Kenyuu Horiuchi’s agency Kenyu Office announced on Tuesday that Horiuchi has tested positive for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The announcement noted that Horiuchi is asymptomatic for the COVID-19 disease, and that his condition is stable with no fever or cough.
Anime characters Horiuchi has voiced include Naruto’s Pain and Second Hokage, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-‘s Wilhelm van Astrea, Joker Game’s Lieutenant Colonel Yūki, and Pokémon’s Nariya Ōkido and narrator.
Horiuchi received testing after having communication with a health center regarding a close contact for the disease.