Dragon Ball Evolution: Seiyu for Japanese Dub

[Adamant]

Edit: Mami Koyama is the seiyu for Arale in Dr. Slump (old series)

And Lunch.

[Kirbopher]

Goku: Kappei Yamaguchi
Piccolo Daimao: Hochu Otsuka
Kamesennin: Tsutomu Isobe
Bulma: Aya Hirano
Chichi: Ami Koshimizu
Mai: Yuko Kaida
Son Gohan: Hiroya Ishimaru
Yamucha: Hisao Egawa
Narrator: Mami Koyama

Edit: Mami Koyama is the seiyu for Arale in Dr. Slump (old series)

...why? If they were gonna do this, then why NOT use the people that would make sense?

[Tanooki Kuribo]

The guy who plays Goku is the Japanese voice for Bugs Bunny!

[JAPPO]

Goku: Kappei Yamaguchi
Piccolo Daimao: Hochu Otsuka
Kamesennin: Tsutomu Isobe
Bulma: Aya Hirano
Chichi: Ami Koshimizu
Mai: Yuko Kaida
Son Gohan: Hiroya Ishimaru
Yamucha: Hisao Egawa
Narrator: Mami Koyama

Edit: Mami Koyama is the seiyu for Arale in Dr. Slump (old series)

...why? If they were gonna do this, then why NOT use the people that would make sense?

It would sound ridiculous if they had used a woman for Justin Chatwin.

[VegettoEX]

It would sound ridiculous if they had used a woman for Justin Chatwin.

I don't think you'll find many people to debate with you on that point. Like I said in our most recent update, however:

While it's true that Masako Nozawa probably would not match up that well with Justin Chatwin, it is a shame that the actual characters' voices for the last two decades could not slide in. Maybe it was an "all or nothing" situation...? The talent management firm(s)...? It's a shame, really! They are all well-established and talented people, but I don't think anyone will deny that it would have been pretty cool to have the actual cast of the show doing the voices in the movie...

[DBZOceanHD]

The thing is that the Dragonball cast has appeared in many recent games. It's not like they stopped after the series. If that was the case, reuniting them after ten years could be understandably difficult. VegettoEX could be right about it being an all or nothing, which is a shame, but these things happen.

I would just laugh myself silly if Nozawa used her normal Goku voice on Chatwin.

[xzero]

While it's true that Masako Nozawa probably would not match up that well with Justin Chatwin, it is a shame that the actual characters' voices for the last two decades could not slide in. Maybe it was an "all or nothing" situation...? The talent management firm(s)...? It's a shame, really! They are all well-established and talented people, but I don't think anyone will deny that it would have been pretty cool to have the actual cast of the show doing the voices in the movie...

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While I agree that it would be nice to have the original cast doing the voices, I have to think of the Death Note live action dubs. I don't know the names, but the VAs (whose performances are basically spot-on in the show) had real difficulty matching the mouth motions of their live-action counterparts. Naturally, this is going to be an issue with any live action dub, but the bigger issue was Light's VA, who was, in my opinion, perfectly chosen to play the character in the series, didn't have a voice that matched his live-action counterpart. It didn't totally detract from the movie, but it made it harder to get into.

The counterargument to this is posed by the example from Death Note of Chief Yagami, whose dub VA nailed every last line with basic perfection from what I was able to notice. I think the ultimate point is that in dubbing a cartoon, there is room for interpretation on what precisely the character sounds like, but for live actors, there are certain expectations that have to be met in order for the VA and the actor on screen to match up.

[The Tori-bot]

OMGWTF KAPPEI YAMAGUCHI!!!!

If any male should voice Goku in Japanese, it should be him.

Now, I know we all know him as Usopp, and Ranma, and Bugs Bunny, but... nobody remember this guy? Anyone?

[Onikage725]

Ranma as Goku just blows my mind.

[Vekurotto]

I was taking about this earlier with a friend but somehow I've never been able to get used to Yamaguchi's voice outside of Usopp....I mean I'd hate it if he stopped voicing Usopp because to me he's the one and only voice that can ever be Usopp. Thing is I've heard him outside of One Piece and it just sounds funny to me. Funny in a way like if the VA for Mickey Mouse went to voice other people using Mickey Mouse's voice.

Meh it's silly that they didn't get the actual cast that's been voicing them for nearly 2 1/2 decades to do this. I think I'm with Nozawa on this though as I could care less about if the movie succeeds or if it tanks.

[El Diabeetus]

Finally we got the news about the seiyu for Japanese dub of Dragon Ball Evolution.

「実写版ドラゴンボール」の吹き替えを平野綾、小清水亜美らが担当！
http://anime.webnt.jp/nt-news/?detail=803

悟空……山口勝平（ジャスティン・チャットウィン）
ピッコロ大魔王……大塚芳忠（ジェームズ・マースターズ）
亀仙人……磯部勉（チョウ・ユンファ）
ブルマ……平野綾（エミー・ロッサム）
チチ……小清水亜美（ジェイミー・チャン）
マイ……甲斐田裕子（田村英里子）
悟飯……石丸博也（ランダル・ダク・キム）
ヤムチャ……江川央生（ジューン・パーク）
ナレーション……小山茉美

Goku: Kappei Yamaguchi
Piccolo Daimao: Hochu Otsuka
Kamesennin: Tsutomu Isobe
Bulma: Aya Hirano
Chichi: Ami Koshimizu
Mai: Yuko Kaida
Son Gohan: Hiroya Ishimaru
Yamucha: Hisao Egawa
Narrator: Mami Koyama

Edit: Mami Koyama is the seiyu for Arale in Dr. Slump (old series)

Goku: Kappei Yamaguchi and Bulma: Aya Hirano, you might as well make Yamcha: Mamoru Miyano than.

It'll be weird to see or hear some of the Death Note cast doing voices for Dragon Ball. I know Kappei Yamaguchi played Dende, but still. It'll be weird hearing not hearing Masako Nozawa for a dub of something Dragon Ball.

But, than again, maybe they asked Mrs. Nozawa if she wanted to be Goku, she probably told them to "Fuck off*, except more politely.

[MagicBox]

InuYasha/Usopp/Ranma/Shinichi Kudo voicing Japanese Goku with Arale/Lunch narrating makes me want to see this film more than I ever have before.

I am now going to only stay 30 feet away from this movie instead of the previous 45. That's an improvement.

It's USSOP!?

Oh wow would that explain why he's "not ready for this".

Biggest LOL I've had all day.

[Bura]

Goku: Kappei Yamaguchi and Bulma: Aya Hirano, you might as well make Yamcha: Mamoru Miyano than.

They're probably saving him for Trunks.

[El Diabeetus]

Goku: Kappei Yamaguchi and Bulma: Aya Hirano, you might as well make Yamcha: Mamoru Miyano than.

They're probably saving him for Trunks.

Yeah, he would actually be a good voice for Trunks; but, Takeshi Kusao isn't that old, right? But, than again most of the actual Voice Actors don't seem to be part of the movie dubbing cast.

[Ginyu Taiko]

Edit: Mami Koyama is the seiyu for Arale in Dr. Slump (old series)

And Lunch.

Mami Koyama would probably use a voice closer to own than the one she uses for Arale, since she'd be narrating the story. Probably something like the voice she does for Vermouth (Detective Conan) and Kycilia Zabi (Gundam).

I'm rather surprised by some of the other choices for seiyuu since they could have just used the original ones from the series.

[Sebastian (SB)]

I like the voice cast they chose for the movie. Getting the younger generation of Japanese voice actors, rather than the veterans, for the movie seems to make sense to me.

I wouldn't argue that hearing Nozawa over Chatwin would most definitely be odd, but I would at least like to hear her (or any of the old Dragon Ball cast) in cameos.