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Bass_X0
12/09/17 12:50:59 PM
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A big muscle man who is good at fighting should not sound like a little old lady regardless of who voiced him when he was a little boy.

It's common for women to voice male children but they shouldn't continue to voice them when the characters become adults. She's not even trying to make her voice deeper like a male adult.

That also goes for Nancy Cartwright voicing adult Bart Simpson.
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cuttin_in_farm
12/09/17 12:51:59 PM
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She voices Gohan and Goten too.

Really grating.
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LanHikari10
12/09/17 12:55:22 PM
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People say that she's a very well respected voice actor or whatever in Japan, and that's all fine and good, but her voice just doesn't fit Goku. At all. I can't enjoy it. And that sound she makes whenever Goku is hurt is so annoying
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12/09/17 12:55:53 PM
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hortanz
12/09/17 12:56:06 PM
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her voice fits goku perfectly since his attitude really hasn't changed at all since he was a little kid
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Kaname_Madoka
12/09/17 12:56:18 PM
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hortanz posted...
her voice fits goku perfectly since his attitude really hasn't changed at all since he was a little kid

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Bass_X0
12/09/17 12:57:54 PM
#7:


hortanz posted...
her voice fits goku perfectly since his attitude really hasn't changed at all since he was a little kid


I like to believe that saiyans go through puberty like regular human children too.
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hollow_shrine
12/09/17 12:58:45 PM
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Bass_X0 posted...
hortanz posted...
her voice fits goku perfectly since his attitude really hasn't changed at all since he was a little kid


I like to believe that saiyans go through puberty like regular human children too.

But look at them. Look at how they act. They clearly don't.
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lilORANG
12/09/17 12:59:07 PM
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wouldn't that imply that I was ever turned on by Goku?
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Bass_X0
12/09/17 1:01:45 PM
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lilORANG posted...
wouldn't that imply that I was ever turned on by Goku?


You could have been. I'm not one to judge.
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Webmaster4531
12/09/17 1:03:09 PM
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hollow_shrine posted...
Bass_X0 posted...
hortanz posted...
her voice fits goku perfectly since his attitude really hasn't changed at all since he was a little kid


I like to believe that saiyans go through puberty like regular human children too.

But look at them. Look at how they act. They clearly don't.

Gohan is a generic boring adult now. Not that he was very child like except when he was a crying toddler.
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saspa
12/09/17 1:03:21 PM
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Tfs dbz abridged is the best version of all things dbz
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SmidgeIsntBack
12/09/17 1:04:01 PM
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It's kind of jarring at first but it fits the character better.

Dub Goku having a deep, heroic voice is partly the reason people think he's being extra dumb in Super, when really he's just as dumb as he's always been.
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hollow_shrine
12/09/17 1:04:43 PM
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Webmaster4531 posted...
hollow_shrine posted...
Bass_X0 posted...
hortanz posted...
her voice fits goku perfectly since his attitude really hasn't changed at all since he was a little kid


I like to believe that saiyans go through puberty like regular human children too.

But look at them. Look at how they act. They clearly don't.

Gohan is a generic boring adult now. Not that he was very child like except when he was a crying toddler.

Because he's half human and was raised by a half way sane human mother. Had Goku raised him, the boy would be straight up feral.
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mehmeh1
12/09/17 1:06:36 PM
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Now it's kinda offputting when she makes the voice deeper, because it's very reminicent of how she did black's voice
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josifrees
12/09/17 1:06:52 PM
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When I hear Japanese Goku it sounds like some Asian mom yelling at her kids or some shit
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Flintlock_Staff
12/09/17 1:09:44 PM
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Honestly read the title as Gundam Goku and was confused
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Sami1000
12/09/17 1:11:43 PM
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I can't stand his JP voice.
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_Goggalor_
12/09/17 1:12:36 PM
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LanHikari10 posted...
People say that she's a very well respected voice actor or whatever in Japan, and that's all fine and good, but her voice just doesn't fit Goku. At all. I can't enjoy it. And that sound she makes whenever Goku is hurt is so annoying


This.
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Kaname_Madoka
12/09/17 1:12:43 PM
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hollow_shrine posted...
Webmaster4531 posted...
hollow_shrine posted...
Bass_X0 posted...
hortanz posted...
her voice fits goku perfectly since his attitude really hasn't changed at all since he was a little kid


I like to believe that saiyans go through puberty like regular human children too.

But look at them. Look at how they act. They clearly don't.

Gohan is a generic boring adult now. Not that he was very child like except when he was a crying toddler.

Because he's half human and was raised by a half way sane human mother. Had Goku raised him, the boy would be straight up feral.

This
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Yomi
12/09/17 6:02:49 PM
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I like the Japanese voice way more than the English voice, not sure if I like it more than the Latin American Spanish dub though since I grew up listening to that.
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Axiom
12/09/17 6:06:40 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGwNpspVW1c


Wow that's so awful. I feel bad for japanese fans. Well I fell bad for Dragon Ball fans in general but especially japanese ones
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tennisdude818
12/09/17 6:09:47 PM
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I dont like it but Im kind of used to it now. There are other great voice actors in the JP version though like Vegeta, Piccolo, and Frieza.
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Princess-PEACH-
12/09/17 6:11:25 PM
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Maybe off topic but I really like King Kais Japanese voice. He sounds like a crazy but really nice old hermit. Sort of dead pan but in a cute way.
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Funkydog
12/09/17 6:13:32 PM
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The Japanese goku is just painful sounding, no matter how respected she supposesly is.

I also never got overly heroic from Seans goku. Sounds utterly goofy most of the time.
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Ilishe
12/09/17 6:15:10 PM
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saspa posted...
Tfs dbz abridged is the best version of all things dbz


Yes
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kislev
12/09/17 6:16:35 PM
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Mike tyson is a big buff man with a girly voice
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mehmeh1
12/09/17 6:20:05 PM
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Princess-PEACH- posted...
Maybe off topic but I really like King Kais Japanese voice. He sounds like a crazy but really nice old hermit. Sort of dead pan but in a cute way.

though wasn't he sick at the time?
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Zikten
12/09/17 6:24:04 PM
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the Japanese really like tradition. they hate changing things. I think they just kept her around just cause they are used to her.
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Prestoff
12/09/17 6:27:25 PM
#30:


Yeah I couldn't stand his Japanese voice. Like I thought my friend was pulling a prank on me when he showed me a clip from the Japanese DBZ, only to realize that she originally voiced Goku way back then. It just sounds as bad as Naruto's dub voice.
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Princess-PEACH-
12/09/17 7:16:00 PM
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mehmeh1 posted...
Princess-PEACH- posted...
Maybe off topic but I really like King Kais Japanese voice. He sounds like a crazy but really nice old hermit. Sort of dead pan but in a cute way.

though wasn't he sick at the time?

Huh really?
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Zikten
12/09/17 7:53:23 PM
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I started watching Super in Japanese and King Kai sounds weird to me. he has like a totally different personality. I think I just dont like it cause he sounds so different from the king kai I am used to
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mehmeh1
12/09/17 10:58:30 PM
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Princess-PEACH- posted...
mehmeh1 posted...
Princess-PEACH- posted...
Maybe off topic but I really like King Kais Japanese voice. He sounds like a crazy but really nice old hermit. Sort of dead pan but in a cute way.

though wasn't he sick at the time?

Huh really?

That's what I was hearing back in 2015, which makes sense, given how later on the BoG arc, his voice seems different, so if that was the case, he either recovered or was replaced
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Skye Reynolds
12/09/17 11:01:16 PM
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Conversely, the old lady voice is what makes Frieza the best villain of the series. There's just something chilling about it. It's like a cross between Hannibal Lectar and the wicked stepmother from Cinderella.

The deep voice that he has in the Japanese version just isn't the same.
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Trigg3rH4ppy
12/09/17 11:05:37 PM
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His jp voice is kind of meh, but his ultra Instinct voice is fucking terrifying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxwakoDQ8nc

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dave_is_slick
12/09/17 11:06:18 PM
#36:


Funkydog posted...
The Japanese goku is just painful sounding, no matter how respected she supposesly is.

I also never got overly heroic from Seans goku. Sounds utterly goofy most of the time.

All of this.
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Oshawottownage
12/09/17 11:06:25 PM
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Skye Reynolds posted...
Conversely, the old lady voice is what makes Frieza the best villain of the series. There's just something chilling about it. It's like a cross between Hannibal Lectar and the wicked stepmother from Cinderella.

The deep voice that he has in the Japanese version just isn't the same.


I kinda like both Freiza voices.
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LightHawKnight
12/09/17 11:07:25 PM
#38:


I DESPISE Japanese Goku. It made some sense when he was a kid, but once he became an adult, they should have switched VAs, but apparently the Japanese fans said no way, gotta keep that grandma.
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Kineth
12/09/17 11:07:35 PM
#39:


You've had 30 years to get used to it. Seems a little late to start complaining about it.
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Trigg3rH4ppy
12/09/17 11:07:45 PM
#40:


Oshawottownage posted...
Skye Reynolds posted...
Conversely, the old lady voice is what makes Frieza the best villain of the series. There's just something chilling about it. It's like a cross between Hannibal Lectar and the wicked stepmother from Cinderella.

The deep voice that he has in the Japanese version just isn't the same.


I kinda like both Freiza voices.

I like everything about frieza. He's the best thing coming out of DBS
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Raikuro
12/09/17 11:11:35 PM
#41:


hortanz posted...
her voice fits goku perfectly since his attitude really hasn't changed at all since he was a little kid

What does voice pitch have to do with personality? An adult male voice could still have the same exact attitude.
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Kineth
12/09/17 11:12:26 PM
#42:


Raikuro posted...
What does voice pitch have to do with personality?


I suggest you read the topic before you start questioning people on the context of their statements.
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dave_is_slick
12/09/17 11:13:35 PM
#43:


Kineth posted...
Raikuro posted...
What does voice pitch have to do with personality?


I suggest you read the topic before you start questioning people on the context of their statements.

What context was missed, because that is a very valid question.
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Kineth
12/09/17 11:15:50 PM
#44:


dave_is_slick posted...
Kineth posted...
Raikuro posted...
What does voice pitch have to do with personality?


I suggest you read the topic before you start questioning people on the context of their statements.

What context was missed, because that is a very valid question.


The first sentence in the topic post seems like a good start.
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dave_is_slick
12/09/17 11:17:20 PM
#45:


Kineth posted...
dave_is_slick posted...
Kineth posted...
Raikuro posted...
What does voice pitch have to do with personality?


I suggest you read the topic before you start questioning people on the context of their statements.

What context was missed, because that is a very valid question.


The first sentence in the topic post seems like a good start.

That question was directed at someone who thinks Japanese Goku is fine. So again, what's missing?
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Back_Stabbath
12/09/17 11:22:16 PM
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Trigg3rH4ppy posted...
His jp voice is kind of meh, but his ultra Instinct voice is fucking terrifying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxwakoDQ8nc

i think it only does that when he screams and really puts his power into something, his voice sounded like goku black when he spoke to kefla.
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NYmasajista
12/09/17 11:23:07 PM
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To anybody that is so bothered by the original voice of the character just wait for the dub it's probably only 6-9 months behind. And then you don't have to read either.
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