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Jun 17, 2017 9:21 PM
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Talent management company Air Agency announced on Friday that voice actor Keiji Fujiwara will be making a return to his career as a voice actor. Fujiwara took a medical leave in August 2016 with an undisclosed medical condition. The agency further stated that Fujiwara will slowly resume his career while taking his physical health into account.

Fujiwara has been replaced in several anime series in the past couple of months, including Hiroshi Nohara from Crayon Shin-chan by Toshiyuki Morikawa, Shirou Fujimoto from Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-hen by Hiroaki Hirata, Hannes from Shingeki no Kyojin Season 2 and Isami Enomoto from Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi by Kenjirou Tsuda.

Active in the voice acting industry since the 1980s, Keiji Fujiwara has voiced characters from various media, including drama CDs, tokusatsu shows, video games, live-action series, and Western cartoons.

Source: Air Agency official site
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Jun 17, 2017 10:05 PM
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Nice to have you back!
Jun 17, 2017 10:23 PM
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Leorio, and Zeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenzo
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Jun 17, 2017 10:26 PM
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Great news, his voice is always pleasant to hear so I'm glad we'll get to continue hearing it.
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Jun 18, 2017 12:36 AM
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Okaerinasai...............!
Jun 18, 2017 12:48 AM
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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!

So glad to learn he is recovering. I was worried when I heard he would took a hiatus, but this is great to know.
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Jun 18, 2017 1:31 AM
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he was replaced in eureka seven hi-evolution movie coming out as "holland"
Jun 18, 2017 1:32 AM
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Holy, I love this man's voice. I'm glad he's back and healthy!


Jun 18, 2017 1:35 AM
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I'm glad to hear he's doing better.

I'll be looking forward to the return of his amazing voice acting.
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Jun 18, 2017 1:51 AM

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Welcome back, Hannes, Village Chief, and Reno! <3

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Jun 18, 2017 2:05 AM
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Welcome back! I'm so happy he's ok now.
Jun 18, 2017 2:26 AM

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love the guy, hope he'll get better
Jun 18, 2017 2:33 AM

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Welcome back Sweg master
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Jun 18, 2017 2:51 AM

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i'm glad he's back and better now! i really enjoy his work!
Jun 18, 2017 3:27 AM

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Welcome back, Fujiwara-san!
Jun 18, 2017 4:24 AM

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So glad he's better, I've missed his beautiful voice ;_;.
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Jun 18, 2017 4:47 AM
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Well this will sound weeb for me but... OKAERI!
Jun 18, 2017 5:27 AM

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Welcome back master
Jun 18, 2017 5:39 AM
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Sore ga Yokata naa.. Welcome back, my favorite seiyuu
Jun 18, 2017 6:02 AM

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I'm glad he's at a point where he can slowly resume his work.
Jun 18, 2017 6:13 AM

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Yay! He's back! I miss his voice already. One of the nicest. ;u; <3
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Jun 18, 2017 6:27 AM

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Good to hear it. Was suprised when his character in Ao no Exorcist was replaced (though i prefered the replacement in this case).
Jun 18, 2017 8:03 AM
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OMG I AM SO HAPPY <3
Jun 18, 2017 8:38 AM
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great because this dude is awesome
Jun 18, 2017 9:04 AM

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omg , I was suddenly opening his profile and saw this <3 but unfortunately he lost his roles in Ao no Exorcist and Shingeki no Kyoujin
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Chibi-Alice said:
Good to hear it. Was suprised when his character in Ao no Exorcist was replaced (though i prefered the replacement in this case).

you do prefer the replacement only because the guy who replaced him is the voice of Sanji
Jun 18, 2017 9:07 AM

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Welcome back, looking forward to seeing his future work for sure.
Jun 18, 2017 9:28 AM

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Nou-Tan said:
Chibi-Alice said:
Good to hear it. Was suprised when his character in Ao no Exorcist was replaced (though i prefered the replacement in this case).

you do prefer the replacement only because the guy who replaced him is the voice of Sanji

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Jun 18, 2017 10:24 AM

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Awesome news. I'm really glad he's back!
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Such great news!! Looking forward to hearing more from him again. I love his voice!! I was bummed out when he got replaced in Ao no Exorcist (though the one replacing him did a good job as well).
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Multiple Summer upcoming anime's with him voicing the characters, pls
Jun 18, 2017 12:18 PM
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I missed him a lot. I can't wait to hear his voice again.
Jun 18, 2017 1:42 PM

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This is great news!! ^^ I was worried about him, I'm glad he's doing okay.
Jun 18, 2017 2:14 PM

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Nice to see the old timer back.
He has such an interesting and distinctive voice, which i am really fond of.
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I missed hearing Fujiwara in anime lately. Very happy that he's doing well enough to come back into voice acting. Leorio is my personal favorite performance of his, and that's just one of the several great characters he's played.
Jun 18, 2017 8:17 PM

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That's good news. Congratulations on your recovery.

I hope Risa Taneda recovers as well.
Jun 18, 2017 8:20 PM
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Ohh that's good to hear! Glad he's back ^^

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karlstein12 said:
Multiple Summer upcoming anime's with him voicing the characters, pls


Summer anime have already started recording so that's basically impossible. Voice casting for the fall season must also be well-advanced. So at best he'll get some cameos in the fall and back as a regular in the winter. But of course, the sooner the better !

Realistically, Shin-chan will probably be what he resumes work on first, at least anime-wise.
Jun 20, 2017 3:20 AM

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Glad to hear that.

Literally the best oyaji-voice.
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Jun 20, 2017 4:48 AM

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Excellent news! He's one the best in the biz and would be solely missed talent in the industry.
Jun 27, 2017 8:04 PM

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He will come back to voice Ironman in Spiderman: Homecoming Japanese dub for his first role since return.
http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/13261753/
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tsubasalover said:
He will come back to voice Ironman in Spiderman: Homecoming Japanese dub for his first role since return.
http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/13261753/


I for one am rejoicing tremendously at this news. Tony Stark remains his and that's only fair.

There's a dub teaser already (hopefully it's not region-locked)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wffL9DaygZU

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