There is mourning in the universe dragonball: the Japanese Shōzō Iizuka, actor who gave voice to the villain nappa, recently passed away at 89 years of age. The most popular anime in history loses another of its most remembered members.
According to friends of Comic Book, his death occurred last February 15, product of heart failure.
Before assuming the role of Nappa, an elite Saiyan warrior and Vegeta’s former partnerIizuka characterized Android number 8.
About Nappa, indicates Comic Book: “He played a crucial role in the early days of Dragon Ball Z. Acting as Vegeta’s mentor-turned-lackey, Nappa was a terrifying Saiyan with a big personality.”
“He came to dominate the Saiyan saga, and Nappa has won over fans year after year.”
In Latin America, Nappa’s voice was dubbed by José Luis Castañeda, César Soto, Gustavo Ciardullo and Héctor Reynoso. Iizuka did it for Japan between 1989 and 1997.
But Iizuka was not only in the Dragon Ball anime, but also in the adaptation for the games of the Budokai Series and Budokai Tenkaichi Series, in accordance with Trade.
Other series where Shozo Iizuka worked, in addition to Dragon Ball
In addition to working on Akira Toriyama’s magnum opus, Shōzō Iizuka He was in the anime industry in series like Astro Boy and Pokemon.
He was recently heard on What Cat Project: Zero Chronicle, The Seven Deadly Sins, Bleach and Soul Eater, among other productions.
Iizuka also went through video game franchises like crash bandicoot (as Dr. Neo Cortex), god of war (Cronos), Lego Batman (Solomon Grundy) and final fantasy xv (Iedolas Aldercapt).
Born in Fukushima on May 23, 1933, Iizuka trained in the Department of Fine Arts at Nihon University.
Actor, dubbing actor and narrator, this hero He left his mark on the hearts of Dragon Ball fans in Japan.
Thanks a lot, rest in peace.