Who is the most demanding character to voice in Dragon Ball?

[TheRed259]

Who do you think is the most demanding character to voice in the Dragon Ball universe?

[Yellow Flower King]

It has to be Vegeta. Goku is voiced by a living legend in Japan, and elsewhere can do him quite well, but it is Vegeta who has the expectation to have his screams be truly bestial. TV Tropes said Eric Legrand is twangy and lame but he has some of the best screams I've seen not just in anime, not just in dubbing but in general.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

Probably adult Goku, especially at Masako Nozawa's advanced age. On the English side Sean Schemmel may have started off rough but his screams were incredible and even rivalled the Ocean cast who were generally much better actors.

I imagine Freeza is quite tough as well, particularly any scene where he gets mad. None can top Ryusei Nakao in that department just for the depth of emotions he displays in Freeza's callousness.

[funrush]

Whoever screams the most. So Goku. Possibly Vegeta since Chris Sabat's already doing this gravelly raspy voice for that character and then has to scream in that specific voice.

Screaming's bad for your vocal chords (if the state of Paul Stanley's voice is any indication lol) and also there's that story about Sean Schemmel passing out in the booth from screaming too much while recording GT. That's why I think screaming's the most demanding part probably.

[Metalwario64]

Probably adult Goku, especially at Masako Nozawa's advanced age. On the English side Sean Schemmel may have started off rough but his screams were incredible and even rivalled the Ocean cast who were generally much better actors.

I imagine Freeza is quite tough as well, particularly any scene where he gets mad. None can top Ryusei Nakao in that department just for the depth of emotions he displays in Freeza's callousness.

Yeah, that's a part of why Young was finally replaced in
Kai: she just couldn't match the energy and flow you need for actual accurate Freeza.

[JulieYBM]

Well, that depends on how any given actor feels like performing a character. I mean, did Wakamoto Norio need to turn in a master-class series of screams for Cell in Dragon Ball Z? No.

I imagine a lot of actors will tell you that Nozawa Masako had the hardest job because Gokuu isn't a standard character and thus requires a lot of filling-in-the-gaps to really make him likable.

[Yellow Flower King]

I forgot, Goku Black. Nozawa makes it look easy but it must have been tough to create the voice of the character and be distinct and not just "Evil Goku."

[Tian]

I forgot, Goku Black. Nozawa makes it look easy but it must have been tough to create the voice of the character and be distinct and not just "Evil Goku."

I like how she made Black sound different from SSJ4 Goku and took some mannerisms from Shinichiro Miki's Zamasu.

Now regarding OP's question, several international voice actors have mentioned DBS Broly as one of the most taxing roles in their careers so far.

Some of them had to take a temporal break from any kind of voice activity because of the intense and almost non-stop screaming the character had in that film.

[M16U3L2015]

I forgot, Goku Black. Nozawa makes it look easy but it must have been tough to create the voice of the character and be distinct and not just "Evil Goku."

Also Turles and Bardock, I'm amazed at how easily she manages to differenciate between three characters who look similar.

I also love how Mario Castañeda manages to do the same with Goku and Turles in the Latin Spanish dub.
https://youtu.be/0bCfUxQKrtw?si=_5qJBZFnkrrVBFhn&t=113

[MasenkoHA]

Probably any character that requires a lot of screaming. Masako Nozawa has to do intense screaming for multiple characters and is front and center. Ryo Horikawa is doing the most too, but it’s just one character.

Is Nozawa a boring answer? Yes. But I think she’s also the correct answer.

[Dr. Casey]

Whoever screams the most. So Goku. Possibly Vegeta since Chris Sabat's already doing this gravelly raspy voice for that character and then has to scream in that specific voice.

Screaming's bad for your vocal chords (if the state of Paul Stanley's voice is any indication lol) and also there's that story about Sean Schemmel passing out in the booth from screaming too much while recording GT. That's why I think screaming's the most demanding part probably.

Screaming is hell on your throat. A few F bombs at the top of your lungs when mad can leave your throat sore for a while.

What everyone else said, and maybe some minor characters (can't think of any) that doesn't scream much but have weird and unconventional voices that are hard to maintain.

[Yuji]

Goku. Not just because of the screaming, but the nuances of the accent and tone also.

[Koitsukai]

Goku Black. That's the most recognized voice in japanese, the kindest one I'd say, and it had to behave like a sadistic psychopath.

Also, Yamcha's. The guy afraid of women portrayed by a rapist? that's some good acting.

[Tian]

I just remembered that casting-wise, one of the most demanding characters in the franchise is Majin Buu. He's somewhat difficult to cast because he needs an actor with a good vocal range for his forms.

There are few dubs like FUNimation and European Portuguese that didn't even bother and just assigned separate actors.

[Yellow Flower King]

I wonder why no one has said Babidi, that voice sounds hellish to pull off.

[funrush]

I forgot, Goku Black. Nozawa makes it look easy but it must have been tough to create the voice of the character and be distinct and not just "Evil Goku."

I like how she made Black sound different from SSJ4 Goku and took some mannerisms from Shinichiro Miki's Zamasu.

Now regarding OP's question, several international voice actors have mentioned DBS Broly as one of the most taxing roles in their careers so far.

Some of them had to take a temporal break from any kind of voice activity because of the intense and almost non-stop screaming the character had in that film.

I change my answer, it's gotta be Broly. He is almost exclusively screaming. I didn't even think of him cause Goku's in every episode and Broly appearances are pretty rare, but when Broly is in something he is near-constantly screaming once the action gets going.

[SupremeKai25]

Goku Black.

On top of all the challenges that come with voicing Goku, you also have to speak in a way that indicates both that the character is not Goku and that he is a god.