Ideal English Goku Voice?

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Re: Ideal English Goku Voice?

Post by BootyCheeksJohnson » Wed May 31, 2023 3:35 am

novashibe wrote: Sat May 27, 2023 6:54 am I think in terms of just, how the voice sounds, the tone, the attitude, etc... MasakoX has it nailed for me. Don't get me wrong, he's playing a version of the character that is incongruent with the actual Goku but even so, I feel transplanting his voice, maybe pitched a teeny bit lower so as to play it less for laughs, on the English script, would yield my favourite English Goku.

Obviously Nozawa is my one and only but we're talking English here. 8)
You mean like in the Goku vs Superman Death Battle?
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Re: Ideal English Goku Voice?

Post by novashibe » Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:28 am

BootyCheeksJohnson wrote: Wed May 31, 2023 3:35 am
novashibe wrote: Sat May 27, 2023 6:54 am I think in terms of just, how the voice sounds, the tone, the attitude, etc... MasakoX has it nailed for me. Don't get me wrong, he's playing a version of the character that is incongruent with the actual Goku but even so, I feel transplanting his voice, maybe pitched a teeny bit lower so as to play it less for laughs, on the English script, would yield my favourite English Goku.

Obviously Nozawa is my one and only but we're talking English here. 8)
You mean like in the Goku vs Superman Death Battle?
I hadn't actually seen that in so long I had to double check, but yeah, something like that. I think his voice when he's a Super Saiyan there is perfect.

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Re: Ideal English Goku Voice?

Post by Grimlock » Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:09 pm

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Anyway, I'm on the team of Dante Basco too. Granted, my reference is Zuko, but I think he has a "soft voice" that may work for Goku. Imagine a storyline where Goku has to regain his honor!
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Re: Ideal English Goku Voice?

Post by Kamiccolo9 » Mon Jun 12, 2023 2:28 am

I was actually pretty excited when I heard that Richard Ian Cox would be playing Goku for Ocean Kai. But, we all know how that went...
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Re: Ideal English Goku Voice?

Post by Dragon Ball Ireland » Mon Jun 12, 2023 7:35 am

Kamiccolo9 wrote: Mon Jun 12, 2023 2:28 am I was actually pretty excited when I heard that Richard Ian Cox would be playing Goku for Ocean Kai. But, we all know how that went...
It may still happen, the Irish broadcaster RTÉ, when I asked about Ocean Kai had this to say:
Hi,

Many thanks for getting in touch with RTÉ and for your suggestion that we consider acquiring Dragon Ball Z Kai. We'll certainly take a look at the show and will ascertain who has the rights, as very often content is not available to RTÉ as it has been licensed by a competitor, which is often a UK or Global player.

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If anyone wants to support my Kai recommendation, you can contact them on info@rte.ie, emphasizing they contact Ocean Studios in Vancouver and not Crunchyroll.

Remember this is the broadcaster who hosted the conclusion of the 4Kids dub of Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters on January 3, 2006, and the world debut of Capsule Monsters on RTÉ2 shortly after, so anime and unseen dubs are not uncharted territory for them.
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