Tuesday, December 6, 2016

10 Favorite Actors/Actresses: #3

#3: Masako Nozawa

Best Known For: Son Goku, Son Gohan, Son Goten, Bardock, and Turles in Dragonball, Guilmon in Digimon Tamers 

Number three is essentially Stephanie Nadolny and Sean Schemmel's Japanese counterpart in terms of voicing Son Goku and the male members of his family, however she also voiced the character's youngest son and father. At her old age, she is still voicing these characters as well as she did in the 1980s and 1990s, voicing them in their child and adult years. She began her involvement with the Dragonball franchise in 1986, after being selected to voice the main male protagonist, Son Goku. In those thirty years, she only made subtle changes to how she portrayed her characters; such as changing her vocal pitch to reflect their personality and the characters' aging. It is difficult to imagine anyone else voicing these characters, and it will be difficult to accept a replacement if Nozawa were to pass or retire.

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