Is it strange listening to two Nozawa voices talk?

[Ringworm128]

As we all know Masako Nowaza voices a big portion of Goku's family now this can be forgiven for the fact she plays the characters in different ways (Goku compeared to Tullece is the best example of this IMO). Now that being said it is pretty obvious just by listening that its the same woman doing all the voices. So I was wondering does anyone find it a bit off-putting? I was recently wathing a episode of the Buu saga and I found it a bit hard to get into the momment when Goku and Gohan were talking (the best way to describe it was that it felt a bit like some person doing a improv skit or a puppet show) I did not find it that off-putting but I could not help but notice.

[Rukura]

It's starting to feel like any given thread that is remotely related to Goku (and sometimes voices) end up discussing whether or not people like it. I think I read at least 3 similar threads in the past week or so.

Short personal answer: No

Prediction:
FUNimation english dub exclusive fans: Yes
Original version fans: No
Others: Split decision

[Ringworm128]

Ah yes, I almost fogot to tell people to keep this on topic.

[Majin Buu]

Yeah, do we really need another discussion about this so soon? I've noticed that it's the people that want to complain about Nozawa and Japanese Goku in general that repeatedly bringing this up.

Anyway, Nozawa doesn't sound jarring at all, she's perfect as the Son family and Tullece (as he's supposed to be the evil version of Goku). That being said though, there was a sentiment in the last Nozawa discussion that she didn't really need to play Bardock. I'll go one step further and suggest that she might have been miscast as Bardock. Not her fault, just that the character might have been better served with a voice actor that played more to Bardock's personality since he's more or less the opposite of Goku.

[Pantalones]

I haven't heard her Bardock or Tullece before, so I can't really comment on those. Super Squeaky Goku has always bothered me, though. 16/17-year-old Gohan, too. I don't mind the squeaky voices for the little kids (like Goten), but for the adult Saiyans it's just weird.

For the most part I don't mind the Japanese voices; there's even some I really like. There's just a few that really bug me--adult Goku, adult Gohan, Krillin, and Yajirobe are the ones that immediately come to mind.

Weird thing, though--in the video games where you can set the voices to either language (like Budokai Tenkaichi 3) or that only have Japanese voices (Attack of the Saiyans), I don't mind them as much as in the actual show. I'm not really sure why. Maybe it's because it's just the battle grunts and such rather than much actual talking... not sure.

[dbboxkaifan]

Another topic of a user complaining about Son's original voice. If you don't like no one's forcing to you to listen. Sigh. -.-

I liked Nozawa's voice on Son's family (Son Goku, Son Gohan, Son Goten, Burdock, Tullece, Gotens, Vegetto, Gogeta) very much, it didn't sound like a woman's voice, just between male/female (balanced).

Rukura @ Right on, FUNimation fans tend to call Son's original voice as "Goku's Japanese voice is gay". So childish.

[VegettoEX]

I agree that I'm not sure we need something like a third or fourth thread asking the same questions again so quick after one another. Is there something new to bring to the table? I don't know that simply adding the word "jarring" separates it enough from everything that was already just discussed.

Am I missing something? I have no desire to stifle conversation about anything related to the series, but this seems a little redundant lately...

[sangofe]

As we all know Masako Nowaza voices a big portion of Goku's family now this can be forgiven for the fact she plays the characters in different ways (Goku compeared to Tullece is the best example of this IMO). Now that being said it is pretty obvious just by listening that its the same woman doing all the voices. So I was wondering does anyone find it a bit off-putting? I was recently wathing a episode of the Buu saga and I found it a bit hard to get into the momment when Goku and Gohan were talking (the best way to describe it was that it felt a bit like some person doing a improv skit or a puppet show) I did not find it that off-putting but I could not help but notice.

I don't find it off putting, no.

[penguintruth]

Of course it's jarring, at first. Especially to people who start with DBZ.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

I was recently wathing a episode of the Buu saga and I found it a bit hard to get into the momment when Goku and Gohan were talking (the best way to describe it was that it felt a bit like some person doing a improv skit or a puppet show) I did not find it that off-putting but I could not help but notice.

Actualy, I see a big differense between Goku and Gohan in Boo arc, especialy when both of them are talking in the same scene. Gohan's voice is shorter than Goku's, he talks like Goku was talking in 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai.

[DBZ Mick]

Not really no. I love scenes with her 4 year old Gohan and Goku....

Her Tullece is amazing.

But perhaps as others have said she was miscast as Bardock.

[Rocketman]

Yes. Especially late in the series when you can get Nozawa talking to Nozawa with Nozawa chiming in and then Nozawa punches Nozawa and Nozawa and we get Nozawa and Nozawa screaming while Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa.


bwaaaak

[dbboxkaifan]

And now the Nozawa haters reunite on this.. topic. -.-

ringworm128, her name is Nozawa (Masako Nozawa) not Nowaza.

[AgitoZ]

Yes. Especially late in the series when you can get Nozawa talking to Nozawa with Nozawa chiming in and then Nozawa punches Nozawa and Nozawa and we get Nozawa and Nozawa screaming while Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa.


bwaaaak

Yep, thank God FUNi's dub avoids having actors talking to themselves.

[Takkun]

Yes. Especially late in the series when you can get Nozawa talking to Nozawa with Nozawa chiming in and then Nozawa punches Nozawa and Nozawa and we get Nozawa and Nozawa screaming while Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa.


bwaaaak

Yep, thank God FUNi's dub avoids having actors talking to themselves.

Uhhhm, Chris Sabat....?

[Fionordequester]

He only does four voices though. He voiced more in the old dub, but most of the extras were minor characters.

[Pokewhiz7]

Yes. Especially late in the series when you can get Nozawa talking to Nozawa with Nozawa chiming in and then Nozawa punches Nozawa and Nozawa and we get Nozawa and Nozawa screaming while Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa Nozawa.


bwaaaak

Yep, thank God FUNi's dub avoids having actors talking to themselves.

Uhhhm, Chris Sabat....?

That was sarcasm.

[Rocketman]

Uhhhm, Chris Sabat....?

Whoosh.

Yep, thank God FUNi's dub avoids having actors talking to themselves.

None of Funi's actors make me want to stab my eardrums. Maybe if Fat Buu and King Kai had an extended dialogue, but that's still only two compared to three JP characters together and bwakh-ing.

[dbboxkaifan]

I sort of hate Sabat's voice, he almost sounds the same on every character he does, yet I don't mind, but it's a bit annoying.

"Oh look, Vegeta's Kuwabara now"

Granny Freeza actually fits better with Master Genkai than it'd ever with the actual Freeza.

[PuppetDoctor]

I sort of hate Sabat's voice, he almost sounds the same on every character he does, yet I don't mind, but it's a bit annoying.

"Oh look, Vegeta's Kuwabara now"

Granny Freeza actually fits better with Master Genkai than it'd ever with the actual Freeza.

I agree with this sentiment. It annoyed me when I first watched the English version of Kai and Piccolo sounded identical to Zoro in One Piece.