Your favorite voice for Goku?

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Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by DoomieDoomie911 » Thu Aug 08, 2013 1:39 pm

Just what it says. My favorite is Nozawa. In my opinion, she's pretty much the only voice that fits Goku perfectly.
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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by Dr. Machismo » Thu Aug 08, 2013 1:42 pm

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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by Kamiccolo9 » Thu Aug 08, 2013 1:43 pm

I like both Nozawa and Kai!Schemmel. Not a fan of the other English Goku's though.
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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by penguintruth » Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:17 pm

It's a three way tie between Nesty Ramirez, Jeffery Watson, and Jeremiah Yurk. :P
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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by Insertclevername » Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:19 pm

I like Nozawa's performance best.
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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by Dr. Machismo » Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:19 pm

Speaking of Jeffrey Watson, I think he could be a good voice for a teenaged/adult Goten.
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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by 90sDBZ » Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:56 pm

For me it's

Sean Schemmel>Ian Corlett>Masako Nozawa>Peter Kelamis>Kirby Morrow

Speaking of Jeffrey Watson I actually found him to be an interesting choice for Goku back in the Piccolo Jr saga of Blue Water DB. I can't remember the performance that well but he did sound age appropriate and didn't try to imitate any of the other English Goku's and just did his own thing with it. Certainly not my favourite but it was different I'll give him that.

Jeremiah Yurk was a poor impersonation of Morrow's Goku nuff said.

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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by DynasticHunter » Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:57 pm

I'm going to go with the obvious answer and say Nozawa. But if one were to ask me who my favorite voice actor in Dragon Ball is I would say Ryō Horikawa as Vegeta.
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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by DarkPrince_92 » Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:00 pm

Nozawa and Schemmel (nowadays) about the same.
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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by hulkty » Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:13 pm

As long as it doesn't sound like a women with a crack in her voice, don't care.

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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by Storm » Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:15 pm

Obviously the Beast From The East, but I think Kelamis of all the English Gokus captured him the best, and it's a shame he didn't get to do more (good) work like the movies.

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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by NitroEX » Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:17 pm

Peter Kelamis was Goku when I first started watching Z and it's still the one I'm most fond of.

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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by Black_Liger » Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:21 pm

Mario Castañeda and Sean Schemel (how do you spell it XD)
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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by Looneygamemaster » Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:24 pm

Nozawa. I don't think she's the absolute perfect voice for Goku like many seem to believe, but her acting is head and shoulders above any English voice for the character.

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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by theoriginalbilis » Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:30 pm

The Big Green dude.

But seriously, Masako Nozawa mops the floor with all the other Goku VAs. That said, Sean Schemmel has come a long way and does a good Goku in the FUNimation dubs of Kai and the games.
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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by TheGmGoken » Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:52 pm

Nozawa, Korean Goku, Sean Schimmel, and that's all :lol:

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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by qjz123 » Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:57 pm

Sean Schemmel Is my favorite voice for Goku.
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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by Thanos » Thu Aug 08, 2013 4:38 pm

Nozawa is definitely my favorite, but Kelamis gets an honorable mention for being the only English voice actor to attempt to emulate Nozawa. He pulled it off quite well.
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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by MuffinButton » Thu Aug 08, 2013 4:51 pm

Sean Schemmel>Masako Nozawa>MasakoX>Peter Kelamis>>Ian Corlett>Big Green Dub>Kirby Morrow

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Re: Your favorite voice for Goku?

Post by DynasticHunter » Thu Aug 08, 2013 4:57 pm

MuffinButton wrote:Sean Schemmel>Masako Nozawa>MasakoX>Peter Kelamis>>Ian Corlett>Big Green Dub>Kirby Morrow
Ohh I forgot about MasakoX, Masako Nozawa > Sean Schemmel (Kai)> MasakoX
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