JUJUTSU KAISEN Nanami VA Kenjiro Tsuda Contracts COVID-19
Japanese voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda revealed on his Twitter account today that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Tsuda noted that while he is able to have his treatment at home, during this time there will be difficulties in participating in recording sessions and events. For that, he’s “deeply sorry for the trouble” and will “concentrate on … treatment.”
この度検査の結果、新型コロナウイルスに感染している事が判明致しました。
療養期間中、番組や収録への参加が難しくなってしまいました。
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治療に専念致します。 pic.twitter.com/qOBWIMreFr— 津田健次郎 KENJIRO TSUDA (@tsuda_ken) December 10, 2022
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There are no more details on Tsuda’s condition at the moment, nor when he’ll be returning to work. The above message, which comes from Tsuda’s agency, says the voice actor suddenly came down with a fever and got tested, which returned a positive PCR test.
Tsuda is best known for being the voice of Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Hannes in Attack on Titan, Atomic Samurai in One Punch Man, Overhaul in My Hero Academia, The Beholder in To Your Eternity, Kento Nanami in JUJUTSU KAISEN and many more, including live action such as a fictional version of himself in the Netflix series The Ingenuity of the Househusband.
Source: Kenjiro Tsuda on Twitter
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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.
