Ever since Kazuki Yao left because the voice of Franky in One Piece, followers have been eagerly anticipating the information of his alternative. The wait ended at Bounce Festa 2024 when Yao’s alternative was lastly revealed. Followers have thus change into intrigued and want to know extra about Franky’s new voice in One Piece.
Right here is every thing we all know concerning the new voice actor.
Who’s the brand new voice artist for Franky in One Piece?
The brand new voice artist for Franky in One Piece is Subaru Kimura.
The announcement of Kimura taking up Franky’s voice position happened at Bounce Festa 2024. The present’s official X (previously Twitter) account confirmed it shortly after.
Subaru Kimura just isn’t precisely a newcomer within the voice performing scene. He has credit in lots of distinguished anime collection. A few of his notable voice roles embody Aoi Todo in Jujutsu Kaisen, Haruki Hayashida in Tokyo Revengers, Ryouma Terasaka in Assassination Classroom, Satori Tendo in Haikyuu!!!, and Sakuragi in The First Slam Dunk.
Kazuki Yao beforehand confirmed his departure as the voice of Franky a few weeks ago, calling it “unhappy” and “irritating.” He cited not having the ability to deliver an excellent portrayal of Franky to life as the explanation for his departure. Yao, who has been affected by well being issues, additionally had one other position he had voiced Jango, taken over by one other actor, Wataru Takagi.
Nevertheless, Yao was not the one voice actor to exit the One Piece anime world this yr. Tessho Genda, who voiced Kaido, needed to additionally depart the franchise earlier this yr. On the time of his exit, Genda’s company talked about that it was solely momentary. (by way of Comic Book Resources)
Toru Furuya, who lent his vocal abilities to Sabo, additionally stepped down after he confronted backlash for his affair with a youthful girl.
