Japanese voice actor and actor Hiroshi Tsuchida has passed away at the age of 54. His agency confirmed that he died on October 11 due to heart failure.

He was known for voicing many memorable anime characters, including Grisha Yeager in Attack on Titan, Damnatio Kira in Black Clover, Ganesha in DanMachi, Asakura (Asakura is the head of the laboratory that raised Shin) in Sakamoto Days, and Raido Namiashi in Naruto. He also voiced Capote in One Piece.

Beyond anime he played Saizo, also known as Ninja Blue, in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. He was also the Japanese voice of Lightning McQueen in Disney and Pixar's Cars movies.

Throughout his career, he contributed to anime, live-action productionsand Japanese dubbing bringing many different characters to life.

His voice and performances will continue to be remembered by fans around the world.

Thank you for everything, Hiroshi Tsuchida. Rest in peace.