Tsuchida Hiroshi dies at age 54.

This is not the update I had planned on, but this needs to be addressed. I report with great sadness that Tsuchida Hiroshi has died at age 54.

Hiroshi was the main voice for Professor Sycamore (Platane in the JP dub) in the XY seasons of Pokémon. He was also Ninja Blue in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, Necalli in Street Fighter V and the Japanese voice of Lightning McQueen in the Cars films among numerous other voiceover credits.

I wish the best for those close to Hiroshi at this difficult time. May he rest in peace.