Fans of the anime television series One Piece are expressing concerns about the health of Kazuki Yao, the Japanese voice actor for Franky, over his reportedly questionable performance in the “Egghead” arc. .
Japanese website Josei Jishin highlighted the sensitive issue after Episode 1090, the opening of the “Egghead” anime arc. Translated by the One Piece Reddit page, the article cited concerns from fans and anime journalists about Yao’s portrayal of Franky. “In the scene where Franky hesitates to pilot the ship instead of Jinbei, he says ‘I guess I have to do it!’ However, in contrast to the smoothness of the anime, Franky’s dialogue is not clear at all. It seems that some viewers found it difficult to hear the dialogue,” the article wrote.
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“I wonder if Yao-san has reached his limit. It’s obvious he’s having trouble speaking,” one concerned fan wrote. “Is Kazuki Yao okay? He talks like he has something stuck in his mouth,” another person wrote. “Franky, or should I say Kazuki Yao’s performance seems quite strenuous. Is he okay?” The interest in Yao on Japanese social media is similar to that of British audiences, as the perception of Yao’s declining performance as Franky has been mentioned as far back as 2020.
Kazuki Yao has been playing One Piece characters since 2000
Yao, now 64, has been involved in One Piece production since 2000, first playing Jango and then Mr. 2 Bon Clay in 2001, before becoming Franky in 2005. One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda, who became close to Yao, revealed at JUMP Festa 2008 that he had Yao in mind when coming up with the idea for Yao. Franky. Currently, there is no announcement that Yao’s health condition may worsen. Fans’ concerns were based on Yao’s age and perception of her fragile appearance.
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Although One Piece’s Japanese voice cast has been synonymous with the series for over 20 years – so much so that the voice actors returned to dub the Japanese live-action One Piece movie on Netflix – Yao’s performance as Franky brings plausibility. concerns about the long-term survival of the animated series. Even with advanced knowledge of where the film will condense, Netflix and Wit Studio’s upcoming One Piece anime remake is guaranteed to be as long as Toei Animation’s film. Given the surprising nature of the remake announcement and the anime studio switch, it would be unthinkable if the new One Piece anime decided to remake with younger actors.
A piece
Follow the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his pirate crew to find the greatest treasure ever left behind by the legendary Pirate, Gold Roger. The famous mysterious treasure is called “One Piece”.
Release date October 20, 1999
Cast Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata, Ikue Ôtani, Akemi Okamura, Yuryko Yamaguchi, Kazuki Yao
Seasons 20
Studio Toei Animation
Creator Eiichiro Oda
Production company Toei Animation
Episodes 1K+
Source: Reddit, Josei Jishin