ڕێنان سەرنوسەری سەرەکی ئەنیمێکە بۆ کۆمپانیای GameRant. ڕێن لە ساڵی ٢٠١٧ بە پلەی یەکەم لە زانکۆی لێسلی دەرچووە و لەو کاتەوە تەنیا سەرنجی لەسەر هەوڵە ڕۆژنامەوانییەکانی بووە. کاتێک ڕێن کار ناکات، بەزۆری یاری ڤیدیۆیی دەکات یان دەخوێنێتەوە.
Dragon Ball is one of the most popular franchises in the entire world and the series' dubs are a major reason why. It doesn't matter what country you're in, every nation has a set of Dragon Ball fans who live and die by the dub they grew up with. It's not at all unusual to see American Dragon Ball fans sing the praises for the Faulconer score or DBZ's original voice cast. The dub actors for every country are a big reason why Dragon Ball remains such a hit, but that isn't stopping Toei from firing them.
It's recently been revealed that the entire Italian voice cast for the Dragon Ball franchise were fired and replaced for Dragon Ball DAMIA – and the same might happen to other beloved dubs. Dragon Ball insider and reporter Venixys revealed on X that Toei Animation Europe is currently implementing strict restrictions for any dub actors who work on the Dragon Ball franchise that would effectively kill their careers dead just to be able to be a part of Dragon Ball. With new English dubs of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus in the works, these new contracts from Toei could spell very bad news for the future of not only Dragon Ball's English dub, but the franchise's dubbing worldwide.
The Italian voice actor for Vegeta, Gianluca Iacono, shared the following message on his Instagram story, expressing his disappointment,
"The voice actors were required to agree to some very strict conditions. Given the terms, I cannot blame them for refusing: Not being able to make public appearances for months is a serious restriction for people whose image and public presence are how they earn their living and support themselves. It’s a decision from Toei that I neither understand nor agree with, and it will earn them the ire of fans. They should have done everything possible to keep, if not all of them, at least the voices that have stayed the same for 30 years and have since become iconic to the brand. Instead, they chose to give them up just to maintain supposed secrecy. And we all knew that sooner or later it was going to be dubbed either way, it’s Dragon Ball! It’s a senseless, counterproductive decision that will draw criticism and protests from people. Toei seems to be living on another planet... It’s very sad for people who have been symbols of the franchise for thirty years... An unfair turn of events."
The post Iacono shared made sure not to condemn the new voice actors replacing the original cast: "I still have the utmost respect for all the professionals who decided to accept the roles. The criticism here is aimed at Toei's original decision, not at the new voice actors, some of whom are extremely talented and whom I greatly admire." Unfortunately, the Italian cast's layoff seems to merely be the beginning of a much larger problem for Dragon Ball dubs.
According to Toei Animation Europe's new contracts, voice actors for the Dragon Ball franchise are no longer allowed to attend conventions in any capacity should they choose to remain with the series. Given the nature of dubwork, the vast majority of dub actors rely on con appearances in-between work. Not being able to participate at conventions would seriously limit their livelihood, making leaving Dragon Ball entirely truly the only option.
The Italian team was the first to be hit due to Dragon Ball DAIMA's dub taking so long to be made, but this could pose a huge problem for future dubs. Worst case scenario, Toei Animation USA follows suit and Dragon Ball loses its beloved English voice cast. How Toei reacts to fan response in Italy will determine what the future of dubbing will look like for the series. With Dragon Ball Super: Beerus set to premiere this Fall, the stakes have never been higher.
سەرچاوەی فەرمی بە زمانی ئینگلیزی: https://gamerant.com/dragon-ball-fires-voice-actors/
