Sean Schemmel (born November 21, 1968) is an American voice actor, ADR director, and screenwriter known chiefly for his work in cartoons, anime, and video games. His most notable role is the teen and adult voice of Son Goku in the Funimation dub of the Dragon Ball franchise.
In Funimation's in-house dub, Goku was voiced by Stephanie Nadolny as a child in both Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT, and has been consistently voiced by Sean Schemmel as an adult throughout the entire Dragon Ball franchise. Since Dragon Ball Z Kai, Colleen Clinkenbeard has voiced Kid Goku for Funimation.
Stephanie Nadolny is an American voice actress, known for her English dubbing role as the child version of Son Goku, the protagonist of the Dragon Ball series, and the child version of Goku's son, Son Gohan, in Dragon Ball Z.
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Is Goku voiced by a girl?
Nozawa is the voice of Son Goku, Son Gohan, and Son Goten in the popular anime franchise Dragon Ball. She has also voiced Tetsurō Hoshino (Galaxy Express 999) and Kitarō (GeGeGe no Kitarō, first and second series and Hakaba Kitarō).
The Original Voice: Masako Nozawa and the Japanese Legacy
Her work extends from the original series through "Dragon Ball Z," "Dragon Ball GT," "Dragon Ball Super," and numerous movies and video games. Her portrayal of Goku, Gohan, Goten, and other characters showcases her incredible range and dedication.
Stephanie Nadolny voiced Goku from the start of Dragon Ball up through Goku's training with Kami in preparation for the 23rd Budoukai. From the 23rd Budoukai (where he eventually faced off against Piccolo) onward, it was Sean Schemmel voicing him.
Kyle Henry Hebert (/ˈeɪbɛər/ AY-bair) is an American voice actor and DJ who works for anime and video game series, such as the teenage/adult Gohan and the narrator in the Funimation dub of the Dragon Ball series, Sōsuke Aizen in Bleach, Ryu in the Street Fighter video game series, Kiba Inuzuka in Naruto, Kamina in ...
After more than 35 years of voicing one of the most iconic anime characters in the world, it might seem like there is nothing new for voice actor Masako Nozawa to accomplish.
Whatever the reasoning might be, it really all comes down to personal taste. Some argue that this high, childish voice better serves the legendary Saiyan's character. Goku is, for all his power, depicted as an innocent, fun-loving guy, so in some ways, this voice is perfect for him. Other people are not so enamored.
Goku: 76, even though you might think his IQ could be even lower sometimes, he often proves he can do some smart things too, especially while fighting and especially during DBZ. However, in DBS his IQ would probably be around 55...
It was rumored that Sean passed out while dubbing Goku's transformation into a Super Saiyan 3 in Dragon Ball Z. In fact, Sean confirmed that he passed out while recording, although it was in Dragon Ball GT, during a Super Saiyan 4 transformation or Kamehameha.
Christopher Robin Sabat is an American voice actor and dubbing director who is known for his English-language dubs of anime and video games. He voiced Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Mr.
Chris Ayres began voicing Frieza in Dragon Ball Z Kai, replacing Linda Young. He had been the voice of Frieza onward, winning various awards for his performance as the iconic Dragon Ball Z villain. He also voiced characters in various other animes, television shows, and movies.
A Japanese media outlet has published a scoop on Jujutsu Kaisen's anime voice actor for Satoru Gojo, Yuichi Nakamura, over sexually explicit jokes, and it seems to have backfired on them.
Don "Sonny" Strait is an American voice actor and voice director who is known for voicing in cartoons, video games and English dubs of anime. He provided the voice of Krillin in the Dragon Ball franchise, TOM from Toonami before he got replaced by Steve Blum and Rocko from Borderlands 2.
Schemmel began doing voice work during the mid-1980s, and started portraying the heroic role of Goku on the popular action/fantasy series "Dragon Ball Z" in '89.
By Goku's own admission this is true: he has never kissed Chichi. However, when he was speaking about “kissing” he was referencing how Future Trunks kissed Future Mai on the lips, and was only speaking about lip-kissing.
Linda Chambers-Young is an American voice actress who voices characters in Japanese anime series. Her most notable roles are Frieza in Dragon Ball Z and Baba in Dragon Ball as well as Genkai in Yu Yu Hakusho. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. Her son John Burgmeier works alongside her.
Why are most male characters in anime like Goku and Naruto voiced by women? They are mostly voiced by women due to the fact that it's easier for a female voice actor to pitch her voice to that of a young male who hasn't gone through puberty and whose voice hasn't deepened yet than it would be for an adult male to.
