Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Dub Is Replacing a Longtime Voice Actor
If you can’t quite put your finger on it,VIZ Mediaannounced earlier today that Jamieson Price (Dreyfus in The Seven Deadly Sins) chose not to return to voice Yasutora “Chad” Sado for the Thousand-Year Blood War anime. Before you run to complain at VIZ Media, you should know it was for a pretty noble reason.
To all the many fans of Bleach,I have loved being a part of the Bleach universe and voicing Chad. It was a difficult decision to say no to coming back for TYBW. But I no longer audition for roles of people of color.Representation matters.Access matters.
Replacing Price will be Alain Mesa, who voicesAlejandro Vargasin the brand-newCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. You can see the full VIZ Media announcement tweet below.
We send@JamiesonPricemuch love and appreciation as he graciously steps down from his longtime role in BLEACH.We welcome@theAlainMesaas the new English voice of Yasutora Sado (Chad)! 💪pic.twitter.com/niwjwx1gXh
For those interested in this anime, VIZ Media summarizes theBleachstory as:
Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn’t change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family; but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy. Now a full-fledged Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full of dangerous spirits and, along with Rukia—who is slowly regaining her powers—it’s Ichigo’s job to protect the innocent from Hollows and help the spirits themselves find peace.
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