Kogorou's Voice Actor To Be Replaced (Confirmed)

[Jd-]

Looks like the budget cuts are coming in faster than expected. Current rumor circulating the Japanese interwebs is that Kamiya Akira, the longtime voice actor for Kogorou is to be replaced by the end of October.

This isn't confirmed yet, but don't be surprised when it's announced.

UPDATE: Confirmed.

Detective Conan's Akira Kamiya to Leave Kogoro Mouri Role
Veteran voice actor apologizes to fans, creator, cast members, staff

Veteran voice actor Akira Kamiya has announced on his official blog on Friday morning that he will no longer play the major role of Kogoro Mouri in the Detective Conan (Case Closed) anime series. He said that he cannot discuss the reasons and other details, but humbly acknowledged fault in this situation.

Kamiya then offered his apologies to all of the fans for this turn of fortune. He also offered his apologies to the manga creator Gosho Aoyama, lead voice actress Minami Takayama (Conan Edogawa), voice actress Wakana Yamazaki (Ran Mouri), voice actor Kenichi Ogata (Hiroshi Agasa), the other members of the cast, the staff of APU Studio, the YTV network, and the publisher Shogakukan. Kamiya has played the character of Kogoro, the private investigator who deals with the pint-sized Detective Conan and the father of Ran, since the anime launched in 1996.

[ranger]

Looks like the budget cuts are coming in faster than expected. Current rumor circulating the Japanese interwebs is that Kamiya Akira, the longtime voice actor for Kogorou is to be replaced by the end of October.

This isn't confirmed yet, but don't be surprised when it's announced.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

i hate it when sub actors get replaced, it never feels the same

[Found]

I just hope the new one will be able to sound out Kogorou's laughs just as well <3

[kkslider5552000]

BULLSH*T  >:(

[Yizun]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Why would the do this to us (me)??????????

[Akonyl]

good night, sweet prince.

[Kodax]

I will be royally pissed if this ends up being true.

[Jd-]

good night, sweet prince.

Quite honestly, you must be the wittiest bloke I've ever met. 95% of your posts are dynamite.

[takiko]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

i hate it when sub actors get replaced, it never feels the same

True. They should just replace the voice actors of other minor characters, if their out of budget.

[GinRei]

True. They should just replace the voice actors of other minor characters, if their out of budget.

They'd have to replace a huge number of minor characters to account for the same difference that replacing Kogorou would have.  Even though it sucks, it's better to change 1 VA than 15.

[takiko]

Lol. Silly me.

[Akonyl]

good night, sweet prince.

Quite honestly, you must be the wittiest bloke I've ever met. 95% of your posts are dynamite.

it was a carefully crafted post which I spent many sleepless nights preparing.

[baka1412]

As long as they don't replace Megumi Hayashibara..

[tetra26]

I hope not! Kogoro has the best voice in the show!

[Vylash]

they just better not screw up his laugh, DAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!