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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': After WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd's voice actor Arthur Q. Bryan died in 1959, he was initially [[TheOtherDarrin replaced by Hal Smith]], whose voice sounded too different. As a result, Elmer would be completely silent in his final appearance, 1962's ''Crow's Feat''. Elmer would later start speaking again in ''WesternAnimation/DaffyDuckAndPorkyPigMeetTheGroovieGoolies'' courtesy of Creator/MelBlanc (and after Blanc died in 1989, the role would be taken over by actors like Creator/JeffBergman, Creator/BillyWest, and Creator/EricBauza).

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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': After WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd's voice actor Arthur Q. Bryan died in 1959, he was initially [[TheOtherDarrin replaced by Hal Smith]], by]] Creator/HalSmith, whose voice sounded too different. As a result, Elmer would be completely silent in his final appearance, 1962's ''Crow's Feat''. Elmer would later start speaking again in ''WesternAnimation/DaffyDuckAndPorkyPigMeetTheGroovieGoolies'' courtesy of Creator/MelBlanc (and after Blanc died in 1989, the role would be taken over by actors like Creator/JeffBergman, Creator/BillyWest, and Creator/EricBauza).
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** Rowlf was for years unvoiced in movies and TV specials (or only made small grunts or laughs) after Creator/JimHenson's death since it was thought that he was the character that most resembled Henson.
** Jim Henson's Dr. Teeth and fellow Muppeteer Richard Hunt's Scooter and Janice were in the same boat for the longest time as well.

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** Rowlf was for years (prior to Bill Barretta taking over the role) unvoiced in movies and TV specials (or only made small grunts or laughs) after Creator/JimHenson's death since it was thought that he was the character that most resembled Henson.
** Jim Henson's Dr. Teeth and fellow Muppeteer Richard Hunt's Scooter and Janice were in the same boat for the longest time as well.well before Bill Barretta and David Rudman respectively took over those roles.



** The ''Series/ElmosWorld'' segments had Mister Noodle's brother, played by Michael Jeter, suffer from this due to his fatal seizure. As a result, the character wouldn't appear again until 14 years later, when ''Elmo's World'' [[ContinuityReboot got rebooted]].

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** The ''Series/ElmosWorld'' segments had Mister Noodle's brother, played by Michael Jeter, suffer from this due to his fatal seizure. As a result, the character wouldn't appear again until 14 years later, later where he was portrayed by Creator/DaveedDiggs, when ''Elmo's World'' [[ContinuityReboot got rebooted]].
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* Wally West, Franchise/TheFlash III and one of the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague's'' founders and a major character throughout the series, is [[DemotedToExtra reduced to a silent background character]] during the third season due to his voice actor Creator/MichaelRosenbaum being busy with ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' while season 3 was having its voice work recorded. Rosenbaum was able to finish his work on Smallville in time to allow the Flash to [[AscendedExtra resume his usual position]] in time for season 4.

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* Wally West, Franchise/TheFlash ComicBook/TheFlash III and one of the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague's'' founders and a major character throughout the series, is [[DemotedToExtra reduced to a silent background character]] during the third season due to his voice actor Creator/MichaelRosenbaum being busy with ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' while season 3 was having its voice work recorded. Rosenbaum was able to finish his work on Smallville in time to allow the Flash to [[AscendedExtra resume his usual position]] in time for season 4.

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* This trope is the reason Sayla Mass is [[DemotedToExtra largely absent]] from Universal Century ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series' after the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam original]], despite being Char's sister and Amuro's close friend. Her VA Creator/YouInoue was unavailable for both ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]]'', leaving Sayla with only a voiceless cameo in ''Zeta'' and a brief role in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ''. It wasn't until the {{Prequel}} ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheOrigin'', when the role was recast, that Sayla had a major animated role again.
* For ''Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries'', May/Haruka wound up falling into this due to her Japanese voice actor KAORI suffering from vocal health issues that prevented her from returning.[[note]]Due to the anime industry's reverence and respect to seiyū in general, replacing Kaori with another seiyū would be seen as disrespectful to her.[[/note]] As a result when Ash's other female companions return to the show, she's glaringly absent outside of archive footage and a voiceless cameo during Ash's fight with Leon.

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* This trope is the reason Sayla Mass is [[DemotedToExtra largely absent]] from Universal Century ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series' after the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam original]], despite being Char's sister and Amuro's close friend. Her VA Creator/YouInoue was unavailable for both ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]]'', leaving Sayla with only a voiceless cameo in ''Zeta'' and a brief role in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ''. It wasn't until the {{Prequel}} ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheOrigin'', when the role was recast, recast following Inoue's 2003 death, that Sayla had a major animated role again.
* For ''Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries'', May/Haruka wound up falling into this due to her Japanese voice actor KAORI suffering from vocal health issues that prevented her from returning.[[note]]Due to the anime industry's reverence and respect to seiyū in general, replacing Kaori with another seiyū would be seen as disrespectful to her.[[/note]] As a result when Ash's other female companions return to the show, she's glaringly absent outside of archive footage and a voiceless cameo during Ash's fight with Leon.



** Cagalli became unvoiced after ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'' in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' since Creator/NaomiShindo refused to reprise her role, so any games requiring her role will be an NPC only. The only moment she is playable so far is ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsK'' (because ''K'' is on the DS and lacks voices).

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** Cagalli became unvoiced for a time after ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'' in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' since Creator/NaomiShindo refused to reprise her role, so with any games requiring her role will be an NPC only. The only moment featuring her as an NPC- the only game she is was playable so far is was ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsK'' (because ''K'' is on the DS and lacks voices).voices). Shindo would later return to voicing Cagalli in ''[[VideoGame/DynastyWarriorsGundam Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/GundamVsSeries Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost]]''.



** Naomi Shindo returned to voicing Cagalli in ''[[VideoGame/DynastyWarriorsGundam Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/GundamVsSeries Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost]]''.



* This happened multiple times with the Japanese voice cast of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'', and for different reasons.
** Ichirō Nagai, who voiced [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} Philoctetes]], died of a heart attack in January 2014. He was given a non-speaking role worldwide.
** Pierre Taki, who voiced [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Olaf]], was arrested for cocaine use... after the game was already released. Because of the [[ValuesDissonance Japanese cultural expectation]] that actors guilty of drug-related charges [[{{Unperson}} be removed from works wherever possible]], Olaf's lines were dubbed over by Shunsuke Takeuchi in an update patch. This only impacted the Japanese version, however.

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* This happened multiple times with the Japanese voice cast of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'', and for different reasons.
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''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'': Ichirō Nagai, who voiced the Japanese dub voice of [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} Philoctetes]], died of a heart attack in January 2014. He 2014, so the character was given a non-speaking role worldwide.
** Pierre Taki, who voiced [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Olaf]], was arrested for cocaine use... after the game was already released. Because of the [[ValuesDissonance Japanese cultural expectation]] that actors guilty of drug-related charges [[{{Unperson}} be removed from works wherever possible]], Olaf's lines were dubbed over by Shunsuke Takeuchi in an update patch. This only impacted the Japanese version, however.
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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': After WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd's voice actor Arthur Q. Bryan died in 1959, he was initially [[TheOtherDarrin replaced by Hal Smith]], whose voice sounded too different. As a result, Elmer would be completely silent in his final appearance, 1962's ''Crow's Feat''. Elmer would later start speaking again in ''WesternAnimation/DaffyDuckAndPorkyPigMeetTheGroovieGoolies'' courtesy of Creator/MelBlanc.

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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': After WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd's voice actor Arthur Q. Bryan died in 1959, he was initially [[TheOtherDarrin replaced by Hal Smith]], whose voice sounded too different. As a result, Elmer would be completely silent in his final appearance, 1962's ''Crow's Feat''. Elmer would later start speaking again in ''WesternAnimation/DaffyDuckAndPorkyPigMeetTheGroovieGoolies'' courtesy of Creator/MelBlanc.Creator/MelBlanc (and after Blanc died in 1989, the role would be taken over by actors like Creator/JeffBergman, Creator/BillyWest, and Creator/EricBauza).
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* Isamu Tanonaka, the voice of Igor in ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4'', died in 2010 due to myocardial infarction. To work around his death, they re-used his previously recorded lines in ''3'' and ''4'' for the ''[[Anime/Persona4TheAnimation The Animation]]'' and ''[[Anime/Persona4TheGoldenAnimation The Golden Animation]]'' adaptations, ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', ''[[VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax Ultimax]]'', along with ''Anime/Persona3TheMovie''. The character would end up being absent from spin-off titles like ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' and the ''Dancing'' games, replaced with a relevant Velvet Room attendant. He was seemingly recast for ''VideoGame/Persona5'', voiced by Masane Tsukayama, [[spoiler:except the new Igor running the Velvet Room is an impostor, with the real Igor reappearing near the end, still voiced using Tanonaka's old recordings]]. While Igor would continue being absent in ''P5'' spin-offs like ''[[VideoGame/Persona5Strikers Strikers]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Persona5Tactica Tactica]]'', ''VideoGame/Persona5ThePhantomX'' and ''VideoGame/Persona3Reload'' finally gave Igor new Japanese voice actors, which ended his drought of sporadic appearances. That's 13 years of keeping Igor out of the spotlight or reusing old voice clips.

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* Isamu Tanonaka, the voice of Igor in ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4'', died in 2010 due to myocardial infarction. To work around his death, they re-used his previously recorded lines in ''3'' and ''4'' for the ''[[Anime/Persona4TheAnimation The Animation]]'' and ''[[Anime/Persona4TheGoldenAnimation The Golden Animation]]'' adaptations, ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', ''[[VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax Ultimax]]'', along with ''Anime/Persona3TheMovie''. The character would end up being absent from spin-off titles like ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' and the ''Dancing'' games, replaced with a relevant Velvet Room attendant. He was seemingly recast for ''VideoGame/Persona5'', voiced by Masane Tsukayama, [[spoiler:except the new Igor running the Velvet Room is an impostor, with the real Igor reappearing near the end, still voiced using Tanonaka's old recordings]]. While Igor would continue being absent in ''P5'' spin-offs like ''[[VideoGame/Persona5Strikers Strikers]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Persona5Tactica Tactica]]'', ''VideoGame/Persona5ThePhantomX'' and ''VideoGame/Persona3Reload'' finally gave Igor new Japanese voice actors, which ended his drought of sporadic appearances. That's 13 years of keeping Igor out of the spotlight or reusing old voice clips.appearances between 2010-2023.
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* Isamu Tanonaka, the voice of Igor in ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4'', died in 2010 due to myocardial infarction. To work around his death, they re-used his previously recorded lines in ''Persona 4'' for ''[[TheAnimeOfTheGame The Animation]]'' in 2011 and ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', with the character being absent from ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' and being replaced with Elizabeth and Margaret, based on the player's path. He was seemingly recast for ''VideoGame/Persona5'' with Masane Tsukayama, [[spoiler:only for the new Igor to be revealed to be an impostor who had captured the real Igor, still voiced by Tanonaka's old recordings.]]

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* Isamu Tanonaka, the voice of Igor in ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4'', died in 2010 due to myocardial infarction. To work around his death, they re-used his previously recorded lines in ''Persona 4'' ''3'' and ''4'' for ''[[TheAnimeOfTheGame the ''[[Anime/Persona4TheAnimation The Animation]]'' in 2011 and ''[[Anime/Persona4TheGoldenAnimation The Golden Animation]]'' adaptations, ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', ''[[VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax Ultimax]]'', along with the ''Anime/Persona3TheMovie''. The character would end up being absent from spin-off titles like ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' and being the ''Dancing'' games, replaced with Elizabeth and Margaret, based on the player's path. a relevant Velvet Room attendant. He was seemingly recast for ''VideoGame/Persona5'' with ''VideoGame/Persona5'', voiced by Masane Tsukayama, [[spoiler:only for [[spoiler:except the new Igor to be revealed to be running the Velvet Room is an impostor who had captured impostor, with the real Igor, Igor reappearing near the end, still voiced by using Tanonaka's old recordings.]]recordings]]. While Igor would continue being absent in ''P5'' spin-offs like ''[[VideoGame/Persona5Strikers Strikers]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Persona5Tactica Tactica]]'', ''VideoGame/Persona5ThePhantomX'' and ''VideoGame/Persona3Reload'' finally gave Igor new Japanese voice actors, which ended his drought of sporadic appearances. That's 13 years of keeping Igor out of the spotlight or reusing old voice clips.
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** After Creator/PhilHartman's death in 1998, his characters Lionel Hutz and Troy [=McClure=] were reduced to cameos in group shots. However, Troy [=McClure=] and Lionel Hutz both continue to appear regularly in [[ComicBook/TheSimpsons the comics]], since a voice actor is not necessary.

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** After Creator/PhilHartman's death in 1998, his characters Lionel Hutz and Troy [=McClure=] were reduced to cameos in group shots. However, Troy [=McClure=] and Lionel Hutz both continue to appear regularly in [[ComicBook/TheSimpsons the comics]], since a voice actor is not necessary.



** Same thing initially happened to Mrs Krabappel when Creator/MarciaWallace died in 2013, until eventually TheCharacterDiedWithHer.

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** Same thing initially happened to Mrs Mrs. Krabappel when Creator/MarciaWallace died in 2013, until eventually TheCharacterDiedWithHer.TheCharacterDiedWithHer. The episode "Diary Queen," which contains multiple flashbacks to Krabappel's life, reuses audio clips of her voice from previous episodes.
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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': After WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd's voice actor Arthur Q. Bryan died in 1959, he was initially [[TheOtherDarrin replaced by Hal Smith]], whose voice sounded too different. As a result, Elmer would be completely silent in his final appearance, 1962's ''Crow's Feat''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': After WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd's voice actor Arthur Q. Bryan died in 1959, he was initially [[TheOtherDarrin replaced by Hal Smith]], whose voice sounded too different. As a result, Elmer would be completely silent in his final appearance, 1962's ''Crow's Feat''. Elmer would later start speaking again in ''WesternAnimation/DaffyDuckAndPorkyPigMeetTheGroovieGoolies'' courtesy of Creator/MelBlanc.
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** After Doris Grau's death in 1995, Lunchlady Doris also became a mute background character, until 2006 when she returned, voiced by Creator/TressMacNeille.
** Same thing happened to Mrs Krabappel when Creator/MarciaWallace died in 2013, but eventually TheCharacterDiedWithHer.
** Following Maggie Roswell walking out over a pay dispute in 1999, most of her characters were given to Marcia Mitzman Gaven. However, Luann Van Houten (Milhouse's mother) instead became completely silent until 2004.

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** After Doris Grau's death in 1995, Lunchlady Doris also became a mute background character, until 2006 when she returned, voiced by Creator/TressMacNeille.
with Creator/TressMacNeille taking over the role.
** Same thing initially happened to Mrs Krabappel when Creator/MarciaWallace died in 2013, but until eventually TheCharacterDiedWithHer.
** Following Maggie Roswell walking out over a pay dispute in 1999, most of her characters were given to Marcia Mitzman Gaven. However, Luann Van Houten (Milhouse's mother) instead became completely silent until 2004.2004 when Maggie Roswell returned to the show.



** Sue Ellen had no speaking roles for the entirety of Season 9 due to the departure of her original voice actress, Patricia Rodriguez. She was replaced by Jessica Kardos for the remainder of the series.

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** Sue Ellen had no speaking roles for the entirety of Season 9 due to the departure of her original voice actress, Patricia Rodriguez. She was eventually replaced by Jessica Kardos for the remainder of the series.
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** Principal Haney also gets written out following the death of his voice actor Walter Massey in 2014. The show’s writers likely felt recasting him would be in bad taste. Season 19’s opening episode “Brain Sees Stars” was dedicated to him. "The Hallway Minotaur" later explained that he moved away to Tanzania to build a school there.

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** Principal Haney also gets written out following the death of his voice actor Walter Massey in 2014. The show’s writers likely felt recasting him would be in bad taste. Season 19’s opening episode “Brain Sees Stars” was dedicated to him. The Season 20 episode "The Hallway Minotaur" later explained that he moved away to Tanzania to build a school there.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Cars1'': Red the fire truck, voiced by late Creator/{{Pixar}} writer Creator/JoeRanft. Granted, [[TheQuietOne he didn't have any real lines to begin with]], but by the time of [[WesternAnimation/Cars2 the sequel]], he has [[TheVoiceless no voice whatsoever]] due to Ranft's death.

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* ''WesternAnimation/Cars1'': Red the fire truck, voiced by late Creator/{{Pixar}} writer Creator/JoeRanft. Granted, [[TheQuietOne he didn't have any real lines to begin with]], but by the time of [[WesternAnimation/Cars2 the sequel]], he has [[TheVoiceless no voice whatsoever]] due to Ranft's death. [[RealLifeRelative Ranft's brother Jerome]] later took over voicing the character in 2013, where in [[WesternAnimation/Cars3 the third film]], Red only cries.
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* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' could not use an English voice for [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]] because his then-current voice actor, Steve Burton, was the only one legally allowed to voice the character in English, but the game's dub was a non-union project, and his contract specifically barred him from working under a pseudonym or going uncredited (as was the case with the actors playing, for example, [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Pit]] or [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]]). As a result, the games use Cloud's Japanese voice in every version; Burton indicated that he was never even contacted. This also extended to Sephiroth, possibly for similar reasons.

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* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' could not use an English voice for [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]] because his then-current voice actor, Steve Burton, was the only one legally allowed to voice the character in English, but the game's dub was a non-union project, and his contract specifically barred him from working under a pseudonym or going uncredited (as was the case with the actors playing, for example, [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Pit]] or [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]]). As a result, the games use Cloud's Japanese voice in every version; Burton indicated that he was never even contacted. This also extended to Sephiroth, possibly for similar reasons.
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** Principal Haney also gets written out following the death of his voice actor Walter Massey in 2014. The show’s writers likely felt recasting him would be in bad taste. Season 19’s opening episode “Brain Sees Stars” was dedicated to him.

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** Principal Haney also gets written out following the death of his voice actor Walter Massey in 2014. The show’s writers likely felt recasting him would be in bad taste. Season 19’s opening episode “Brain Sees Stars” was dedicated to him. "The Hallway Minotaur" later explained that he moved away to Tanzania to build a school there.
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* For ''Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries'', May/Haruka wound up falling into this due to her Japanese voice actor KAORI suffering from vocal health issues that prevented her from returning.[[/note]] Due to the anime industry's reverence and respect to seiyū in general, replacing Kaori with another seiyū would be seen as disrespectful to her.[[note]] As a result when Ash's other female companions return to the show, she's glaringly absent outside of archive footage and a voiceless cameo during Ash's fight with Leon.

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* For ''Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries'', May/Haruka wound up falling into this due to her Japanese voice actor KAORI suffering from vocal health issues that prevented her from returning.[[/note]] Due [[note]]Due to the anime industry's reverence and respect to seiyū in general, replacing Kaori with another seiyū would be seen as disrespectful to her.[[note]] [[/note]] As a result when Ash's other female companions return to the show, she's glaringly absent outside of archive footage and a voiceless cameo during Ash's fight with Leon.
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* For ''Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries'', May/Haruka wound up falling into this due to her Japanese voice actor KAORI suffering from vocal health issues that prevented her from returning.[[note]] Due to the anime industry's reverence and respect to seiyū in general, replacing Kaori with another seiyū would be seen as disrespectful to her.[[note]] As a result when Ash's other female companions return to the show, she's glaringly absent outside of archive footage and a voiceless cameo during Ash's fight with Leon.

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* For ''Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries'', May/Haruka wound up falling into this due to her Japanese voice actor KAORI suffering from vocal health issues that prevented her from returning.[[note]] [[/note]] Due to the anime industry's reverence and respect to seiyū in general, replacing Kaori with another seiyū would be seen as disrespectful to her.[[note]] As a result when Ash's other female companions return to the show, she's glaringly absent outside of archive footage and a voiceless cameo during Ash's fight with Leon.
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* For ''Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries'', May/Haruka wound up falling into this due to her Japanese voice actor KAORI suffering from vocal health issues that prevented her from returning. [[note]]Due to the anime industry's reverence and respect to seiyū in general, replacing Kaori with another seiyū would be seen as disrespectful to her.[[note]] As a result when Ash's other female companions return to the show, she's glaringly absent outside of archive footage and a voiceless cameo during Ash's fight with Leon.

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* For ''Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries'', May/Haruka wound up falling into this due to her Japanese voice actor KAORI suffering from vocal health issues that prevented her from returning. [[note]]Due [[note]] Due to the anime industry's reverence and respect to seiyū in general, replacing Kaori with another seiyū would be seen as disrespectful to her.[[note]] As a result when Ash's other female companions return to the show, she's glaringly absent outside of archive footage and a voiceless cameo during Ash's fight with Leon.
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* For ''Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries'', May/Haruka wound up falling into this due to her Japanese voice actor KAORI suffering from vocal health issues that prevented her from returning. [[/note]]Due to the anime industry's reverence and respect to seiyū in general, replacing Kaori with another seiyū would be seen as disrespectful to her.[[/note]] As a result when Ash's other female companions return to the show, she's glaringly absent outside of archive footage and a voiceless cameo during Ash's fight with Leon.

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* For ''Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries'', May/Haruka wound up falling into this due to her Japanese voice actor KAORI suffering from vocal health issues that prevented her from returning. [[/note]]Due [[note]]Due to the anime industry's reverence and respect to seiyū in general, replacing Kaori with another seiyū would be seen as disrespectful to her.[[/note]] [[note]] As a result when Ash's other female companions return to the show, she's glaringly absent outside of archive footage and a voiceless cameo during Ash's fight with Leon.

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