Summary
- Masako Nozawa plans to voice Goku until she is 182, showcasing her commitment to the iconic character.
- Nozawa has been voicing Goku for almost 4 decades, starting at 49 years old.
- Fans need not worry about a replacement for Goku’s voice anytime soon, as Nozawa shows no signs of retiring.
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Dragon Ball fans, however, don’t need to worry about that with Masako Nozawa anytime soon.
Masako Nozawa Wants To Voice Goku for a Very Long Time
She Says She Wants To Voice Him Until She’s 182
Masako Nozawa is one of the most iconic and recognizable voices in anime. She voices perhaps the most popular and well-known anime character, Goku, the main character of the humongous series Dragon Ball.
Masako Nozawa has been voicing Goku for quite some time now. Dragon Ball anime first premiered in 1986, and this was a whopping 39 years ago, which is almost 4 decades. Masako Nozawa has been voicing Goku all this time.
She started voicing Goku when she was 49 years old. Now, she is 88 years old, but has no plan of stopping to voice this beloved anime character.
“It Would Be Meaningless To Fight You Now; You’re Too Scared And Ashamed. Live With The Shock. Keep It Bottled Up Inside Of You. Goodbye, Frieza, May You Live The Rest Of Your Life In Peace.” — Goku
In fact, recently, she talked during the presentation ceremony for the Mainichi Art Award Special Price and revealed that she wants to voice Goku until she is exactly 182 years old, a very arbitrary number. Obviously, she is joking, but what she’s saying is that she will voice Goku as long as she possibly can, and has no plan to retire right now. For an 88-year-old, she is doing very well right now.
This is good news for Goku and Dragon Ball fans in general, as Goku would lose a lot of his charm without Nozawa’s iconic voice.
The latest Dragon Ball project Nozawa worked on was Dragon Ball Daima, a new story for the series where Goku and Vegeta both get turned into kids and go on new adventures, getting into brand-new fights. This season is ending, however, but she will definitely return to voice Goku if a season 2 of this series is done, which might be the case.
Dragon Ball
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Akira Toriyama
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Dragon Ball
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Dragon Ball DAIMA
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Dragon Ball DAIMA
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February 26, 1986