{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-26T06:51:43.786Z","story":{"id":"r_e51d7f08bf524648b013f2e7","slug":"voice-actor-takahiro-fujiwara-dies-at-43-colleagues-pay-tribute","url":"https://yomimono.id/voice-actor-takahiro-fujiwara-dies-at-43-colleagues-pay-tribute","headline":"Voice Actor Takahiro Fujiwara Dies at 43, Colleagues Pay Tribute","summary":"Voice actor Takahiro Fujiwara died on May 14, 2026, at age 43, his agency Ken Production announced on May 21. Fujiwara was known for a wide range of roles including Kurogiri in My Hero Academia, Jerome Guizbatt and Kenpachi Kiganjo in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Zenzō Inukai in Laughing Under the Clouds, Bol Gil Bol in BASTARD!!, Pippin in the Berserk: The Golden Age Arc films, Lu Gonghu in The irregular at magic high school, Goro Daimon in The King of Fighters XIV, and the Japanese voice of Revenant in Apex Legends. Following the announcement, dozens of fellow voice actors, production staff, and game publishers posted tributes on social media. Colleagues remembered him as a kind, warm presence on set who put nervous newcomers at ease, and praised his deep, resonant voice. SNK, the official Apex Legends Japan account, and the production committees for My Hero Academia, Bleach, and The irregular at magic high school all issued statements of condolence. The cause of death has not been disclosed.","why_it_matters":"The breadth of tributes from game publishers, anime production committees, and dozens of fellow voice actors reflects how Fujiwara's career spanned both major anime franchises and high-profile game localization work, making his loss felt across multiple industry sectors at once.","published_at":"2026-05-26T05:15:54.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Anime News Network"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Interest: The Anime World Offers Condolences After Voice Actor Takahiro Fujiwara's Passing Part I","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-05-25/the-anime-world-offers-condolences-after-voice-actor-takahiro-fujiwara-passing-part-i/.237704"},{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Interest: The Anime World Offers Condolences After Voice Actor Takahiro Fujiwara's Passing Part II","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-05-25/the-anime-world-offers-condolences-after-voice-actor-takahiro-fujiwara-passing-part-ii/.237707"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Takahiro Fujiwara"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}