Osamu voiced many characters over his 40+ year career, most notably prominent roles in Giant robot classics, such as Brave Raiden, Super Electromagnetic Robo Combattler V, and Super Dimension Fortress Macross.
On top of his wealth of voice acting roles in both animated and live action film and TV, he also worked as both an Animator and a sound recorder. Most notably working as a key animator on the beloved classic tv series: Kimagure Orange Road.
However, in recent American Fandom, he is best remembered as the voice of Norris Packard, a fan favorite character from the popular OVA series Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th M.S. Team.
On a more personal note, being a long time fan of Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th M.S. Team, this news has saddened me. Norris Packard was truly a larger than life character, due in no small part to Ichikawa's performance, and I have no doubt that said performance is a powerful contributor as to why I hold the design of his Norris's Mobile Suit, the MS-07B3 Gouf Custom, in such high regard.
Further, it seems Ichikawa worked as a recorder on Twilight of the Dark Master, one of my favorite films.
His presence and contribution to the medium is not to be understated, and I hope all those passionate about the medium will remember him and his work.
A picture of Norris Packard, drawn by a fan in honor of Osamu Ichikawa.
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