#One Piece formally publicizes Franky’s new voice actor

Kazuki Yao, the legendary voice actor of Franky in One Piece, not too long ago introduced that he’s stepping down from the position attributable to well being considerations. And now, he and his co-stars lastly revealed who will tackle the of the long-lasting cyborg shipwright throughout Soar Festa 2025.

The One Piece panel of Soar Festa 2025 was fairly touching, as Shueisha and Toei Animation held a healthful commencement ceremony for Kazuki Yao and all the opposite gifted actors of the Straw Hat Pirates have been current. This was a very special day, since he voiced Franky and lots of different characters within the present for over 24 years, and it’s fairly unlucky that he couldn’t make it to the top of the present.

The person who will exchange Yao as the brand new voice of Franky is none apart from Subaru Kimura, a German-Japanese actor, voice actor and rapper who is known for voicing Aoi Todo in Jujutsu Kaisen, Pesci in Jojo’s Weird Journey: Vento Aureo, Takeshi Goda in Doraemon and extra. Yao himself helped select Kimura as his substitute, and he even launched him on stage through the occasion, taught him learn how to do Franky’s iconic “SUPER!” pose, and “handed on the torch” by giving him a reproduction of the character’s iconic pink speedo.

This was a very emotional farewell, each for the longtime followers who’ve loved Yao’s efficiency as Franky since 2005 and for the remainder of the principle solid who’ve been working alongside him for thus a few years. In his closing message, Yao thanked all people for the help (followers, his co-stars, his spouse and Eiichiro Oda himself) and talked about how Mayumi Tanaka, Luffy’s voice actress, couldn’t cease crying on-stage. His position as Franky was really legendary, and followers around the globe will definitely miss him.

When is Kimura going to start out voicing Franky within the One Piece anime?

Filling within the footwear of the legendary Kazuki Yao will not be going to be straightforward for Subaru Kimura, however we nonetheless haven’t had a possibility to listen to his efficiency as Franky. Nevertheless, contemplating that Yao himself helped select him, that he’s a seasoned voice actor and that he already appears to be getting together with the opposite Straw Hat Pirates’ voice actors, he’ll more than likely do an awesome job at it, though he’ll inevitably sound fairly completely different from his predecessor. Nonetheless, we must wait a couple of extra months earlier than we are able to hear him as Franky.

The present story arc of the One Piece anime, the Egghead Arc, is on hiatus whereas Toei Animation is airing a remastered model of the Fish-Man Island on TV (which can also be obtainable on streaming). Nevertheless, the Soar Festa 2025 panel confirmed that the Egghead Arc will return on April 6, 2025. So, not solely is that this superb story going to return in lower than 4 months, however we may also get to listen to Kimura’s efficiency as Franky round that point.