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May 29, 2020 7:29 AM
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Voice actor Nobuhiko Okamoto posted on his blog on Friday that he will rest for a month starting on June 1 to focus on his medical treatment. Okamoto mentioned that he has been feeling discomfort on his vocal cords intermittently for a long time. He was able to juggle work and treatment before, but his doctor advised getting a surgery based on the diagnosis that his vocal cords were scarring. His return will be announced on his agency's official website and blog.

Born in Tokyo on October 24, 1986, Okamoto took interest in voice acting from childhood anime such as Slam Dunk and Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (TV). Okamoto began his voice acting career in 2006 on a boys' love drama CD Tsuioku no Kiss wo Kimi wa Datsu, followed by his TV anime debut as an extra in NHK ni Youkoso!. He slowly gained traction in the industry by voicing Takumi Usui in Kaichou wa Maid-sama!, Rin Okumura in Ao no Exorcist, Accelerator in Toaru Majutsu no Index, Yuu Nishinoya in Haikyuu!!, and Katsuki Bakugou in Boku no Hero Academia. This season, he is currently voicing Khun in Kami no Tou (Tower of God).

Okamoto is also skilled in shogi with a 3rd class certification and promotes as a musical artist. In 2012, Okamoto released his debut single Palette which peaked ninth on weekly Oricon charts. A year later, he released Enjoy Full and has continued releasing songs since. His latest album trust and play was released on April 4.

This March, Okamoto and fellow seiyuu Asuka Oogame (Koufuku Graffiti's Kirin Morino) revealed they had gotten married.

Source: Nijimen
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May 29, 2020 7:35 AM
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Damn, this is a surprise. One of my favourite male Seiyuu, as a matter of fact.

Take all the time you need and I'm looking forward to your return, Okamoto-san.
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May 29, 2020 7:45 AM
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I'm not surprised his vocal cords been hurting, the energy he puts into his roles is insane, especially with the more eccentric characters.

Good for him that Khun is more relaxed and soft-spoken, he needs to be cast with those kind of roles more.

Also first time hearing about him having 3rd class certification in shogi, makes his role as Nikaido(Sangatsu no Lion) that much better!

May 29, 2020 7:45 AM
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With all the screaming he has to do for his character it comea as no surprise he would need a break
May 29, 2020 7:46 AM
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This guy must be the top choice for any studio when hiring someone to do the "angry boi" characters. I hope he recovers, because god damn, he has been burning those cords since Accelerator.
May 29, 2020 7:47 AM
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Oh damn, hope he gets well soon. Would hurt to see someone as talented as him gone.

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May 29, 2020 7:51 AM
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His latest album trust and play was released on April 4.
This mini album is actually a collaboration w. Tetsuya Kakihara.

Rest well, Nobu.

Edit 1:
Nobu recovered fast
https://lineblog.me/nobuhiko_okamoto/archives/2212419.html

Edit 2:
Resuming on June 24's Meikoi Radio
https://nijimen.net/topics/92155
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May 29, 2020 7:52 AM
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This is what you get for voicing meaninglessly loud characters like Bakugo. Hopefully his treatment does not impair the production of the next Boku no Hero Academia season.
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damn.
i hope he gets well
his Accelerator voice acting is one of the best
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Did all the angry growl voice roles finally got the man?
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May 29, 2020 8:23 AM

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I hope that he recovers. MHA would lose a ton of character if Bakugo changed his voice.
May 29, 2020 8:30 AM
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With all the screaming he's been doing lately, I'm not surprised. Get well soon, even if you can't scream as you used to, your voice is still sexy.
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Aweee. I hope Nobu will get better and he needs rest and treatment to recover.



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May 29, 2020 8:47 AM

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His voice as Accelerator is amazing.
I hope Okamoto gets better soon.
May 29, 2020 8:51 AM
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Why am i not surprised?
May 29, 2020 9:02 AM

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Voicing so many loud characters finally got him lol. Wish for his recovery and that nothing bad happens to him.
May 29, 2020 9:28 AM

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I'm not surprised. I mean, we've all heard his Accelerator laugh.

I hope he gives himself the proper time to recover.
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May 29, 2020 9:51 AM
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Take care Mr Okamoto. Get well soon.
May 29, 2020 9:53 AM

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Too much screaming as Kacchan and Ghiaccio I guess. Hopefully he'll get better soon!
May 29, 2020 10:26 AM
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I hope he gets well soon. He needs the break after all the energy he puts into the voice acting.
May 29, 2020 10:34 AM
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I hope he gets well soon. Also, I now have another reason to hate the uncivilized, disgusting, fugly, and irritating troglodyte called katsushit from MHA and his fanbase for liking him.
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Holy shit, I hope he gets better soon. His roles are amazing, especially Khun and Karma.
May 29, 2020 11:35 AM

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It's because he screams so much, isn't it? He's one of my favorite seiyuu and I really enjoy every character he voices and what he brings to each role. Hope he recovers fully and quickly. Get well soon, Noburin!!
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Makes sense, especially since he seems to be the default VA for characters that scream out 90% of their dialogue. Hoping for a full and speedy recovery.
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May 29, 2020 1:02 PM

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Get well, Noya. Even if it takes some time.
I'm watching anime since 2012. I also play games, sometimes.

Don't bother me if you want to 'become friends' or things like that.
It's tiresome. I know you just want to collect some meaningless numbers.
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May 29, 2020 1:35 PM
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I can kinda see why the voice actor for Niizuma Eiji would get hurt haha. I hope he gets well.
May 29, 2020 1:40 PM

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Poor guy. @_@ Such great but demanding roles. Wishing him a safe recovery!!
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May 29, 2020 1:50 PM
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I was already bothered because he kept being cast as Bakugou-like roles (Accelerator which came first, Giacchio, Genya...). That's definitely the reason why he needs treatment.

Hope the Japanese learn to treat their voice actors better.
May 29, 2020 2:04 PM
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God poor fella, hope he gets well soon!
May 29, 2020 2:15 PM
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one of the best voice actors i actually really like hope he gets better since season 5 of my hero academia is coming and season 3 of danmachi as well cant wait.
May 29, 2020 2:19 PM

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Wait so news of him having to get surgery gets put on but not news of him literally getting married lol?
May 29, 2020 4:33 PM
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Hope he recovers soon, with all the roles he has to scream a lot, it’s probably that.
May 29, 2020 5:58 PM
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The man's a legend! Hope he gets better soon.
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Hope he gets well soon.
May 29, 2020 9:12 PM
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This is a situation that was waiting to happen. After all those loud screaming characters that he voiced, of course at some point he will suffer. Last few months has been terrible for him, hope he gets better.
May 29, 2020 11:38 PM

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Get well soon. Edgey and angsty characters are waiting for you to voice!
May 29, 2020 11:57 PM
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NNNNOOOOOOOO, hope he gets well soon he like one of my favorite voice actors!!!
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Question is how their are going to animate the second part of Haikyu!

Hope he takes his time to recover though, such a iconic voice
May 30, 2020 4:11 AM

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Wishing a speedy recovery to Accelerator and the explosive Bakugou. This man is a legend!
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May 30, 2020 5:40 AM

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So many of his roles require him to put a lot of stress on his vocal chords :(
Hope he gets well soon!!

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I've been wondering if his voice/vocal cords are okay for a while now, ever since finding out he voices characters with loud or screamy voices like Accelerator, Eiji, Bakugo...

Even though he's great at voicing these kinds of characters, I hope he won't audition for/get casted for more characters like that from now on... Besides, tbh, I personally like to hear him voice more calm, relaxed, quiet characters, like Usui, Karma, Obi, Ryousuke, Khun

He's one of my favorite seiyuus, so I'm really hoping things will go well, that he'll recover, and that he takes as much rest as he needs.
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Poor fella. But it's certainly not a surprise considering the history of him doing characters that push his voice limits.
After he undergoes surgery, bet it's gonna be quite risky to go back on the loud roles.
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Hope he gets better. Even if he doesn't go back to voicing all the characters that scream and put strain on his vocal cords like Bakugo and Accelerator we'll still remember his iconic voice acting.
May 30, 2020 11:30 AM
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I blame this entirely on that shitstain Bakugou
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stand said:
I blame this entirely on that shitstain Bakugou

Amen to that
Blame his fanbase too for liking him and horikoshi for giving him plenty of screentime.
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stand said:
I blame this entirely on that shitstain Bakugou

Amen to that
Blame his fanbase too for liking him and horikoshi for giving him plenty of screentime.


I ended up dropping the series because the author kept giving screentime to awful characters and the fans kept falling in love with said awful characters.
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Hopefully the surgery goes over well.

I wonder if this could have been prevented by natokinase or serratiopeptidase (serrapeptase). Both are known in Japan. They are enzymes that help break down scar tissue like the body's own natural enzymes. They sometimes are used much the same way as pain reliever.
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First 'cheating' incident, now medical treatment.
Anyway, hope he gets better soon.
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I wish for a speedy recovery for him.
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I hope he gets better soon, I really enjoy his work :/
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