SAG‑AFTRA’s summer 2026 quarterly magazine reported that voice actor Michael Donovan died on March 4. He was 72 at the time of his death and would have turned 73 on June 12. Donovan provided voice work for several anime series, including the role of Ryoga Hibiki in the original Ranma ½, Cye Mouri in Ronin Warriors, Zouken Matou in Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel, and Master Roshi in an older dub of Dragon Ball. He also appeared as Primus in Transformers: Cybertron. His credits extended to series such as Mike The TV, Phong in ReBoot, Guile in Street Fighter, Jack Hollister in Skysurfer Strike Force, Wes Weasley in The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Eggplant Wizard in Captain N: The Game Master, and Sabertooth in X‑Men: Evolution. Fellow voice actor Ian James Corlett announced the news on his Instagram page after learning of the death from the magazine. Donovan’s performances remain available in the dubbed and subtitled versions of the series in which he appeared.