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Dragon Ball DAIMA‘s release date is just a week away, and it is a crucial time for the series to make final adjustments. However, a shocking update has just been received, which will force the series to make some major changes to the upcoming episodes.
The victim of the entire controversy is ultimately Yamcha, the major deuteragonist in the early stages ofDragon Ball. While Yamcha was one of the main characters in the first Dragon Ball series, he has slowly been pushed out of screen time. With the latest changes, Yamcha’s appearance might be affected again.
Yamcha’s Voice Actor, Toru Furuya, is Replaced inDragon Ball DAIMA
Earlier this year, Toru Furuya, a significant figure in the anime voice-acting industry of Japan, acknowledged his extramarital affair of four years. The 70-something actor was dating a woman in her 30s and was physically abusing her. He also admitted to having forced the woman to get an abortion.
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Furuya’s talent agency, Aoni Production, issued a statement in whichhis departure from famous franchises likeOne PieceandDetective Conanwas announced. The actor voiced Sabo fromOne Piece,Detective Conan‘s Rei Furuya,Yamchain Dragon Ball, and many other popular characters.
Yamcha Voice Actor Toru Furuya has been confirmed to get replaced in the upcoming “Dragon Ball DAIMA” Anime.pic.twitter.com/sA726jya3s
In the aftermath of the incident, Toru Furuya has been replaced in theDragon Ball DAIMAseries. The new voice actor taking his place is Ryota Suzuki. Many fans are in complete support of the decision as the voice actor is slowly being exiled from the industry. The deeds committed by him are incorrigible and deserve strict action.
Tōru Furuya, JP voice of Yamcha and Tuxedo Mask has shown his true colors. You are on thin ice buddy.pic.twitter.com/ZNmZNL4eJ4
I wish this was an announcement for an animated adaptation of the yamcha isekai instead…Yamcha cant get a win!
Fans wish that instead of the major change being the replacement of Yamcha’s voice actor, it was actually about a new spinoff series focusing on the character.
Yamcha Just Can’t Catch a Break
Theplight of Yamcha is truly unbearable. When Yamcha first debuted, he was a powerful character who could rival Goku. In fact, he was the Vegeta of the series before Vegeta was introduced. He was an enemy of Goku before he reformed and became a good friend and ally of the protagonist.
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He is a talented martial artist and his skills allowed him to be a part of the Z Fighters. However, by the latter half ofDragon Ball Z, he wasseverely outmatchedby Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and others and was almost forced to retire. As the plot began to be swayed by the powerful transformations of Goku, Yamcha’s role became smaller and smaller since he was just a mere human with no Saiyan superpowers.
I didn’t knew he actually talked
But even when Yamcha was actually considered powerful, he often served as a sideshow who entered the battlefield, got beaten up by the villain, and waited for Goku to make an entrance and save everyone. Fans often find this treatment of the character unfair, just like what happened with Krillin. Now that Toru Furuya, Yamcha’s voice actor, has been changed, more bad luck awaits the character.
Dragon Ball DAIMAwill premiere on October 11. 2024 on Crunchyroll.
Aaheli Pradhan
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
