Actor Billy Kametz also important voice artist for the Pokémon has died
Today, the voice-over profession is reeling from some bad news. Colon cancer patient Billy Kametz has died at the age of 35 after a long struggle.
A well-known figure in anime and video game culture, Kametz was In addition to Ferdinand Von Aegir in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Heroes, he is well known to Nintendo fans for his work as Blue in the Pokémon Masters video game series.
He also voiced characters in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Rui), Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster (Raidou Kuzunoha), Triangle Strategy (Jerrom), and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Aegis) (Nenji Ogata).
I still reflect on these words and they hit me even harder now that Billy Kametz is gone. We all need to hear something like this when we're bearing the weight of life's stresses. Thank you for letting us experience a part of your journey. Rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/npuOMBP1jH
— Daniel Alba (@EvernightStudio) June 11, 2022
Attack on Titan, Boruto, Demon Slayer and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (Josuke Higashkata) are just few of the anime series he has voiced (Shigeru Aoba).
For Billy’s friends and loved ones, Nintendo Life extends its deepest condolences at this terrible time.
With tremendous and heartbroken regret, we must inform you of the passing of @BillyKametz. Please see his obituary: https://t.co/uKFSt28pXi pic.twitter.com/73fPZoCAmV
— Point of Contact Booking (@POCBooking) June 11, 2022