Two One Piece Voice Actors Step Back
While Kaido’s role is finished for the foreseeable future, fans are worried over the future of a Straw Hat in the anime
On October 4, 2024 it was announced that Tessho Genda, the voice actor for Kaido, would retire from voice acting due to his health.
Oricon reported on Friday that voice actor Tesshō Genda has been on hiatus since July due to his health, after a collaboration between Yū Yū Hakusho and ramen noodle brand Maruchan had Kenta Miyake voicing the role of Younger Toguro instead.https://t.co/ypGay5YcwE ➤
— Anime News Network (@Anime) October 6, 2024
Tessho Ganda has also voiced Kurama the Nine-Tailed Fox in Naruto and Younger Toguro in yu Yu Hakusho.
In July 2024, Genda has also stated that he was unwell and so would have his current roles replaced by someone else and he has since been on hiatus.
Yesterday, Genda Tessho, the voice actor for Kaidu, said he was not feeling well and announced that he would be replaced by an alternative VA.😭 pic.twitter.com/fCEeacTtJt
— sandman (@sandman_AP) July 26, 2024
On October 4, 2024, it was announced that the voice for Jango, the former Black Cat Pirate Hypnotist turned Marine, would be Wataru Takagi (Obito Uchiha, Okuyasu, Kaiman) due to his voice actor, Kazuki Yao, facing health concerns.
In this Sunday's One Piece episode 1121, Jango's voice actor Kazuki Yao (who does franky's voice too) will be replaced by Wataru Takagi (Obito Naruto) due to health concerns. 😢 pic.twitter.com/19CvQM8Vrs
— Pew (@pewpiece) October 4, 2024
Kazuki Yao is known prominently as the voice of Franky, as well as Bon Clay and other minor characters.
As to whether he will resume his other roles, including Franky, that has yet to be seen.
It was mentioned in the Japanese site Josei Jishin that as early as Episode 1090, fans have noticed a change in the way Yao delivered his lines as Franky. The article reads:
“There was a spectacular scene where, although he hesitated to pilot the ship in rough seas, he decided to go and rescue his comrades, saying, ‘I’ve got to do it.’ However, contrary to the movements in the anime, he seemed to be slurring his words. Some viewers found it difficult to hear the lines.”
About One Piece
One Piece is a manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda in 1997 for Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine, reaching over 516 million copies to become the world’s best-selling manga series of all time.
The One Piece anime began airing in 1999 and is currently at 1121 episodes, still in the middle of the Egghead Island Arc that had concluded as of Chapter 1125.
Sources: Twitter and Josei Jishin
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE ANIME EXPLAINED WHATSAPP GROUP CHAT NOW!
