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#40001: Jun 10th 2016 at 1:54:28 AM

And Goten, and Gohan, and Bardock...

edited 10th Jun '16 1:54:48 AM by PushoverMediaCritic

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#40002: Jun 10th 2016 at 2:19:44 AM

At least that should work well in English.

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#40003: Jun 10th 2016 at 2:21:09 AM

Well...Sean did do the voicework for Black Doom in Shadow the Hedgehog.

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#40004: Jun 10th 2016 at 3:17:40 AM

I actually really like Goku's Japanese voice.

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#40005: Jun 10th 2016 at 4:00:20 AM

I... don't know how I feel about Masako Nozawa's Goku voice. One one hand, she's been doing the role so long that you can tell she could do it in her sleep and she completely nails everything about it, from the hick accent (I don't even speak Japanese and it's obvious), to the goofy moments having the perfect inflections, to the serious moments being genuinely powerful. Her Goku voice is basically perfect... for her.

I prefer Sean Schemmel's take on it even if he misses the hick part and his recent Kamehameha's and charges have gotten a little too gargle-y.

Masako X might be the most fitting English version and my personal favorite, even if it's by far the least polished.

So, for me, I like Masako X's first, Sean Schemmel's second, and Nozawa's third, even though, in terms of polish and objective quality, the order is the exact opposite.

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#40006: Jun 10th 2016 at 4:10:41 AM

Masako has the most 'cultured' voice for Goku owing to him not being able to completely hide his British accent when doing it, and that's funny considering his is the dumbest Goku out of them.

And I still shake my head every time I hear someone pronounce it Kameamea.

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#40007: Jun 10th 2016 at 4:13:35 AM

I mean, the fact that Toriyama would think of Nozawa's voice when writing for Goku in the manga means that, to an extent, her voice is the one that has most shaped Goku as a character. Goku's lines in the manga were written specifically with Nozawa in mind. Were written specifically with thought towards Nozawa's performance and the way she would deliver them.

That's a significant degree of influence.

I don't actually. Like. Listening to Nozawa's Goku. I mean no disrespect to her as an actor or person, but. It gets painful and screechy to me sometimes. Not my cup of tea.

But. Much as I detest the word. She's probably the "canon" Goku more than anyone else.

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#40008: Jun 10th 2016 at 4:25:48 AM

Nozawa's voice is perfect for Goku. None of the english voice actors really sound right.

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#40009: Jun 10th 2016 at 4:41:50 AM

Her voice is fine, I can tolerate it.

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#40010: Jun 10th 2016 at 6:37:36 AM

I don't care at all for Goku's jap voice.

edited 10th Jun '16 6:37:47 AM by VeryMelon

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#40011: Jun 10th 2016 at 7:15:59 AM

Apparently Goku Black will share VA with the normal Goku.

Good! He should!

Masako has the most 'cultured' voice for Goku owing to him not being able to completely hide his British accent when doing it, and that's funny considering his is the dumbest Goku out of them.

I think he does a good job counteracting the effect his British accent has by also adding a bit of a slur to Goku's voice. Like, it's not just that his Goku has difficulty saying hard words; he has difficulty pronouncing things too. Even when he's in his Fighting Brilliance mode, that slur is still there.

edited 10th Jun '16 7:16:30 AM by TobiasDrake

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#40012: Jun 10th 2016 at 7:45:41 AM

I thought it was more of a lissssp.

That wasn't there before.

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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#40013: Jun 10th 2016 at 8:36:22 AM

Even though Goku, Gohan, Goten and Bardock share the same VA, there's one difference to make Goku stand out.

Nozawa gives Goku a bumpkin accent.

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#40014: Jun 10th 2016 at 9:35:54 AM

[up] You're right, lisp might be a better word for it.

edited 10th Jun '16 9:36:16 AM by TobiasDrake

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#40015: Jun 10th 2016 at 9:42:49 AM

I'm pretty much meh on Japanese Goku's voice. It's how he sounds and that's all there is too it.

Nothing much more to say then that.

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#40016: Jun 10th 2016 at 10:03:20 AM

I haven't listened much to Goku's Japanese voice, so how exactly does it sound bumpkin?

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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#40017: Jun 10th 2016 at 10:53:44 AM

Nozawa gives Goku a deep lisp accent that is usually heard around rural parts of Japan.

When you listen to Gohan, Goten or Bardock, they have clearer voices.

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#40018: Jun 10th 2016 at 12:50:02 PM

I wasn't too keen on Nozawa's Goku at first for much of the same reasons as everyone else, but listening to it long enough made me really appreciate how she makes Goku sound both innocent and like a real country bumpkin; and then her voice tumbles when he goes Super Saiyan Blue.

I do generally prefer Sean tho, its what I grew up with and he's only gotten better as Goku in recent years. Masako X is weird tho; I think he does a fine job as a parody voice, but his serious voice for Goku kinda falls flat for me.

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#40019: Jun 10th 2016 at 12:58:25 PM

I like Masako X's rendition, because it sounds like an english version of Nozawa's.

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#40020: Jun 10th 2016 at 1:13:07 PM

Pretty sure that's what he might've been gone for, it makes sense given the name.

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#40021: Jun 10th 2016 at 2:39:08 PM

Masako is doing his best to make sure he sounds as much like Nozawa as possible.

Technically, his is the most 'accurate' voice to the original. I still prefer Mario Castañeda tho.

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#40023: Jun 10th 2016 at 3:28:01 PM

I prefer Morgan Freeman because everything sounds better in his voice.

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#40024: Jun 10th 2016 at 3:34:47 PM

I have no solid opinion on any of the voices one way or another.

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#40025: Jun 10th 2016 at 4:12:05 PM

[up][up]I disagree.

I prefer Crispin Freeman, myself.

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