[Suddenly! Voice Actor Bulletin] Yuichiro Umehara hospitalized for treatment of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, announces absence from work.

Yuichiro Umehara, a voice actor, is currently undergoing treatment for an illness, his agency Arts Vision Inc. announced.

Yuichiro Umehara, a voice actor known for his roles as Kuro Otoko Hazama in "Young Blackjack" and Eugene Sevenstark in "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphens," is currently active as Siegfried Kirchwey in "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These" and Hajime Sugimoto in "Tada-kun wa Koi ni Nai". is currently undergoing treatment for an illness, his agency Arts Vision Inc. announced.

On the official website of the agency, an entry titled "Notice regarding Yuichiro Umehara" states, "Yuichiro Umehara, a member of our company, is currently hospitalized and undergoing medical treatment due to [acute disseminated encephalomyelitis]. The entry reported that "Yuichiro Umehara, a member of our company, is currently hospitalized and recuperating due to [acute diffuse encephalomyelitis].

We hope to report again on the timing of his return.
We would like to ask for your continued support in the future.
The company also said, "We look forward to your continued patronage in the future.

We can only hope that Mr. Umehara will return to work as soon as possible.