" As of November 15th, 2023, Happy Elements K.K released a notice regarding an upcoming change of Mitsuru Tenma's voice actor. Ensemble Stars!! will be rolling out the following changes:[1] Mitsuru Tenma's voice lines within the app will be gradually muted. Songs featuring Mitsuru Tenma's voice will be gradually replaced once the new songs are ready. Songs featuring Mitsuru Tenma's voice will not be played in Tour Event set lists for the time being. MVS already uploaded to YouTube, X, etc. will be archived and will not be deleted or made private. Live videos uploaded in the past will be given similar treatments, and sales will not be suspended. Song releases in various distribution services will either be archived or gradually replaced once the new songs are prepared, in accordance with each respective party's policies."

"The talent agency BāRU announced the cancellation of screen and voice actor Junya Ikeda's contract on Monday, after being informed that the actor has been arrested for participating in special fraud. The agency added that the staff has not been able to directly talk to Ikeda regarding the incident, as he is currently prohibited from meeting with other people. Ikeda was arrested on October 26. According to Yomiuri Shimbun, a senior police official stated Ikeda allegedly with an accomplice posed as a police officer and visited the home of a man living in Koto Ward, Tokyo and defrauded him of his cash card. Police stated they have security camera footage."

"Ikeda's anime roles include Jō Kido in the Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna and the six Digimon Adventure tri. movies. He also voiced Mitsuru Tenma in Ensemble Stars! and Ataru Suruga in the Majestic Prince series and Majestic Prince: Genetic Awakening anime film. His recent roles include Millions Knives in Trigun Stampede and Oz in the third episode of The Kingdoms of Ruin anime. On screen, he played Gokai Silver in the Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger series and Zen the Flame Sword Knight in the Garo franchise. "

anyways, I'm genuinely wondering who they're going to recast as mitsuru because it was a pretty unique voice. Maybe they'll get that one impersonator who likes to do it.