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Dragon Ball Z Narrator, Voice Actor Jouji Yanami es Away

posted on by Alex Mateo
Yanami voiced King Kai, Dr. Briefs, Babidi, Narrator in franchise

Jouji Yanami ed away on December 3 at 10:59 p.m. JST. A funeral was held for family . Aoni Production expressed gratitude for Yanami's kindness. He was 90.

Yanami was born on August 31, 1931. He was part of Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society before ing Aoni Production

Yanami played both King Kai (North Kaiō/Kaiō-sama) and the Narrator in the franchise.

Yanami went through medical Toei Animation replaced Yanami's roles in Dragon Ball Super during that time.

Yanami also voiced Ittan Momen in Mazinger Z.

Sources: Aoni Production, Comic Natalie

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