The official website for the 3D CG anime of Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi’s Ultraman manga announced on Tuesday that Tomoaki Maeno has joined the cast of the anime’s second season as Kōtarō Higashi/Ultraman Taro, replacing Tatsuhisa Suzuki in the role.
The Ultraman anime staff had announced Suzuki in the role in summer last year, but Suzuki recently took a hiatus from “all entertainment industry activities” in August, and offered to step down from the role.
Sources: Ultraman anime’s website via The Tokusatsu Network, Alchemy Stars Japanese Twitter account and English Twitter account via Yaraon!
The Weekly Bunshun magazine reported on July 30 on an alleged extramarital affair between Suzuki and a female work associate.