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INTEREST: Voice Actress Mayumi Tanaka Addresses the Question of Who Would Voice Luffy After Her




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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 12:48 pm Reply with quote
Let's hope both Tanaka and Nozawa have the longest lives ever.
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Bioshocker



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 12:49 pm Reply with quote
The question seems kinda rude. I hope the entire main cast will be with us until the end.
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crosswithyou



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 12:55 pm Reply with quote
Bioshocker wrote:
The question seems kinda rude. I hope the entire main cast will be with us until the end.

Tanaka brought it up herself. The program didn't directly ask her about it.
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MarshalBanana



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:07 pm Reply with quote
I could not imagine anyone else voicing Luffy other than Mayumi Tanaka.
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WatcherZer



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:33 pm Reply with quote
I hope they can get someone that sounds similar, most seamless voice handover was probably Kermit the frog.

But god I really hated when the voice of Mouri Kogoro from Detective Conan was handed over after 13 years, the new VA sounded absolutely nothing alike and the personality the voice portrayed was wholly different.
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Scion Drake



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 6:29 pm Reply with quote
Man I wonder what it’s like playing a character for so long.

They must become a part of you, like family.
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Somer-_-



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 6:45 pm Reply with quote
I hope the doesn't have to happen by animes end.
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geepee



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 8:11 pm Reply with quote
Somer-_- wrote:
I hope the doesn't have to happen by animes end.


if One Piece follows the Dragon Ball route and gets games until the end of times,she will be voicing Luffy until her life ends.
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Southkaio



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2019 1:12 pm Reply with quote
If Luffy ever gets a new seiyū, it will be Chinatsu Akasaki. How about that?
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AutoOps007



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:13 am Reply with quote
Well it doesn't seem like she's got any noticeable health issues that would indicate she won't be around for much longer. In any case, best thing to do would probably look for a someone to be her protege and come up with a succession plan so that when the time comes the transition can be as smooth and seamless as possible. Even if she makes it to the end of the series, the franchise certainly continue to be milked, in which case they would need Mayumi Tanaka or a replacement.
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megazero



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 03, 2019 8:53 pm Reply with quote
This might be just for fun or might be a foreshadowing of the future. This is similar to the Shin-chan VA handover that happened last year where the original VA cannot perform the role anymore.
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MajinAkuma



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:49 am Reply with quote
Honestly, I think it would be the other way around.
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