Pokémon Journeys: The Collection, the present Pokémon tv anime, aired its 82nd episode on Friday, and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka changed Tatsuhisa Suzuki because the voice of Kibana (Raihan in English), a Dragon-type fitness center chief within the Galar area. The official web sites for the franchise didn’t submit an announcement concerning the change, however the episode’s ending credit listed Matsuoka as an alternative of Suzuki.

As one of many high eight within the Pokémon World Championships, Raihan is a rival of Dande (Leon, performed by Daisuke Ono). Suzuki had begun taking part in the function in Might 2020. The Pokémon Firm Worldwide lists the present episodes in English as Pokémon Grasp Journeys: The Collection, the second season of Pokémon Journeys: The Collection.

Suzuki’s company introduced his hiatus from leisure business actions in August as a consequence of his poor well being. Suzuki’s musical unit OLDCODEX and Suzuki’s company made the announcement shortly after singer LiSA, Suzuki’s spouse, additionally introduced a hiatus “from a few of her actions” as a consequence of psychological and bodily fatigue.

Suzuki and LiSA introduced their marriage in January 2020. The Weekly Bunshun journal reported on July 30 on an alleged extramarital affair between Suzuki and a feminine work affiliate.

Suzuki posted a handwritten apology on August 30, and the musical unit OLDCODEX additionally said on the identical day that its future remains to be to be decided. Suzuki is the vocalist of OLDCODEX.

Suzuki provided to step down from the function of Kōtarō Higashi/Extremelyman Taro within the Ultraman anime’s second season, as a consequence of his hiatus. Nevertheless, he’ll proceed voicing the character Makoto Tachibana within the Free! anime franchise.

Toei‘s forty fifth live-action Tremendous Sentai collection Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger has changed Suzuki with Masaya Fukunishi because the voice of the chook robotic Gege, as of the twenty fifth episode. The Otome Recreation no Hametsu Flag Shika Nai Akuyaku Reijō ni Tensei Shiteshimatta… ~Haran o Yobu Kaizoku~ (My Subsequent Life as a Villainess: All Routes Result in Doom! The Pirate Generally known as “Hassle”) sport changed Suzuki with Yuki Ito within the sport’s bonus drama CDs. Suzuki voices the character Alan Stuart within the sport and the anime diversifications of the novels.

Suzuki will not take part within the “TV Anime ‘Tokyo Revengers‘ Particular Occasion ~Tokyo Manjikai Tachikawa Touring~” which is able to happen at Tachikawa Stage Backyard on December 18. The occasion organizers are permitting individuals to cancel their purposes for the advance sale of tickets if they need.

Suzuki’s prolific profession has included such characters as The Seven Lethal Sins‘ Ban, Prince of Stride: Various‘s Tasuku Senoo, Seraph of the Finish‘s Shinya Hiragi, Kuroko’s Basketball‘s Kazunari Takao, Dagashi Kashi‘s Tō Endo, and Baka and Check – Summon the Beasts‘ Yūji Sakamoto. Final 12 months, he voiced roles in Somali and the Forest Spirit, The Misfit of Demon King Academy, and My Subsequent Life as a Villainess: All Routes Result in Doom!.

Supply: Pokémon Journeys: The Collection episode 82