The Haikyo agency announced on Wednesday that voice actor Kazuhiko Kishino passed away on February 22 due to acute heart failure. He was 86. His relatives held a private vigil and funeral service, with no plans for a public service.

Kishino was born in Osaka on February 14, 1934, and he worked as both a live-action actor and a voice actor. His anime roles included King Kinniku in the various Kinnikuman series, Suzaku's father Genbu Kururugi in Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Dr. Hell in Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!, Ivan Pasarov in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Ezra Gurney in Captain Future, and Emperor Corsair in Armored Fleet Dairugger XV.



Sources: Haikyo, Comic Natalie