Japanese voice agency Office Osawa has announced that anime, video game actress and singer Risa Taneda will be taking an indefinite hiatus to focus on recovery from medical treatment.
Prior to the hiatus announcement, Taneda has been receiving medical treatment however there were little signs of recovery. The hiatus is aimed to give her more time to recover; the medical reason is unspecified.
Taneda started voice acting in 2012 with her debut role as Saki Watanabe in Shin Sekai Yori. Since then she has voiced in many high profile shows including (and not limited to):
- Aya Komichi in Kiniro Mosaic
- Rory Mercury in Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri
- Mirai Kuriyama from Kyoukai no Kanata
- Rize Tedeza from Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?
- Xenovia in High School DxD
- Ai Hibiki from Rolling☆Girls
- Yukina Himeragi from Strike the Blood
- Erina Nakiri in Shokugeki no Souma
Taneda was also set to voice in the WWW.Working!! October anime, the upcoming anime adaptation of Karino Takatsu’s Web-ban Working!! web manga. Her role as Kisaki Kondou will now be voiced by Nana Mizuki (Hinata Hyuuga in Naruto).
「WWW.WORKING!!」近藤妃キャスト変更のお知らせhttps://t.co/gAxQqbBReX
種田梨沙さんの病気療養による休業に伴いまして、近藤妃のキャストが水樹奈々さんに変更となりました。
ご理解のほど宜しくお願い申し上げます。#wagnaria— WWW.WORKING!! (@Wagnaria) September 1, 2016
We all hope Taneda has a speedy recovery and will be back in the voice acting industry soon.
Source Article - Anime News Network
Source Article - @Wagnaria