Admiral Ryokugyu will appear in next week’s One Piece episode (Episode 1079) and he has a new voice actor. When he appeared earlier in the show, Keiji Fujiwara voiced him. However, from next occurrence onwards, Junichi Suwabe will portray this character. This is because Fujiwara passed away in 2020 from cancer.
In One Piece, Ryokugyu (or Aramaki) is an admiral of the Marine Corps. He first appeared after the timeskip and debuted in the Levely Arc. However, it is not until the end of the Wano Country Arc that readers and viewers get to see his full appearance or learn his real name.
Keiji Fujiwara is a famous and popular voice actor who plays main roles in a variety of anime and games. Since his debut in the early 1990s, he has gone on to play characters such as Hiroshi Nohara in Crayon Shin-chan, Maes Hughes in both Fullmetal Alchemist series, and Axel in the Kingdom Hearts series.
His replacement, Junichi Suwabe, also debuted in the 1990s and should be a familiar name to many anime and game fans. Some of his famous roles include Grimmjow in Bleach, Victor in Yuri!!! On ICE and Archer/EMIYA in Fate/stay night.
Junichi Suwabe will replace Keiji Fujiwara as Ryokugyu in One Piece starting from Episode 1079. You can watch One Piece on channels like Crunchyroll. Viz Media is in charge of the manga.