Vegeta’s Voice Actor Ryo Horikawa Says Goodbye To Akira Toriyama
For him, it was totally unexpected and he wished he’d have lived longer, Now that Dragon Ball had just begun a new journey with Daima.
Although Toriyama is accused of having hated Vegeta, he unironically gave him the best character development in the series, without question. The duo of Goku and Vegeta has been one of anime and manga’s most iconic rivalries that will never get old.
Along with Masako Nozawa and Toshio Furukawa, Ryo Horikawa, the voice actor for Vegeta, held Toriyama in such high regard and couldn’t believe he was no more. For him, it was totally unexpected and he wished he’d have lived longer, Now that Dragon Ball had just begun a new journey with Daima, the manga reached the end of Z and the 40th anniversary.
“It was a bolt out of the blue, and even now I am filled with disbelief. The series had just begun a new journey. The story was supposed to be more and more thrilling and exciting. It is too sudden. It is a pity. Thank you very much for giving birth to this wonderful work. Please rest well.”
(Ryo Horikawa dressed up in a Saiyan armor)
About Dragon Ball:
Dragon Ball is a manga series by Akira Toriyama. It first began its serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1984.
The manga was later adapted into a multitude of animated series, movies, and games.
The franchise consists of five different anime series, about 21 animated movies, and around 10 games spanning various platforms, from Famicon to Playstation and Xbox.
Synopsis of the Dragon Ball anime:
Goku Son is a young boy who lives in the woods all alone—that is, until a girl named Bulma runs into him in her search for a set of magical objects called the “Dragon Balls.”
Since the artefacts are said to grant one wish to whoever collects all seven, Bulma hopes to gather them and wish for a perfect boyfriend.
Goku happens to be in possession of a dragon ball, but unfortunately for Bulma, he refuses to part ways with it, so she makes him a deal: he can tag along on her journey if he lets her borrow the dragon ball’s power.
With that, the two set off on the journey of a lifetime.
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