Voice actor Minoru Shiraishi announced on his personal blog on Tuesday that he has facial paralysis and cannot move the right side of his face.

"Since I can't move (the right side of my face) at all, of course there is discomfort," Shiraishi said, "but other than that I am perfectly healthy!" He added, "Aside from being unable to move the right side of my face, it hasn't changed anything yet. I lost half the ability to make facial expressions, but in that case I want to bring twice as much power to performances and talks."

He is undergoing medical examinations and taking prescriptions.

Shiraishi's anime voice roles include Itsuki Takeuchi in Initial D , Taniguchi in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Sakamoto-san in Nichijou. He composed and performed theme songs for Lucky Star, where he also played an animated version of himself.

Source: Oricon via Yoshihiro Watanabe