{"rewrite":{"id":"r_012bfaec406a456d88ba0915","clusterId":"c_76c1aee319f24c418e0c9739","slug":"voice-actor-takahiro-fujiwara-dies-at-43","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Voice Actor Takahiro Fujiwara Dies at 43","summary":"Voice actor Takahiro Fujiwara, known for roles in My Hero Academia, Kingdom, and Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, died on May 14. He was 43. His agency Ken Production announced the news on Thursday, stating a private funeral was held per family wishes.","whyItMatters":"Fujiwara's death removes a versatile performer who had already stepped down from his Kingdom role last year due to health issues, closing a career that spanned major anime, video games, and dubbing work.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTakahiro Fujiwara had been voicing Kan Jou in the Kingdom anime until August last year, when he left the role for health reasons. Teruyuki Tanzawa took over the part. His agency profile described him as an avid gamer who would forget to eat and sleep, and as someone whose appearance and voice made him seem intimidating but who considered himself cute.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFujiwara's anime credits include Kurogiri in My Hero Academia, Jerome Guizbatt in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, and Pippin in the Berserk: The Golden Age Arc films and Memorial Edition. He also voiced characters in Kuroko's Basketball, Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z, and BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-: Hell's Requiem. In video games, he played Walter Eckhardt in Detective Pikachu, Goro Daimon in The King of Fighters XIV, and roles in Batman: Arkham Shadow and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. He dubbed Harry in the animated film Sing and Marshmallow in Frozen.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Voice actor Takahiro Fujiwara has died at 43. Known for Kurogiri in My Hero Academia, Kan Jou in Kingdom, and roles in Bleach TYBW and Berserk. He stepped down from Kingdom last year due to health. A private funeral was held.","twitterPost":"Voice actor Takahiro Fujiwara has died at 43. Known for Kurogiri (My Hero Academia), Kan Jou (Kingdom), Jerome Guizbatt (Bleach TYBW), and Pippin (Berserk). He left Kingdom last year for health reasons. Private funeral held.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Voice actor Takahiro Fujiwara died on May 14 at age 43. His agency Ken Production announced the news, saying a private funeral was held. Fujiwara voiced Kurogiri in My Hero Academia, Kan Jou in Kingdom, and roles in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War and Berserk. He had left his Kingdom role last August due to health issues.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-21/voice-actor-takahiro-fujiwara-dies-at-43/.237598\",\"title\":\"Voice Actor Takahiro Fujiwara Dies at 43\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3552,"outputTokens":680,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826464,"createdAt":"2026-05-21T09:49:18.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-21T10:01:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-21T10:01:15.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_76c1aee319f24c418e0c9739","canonicalTitle":"Voice Actor Takahiro Fujiwara Dies at 43","representativeArticleId":"a_5c24c55d0bc1f5babbc9fd7e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"My Hero Academia\",\"Kingdom\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Takahiro Fujiwara\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-21T07:44:45.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-21T07:44:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-21T10:01:15.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-21/voice-actor-takahiro-fujiwara-dies-at-43/.237598","title":"Voice Actor Takahiro Fujiwara Dies at 43"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["My Hero Academia","Kingdom"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Takahiro Fujiwara"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Voice actor Takahiro Fujiwara died on May 14 at age 43, his agency Ken Production announced on Thursday.","Fujiwara voiced Kurogiri in My Hero Academia, Jerome Guizbatt in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, and Kan Jou in Kingdom.","He left his role as Kan Jou in Kingdom in August last year due to health issues; Teruyuki Tanzawa replaced him.","Fujiwara's video game roles included Walter Eckhardt in Detective Pikachu and Goro Daimon in The King of Fighters XIV.","His dubbing work included Harry in the animated film Sing and Marshmallow in Frozen."]}