Voice actors that you want to be replaced

[JulieYBM]

Honestly, with all the “minis” in Daima being recast with new actors (with the notable exception of Nozawa as Goku), I’m wondering if they were deliberately testing the waters for recasting the series. Especially considering that with the exception of Vegeta, Piccolo, Bulma and Kaioshin, we barely heard from any of those characters. Why even cast new actors for characters like Kuririn, Mr. Satan or Chi-Chi when they only have one or two lines?

I absolutely believe that that was the play they were going for. I would not be surprised to see those actors return in the next five or ten years.

Nozawa will definitely be the last hold out from the original cast. I said somewhere else on the forum that Toei probably kept her on Daima for 2 reasons.
1) to keep a familiar voice amongst the recasted actors.
2) because they're afraid to recast her as Nozawa remains the sacred casting. Which, fair enough, I'd be afraid to recast her too.

Yeah, I would also say a third reason was Toriyama wanting to keep her no matter what.

[TheRed259]

Although... the voice direction has worsened since Super. So that's another unfortunate factor.

Well... in Dragon Ball Super I think the direction was worse, especially in the first episodes. I felt like René García was performing as he wanted, as if he were at a convention without any guidance. The "Nadie toca a mi Bulma" scene in Super was so forced and felt like a parody compared to the Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods movie.

[BootyCheeksJohnson]

I know this will be a very hot take among dub fans, but I would like to see the original English voice actor for Goku from the Ocean Dub return. That was the first English version I heard of Goku, and I still think it's the best one. (Not better than Masako Nozawa's Goku, but the best English Goku.)

Which one, there were 2 of them? There's Ian Corlett who voiced the character from episode 1 to when Goku started training in space, and Peter Kelamis who voiced the character from training in space to after Goku lands and beats Recoome. As well as the pioneer dub of movies 1-3.

[MasenkoHA]

I know this will be a very hot take among dub fans, but I would like to see the original English voice actor for Goku from the Ocean Dub return. That was the first English version I heard of Goku, and I still think it's the best one. (Not better than Masako Nozawa's Goku, but the best English Goku.)

Which one, there were 2 of them? There's Ian Corlett who voiced the character from episode 1 to when Goku started training in space, and Peter Kelamis who voiced the character from training in space to after Goku lands and beats Recoome. As well as the pioneer dub of movies 1-3.

They said “original English voice actor” so probably Ian Corlett

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

I know this will be a very hot take among dub fans, but I would like to see the original English voice actor for Goku from the Ocean Dub return. That was the first English version I heard of Goku, and I still think it's the best one. (Not better than Masako Nozawa's Goku, but the best English Goku.)

Which one, there were 2 of them? There's Ian Corlett who voiced the character from episode 1 to when Goku started training in space, and Peter Kelamis who voiced the character from training in space to after Goku lands and beats Recoome. As well as the pioneer dub of movies 1-3.

They said “original English voice actor” so probably Ian Corlett

Fun fact, neither Ian James Corlett nor Peter Kelamis is the original English voice actor for adult Goku, Nesty Calvo Ramirez is. The Filipino dub of Dragon Ball Z predates Funimation's dub by at least 3 years.

[MasenkoHA]

Which one, there were 2 of them? There's Ian Corlett who voiced the character from episode 1 to when Goku started training in space, and Peter Kelamis who voiced the character from training in space to after Goku lands and beats Recoome. As well as the pioneer dub of movies 1-3.

They said “original English voice actor” so probably Ian Corlett

Fun fact, neither Ian James Corlett nor Peter Kelamis is the original English voice actor for adult Goku, Nesty Calvo Ramirez is. The Filipino dub of Dragon Ball Z predates Funimation's dub by at least 3 years.

Even more fun fact the original poster specified Ocean dub so this doesn’t seem relevant

[L3anD3RStar]

Which one, there were 2 of them? There's Ian Corlett who voiced the character from episode 1 to when Goku started training in space, and Peter Kelamis who voiced the character from training in space to after Goku lands and beats Recoome. As well as the pioneer dub of movies 1-3.

They said “original English voice actor” so probably Ian Corlett

Fun fact, neither Ian James Corlett nor Peter Kelamis is the original English voice actor for adult Goku, Nesty Calvo Ramirez is. The Filipino dub of Dragon Ball Z predates Funimation's dub by at least 3 years.

That’s an interesting factoid! Cool!

[L3anD3RStar]

The rub is, you need something to replace the actors IN.

Like, if the legal battles ever resolve and Super finally starts up again, it’s expected that most of the current cast will continue in the roles they are already playing. Same with the movies or anything else that happens in Z or Super continuity.

BUT, if you were ever looking at a reboot of the series, that would be when you’d recast the roles. Like, if you were going to make a new animated Dragon Ball series starting from the very beginning, with modern technology, you’d need a fresh cast.

I don’t think that will happen any time soon, and definitely not while Nozawa is still with us. But someday, a talented young actor will land the role of a lifetime and be glad we are still telling this story