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Voice Actor Comparison: Dragon Ball/Z/GT – Son Goku (Adult) (EDITED)

I’m just asking for trouble here, aren’t I? Here goes!

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My pick: Masako Nozawa
Reasoning: Nozawa’s adult Goku is a great evolution of her child Goku, retaining a very childlike wonder and charm to it, and Goku’s pureheartedness, with a brilliant delivery that brings the character to life. I like how there are all these little nuances to it. Kelamis captures some of Goku’s spirit in the same manner, but can be very inconsistent with his delivery, and of course doesn’t have those little nuances Nozawa does. Schemmel’s current Goku is pretty decent, but not what I prefer. It’s a huge improvement from his Z days.
Breakdown: Nozawa > Kelamis > Schemmel (in Kai) > Schemmel (in Z) = Corlett = Morrow = Ramirez = Yurk = Watson > Big Green Dub Voice read more

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Dragon Ball Kai – Episode 71

Episode 71, "Attack the Elusive Cell! Son Goku is Finally Revived!", or "The Reviewer Attempts Not One, But Two Jokes"


*****SPOILERS*****

Synopsis: Vegeta angrily dismisses Piccolo’s desire to stop Cell before he absorbs 17 and 18, insisting he can surpass even his current Super Saiyan level, and flies off. Kuririn suggests that they go destroy the developing Cell from the current timeline, still in the lab. He and Trunks go off to do so while Piccolo and Tenshinhan look for the active Cell. At the cite of Dr. Gero’s lab, Trunks and Kuririn uncover the underground area where the Cell project is developing. They find 17’s blueprints there and take them, in hopes of finding a weak point. The two destroy the basement lab. Trunks gives Kuririn the blueprints and flies off to train with Vegeta. In Nickytown, Cell eludes Piccolo and Tenshinhan while victimizing the citizens. At Capsule Corp, Bulma and her father examine the plans. Cell absorbs more people, chasing down a girl and her young brother at a small airport, but Kuririn saves them. Piccolo and Tenshinhan arrive and Cell flies off. A few days later at Kame House, Goku’s allies watch the news broadcast reporting more victims of Cell. They all take a plane to find him. When Chi-Chi goes to check on Goku, he’s recovered. Goku expresses his desire to surpass his current level. read more

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Voice Actor Comparison: Fullmetal Alchemist – Roy Mustang

Something a bit less controversial:

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My pick: NO PREFERENCE, AS THEY ARE ALL AWESOME
Reasoning: If one bases Travis Willingham’s Roy soley on his performance in Brotherhood (he was okay in the first series, but not great), he surely lives up to either Toru Okawa or Shinichiro Miki in his performance as Roy Mustang. All three are able to keep Roy sounding serious and authoratative, but with a little bit of cockiness, too.
Breakdown: Okawa = Miki = Willingham (Brotherhood) > Willingham (First Series) read more