Voice actress Yamazaki Wakana, known for roles such as Ran Mouri in Detective Conan, passed away due to illness on April 18 at the age of 61. Aoni Production announced the news on May 15.

Aoni Production announced that Wakana Yamazaki, who was recuperating, passed away on April 18 due to illness despite medical treatment. Funeral and other ceremonies have been conducted by close relatives. Born in March 1965 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, Yamazaki made her official voice acting debut in 1991. She rose to fame in 1996 for her role as Ran Mori. Other notable voice roles include Mai Ota from "Gokinjo Monogatari" and Nene from the "Samurai Warriors" series.&阿国, '死或生' 绫音, etc. In February 2026, the agency issued an announcement that 山崎 was recuperating due to illness, suspending all activities, and the voice actor for 毛利兰 was temporarily replaced by 冈村明美.

The animation production team of "Detective Conan" and the original author Gosho Aoyama expressed their condolences for the death of Wakana Yamazaki, and confirmed that the voice actress for Ran Mouri will continue to be played by the previous stand-in Akemi Okamura.