Tarako Isono (磯野 たらこ Isono Tarako) known under the professional name TARAKO, was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and singer affiliated with Troubadour Musique Office. She is best known for her roles as Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Momoko Sakura from Chibi Maruko-chan, and Zero III from Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward.
Before her death, she was the current Japanese voice of Monokuma in the Danganronpa series, taking the place of Nobuyo Ōyama starting from Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School to future installments. In the English dub, Monokuma's voice is provided by Brian Beacock (game only) and Greg Ayres (anime only). In the German dub, he was voiced by Santiago Ziesmer.
Tarako died on March 8, 2024, aged 63 years.[1]
Work on Danganronpa
As Monokuma
As Motherkuma
Role | Title | Year |
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Motherkuma マザーモノクマ |
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | 2017 |
Other Roles
Some of her credited roles include:
Anime
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External Links
English:
- English Wikipedia: TARAKO
- Anime News Network: TARAKO
- Behind the Voice Actors: TARAKO Isono
- Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database: TARAKO
- MusicBrainz: TARAKO
- MyAnimeList: TARAKO
Japanese:
- Japanese Wikipedia: TARAKO
- Official Agency Profile (Troubadour Musique Office): TARAKO(たらこ)
- Official Blog: TARAKO
References
- ↑ TARAKO passed away, Chibi Maruko-Chan voice actrees (TRANSLATED)