After the success of his manga, dragon ball made the jump to anime with great success in 1989. Since then, most of the original actors who played the characters in the original Japanese version have reprized their roles in the sequels and other projects; However, a serious scandal caused one of the media’s personalities to have to step aside in the franchise’s next animated series.
Let us remember that Dragon Ball Daimathe new anime that will tell an original story written by Akira Toriyama, will debut on October 11 in Japan and other regions of the world. Details about the latin dubbing for our territory, but we already know that the original actors of the original version will be back.
However, the news has just been announced that one of the members of the Japanese cast of this animated production will be replaced after being involved in a major controversy in the middle of this year.
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Toru Furuya, Yamcha actor, will be replaced by Ryota Suzuki in Dragon Ball Daima
In June 2024, the magazine Weekly Bushin shared a report in which it was announced that the famous actor Toru Furuyaoriginal voice of Seiya in the anime Saint Seiya and of Yamcha in dragon ballhad a romance of more than 4 years with a fan.
Through her personal social media account, the celebrity addressed the report and admitted that she maintained a bond with the fan after she approached her and expressed her support. He also confirmed that during the relationship he hit his partner, and even forced her to terminate her pregnancy.
As a result of these statements, the actor stepped aside and abandoned some of his roles, including Toru Amuro in Detective Conan and Sabo in One Piece. In addition, Atlus reported in July that the interpreter will no longer participate in the video game Metaphor: ReFantaziowhose debut is scheduled for October 10, 2024.
“I, Toru Furuya, would like to apologize for my selfish actions and the many people I have caused trouble for. After careful consideration and with a heavy heart, I decided to give up my roles as Toru Amuro and Sabo, as I caused great harm to the characters. I would like to apologize again to everyone I have greatly upset. Very sorry“said the actor in a statement.
Now, just a few days away from the official launch of the anime Dragon Ball Daimaon the official website it was announced that the voice interpreter will not return as Yamcha in the series Toei Animation.
Through a brief statement, it was reported that Toru Furuya will not reprise the role in the upcoming animated series. Instead, the actor Ryota Suzukiwho plays Ryusui Nanami from Dr Stone and Yu Ishigami from Kaguya-sama: Love is Warwill take on the role from the premiere of the first episode. The reason behind this change was not provided, but it is easy to assume that it is related to the summer scandal.
It is worth remembering that fans will be able to see Dragon Ball Daima through services Max from HBO and Crunchyroll. Likewise, it was recently reported that Netflix will also be responsible for international broadcasting.
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