Voice actor Tsuchida Hiroshi, best known for his role as Grisha Yeager in Shingeki no Kyojin and Kawachi Daikichi in Usagi Drop, died on October 11 from heart failure. He was 54.
His agency, 81 Produce, shared the news on Tuesday, adding that the funeral took place privately for family members only, as requested by the family.
From stage debut to voice acting
Born in Tokyo in February 1972, Tsuchida graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Bunkyo High School and trained for two years with the Touhai theater company. After an injury made him consider quitting, he joined the talent agency Big Apple.
He made his acting debut in 1994 as Saizo (Ninja Blue) in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, then worked mainly as a voice actor and narrator from the late 1990s. He also voiced HANE2 in Ultraman Decker.
Notable anime roles
Over the course of his career, Tsuchida voiced several memorable characters across anime. His most recent role was Timothy Britts in Mushoku Tensei III: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu.
| Work | Role |
|---|---|
| Shingeki no Kyojin | Grisha Yeager |
| Usagi Drop | Kawachi Daikichi |
| Texhnolyze | Oonishi Keigo |
| Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka | Ganesha |
| Steins;Gate | John Titor |
| Naruto | Namiashi Raidou |
| Mushoku Tensei III: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu | Timothy Britts |
| Ultraman Decker | HANE2 |
Games and Japanese dubbing
Outside anime, he voiced Feng Wei in the Tekken game series and Kazuki in the Ryuu ga Gotoku games. In Japanese dubbing, he voiced Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scott Adkins in many of their films, as well as Lightning McQueen in the Cars films, Kraglin in the Guardians of the Galaxy series, and Donatello in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) television series.
Source: Oricon News, Senkai News
