#Aizen Voice Actor Show Hayami Tests Positive to COVID-19

Voice actor Show Hayami and his agency Rush Style announced yesterday that the voice actor, who is best known as the voice of Sosuke Aizen in Bleach and Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki in Fairy Tail, had contracted COVID-19. Hayami wrote on Twitter that he had woken up in the morning of February 6 with a sore throat and a low-grade fever, so he got a PCR test which revealed he was positive with the disease. Rush Style said in their announcement that Hayami had been a suspected close contact with another who tested positive and underwent a PCR test because of that.

 

 

【速水奨】

今朝、起きると喉の痛みと、微熱があり、PCR検査を受けて、新型コロナウイルスの陽性が判明しました。

本日の白井さんのステージ、更に明日からの様々な仕事にご迷惑をかけることになってしまい、申し訳ありません。

しっかり療養して復帰を目指します。

— SHOW-ISM（速水奨＆スタッフ） (@show_ism) February 6, 2022

 

 

 

速水奨に濃厚接触者の疑いがあり本日PCR検査を受けたところ、新型コロナウイルス陽性の判定を受けました。

今後は保健所及び医療機関の指導の元、治療等をすすめて参ります。

いつも応援して下さるファンの皆様、関係者の皆様にはご心配ご迷惑をおかけしてしまい誠に申し訳ございません。

㈱RushStyle

— Rush Style (@RUSHSTYLE_J) February 6, 2022

 

 

Agency photo of Show Hayami

 

Hayami wrote later that night on Twitter that he had felt better after taking some medication and eating. He also thanked fans for their “warm messages.” Hayami had to cancel an appearance at the Yusuke Shirai one-man show 2022 SHIRAI KINGDOM event on Sunday night due to testing positive and is currently taking time off work in general.

 

Source: Show Hayami on Twitter

 

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.