Veteran voice actor Yuji Mitsuya revealed on January 30 via his official X (formerly Twitter) account that he sustained significant injuries after falling while heavily intoxicated. He explained that he blacked out after hitting his head and later woke up in a hospital bed with no memory of how he got there.
According to Mitsuya, the fall left him with multiple injuries, including a fractured nose, a gash on his forehead, and bruising around his eyes. He noted that his eyelid required four stitches and that both his knees, elbows, and hands were in severe pain. Doctors also reportedly found signs of internal bleeding in his brain. He remarked that the accident could have been fatal had he hit his head differently.
Mitsuya added that he will need surgery to address his nasal fracture and is currently rearranging his schedule to accommodate the procedure. He ended his post with “Drink alcohol, but don’t let it drink you.” His full post reads:
On the 27th I got completely drunk, fell, and apparently hit my head very hard and lost consciousness. When I came to, I was in a hospital bed being treated. I don’t remember it, but I guess I was taken there by ambulance. When I woke up, my whole body hurt. My forehead was badly gashed, my eyelid needed four stitches, and my nasal bone was broken. Both knees, both elbows, and my palms were in severe pain. They also found bleeding in my brain. If I’d hit my head a little differently, I might have died. The broken nose apparently needs surgery as soon as possible, so I’m starting to rearrange my schedule. What a mess. “Drink alcohol, but don’t let it drink you.”
Yuji Mitsuya is best known for voicing Soichi Tsuji in Ito Junji: Maniac, Tatsuya Uesugi in Touch and Tonosuke “Tonegawa” in Kiteretsu Daihyakka, among many other roles. He originally also voiced Shin (the Supreme Kai) in Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters, and related video games up until 2017, when the role was taken over by Shinichirō Ota in Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball Daima, and most games from 2018 onward.
Besides voice acting, he also works as a sound director and TV personality.
Source: Yuji Mitsuya Official X
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