Voice actor Shouta Aoi (Louis Kisaragi in KING OF PRISM, Geordo Stuart in My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!) reported on his official Twitter on May 17 that he was tested positive for COVID-19.According to the tweet, he has had a severe sore throat since late Thursday night, and after going for tests on Friday morning, he was diagnosed positive for the COVID-19 virus.As a result, he has to cancel his appearances at the two events in this weekend — “Voice Comic Live – Margaret and Bessatsu Margaret 60th Anniversary Memorial Performance” in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on May 18 and the “TV anime My New Boss Is Goofy DOTENNEN Party” event in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, on May 19.
He continues to have a sore throat and is resting, but seems to be able to at least type text to Twitetr. He wrote, “I am sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to all those who looked forward to the events and even purchased tickets, as well as to the cast members and everyone involved,” and added, “I will make a full recovery from now on. I am truly sorry for causing you such concern. I really, really wanted to play the roles.”
Sources: Shouta Aoi official Twitter, Voice Comic Live official Twitter, “My New Boss Is Goofy” official website
