Yashahime: Princess Half Demon Announces Kirby Morrow’s Miroku Replacement

With the passing of Kirby Morrow, many Inuyasha fans were left heartbroken that the voice of Miroku would no longer be provided by the legendary voice actor, but Viz Media has announced that Ian James Corlett, who also voiced Dragon Ball Z’s Goku, will be taking on the role following his friend’s death. Miroku might not be considered one of the main characters of the sequel series of Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, with the series instead focusing on a new generation of demon hunters, but he certainly hasn’t been forgotten by the devoted fanbase.

Ian James Corlett is no stranger to the world of voice acting, having been one of the original voices for Goku when Dragon Ball Z was first brought to North America as a part of the Ocean Dub group. The voice actor has also been a part of countless other animated series, movies, and video game franchises, having brought to life the likes of Cheetor from Transformers: Beast Wars, Firebrand from Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite, and Guardian Bob from the classic Reboot animated series. Ironically enough, Kirby Morrow was also one of the original voices behind Dragon Ball Z’s Goku, proving that the talented voice actor will be strongly missed by the anime community across the board.

Viz Media revealed the news that Ian James Corlett would be the new voice for Miroku, who has made a few appearances throughout Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon so far, with the series focusing on the next generation of demon hunters that are looking to follow in the path of their parents Inuyasha, Kagome, Sesshomaru, and Rin respectively:

Corlett offered his thoughts on Morrow and taking on the role of Miroku in this official statement:

“Like all of us, we were deeply saddened by the untimely death of our colleague Kirby Morrow. My history with Kirby is long. I’m proud to say that in the early days of his career I was one of the first producers to hire him as a voice actor in the role of “Tommy” in the series I co-created, YVON OF THE YUKON. Then, years later after I decided to leave the Dragonball Z anime family, Kirby was one of my successors voicing the role of Goku. Life has a way of coming full circle and now I’m proud and honored to carry on Kirby’s role of Miroku in the Yashahime franchise.”

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Our thoughts are with Kirby’s loved ones during this difficult time.