History
Since I've ever heard about Russian dub and watched it years ago, I've been interested into looking for its cast but nothing was found in internet. Not even in Kinopoisk nor Mirdub, where Russian dubbing casts are usually identified and posted.
So, I decided to start this investigation, using my limited knowledge in Russian dubbing to try to identify the cast members.
As any dubbing investigation of mine, I always make sure to note down some hints first:
Cast Members- The first hint is that Russian dubbing was recorded in Moscu (not an obvious fact because Russian dubs are recorded in two cities: Moscu and St. Petersburg and 2x2 has aired dubs and voice-overs recorded in both cities)
- The second hint is that it was dubbed in Pythagor (known for dubbing shows and movies for Cartoon Network and Boomerang. So the cast members of Z are regulary heard in those dubs)
- The third hint is that the voice cast is small (Russian TV dubs often have 4-6 voice actors.)
* Nikita Prozorovskiy: Prozorovskiy is one of the most known voice actors in Russia and his voice is pretty recognizable. Not to mention he's a regular in dubs recorded in Pythagor studio.
* Diomid Vinogradov: He's a regular voice actor and director in Pythagor studio. I've heard him in several dubs like the ones from the Scooby Doo! Movies and certain characters from those dubs do sound like Vegeta and Piccolo.
* Olga Shorokhova: Like Prozorovskiy, Olga's voice is also pretty recognizable. She's known for voicing from little kids of both genders up to adult women. She's also a regular in Pythagor studio.
* Evgeniy Valts: Special thanks to prollbka for confirming this actor and his previous work on Pythagor.
Cast Overview
* Evgeniy Valts - Goku, Oolong, background characters
* Diomid Vinogradov - Vegeta, Piccolo, Master Roshi, Yamcha, Mr. Popo, Gregory, Narrator
* Nikita Prozorovskiy - Raditz, Nappa, Kami, King Yemma, Ox King, Shenron, Tenshinhan, King Kai, Bubbles
* Olga Shorokhova - Gohan, Bulma, Krillin, Chichi, Puar, Yajirobe, Chiaotzu
Edits
EDIT: Yup, there's no longer any doubt that Diomid is both Vegeta and Piccolo. I managed to get samples of dubs from him outside Pythagor and yup, Vegeta and Piccolo's guttural middle aged Russian voices are provided by him. We've got another name in the confirmed cast.
Check it yourselves:
Vegeta's voice: https://youtu.be/2xWfEUFyVos?si=9zEvVAjX-A3Q7SN6
Piccolo's voice: https://youtu.be/p6bYUa2lfP8?si=nrZngMQjYbrNmn8h
Diomid's natural and voice-over voice: https://youtu.be/W8NlaHRtSWo?si=IktQQJNQKp9poX2O (from 0:55)
Also samples from one of the Scooby-Doo dubs:
https://youtu.be/oX1iT5g6Jpg?si=FCgqg_V1QiSFNo3M (His character at 6:12 sounds like a cheerful Vegeta and his another character at 7:06 sounds like a slightly more angry Piccolo)
Now let's go to find out who the heck voiced Goku because it isn't either Mikhail or Daniil Eldarov like the DB Wiki says.
EDIT # 2: Added Roshi to Diomid Vinogradov's roles in the dub.
EDIT # 3: Added Narrator to Diomid Vinogradov's roles in the dub. Yeah, he's likely to have directed the dub.
EDIT #4: Watched some episodes and identified more roles. As you can notice, Evgeniy Valts only voiced a handful of roles while most of the male roles were voiced by either Diomid Vinogradov (Looks like we've got a Russian Chris Sabat here) and Nikita Prozorovskiy (and we also have a Russian Ed Marcus). Olga Shorokhova seems to be only woman in the cast.
