CONCERNING Update On Franky's Voice Actor

[@adamquenano8563]

Jesus that’s tragic, he has such an iconic voice.

[@ryuusaki7309]

Looking at his pictures he looks like his health is declining . I’d say he probably needs to retire the role and give it to somebody else

[@kaigunz2251]

If you bothered to read Mayumi Tanaka's blog you would know that he's doing well health wise. But I guess instead of reading what she said people are rather into conspiracy theories.

[@xTheParadox99]

​@@kaigunz2251How should normal people know about stuff like that?

[@jonasamazonas731]

The whole situation is so sad and bizarre because the german VA for Franky sadly died recently...

[@a1racer441]

Franky vs pink was some of the best lines of dress Rosa, you can tell he’s getting older/tired he doesn’t sound bad at all but not as feisty as he used to. I just hope he stays good and keeps doing franky for ever. Lot of people dislike franky but he one of my favorites love his lines and banter with robin and the crew.

[@iurypadilha]

He was a skinny guy but now you can see even in his face structure, something is going on for him to lose so much weight and it's impacting his vocal cords and how much tiring it must have become to shout as much as franky.

[@orbboom6119]

And franky has a lot of lines in the egghead climax too😬

[@tarikizgua1835]

Praying for Kazuki Yao's health 🙏🙏 Also 2:25 shout outs to Masako Nozawa for staying in the industry at her 88

[@paulcrimson3824]

Okay i am very worried now. But still very hope that he is getting better or maybe its better if he retire in this case. In other hand one piece anime is on a big break now so maybe he can recover during it. But man this was shocking to see. This is not suuuuper....

[@PopeDuwang]

Franky’s VA looks like his decaying as we speak. Give him a Sandwich...or an MRI. I’m worried.

[@g3mkn1ght60]

Even in dressrosa, you can hear the decline, but it was still relatively the same, I understand recasting can be a jarring process, but I want this man to live what he has left peacefully 😢

[@blazer4185]

This looks like a Chadwick Bozeman type of situation. I hope he does not have cancer

[@roderixdekaper]

The man should stop everything and solely focus on his health. They should just use a temporary new voice actor for franky, no one would complain. The one piece community cares more about the health of the creators then making the anime perfect.

[@Toronja_Arenosa]

Oda's break hitting so hard we have a video reading twitter sections

[@yen6170]

Bruh he looks like hungry Luffy like malnourished version fr ..brooooo😭

[@rich520]

The man voiced THREE CHARACTERS. Jango, Bon Clay and Franky.

[@dakotawest7136]

I hope and pray he is okay and is getting well ❤

[@Lupinemancer87]

I know I'm gonna catch some flag for this, and this has nothing to do with the AV himself, but I never liked Franky's voice in the Japanese version. I hope the VA gets better, and I wish him all the best, but maybe it's a good idea to get a new VA for Franky.

[@MisterTwit]

The picture of him and Nozawa is crazy, you'd almost never guess that she's the older one, let alone the fact they're _almost 25 years apart._

[@sarougeau]

I know it's not proper to speculate on a celebrity's health condition with anecdotes, but seeing those pictures of him going back made me think of my grandfather who went through something similar at the same age. He could be dealing with sarcopenia, its a disease that causes progressive muscle loss in the aging process. My grandfather was a heavy smoker with a similar build, and it starts to ramp up in your 60s. If that is the case, I hope we is well and taking care with his health. He unfortunately may have to retire for the sake of it, but I'm sure I'm not the only one that would like to see him celebrating the end of One Piece along with us.

[@itsmeevan]

Made me think of Charlie Murphy that last season he did of black Jesus

[@Gustavo-gp1wl]

My aunt passed away from pancreatic cancer during the pandemic. I remember her deteriorating appearance as time went by, and I must admit that I unfortunately see similarities with how Mr. Yao looks now. I sincerely hope that she is not suffering from a disease as cruel as the one that took my aunt.

[@isiyami]

Not gonna lie he looks like brook 😢

[@johnnylight0]

You could really hear it in his voice since Egghead

[@CaptainMarvel4Ever]

Well one thing we can say that's remained consistent, the man has a knack for swag and style. Truly a character in and out of the booth. Just a reminder too, this man has a strict policy to only drink cola in public because he was once out in public, and children saw him drinking something else and were disappointed. Yes, just like Franky Mr. Yao himself will never let his youngest fans be sad.

[@mathieul4303]

4:34 not at all, he’s less skinny here

[@paulcallahan7727]

Franky VA is SUPER and they'll never find a good enough replacement but I'll never stop watching op no matter what.

[@bpbp7407]

All I can say is I hope his health is as good as it can be and I hope hes not in a lot of pain. I'll remember One piece and Franky till the day I pass away. He will go down in history as an amazing voice actor.

[@mintman325]

I hope he gets better. :(

[@tonydiamond7663]

What if it's just age. Man Father time is a MFer for real

[@fatshibaballs]

That’s not age brother

[@sagathekawaiikilla]

One piece need 3-6 year to finish not to rush story but I want everyone to make it to the finish line and I love that it’s long running but for everyone sake I don’t wanna see them go out n not finish - WISH STRENGTH TO HIM!!!! And the whole team !!!

[@marvboy4256]

He is sick.... He probably has cancer or sth... Or anything that let him loose much much weight... Hopefully he is allright

[@millasboo]

1:38 I hope it’s not the big C

[@mathieul4303]

He is starting to look like Brook… 😢

[@samoodustani5198]

what are you smoking bro , he is way more skinny now

[@TM-NTM]

Where’s the akainu video ?

[@Rootz2000]

All of the pictures of Franky's VA make him look pretty bad all things considered. I hope he's fine but yea.

[@hoothoot7416]

Yuh

[@bachenzo421]

Luffy x Nami at the end GGWP :)

[@tristanretzbach4446]

Sadly oda said many times there will be no romance in once piece

[@origamipein18]

😦

[@homiepikachu8707]

He doesn't look super

[@kaigunz2251]

Way to spread misinformation KoL. You should have read Mayumi Tanaka's blog. Do better next time.

[@slothguy_]

I know it's taboo, but in times like this I think it's okay to ask for permission to VA's early on if they are ok with using AI if something happens to them, with the same pay as if they were doing the job themselves. (in case the VA dies it will go to the family). If they are not ok with it then replace them, but at least make it an option.