at only 56 years old, but the characters he left behind continue to be heard by fans revisiting some of anime’s most beloved English dubs. From Urahara and Kankuro to Joe and Greymon, Michael Lindsay became part of the soundtrack to an era of anime fandom. Remembering Michael Lindsay, seven years after his passing. 🕯️