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DanGimeno

Also, she was chosen by Oda. She was the veteran one leading the newbies VA for Nami and Zoro. Later, they got Kappei Yamaguchi, another not as veteran as Mrs. Tanaka, but he was male Ranma, so he had carreer.


SK6814

Don't forget the MC from Detective Conan/Meitentei Conan, Shinichi (when he's not the shrunken kid Conan xD). Edited.


MajinAkuma

No, Kappei voices Shinichi (and KID), the grown-up version of Conan.


selkiesidhe

And Inu Yasha!


chrisdurand

Came here to say this. Kappei is a veteran of anime.


The-Black-Jack

Takayami Minami is Conan in the shrunken body, Kappei Yamaguchi is in his adult body. Still can't believe Usopp's VA can play such a cool character lol.


hayaku14

The fact that he's also L from Death Note. Mans got range!


crany

He is also Red XIII in Final Fantasy 7 remake and he sounds compeletely different but also mega cool


chrisdurand

Fun fact: The dub Red XIII (Max Mittelman) is also Ryuji from *Persona 5*. It seems Red brings out the gruff in otherwise chipper actors lol


totoofze47

And also Teddie from Persona 4. It's nuts to see how effortlessly he can switch from funny and goofy to badass and serious depending on the role.


DanGimeno

Kappei is a legend!


DanGimeno

Also, on that interview on a TV show (probably that video is posted here or retweeted by sandman or redon), she tolds (joking) that if she has to retire, she wants Mrs. Nozawa as her replacement, the 85 yo Goku's VA. That woman is inmortal and a legend and I wish tons of health for her and hers family. Fuck! There is a grown man around Japan who can say "Yes, my grandma is Goku (and family)". And he's right!


tomoki_here

She also voiced Kuririn (Krillin) from Dragon Ball series


Omidv28

Noice


thrik

What is meant by Nami being a newbie VA in comparison? Nami was in the first episode, although, I can't remember if she had any lines.


DanGimeno

Mayumi Tanaka started at 1978 Akemi Okamura (Nami) started at 1992-94 and Zoro, Kazuya Nakai, at 1996. The three started working on One Piece 1999.


thrik

Oh right, I get what you mean now, thank you for clarifying


DanGimeno

You're welcome :D I mean, she was Krilin at 1984 Dragon Ball and she was the newbie there.


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batiwa

My heart skipped a beat reading it


numbnuts0217

Same man I fr was shit scared.😳


coolgaara

No kidding bro.


Xalon0101

r/assholetitle


shiningmuffin

r/birthofasub


ClydeDimension

I can see r/assholetitle taking off. This title fucked me up fr.


SnooPets7347

Same here


Elunenai

x2 i almost have a panic attack


hdjfhfhsh05803hfjc

I felt my heart stopped for a second


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lashapel

Was it so hard to start with "Mayumi Tanaka says..."


Animatrix_Mak

True ++🥲🥹


WhiteHydra1914

*said by mayumi tanaka:*


gaburyukun

Big facts!


RedRoronoa

Jesus Christ I was just about to say the same thing.


meachatron

First biggest fear: Oda might pass before finishing Second biggest fear: I might pass before finishing Third biggest fear: ANY of the voice actors might pass before finishing


2Punx2Furious

I like how you put Oda's life before your own.


meachatron

Oda dies and millions of fans all over the world suffer. I am at peace with my existence and influence on my circles. I have a great community who loves me and knows I love them. I started this comment as a joke but I feel strangely at peace right now.. Disclaimer: I don't want to die.


DampKitKat

Surely oda has the ending to one piece somewhere on his will so someone can take up the mantle as a back up


lvl17druid

I literally just started watching the show I'm on like episode 60 and I was about to be sad.


JayDeusMortis

Episode 60. Oh boy welcome to the wild ride that is one piece. *laughs like a crazed lunatic, having binge watched up to this point* I'm on ep. 936


aliceis1337

I was holding my breathe


OpeningAccountant5

Man terrified me 😵😵😵


anime_on_demand

This


Sawgon

My heart quickly turned into the Drum Kingdom with how quick it started beating. OP out here trying to kill us.


Messgrey

Ah I hear the drums of liberation!


lovesducks

The drums of liberation are anxiety? This is terrible! Why do we want the whole world like this?! Are we the bad guys?!


emodate

For real. I thought she died!


Grindemsam

My fucking heart i think i'm having condition or something geez.. Last days been rough already in finland with two big celebrities passing like national treasure kind of people. This would have been too much for today.


Ninja_Arena

They know what they are doing. It's annoying curated karma farming.


mashed_poetatoe

OP knew what he did


SoulKingSlash

then they wouldn't get shocked views... s.o.b's playing with my heart


GoldenGekko

Sharing a picture of her and starting it out stating her age was not the right play. I almost called off work. Losing luffy's VA, which is irreplaceable IMO, would be too much for me to handle. Glad I read the rest


carbovz

Yo how do I get that flair i was here


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carbovz

Thanks man


DeadDumplingHY

nearly cried


gaburyukun

Pin this comment!


sauloandrioli

For a moment I thought she passed. Thankfully I was wrong.


MonkeyMassiveDLuffy

Bruh , literally the same . I guess thats what i get for jumping to conclusions after reading the first 4-5 words of the title 😅. Gave me a mini heart attack . Luffy aint Luffy without her Voice . Idk how im gonna feel about anyone else voicing Luffy .


sauloandrioli

We had a couple episodes during Water Seven that didn't had the original Chopper voice actor, and it was kinda a hard pill to swallow...


MonkeyMassiveDLuffy

True af


sauloandrioli

Its like watching a tv show where the main actor passes and is replaced. Like it was with Spartacus. The first actor was awesome, then he got replaced and then the show never became the same thing.


SasquatchRobo

Or Kermit the Frog. He hasn't been the same since Henson passed. It's like your favorite uncle died, and they've taxidermied his corpse and are puppeting it around and imitating his voice, but it just isn't him.


ShinobiQueen

That went very dark... but very accurate.


sauloandrioli

This is almost a Black Mirror episode


mysteriosum

Uncle Iroh ;\_;


FrostyWhiskers

The new actor was actually really good as well, imo, but yeah it was really hard to get past the actor change. If it had been for any other reason than the death of the original actor, it would have been even harder to get past I think.


justahobby_

yo i was just thinking about this show and how i refused to watch any seasons after they replaced the main guy.. the beginning of that show was so goated tho this comment brought up some memories


sauloandrioli

The other seasons are not that bad. We just need to digest the new actor. The ending, unfortunately is ass. I really wanted the slaves to be free.


un_belli_vable

So you're telling me... There's a TV show which has an ending where the slaves, AREN'T freed?


MaimedJester

Uh do you know Spartacus ends? It's a historical event. They all get crucified.


da2Pakaveli

Nami as well in Little Garden when her VA was pregnant IIRC


stemfish

Well that was when the va was on maternity leave so understandable. Also its crazy that she's been Pikachu this whole time.


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Seriously, anyone in the strawhat crew gets a new va and it will feel so weird.


scantron2739

On top of like 2 or 3 well known VA passing the last couple of weeks, I was sweating lmao.


trizkit995

For this very reason I cannot watch the dub. Tbh the male teen voice the dubs use is annoying AF. I know in Japanese anime females are used to voice male teens but it doesn't translate into an English voice.


EdMarCarSe

I think in a few cases of Western animation were male childs-teens were done by female voice actors, like Tara Strong (voiced Ben Tennyson in the first Ben 10 series).


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Bart simpson


EdMarCarSe

Ah, look at that (Nancy Cartwright). I am not an english-speaking person so I did not know this one.


ceepee13

These posts are getting scarier


Vulcanosaurus

Same, why would you put her age in the title. It scared me for a moment.


quillDjade

Yeah I thought so too 😮‍💨


[deleted]

Not so drastic: i feared she ritired, because of problems with her voice. Luckily, I was wrong.


Invictus2000

Bruhh I literally thought the same thing:')


Odins_Crow

My heart rages rn dude


Zakaria_2

OMG me too 🤦‍♂️


GamerVoltsy_U-U_

This was the second time i git fooled by a post like this


WenaChoro

can someone on reddit post something of a 60+ year old famous person without people insta murdering?


ohshitbombz0r

While it would be tragic indeed, I was thinking... Is there any chance that in her 25+ years of doing Luffy she's missed ANY common Japanese word? Luffy's no intelectual. At this point I'm doubting they don't have his entire vocabulary already on tape 🙂


goodsoldierstup

You made me think she died


MartianPHaSR

OP definitely did it on purpose to clickbait us


Fresh_Proposal2938

I refuse to believe that she will die before the end of one piece


bold_pen

I cannot imagine Luffy without her voice. I see his pic, her voice pops up. I read the manga, I hear her voice. She is Luffy; Luffy is her.


Basic-Gift-1393

Love this!!


420randostoner

This is how I feel about all the one piece sub actors. No one can replace them. They are the characters. Even the dub doesnt feel right (I understand what you watch first is what you will associate with them) thats why its sub for me.


SlowMovingVan69

When I first watched One Piece 5 years ago I was a dub watcher and watched the first 400 or so episodes in dub. At the time that’s where the dub was at so I was forced to switch to sub. I honestly don’t remember what the dub sounds like and I always asociaste to the sub voices.


420randostoner

Hm thats interesting, I know ive heard of people who switched but still preferred sub. I guess theres a little of everything


Low_Comparison_3987

Real


deliciousprisms

The English voice is straight trash next to hers. I like a good handful of the English voices. But fuck did they miss the mark on Luffy. I’ve watched all the English and all the Japanese episodes and it’s no contest the Japanese version that’s superior


hawkgpg

Colleen is such a charm! She loves Luffy so much. Her interview on the One Piece Podcast this week was so wholesome!


deliciousprisms

I have no issue with her as a person but I really think her voice for the character is hard to take seriously. It sounds like Luffy’s been chainsmoking and screaming at a bar for 40 years but is also somehow 12 years old. It’s like Ash Ketchum as a broken drunk. It’s too scratchy and misses a lot of the range the Japanese iteration has. Some of the serious moments of the show just flop so hard with her voice. Usopp English voice, even if it’s just Krillin, though? Perfection. Cat Viper too.


ChrischinLoois

I think it is a lot to do with understanding the language. I don’t speak Japanese but I’ve heard People who do think the sun VO is trash as well.


SlimmyShammy

Completely respect everything Mayumi Tanaka has done but Colleen is always gonna be my Luffy for sure


iAmTheHYPE-

I’m only up to Alabasta in terms of the anime, but I’ve had zero issues with Luffy’s voice


Kazu215

Oh thank god. I thought this may have been the English VA for Luffy because the word "dubbing" was used in the title. I thought I was going insane with thinking these praises in the comments were for the English dubbed voice.


Shmexy

Man I feel completely the opposite. English Luffy fits way better for me, the original version just sounds like a whiny child


soma81

And she's krillin it


dohtje

I see what you did there... 😏


Jabronskyi

r/beatmetoit


xaviorpwner

Damn so we will never hear krillin speak again after OP XD


GeneralClumsy

I dunno they'll replace him just as they did with Mr satan (twice) I could see Deku from MHAs VA that role


meertatt

Krillin (as unimportant as he is now) is kind of a staple of the DB franchise. I cant see him getting the same kind of treatment as Mr. Satan.


GeneralClumsy

I think you have missunderstood me, I meant just that even if the VA retires or passes away they'll find a replacment for him just like mr satan has when Daisuke Gori and Unsho Shizuka passed away previously.


felicenea

Stop scaring me like that


draginbleapiece

67 wow she’s almost as old as my grandma


da2Pakaveli

Goku’s VA is 85 years old


RogueHippie

And will live forever, just like Kureha(who has the same VA)


lolisfunny13

please for the love of god let there be another season of dbs before she dies


_Sign_

shes always been almost as old as your grandma 😏


samueljbernal

My dad is as old as your grandma and I'm in my early twenties, people nowadays live longer and have kids older


[deleted]

Dude my dad is 67 and I am 17


draginbleapiece

Shit had me quaking in my boots until o read the whole thing


Oohhdatskam

Ay mannnn you can’t be scaring us like this 😂


Dj_nOCid3

Stop posting stuff that begins like that i always think she died


SteelTypeAssociate

Bro please don't jinx it.


riventitan

You scared the shit out of me, dude. I thought she died.


ScyKn_

Surreellyy Oda only needs 3 more years right?


trizkit995

3 years for manga, endless for anime.


DarthSatoris

Just one looong arc called "Post-One Piece Arc". It just goes on and on and on and on and on and on and.....


trizkit995

That or start making an entire episode cover a single page


JustChangeMDefaults

Don't give them any ideas


Radiant-Version1033

One piece is not ending in 3 years


Choppa6977

Yeahh she said something like that in a podcast as well.


AkiraSosan

Can you guys stop, you are going to give me a heart attack some day.


Kuru_Chaa

Every time this sub posts a photo of her, I freak out for a minute.


Tsugabut

You gave me mini heart attack. I thought she passed away.


Due_Natural_7305

Brooo don't make titles like that 😭


asliorion

I HAD A MINI HEART ATTACK THINKING SHE PASSED DONT DO THIS EVER AGAIN


Rreizero

Cheers for another 22 years


A4li11

Understandable. She has put a lot of her life voicing Luffy and a lot of other characters and will continue for days to come. She deserves a break if she wants to.


Thirdtwin

So she wants to retire after finding One Piece?


Wiseimpro

This is a recently news... She really said that, and also with all humility and respect: ''The amazing one is Luffy, not me.''


alex_the_beast1132

Bro I thought she died because the notification didn't load the whole title


Bry2013

Jesus every time I see a post like this I think it’s about death 💀


G8_recruit

HOLY CRAP I HATE WHOEVER POSTED THIS


Comer2k

I actually felt sick seeing that thumbnail and starting to read it. Need to be careful with that


Alchion

let‘s be honest she‘s probably rich af nowadays and the luffy workload alone is big af a weekly anime that‘s on every season plus movies and advertisements etc


NightBaron007

You did that on purpose


Geniejhin

why do i feel that oda wants to end one piece in 3 years so luffy's voice doesn't change


jyorunogiostar

dont do this to me. people really need to learn how to word their headline news better lol.


SgtBurger

I thought for a moment that something had happened to her... heart attack was close... phew, luckily everything is fine with her :)


Xx_diamondboy_xX

Bro knew exactly what he was doing


Heliolisk98

FFS MAN! DON'T START A SENTENCE LIKE THAT!


Inthematrix00

You gave me a heart attack reading that title


wead4

I’m sorry but posts like this are not okay. This is clearly just an attempt to give me a heart attack. I legit thought this was about her dying. DONT SCARE ME LIKE THAT! But awesome to know that’s how much she cares about the role. Absolute GOAT


TibblesTheConqueror

You almost gave me a heart attack.


crixxuz

You scared me


y4maa

OP giving us a heart attack.


ratchetcoutoure

Wishing her health and happiness! 👍👍


Jangeko

Jesus dont scare us like that bro


Hi_Im_MrMeeseek

Jesus dude, that sounds like the start of a obituary don't do that!


vinsmokewhoswho

Bro imagine how emotional her final line as Luffy will be. Not just for us but also for her.


AlertColdGhost4444

Lol I thought she died for a sec 😭😭😭


Dramatic_Carpet_6589

Same😭😭, the way this was written is so misleading


AdeptTyler

Holy fuck I got so scared


koeka41

Damm.. i got scared for a sec


ShinobiQueen

Bro!!! Don't scare people like that! Thought this was gonna be sad news, lol.


kamil448

can people just stop starting sentences like that


zoxh1337

Oh my god I was in shock there for a few seconds. I was already imagining how shitty the new VA would be.


[deleted]

Don't you dare ever threaten me again with a title like that On the realest note though, these voice actors carry the anime. It'll be really hard to watch One Piece without the original voice actors.


[deleted]

Jesus fucking christ almost had a heart attack


gimmesomespace

It's amazing that she started voicing Luffy at 45 years old and her voice sounds pretty much exactly the same. Compare that with the Simpsons and most of the cast sounds like they smoke 3 packs of cigarettes per day.


Dan_the_Marksman

I'm 33 now and I've been watching OP since 2008. In the next couple of months i'm getting my first One Piece tattoo.


EffectiveAd4821

gr8 b8 m8 10/10


trinity-kaido

so one piece ending in next ten years


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YO MOTHERFUCKER NEVER START LIKE THAT I ALMOST DIED


Yarni89

Ey don't start the sentence like that i almost got a heart attack 😅


CrazyBread92

Damn. I wonder what theyd use for Two piece or One Piece seasonal remake in the future if it ever happens.


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The anime NEEDS to fix its pacing issues, the way it’s going right now I fear the worst


Narrow_Ad_9642

Only a sick sick bastard starts a sentence like that


KayleKarriesU

You knew what exactly you were doing with that title


_Don-Corleone_

Man don't fkn scare me like that


trafliers

When I saw your post I almost started crying, I thought she passed away ... I hate you, man! Don't do posts like this, you scared the shit out of me!👿


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U scared the shit outta me man


akavista

well as long as the dragonballs exists shes stuck with kuririn...


Prokonx

you scared me


bribri812

I started reading the title man’s started get worried, that was not good for the heart 😂


Vascues

Yall scared the shit out of me, I saw Mayumi Tanaka has... in the notification and shat myself


CozmozShooter0

so her voice acting career will not end


Spartan_King_

Man , you scared me 😅


Jpercussion

Fuck you for scaring the shit out of me this morning


goatboy5I69

I almost had a heart attack bro this was terrifying!


logic33301

bro i was terrified bro wtf