Voice actor Kenyu Horiuchi, who voices Metal Gear Solid’s Raiden in Japan, has tested positive for covid-19. The 63-year-old is asymptomatic, and thus, not showing signs of a fever or cough. Horiuchi also voiced Ivan Raidenovitch Raikov in the Japanese version of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
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