Who could be Masako Nozawa’s successor?

DragonBallFoodie · Post by **DragonBallFoodie** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:43 pm

I believe Masako Nozawa is awesome as the voice of Goku and his sons Gohan and Goten (and his dad and evil version). But a time will come when someone else will take on that role. So it’s got to be someone special. Who do you think could be her successor?

I nominate the following:

Rie Kugimiya
General resume of roles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL6wgRNtkcc
Kagura (Gin Tama) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYVD_DTCPuQ
Alphone Elric (Mull Metal Alchemist) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23A8XLIpeAY

Megumi Ogata – the voice of Yugi Moto
General resume of roles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVjZ9arztck
Yugi Moto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX16N3UUDBg

Rica Matsumoto
Brief resume of roles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qFL-N4HI5I
Ash (Pokemon) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpYM13qP0nM

I picked voice actresses who had played young boys in anime, like what Nozawa had done.

If you can think of any other voice actors/actresses who could work out, feel welcome to list them.

8000 Saiyan · Post by **8000 Saiyan** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:46 pm

DragonBallFoodie wrote:I believe Masako Nozawa is awesome as the voice of Goku and his sons Gohan and Goten (and his dad and evil version). But a time will come when someone else will take on that role. So it’s got to be someone special. Who do you think could be her successor?

I nominate the following:

Rie Kugimiya
General resume of roles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL6wgRNtkcc
Kagura (Gin Tama) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYVD_DTCPuQ
Alphone Elric (Mull Metal Alchemist) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23A8XLIpeAY

Megumi Ogata – the voice of Yugi Moto
General resume of roles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVjZ9arztck
Yugi Moto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX16N3UUDBg

Rica Matsumoto
Brief resume of roles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qFL-N4HI5I
Ash (Pokemon) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpYM13qP0nM

I picked voice actresses who had played young boys in anime, like what Nozawa had done.

If you can think of any other voice actors/actresses who could work out, feel welcome to list them.

Romi Paku'd be an excellent replacement, since she's very talented.

If they ever decide to choose a man for Goku, they could go with Kappei Yamaguchi or Nobuyuki Hiyama. I'm sure the detractors of the Japanese version would start to decrease in numbers if a man played Goku.

shinmaru · Post by **shinmaru** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:43 pm

Without a doubt this guy iden_taji https://twitter.com/iden_taji/status/866290767467225088
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufi-kLcCTFU

DragonBallKing · Post by **DragonBallKing** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 12:15 pm

DragonBallFoodie wrote:I believe Masako Nozawa is awesome as the voice of Goku and his sons Gohan and Goten (and his dad and evil version). But a time will come when someone else will take on that role. So it’s got to be someone special. Who do you think could be her successor?

I nominate the following:

Rie Kugimiya
General resume of roles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL6wgRNtkcc
Kagura (Gin Tama) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYVD_DTCPuQ
Alphone Elric (Mull Metal Alchemist) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23A8XLIpeAY

Megumi Ogata – the voice of Yugi Moto
General resume of roles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVjZ9arztck
Yugi Moto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX16N3UUDBg

Rica Matsumoto
Brief resume of roles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qFL-N4HI5I
Ash (Pokemon) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpYM13qP0nM

I picked voice actresses who had played young boys in anime, like what Nozawa had done.

If you can think of any other voice actors/actresses who could work out, feel welcome to list them.

I feel like It needs to be woman, one that's older and experienced but not to old. I wouldn't mind If they had different actors for all members of the Son family.
Here's what I would do:
Goku: Romi Park
Gohan: Megumi Ogata
Goten: Akiko Yajima

DragonBallFoodie · Post by **DragonBallFoodie** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 3:47 pm

Akiko Yajima (Shin-chan) sounds like a good choice. Not too sure about the others.

FortuneSSJ · Post by **FortuneSSJ** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:44 pm

Romi Paku could be a great choice.

8000 Saiyan wrote: If they ever decide to choose a man for Goku, they could go with Kappei Yamaguchi or Nobuyuki Hiyama. I'm sure the detractors of the Japanese version would start to decrease in numbers if a man played Goku.

What would the point of that to be if they would risk to piss off the japanese fans who are their main audience?!
Akira Toriyama chose a woman for the role. It must be one.

JulieYBM · Post by **JulieYBM** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:46 pm

I imagine Toei Animation and company will employ an experienced actor. In that case, the best choice is Park Romi, who has the range to pull off all of Nozawa Masako's roles. There's also a slim chance of hiring a young unknown, which will make it easier for them to voice Gokuu for sixty-plus years.

8000 Saiyan · Post by **8000 Saiyan** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:37 pm

FortuneSSJ wrote:Romi Paku could be a great choice.
8000 Saiyan wrote: If they ever decide to choose a man for Goku, they could go with Kappei Yamaguchi or Nobuyuki Hiyama. I'm sure the detractors of the Japanese version would start to decrease in numbers if a man played Goku.
What would the point of that to be if they would risk to piss off the japanese fans who are their main audience?!
Akira Toriyama chose a woman for the role. It must be one.

Does it really need to be a woman? I'm sure the Japanese fans would be okay if a man was chosen.

precita · Post by **precita** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:47 pm

No one. After Nozawa retired or passes away, Dragonball should come to an end. For stuff like the videogames they now have millions of sound clips of Goku from old episodes or videogames they can re-use.

Japan would never recast an iconic character as Goku. It is blasphemy in Japan especially for the main character. When Nozawa dies, Dragonball dies with her. Toriyama would probably agree as well.

8000 Saiyan · Post by **8000 Saiyan** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:49 pm

precita wrote:No one. After Nozawa retired or passes away, Dragonball should come to an end. For stuff like the videogames they now have millions of sound clips of Goku from old episodes or videogames they can re-use.

Japan would never recast an iconic character as Goku. It is blasphemy in Japan especially for the main character. When Nozawa dies, Dragonball dies with her. Toriyama would probably agree as well.

They have recasted iconic characters. They recasted Kenshiro.

DragonBallKing · Post by **DragonBallKing** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:56 pm

DragonBallFoodie wrote:Akiko Yajima (Shin-chan) sounds like a good choice. Not too sure about the others.

What makes you think Kugimiya would be a good choice especially for Goku. Sure Goku has a higher voice then the other males on the show but Nozawa's voice is still on the deeper side for women voicing males. The only male role I've heard from Kugimiya is Al, can she go lower than that?

OutlawTorn · Post by **OutlawTorn** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 1:22 am

FortuneSSJ wrote:Akira Toriyama chose a woman for the role. It must be one.

I don't really think that means adult Goku must be voiced by a woman. The best actor who best captures the essence of Goku, be it a woman or a man, should be chosen. As displayed when Funimation took the dub in house, trying to imitate the original voices instead of putting their own take on the characters is quite possibly the worst route they could go.

sintzu · Post by **sintzu** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 3:16 am

precita wrote:When Nozawa dies, Dragonball dies with her. Toriyama would probably agree as well.

DB isn't going anywhere because of one death. Weather it's Nozawa or even Toriyama, DB is too big of a franchise for multiple companies for them to pull the plug on.

In terms of who will replace her, they probably already picked someone with Nozawa and even Toriyama's help.

DragonBallKing · Post by **DragonBallKing** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:48 am

8000 Saiyan wrote:
precita wrote:No one. After Nozawa retired or passes away, Dragonball should come to an end. For stuff like the videogames they now have millions of sound clips of Goku from old episodes or videogames they can re-use.

Japan would never recast an iconic character as Goku. It is blasphemy in Japan especially for the main character. When Nozawa dies, Dragonball dies with her. Toriyama would probably agree as well.
They have recasted iconic characters. They recasted Kenshiro.

Did Akira Kamiya retire from acting? I don't think he voiced Kenshiro gain after the 80's .

JulieYBM · Post by **JulieYBM** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 11:11 am

DragonBallKing wrote:
8000 Saiyan wrote:
precita wrote:No one. After Nozawa retired or passes away, Dragonball should come to an end. For stuff like the videogames they now have millions of sound clips of Goku from old episodes or videogames they can re-use.

Japan would never recast an iconic character as Goku. It is blasphemy in Japan especially for the main character. When Nozawa dies, Dragonball dies with her. Toriyama would probably agree as well.
They have recasted iconic characters. They recasted Kenshiro.
Did Akira Kamiya retire from acting? I don't think he voiced Kenshiro gain after the 80's .

No, Kamiya still does voicing acting on occasion. He either left the role because it was too hard for him, he wasn't being paid to his liking or the author hated him. I think I remember hearing something about the author hating him, so that one might be the case?

DragonBallKing · Post by **DragonBallKing** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 11:14 am

JulieYBM wrote:
DragonBallKing wrote:
8000 Saiyan wrote: They have recasted iconic characters. They recasted Kenshiro.
Did Akira Kamiya retire from acting? I don't think he voiced Kenshiro gain after the 80's .
No, Kamiya still does voicing acting on occasion. He either left the role because it was too hard for him, he wasn't being paid to his liking or the author hated him. I think I remember hearing something about the author hating him, so that one might be the case?

Did he hate his voice or just him as a person?

Lord Beerus · Post by **Lord Beerus** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 2:01 pm

Either Romi Park and Megumi Ogata could play an awesome adult Goku.

precita · Post by **precita** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 2:13 pm

Super will probably end after 5-6 years, by then Nozawa will be nearly 90. It's time for it to end.

Dragonball is not a franchise that needs an anime to go on forever. The merch will go on just like it had since the early 2000's

8000 Saiyan · Post by **8000 Saiyan** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 2:20 pm

Since those screams can hurt someone's throat, I wouldn't be surprised if they decided to recast Kamiya with another actor.

dragonballhero · Post by **dragonballhero** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 2:56 pm

Going by the idea of different people (male or female) voicing Goku, Gohan, and Goten:

Goku

(F) Rie Kugimiya or Romi Park

(M) Nobuyuki Hiyama or Kappei Yamaguchi

Gohan

(F) Chiharu Tezuka or Mie Sonozaki

(M) Jun Fukuyama or Toshiyuki Morikawa

Goten

(F) Megumi Han or Kaori Nazuka or Ayako Kawasumi

(M) Yasunori Matsumoto or Yuji Ueda

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