Goku’s Voice Actor Calls Dragon Ball Super The Franchise's Definitive Series
by Megan Peters | July 18, 2017
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During his panel, Schemmel opened up about how he saw the anime moving forward in time. The actor, who has voiced Goku since 1999, said Akira Toriyama’s newest anime will become the franchise’s definitive series thanks to its massive scope.
“I think there were things in Goku that we just never got to see [in
DBZ], so I think
Super will go down as the definitive series as time goes on because it has so much of
Dragon Ball in it and
Dragon Ball Z in it,” Schemmel said. “It’s such a perfect amalgam.”
Earlier in the panel, the actor even delved into what exactly
Dragon Ball Superexplores about Goku that makes him excited.
“It’s important to know that Goku from the way I glean it is not a character designed to - he’s always representing the beginner’s mind. So he’s not designed to evolve necessarily as a person as much as he is a fighter. He tends to have this beginner’s, childlike mind the entire time,” Schemmel explained.
“What I thought was fascinating about
Super was all the facets of himself that we get to see. Like, he’s dealing with a cell phone and being a radish farmer.”
Of course, there are some pieces of
Dragon Ball Z which just can’t be replaced. The anime will forever hold a special place with fans as it was one of the first big series to make it in the U.S.
Dragon Ball Z rose to extraordinary popularity in the early 2000s and paved a way for future series like
One Piece and
Naruto. However, a new generation of
Dragon Ball fans is rising, and their attachment to
Dragon Ball Super is different from those who grew up with
Dragon Ball Z. So, in about ten years, Schemmel’s prediction may very well come true.
Just, don’t tell Vegeta that. His temper isn’t conducive to such changes.