Masako Nozawa Recording the Voices for Goku and Goten in Dragon Ball Super

[@StrivedeLaLear]

People need to understand that this woman is a legend. Her job involves A LOT of screaming and she's just as sweet as can be.

[@GotenandTrunksJumpyJ]

Joshua Sixx ikr

[@Goczku]

Joshua Sixx true bro

[@StanTheBland]

Joshua Sixx i never really heard her voice before but listening to the dub first than the sub you crack up.

[@seraphlai9664]

She even dubbed Doraemon.

[@StanTheBland]

Ripper 30​ Yeah, that's not going to happen. You can't insert yourself inside me, the way you and i were raised are different giving us a completely different view on things. On a cartoon called venture bros there's a character called Dr.Mrs and it's a sexy woman that sounds like a big strong man, and I still haven't gotten used to it so I doubt I'm gonna get used to this. Sometimes the original way is not the best way, and the way I see it the English dub modified it and made it better. I'm more of a dub person because sitting down reading the subtitles takes away from the moment and I can end up missing something on screen. If you feel as the way I see it is not relevant or just stupid I don't care. If you enjoy your subs no matter the voice it doesn't matter in the end of the day we still enjoy the same show. Now I'm done writing this big ass book of a comment I'm gonna go watch some videos or play a game now.

[@kratosspartan101]

It's hard to believe that she's 80 years old

[@Mikemic2218]

wow really? she is? i thought she was in her 70's?

[@kratosspartan101]

Yep

[@Mikemic2218]

wow

[@durieljohnson1123]

I thought she was about 50 or 60

[@StanTheBland]

doesn't matter to me. I like dub better anyways.

[@Krystalmyth]

This woman has been Goku since day 1 of Dragon ball. Every commercial. Every game. Every movie and Special. She never called in sick when it came to being there for her fans. She lived her life as Goku, and literally breathed life into him, and will until her very last. There just isn't enough respect you can give. Every second you ever saw of Goku she was there. Without replacement or stand-in. When she leaves us, the world will be made lighter from the burden of lifting such a legend. A sweet old lady goes to work, walks into the studio and becomes one of the greatest and most powerful heroes in all of fiction. She deserves the highest of tributes among anyone with any respect toward what it means to be an actor in animation. All actors play characters, but veteran legends like Mazako Nozawa are that character. They're the soul of their being. Like Peter Cullen to Optimus Prime, they are bound in spirit to these fictional expressions imagination. Don't wait until they are gone to reflect on what they meant to you growing up and what they've inspired.

[@galaxy_kitten95]

Masako-san actually broke a record for voicing Goku for so many years! Continuously and consistently, having no replacements whatsoever. She truly is a living legend.

[@galaxy_kitten95]

Masako-san actually broke a record for voicing Goku for so many years! Continuously and consistently, having no replacements whatsoever. She truly is a living legend.

[@ぱにゃぱんだ]

素晴らしいコメント 日本のファンとしてとても嬉しい

[@erikchingon3566]

Yes and I love it!

[@tsukileo897]

@@deadshade442 Toxic

[@Uknown76]

I can't believe she did the ssj3. scream at her age

[@HOTSHOTGAMING-eb3ds]

JustAnother Stupidchannel78 sean did..

[@Uknown76]

Chris Jericho no she did for the Japanese dub

[@HOTSHOTGAMING-eb3ds]

JustAnother Stupidchannel78 ohh

[@TheLawrence05]

she was maybe around 55 years old when she did

[@sadladd]

TheLawrence05 -- Well there was Kai as well. The scream there wasn't as much as the original, but that's still a ton for 70 something-year-old woman.

[@exmousse]

Her age aside, I can't believe she doesn't even do each voice separately! She just switches back and forth between voices effortlessly! And omg I never cease to be amazed by her portrayal of Goku Black

[@exmousse]

Akatsuki Prince elegant and smart is the best kind of evil! :D

[@gunswordfist]

Yes, that was amazing! And Nozawa's Goku Black is my favorite performance of hers!

[@ghostdragon4164]

Shes as legendary as Goku himself

[@marceljohnson9634]

Almost 40 years in the role of goku will do that... its just amazing watching her work the way she does that... it's as natural as breathing for her by now

[@GreatSageGoku]

I admire that Masako Nozawa was still voicing the role in Dragon Ball as Goku, Gohan, Goten, Bardock, Turles, Goku Black (as well as the dual voice as Gogeta and Vegito), others for such a long time as a Seiyuu.

[@zeroo8218]

SunWukong1984 Subarashii!

[@gunswordfist]

*claps*

[@felipe_drawmania1604]

Don't forget Gotenks.

[@ECGlaceon]

Wait she did Turles and Bardock!? Holy cow.

[@requiemcrimson8489]

She also played doctorine in one piece

[@skyrim3337]

such a talented lady

[@Firebreather719]

such a great goku, and she did a fantastic job as black goku!

[@NoWaitQue]

Firebreather719 agreed black was spot on

[@dusanstevanovic7551]

Goku black was... *S U B A R A S H I I*

[@zaiwex]

SUBARASHI!!!!

[@wwspd7105]

zaiwex ningen domo,

[@95mustafa]

NINGENDO

[@ftu2021]

gotta respect her for work. i mean at the age of 70+ and she can that energetic to scream that loud is a big feat.

[@Firebreather719]

Feng she's not 70, she's 80, and will be 81 this October.

[@Slothicans]

+Firebreather719 Damn, she doesn't look like she's over 70 tbh. She sure has some good genes.

[@vaazon]

Saiya-genes

[@xyza2572]

p4v 👌👌

[@samarpreet605]

p4v so original

[@ernrstcamacho5577]

I respect her voice

[@Tokyo_Gaijin]

Supreme Leader you might have a better time watching cartoons then

[@omar_1880]

@Shining sun lmao look at his playlist 😂

[@TonyTonyDLuffy]

@@omar_1880 lmao

[@justsomeguywithabeard8639]

Same

[@ernrstcamacho5577]

@Shining sun ik right still am 😂😂

[@Gattaii]

i will cry so much when there will be no her and noone can replace this voice...

[@cookiesontoast9981]

Well I'm sure they would get a replacement and it most likely will sound very similar, but i agree... it will never be the same again :'(

[@JamesKeithProduction]

Potatoes MASAKO NOZAWA IS IMMORTAL AND THERE SHALL BE NO REPLACEMENT!!! IF SHE DIES THEN THE CONTINUATION OF DRAGON BALL DIES WITH HER!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@CloroxBleach-ky4th]

Tyler James Cornelius Griswold of course

[@Iron_Elite]

+Clorox Bleach yo

[@lucdejong7881]

Don’t jinx it

[@weirdface1846]

don't care what english fans say, masako's voice for goku, was, is and always will be iconic. she's just goku and will be

[@daniapfel2825]

Yeah those english fans are purists

[@jokerinthebronx]

So wait. They actually record while watching the cartoon and just do it straight up? I did not know that! Quite frankly surprised that's how it's done. It must get tiring. And your timing has to be spot on.

[@muslimmetalman]

This is in fact true of almost all anime, aside from Red Garden, Akira, one little girl in Mononoke, & Thundercats 2011 (which was a Hollywood-funded production with much bigger budget). & ironically it is in fact due to the popularity of *dubbed Western animation & live-action works* in Japan. It's cheaper that way. Almost no Hollywood cartoon is dubbed, aside from certain English-language anime such as Animatrix, Afro Samurai, Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust, & the Batman: Gotham Knight anime. I mentioned these because they are animated to the English scripts (Afro Samurai didnt even get JP *dubs!*), but the VAs still came in separately to dub over it. All Hollywood animation is prelay, meaning the dialogue is recorded, & then the artists listen to it to have reference. The show is designed around the actors' performances. It's much less so in Japan.

[@zingodoom]

There is some editing involved, especially when two characters are speaking at the same time

[@Elvisnotpresley97]

yeah so they can voice the little things, like when she looked at the rock and Goku has to lift it. She has to voice the grunts of picking it up

[@muslimmetalman]

***** Also in case no one read my comment lol..they dont do this in American cartoons unless it's an anime, like Afro Samurai, Gotham Knight, or Animatrix.

[@zedantXiang]

I think this way it have more emotion

[@UltimateShadow10]

Such a legend, it's unbelievable that she still sounds the same.

[@spacedp]

Her voice is a little higher pitched now (Goku) than it was in Z.

[@madeinsound08]

@@spacedp In DBZ it was smoother

[@chefar]

@@madeinsound08 Yeah indeed, i believe as a voice actor she makes a lot of efforts to keep her voice healthy, but against aging, she can't do much.

[@Papan01]

Can't imagine Goku without Masako

[@GabiN64]

sean schemmel

[@jp3813]

+GabiN64 Only for Americans.

[@erikchingon3566]

@@jp3813 True they always think they're number 1 and I'm a Mexican raised over here, I can see it.

[@shiranuiaensland1442]

@@erikchingon3566 DBZ had already ended before Americans even saw it. The majority of them also took forever to discover Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

[@number4221]

Just no. I can with some va but goku without her is different

[@leonkennedy6489]

omg i love her

[@gravitynote757]

Goku is not just a hot-blooded man. He is generous, optimistic, childlike, and sometimes hot-blooded. It is difficult to express such a personality in a male voice. However, a woman named Masako Nozawa is able to perfectly reproduce Goku's personality.

[@LOREWITHBLAZER]

The world is gonna feel broken when she dies

[@jevilz9858]

That's kinda adorable :D

[@eugenechelseafc89]

She's a G when voicing Goku Black

[@Velvettyy_]

She's really adorable ❤❤❤

[@RicoGetEm22]

A true legend. Thank you Mrs. Nozawa for making my childhood

[@rosegasaifandoms6991]

You can tell that she loves her job. She just radiates happiness

[@RayManiac90]

What a great voice actress she is, I mean at her 80s she has still an amazing voice, she is still working and she loves fans and her job. Thank you very much for this miss Masako

[@itsjose--5597]

Me parece increíble esta señora con sus 80 y su trabajo ojalá tenga muchísima salud la estimo muchísimo a esa señora

[@certifiedmoment5959]

She deserves to live forever, legend

[@williamjackson2345]

Once I went to subtitles, I can’t get enough. Rewatching dragon ball in the original format is so refreshing after growing up on the dubbed version

[@fredpeterarope9802]

I've been a fan of DBZ since I was 9, now I am already 30 and still loving it. I love this woman. My childhood was complete because of her, I owe her big time!!! Thank you very much!!!

[@alterbolo3362]

Goten: "Otou-saaan!!" Wow so cute😍

[@Rejix01]

Voice of goku in japan is cool I respect for her voice Shes a legend

[@OceanbornAngel]

It's amazing to me that they chose to keep Masako Nozawa as Goku as an adult instead of traditionally casting a male voice actor to take her place when he was no longer a child. She is just that good.

[@Megrez-Alberich]

TOEI and Aoni Prod. (the voice talent agency) considered replacing her with a male voice actor, but they feared the younger kids would no longer be able to relate with the character and as a result, the audience rating would drop drastically. When Masako Nozawa found out, she was very sad because she had grown very fond of Gokû over the years, and she had been hoping she would be able to voice him until the end of the show, which she assumed was near, at the time. So, she personally contacted Toriyama to ask him if he would let her keep voicing Gokû if she took a somewhat "deeper" voice, and Toriyama didn't object to it.

[@Dan-yz6gh]

@@Megrez-Alberich I read this story every now and then on youtube but I can never find its source. Could you tell me where your story is from? I'm Japanese and I read and watch quite a lot of interviews of Toriyama, Nozawa, and people from Shueisha/Toei but I've never heard that Nozawa personally contacted Toriyama to ask him to keep her as Goku.

[@Megrez-Alberich]

@@Dan-yz6gh Hi! Unfortunately, I can't remember where I read it. It was on the internet, that's for sure, and it was more than 10 years ago. I really wish I had saved that interview back then. It's basically the same thing that happened with Shûeisha, with Toriyama's tantô begging him not to turn Gokû into a young adult because the sales would drop if the younger readers could no longer relate to the character. Toriyama dug his heels in and threatened to end the manga if he wasn't allowed to draw an older version of Gokû, much taller and well-proportioned. Same thing with TOEI Animation. They considered hiring a male voice actor but were very hesitant to do so because they feared that accepting a new physical appearance _and_ a new voice for Gokû, with no transition whatsoever, would be too much for the younger viewers of the anime. Nozawa said in the interview that she had heard about TOEI and Aoni Prod. weighing the pros and the cons of replacing her with a male VA, and she was very sad because she really wanted to voice Gokû until the end of the show. As she said, back then she didn't know that the manga would go on for many more years and that Gokû would have children. She assumed that the Piccolo Jr. arc would probably be the end of Dragon Ball. That's why she contacted Toriyama to ask for his permission to keep voicing Gokû if she took a "deeper" voice, and Toriyama didn't object. Nozawa said that she gave it a try, and then she had to wait anxiously for a while because she didn't know what TOEI and Aoni Prod. would decide in the end, and she was extremely relieved when she got the scripts for the upcoming episodes with 18-year-old Gokû, and the scripts read 孫悟空 - 声優: 野沢 雅子

[@Dan-yz6gh]

@@Megrez-Alberich Thank you for your reply! Yes, it's true Torishima (Shueisha) didn't want Goku to turn into an adult and Toei was first thinking of hiring a male voice actor for 19yo Goku. There are numerous interviews and articles about that but I can never find one that says Nozawa herself personally contacted Toriyama to ask him to keep her. I've seen a few similar comments on youtube but only in English and never in Japanese, so I first wondered if Toriyama saying 悟空をよろしくお願いします to Nozawa was translated wrongly into English and then that story 'Nozawa asked Toriyama to keep her' started to spread in an English speaking community, but I'm not sure. I hope I can find an article on that someday, thank you!

[@Megrez-Alberich]

@@Dan-yz6gh No problem ^_= Since the interview was in English, it might indeed have been mistranslated... I really hope you'll manage to find that interview. I've been looking for it for years now, to no avail. It was basically about how Masako Nozawa landed the part, with a blind audition and Akira Toriyama personally hand-picking her after listening to several audition tapes. If I remember well, she also says that the only voice actors that Toriyama had requested by name from the get-go were Mayumi Tanaka for Kuririn, and Hiromi Tsuru for Bulma. And then she explains in the rest of the interview how she managed not to be replaced by a male voice actor once Gokû had grown into a young adult.

[@adarshupadhyay5410]

Say what you want to say, Akira Toriyama, Sean schemell, toyotaro, Chris Sabat and everyone respects her. She is easily the senior most voice actor. Also if you say that Masako sucks in front of Sean then I am pretty sure that he will be really angry.

[@SevenDeMagnus]

:-D I can't believe it but that's amazing, thanks Masako-san. God bless you.

[@gravitynote757]

If you really like Dragon Ball, you should respect Masako Nozawa, the Japanese voice actress. She has been the voice of Goku for over 35 years, and there is not a single reason to deny her.

[@MikooChannx]

that looks hard trying to read and watch the screen to make sure you get it perfectly. I love the Japanese version and English version.

[@Corneax]

she is so good at voicing goku,gohan and goten. Why people hate her i think she is so good at this.

[@NeoDragoN7676]

No one, NO ONE else can voice Goku. This is Goku, Gohan etc. No Comparison for me.

[@cookiesontoast9981]

Agreed 100%, whenever i hear any of the dubbed voices i just cannot eccept them as Goku/Gohan/Goten's voices.... they're just not right, they feel wrong to me

[@cyote312ify]

MechaMinilla99 Yeah her and Sean Schemmel are the only people I hear when I think of Goku

[@alecfongy3175]

Masako Nozawa and Sean Schemmel are Goku.

[@defaultd5776]

And Mario Castañeda in latinoamerican spanish :] The way he says "Kaaaa... Meee!... Haaaa... MEE... HAAAAAA!" is simply epic for every spanish speaker

[@seraphlai9664]

There is always exceptional.... Kappei Yamaguchi( the voice of Male Ranma, and InuYasha...) dubbed Goku in the movie DBE. ...reasonable for helping Lady Nozawa's career away from shitty things.

[@たそしん-n1v]

素の声がそのまま悟飯なんだから凄いよなぁ。マジで二次元と三次元の狭間に住んでる人。

[@vangraff3478]

xD I love how Japanese people react to something it's like a symphony all reacting at the same time and making the same sound hahahaha

[@destroylonely_]

She's practically my god of anime, she made my favorite anime character

[@AndrewAmbrose]

This woman has been voicing the same character for more than 30 years. Now that’s dedication.

[@hamajixx4525]

I would be very sad if she dies because she is the true voice actor of goku but I will feel sad after all because bulma voice actor is dead

[@deatgalien1234]

I don't want masako nozawa to die it will hurt my childhood if she passed away

[@oliverlancaster491]

Going to be a hard time for all when another dragon ball legend dies

[@-toxicus-8582]

The voice of goku gohan goten bardock turles and goku black wow she really cant be replaced

[@DeezNuts-op9du]

I personally think she is and will be the only person to voice goku, gohan, gotten properly

[@felixcristino6396]

she is a pro and feels like a pro

[@cool_fox6669]

It would be sad to see her go I wish for her to stay as long as she can fight for

[@tooru5244]

She must be a legend in voice acting world in Japan

[@youngtevanced8818]

What?? Goku's voice actor is a grand ma, unbelievable! I had been watching for a long time. wow how cool grand ma is.

[@smexysalsa5470]

I hope she stays alive enough to keep doing goku!

[@Wolfgodmak]

SHES THE ONLY PERSON ILL ALLOW TO VOICE GOKU. TRULY A MASTER ARTIST. 🐺💯💯💯💯

[@ryanalfe2146]

I like gokus Japanese voice

[@mealbej9968]

I am glad about that as a Japanese person．

[@calm6959]

@@mealbej9968I love her voice

[@raidentheripper2462]

She is the awesomest goku voice actor,she can't be replace

[@Raditrockesp]

I want to see her dubs Black

[@MichaelMyers9092_]

Raditrockespuuma watch the trunks arc

[@lonerrsutona]

Evan Faraday really tho lmao

[@GeloCreative]

She's 80 years old and yet when Goku screams to transform so she is. What a talented Voice Actress

[@TheOnlyGHOST1015]

she looks like a granny but a Voice of a GOD

[@thefreeburningspirit]

TheOnlyGHOST1015 she doesn't "look" like a granny, she *is* one lol

[@GOLTEB]

Correction, “Saiyan” GOD. Lol

[@FagnerLSantos]

You can see how talented she by the fact that she record Goku and Goten lines at the same time. Most voice actors use to record separate in these situations.

[@michaelwong9300]

Legend

[@dualvoid8223]

This might have been 3 years ago but I can’t stop being impressed that this woman has been acting so many characters for such a long time without missing a day it’s just still amazing japanese ppl rlly are advanced 😂😂

[@adarshupadhyay5410]

God bless her. Hopefully nothing happens to her

[@Changitojuanito]

Thank you for the joy you brought to my life 🥹❤

[@owithani]

she's been doing it for 40 years now. Incredible!

[@小谷宇史]

魂レベルで役が体に入ってるんだろうな・・・ 多分本人は"演じてる"というより、体に役が"憑依する"って感覚なんだろうけど・・・(それでも十分凄すぎるが)

[@SMOKEY-fi9bn]

This women is huge legend!!!!

[@paulgilbert3139]

When this woman die that's the time when dragonball series would come to an end

[@JeebusCryst]

may this women live forever

[@LukeWeyrauch93]

She’s looks like an ordinary grandma or something I love it lol

[@cesarbarrantes6820]

INCREDIBLE i wish i can see full episodes of this. SHE IS AWESOME

[@Babytada666]

She’s fits perfect for goku voice

[@kensoh7670]

I tried doing VO for only a day using my natural voice and I lost my voice the next day. Total respect for all VA and she even can do it within a shot for different characters (let alone different age)! Legend!

[@zillamank6649]

She is a true legend, wow.

[@revivedsoul1099]

Wouldnt let anyone do it better! She is fantastic. The way she just simotensely switches the voice.

[@ajd8650]

she looks like a really nice lady :)

[@reztuprawira1538]

Thank you, Madam. You have done a lot of hard work for us

[@GrimoriumVerum]

legend

[@jrco1010]

praying that she remains healthy and strong for a long time. she is irreplaceable

[@vykuntapufangtxpreet9546]

Wish, It Had *ENGLISH* Subtitles

[@missxmarvel]

Please give this woman eternal life. I can’t imagine a different actress.

[@Glitch4Twitch]

Wow, Watching this it just dawned on me: Goku is to Japan, what Superman is to America, national treasures!

[@TheMajsterson]

Jest pani mistrzem kochamy

[@carmix6721]

野沢さんが声優として辞める日なんて考えたくないけど、もしその時が来た時にはもうドラゴンボールは終わっていてほしい。 このお方とドラゴンボールは一心同体。

[@とまとめいと-x4e]

ありえん 海外の人たちはZからしか見てないから。かっこいいムキムキヒーローの悟空のイメージしかないから吹き替え版の方がしっくりくるんですよ。自分は英語版はなんか棒読み感あって好きじゃないです

[@Cay9z]

Man Masako Nozawa looks so inspirational

[@Thriftcandy-wk3ri]

She looks so happy 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@psyquack8574]

Of course, best job ever!

[@jaykayjeon9649]

I respect her so much!! She's such legend!!!

[@jasonsoliva6678]

When you think about it her voice makes sense in the same context that Bruce Lee makes predatory cat noises.

[@KORJangmi]

I hope she never dies she's such an nice woman and still to this day she is an good voice actor

[@next5131]

Bad news she die

[@ohmyflippiningod]

I'm not a fan of her voice but I think it's funny to have a sweet old lady recording lines for the worlds strongest fighter

[@Jaxv3r]

voicing goku since 80's and 90's for his MALE family also includes turles and black except for raditz because fuck him

[@antoynebeaucheminroy9197]

UNIVERSE*

[@marvinrube6340]

if it wasn't for her there wouldn't be dragon ball anymore. so fuck all the other voice actors. i don't care if the english generic voice actors die.

[@edwardcobot948]

WE ARE WITH YOU NASAKO NOZAWA !, KAMÉHAMÉHA !!!

[@AngelofDeath9012]

Lavos hey get your head out of your ass don't matter if she is involved or not people can be replaced she will be replaced

[@kenos9603]

Love you I love dragon ball super thxs for making this

[@ムラ先生-p8o]

野沢雅子がいなくなったら日本の終わりの時でもあるな

[@hazimroubaiy9281]

Bru how tf did she do the ssj3 scream at her age this women is amazing and she is a legend god bless her

[@ParisPK]

Ik that shit is still surprising. She’s a legend

[@cristinaperry52]

Born and raised in America and i prefer her voice over sean. No disrespect to sean

[@mohamedtoure4388]

I don't know why but Goku sounds so likable in Japanese, I think his voice has a big part in that.

[@tobylim9669]

because its suit his character being energetic and clamsy.imagine for goku has sean but energetic and clamsy.

[@calm6959]

@@mohamedtoure4388 true

[@shashigusain6470]

We need more episode please make it . It is the best show I have seen ever Dragon Ball Super . It's Fantastic

[@notkingali1798]

The English and the Japanese voice are great.

[@DanielTorres-cq7yq]

My favorite moment from her was when she did the ssj blue kaioken X10 against Hit in the U6 tournament

[@novrinkov0053]

Only one original selected by the author toriyama. It doesn't matter if it's high pich There are even men with higher voices than this. Goku's voice just happened to be like that. Do you tell highpich men that they don't suit you in real life? Anything not chosen by the author is no different from a fan-made. I'm sure the author toriyama hasn't even heard the English dub lol

[@rudra4376]

the moment she makes goten voice , im done dude this lady is legend.

[@alfredo_jr7914]

imagine if that was your wife?? let that sink in

[@DBZFigures]

It'd probably be awesome. She makes decent money and doesn't talk like Goku all the time I'm sure.

[@owenmikhael6866]

Alfredo_jr7 that would be hilarious and fun

[@alfredo_jr7914]

Cool 21 likes :v

[@alphadios2003]

Masako please don't die!!! I know you are a bit old... but please... there is no one to replace you!

[@giancarlog89]

I grew up listening between latin american spanish dub from the tv show, and japanese original voices from the snes and playstation games i had. So im pretty comfortable with goku speaking like a child. I do have trouble listening to US dub or iberian spanish. Lol, i think those are horrible, but do not take offense, its probably that's simply not the way i learned to watch DB