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MasterKingJC
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 Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 12:54 pm
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Mayumi Tanaka is a legend and she's led such an inspirational career path. She has given her all and then some with Luffy, so I can't blame her for wanting to retire after the series is over. She's more than earned it.
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The Not so Chosen One
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 12:57 pm
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Man, with the bunch of news about One Piece I've been reading lately that have this bittersweet feel to them (like this one), I'm thinking that the "One Piece closer to the end" thing is now more true than when Oda said the same thing in the past.
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MarshalBanana
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 1:39 pm
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I would hate for someone else to have to take over, even if they are good in the role. After over a thousand epidotes, nearly 20 Movies, and dozens of video games and OVAs, she is too imbedded into the role to be replaced.
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Eternal Dragon Of ChaOZ
Joined: 28 Sep 2015
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Location: Australia
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 1:57 pm
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Is it ever going to end?
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penguintruth
Joined: 08 Dec 2004
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 2:19 pm
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Wait, does this mean she's going to retire from being Kuririn soon? Damn. Toriyama himself chose Tanaka and Nozawa.
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Hagaren Viper
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 2:51 pm
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Gotta say that seeing her name in an article made my heart skip a beat for a second.
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MFrontier
Joined: 13 Apr 2014
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 4:06 pm
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Well, at the age she'll probably be at when it finally ends...I can understand. I just hope she can live to play Luffy to finale of One Piece.
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Derpinat0rz
Joined: 15 Nov 2016
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 5:06 pm
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dont scare me like that!
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Artemis X
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 5:11 pm
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| Eternal Dragon Of ChaOZ wrote: | | Is it ever going to end? |
Yep, the ending is in sight. The final arc officially starts the week after next.
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The Not so Chosen One
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 5:35 pm
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| Artemis X wrote: | | Yep, the ending is in sight. The final arc officially starts the week after next. |
You mean The Final Saga.
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Excoman
Joined: 15 Aug 2022
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:17 pm
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| MarshalBanana wrote: | | I would hate for someone else to have to take over, even if they are good in the role. After over a thousand epidotes, nearly 20 Movies, and dozens of video games and OVAs, she is too imbedded into the role to be replaced. |
Well, Tanaka herself is Luffy's second seiyu.
Speaking of swan songs, it seems that Cynthia is currently one for Tomo Sakurai, considering the current big match with Ash and her in PWC.
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Rob19ny
Joined: 13 Jun 2020
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:20 pm
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Considering Tanaka is 67 years old and the at the pace the anime is going, it is a high possibility she gets what she wants... unless Toei sneaks her with a new DB movie/series that will make Kuririn her last role, but she can always decline. If something does happan before OP anime ends, they can always go back to Luffy's original seiyuu Urara Takano.
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HueyLion
Joined: 14 Feb 2014
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 8:51 pm
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Guess she chooses Luffy above Krillin in terms of roles and I can't blame her!
Come on Tanaka...you can make it to the end! I hope
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MarshalBanana
Joined: 31 Aug 2014
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:28 pm
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| Excoman wrote: |
| MarshalBanana wrote: | | I would hate for someone else to have to take over, even if they are good in the role. After over a thousand epidotes, nearly 20 Movies, and dozens of video games and OVAs, she is too imbedded into the role to be replaced. |
Well, Tanaka herself is Luffy's second seiyu.. |
That's like saying Sean Connery is the second actor to play James Bonds. It's correct, but it's just a half hour OVA that was made by a different studio.
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louis6578
Joined: 31 Jul 2013
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 12:00 am
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People like Mayumi Tanaka are a huge reason that I believe every anime fan needs to go back to before the 90s and listen to old voice actors. I don't know how she does it, but Luffy still sounds amazing with only a few signs of aging. That said, no one can stay on top forever. I pray Oda can wrap up this story satisfyingly before she needs to be replaced. Even if she doesn't die before the anime ends, how long can a woman her age keep up with all the screaming that comes with playing a character like Luffy?
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