Singer Ichiro Mizuki Announces Battle with Vocal Cord Paralysis During Live

Many know him as Aniki or Aniking, but the whole world knows him as the Emperor of Anime Songs. Ichiro Mizuki is one of the most famous anime singers out there and he has been making anime songs for decades now.


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Be it singing, creating, or composing; he’s a pro in every aspect of music.

Unfortunately, we might not be able to see him making any new tunes as he gave us shocking yet heartbreaking news during his concert on Sunday.

Ichiro Mizuki announced on his Twitter account and during his concert on April 25th, 2021, that he was diagnosed with Partial Vocal Cord Paralysis. 

Thank you for today. As I told the people who watched today’s live, I suddenly had symptoms of vocal cord insufficiency. We are still conducting tests, but first of all, we will work hard to treat them so as not to bother everyone anymore. For the first time in my life as a singer for over 50 years, I will do my best!

Google Translation Japanese to English

He told everyone that there are still tests going on and will try to recover as soon as possible so that he can get back to making music.

He also mentioned that this is the first time in 50 years of his career that something like this has happened. He started producing music in 1968 and has been active ever since until now.

His primary focus right now is to recover as soon as possible and get back to business because he does not want to make his fans wait for long.

Mizuki has recorded over 1200 songs ever since he started his career, most of which have been for anime soundtracks.

He started his anime career with the song ‘Genshi Shōnen Ryū ga Yuku’which was used as an opening theme for the anime Genshi Shōnen Ryū.

Singer Ichiro Mizuki Announces Battle With Vocal Cord Paralysis During Live
Genshi Shōnen Ryū | Source: Fandom

Mizuki created theme songs for shows such as Beast King GoLion, Chojin Barom 1, Babel II, Robot Detective, and Kamen Rider X.

Ichiro is most well-known for his work in the Mazinger Z franchise and the 2017 anime film, Mazinger Z: Infinity. 

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We wish Ichiro Mizuki a speedy recovery so that he can make an epic comeback and give us more of his mind-blowing anime music!

Source: Ichiro Mizuki’s Official Twitter

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