He might not've been THE BEST, but he was definitely THE BEST AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS THAT WASN'T OFFICIAL VA. He's in fact so good that when I think of Trunks in my head, I think of Kaiser's Trunks instead of the official ones.
Similar to LittleKuriboh as Frieza, Kaiser as Trunks is just one of those things where I constantly think "man if something ever happened with the official VA I'd really like to see them made the official voice".
One of the best jokes in the whole of DBZA was written to force their friend to voice the character he was born to play There isn't anything more TFS than that
If Kaiser ever feels like his Trunks wasn't up to standard, he just needs to go back and watch his performance for History of Trunks. When he discovers Gohan's body is one of those rare moments where TFS takes the scene seriously, and Kaiser crushed the performance.
Absolutely, it took one of my favorite moments in the series already and made it even more dramatic. I *LOVED* the choice of music there and the editing in snippets of Gohan's fight as Trunks discovers the body. One of the darkest moments in the franchise with one of the most powerful Super Saiyan transformations (in many ways rivalling even Goku's initial one), and Kaiser knocked it out of the park with his performance.
0:36 That's a funnily accurate impression of Kaiser. His inflection and all. I'm glad Kaiser has friends like Lani and Taka because for sure, Taka alone has enough self-esteem for the both of em.
This is how you can tell you 3 were best friends at this point cause he was down on himself and you rightfully shot that shit down. And Kaisers Trunks is just as good as the Funi Trunks
Clever dudes into tricking Kaiser into playing Trunks…I have to admit he came VERY CLOSE to Eric Vale because first time I heard that joke I LITERALLY though it was Eric Vale
Remember that you are always going to be your worst critic. Because only you can hear how you wanted to sound, and you will always want to compare yourself to what you wanted to sound like and view it as a failure. But no one else can hear how you wanted to sound, only what you actually do. So when everyone around you says you are good at singing, listen to them and ignore that voice in your head telling you that you missed the mark, because only you even know what that mark was in the first place.
So both Taka and Lani literally gaslight Kaiser to voice Trunks despite him trying to find someone else. I mean it works out in the end and sounds close enough to Eric Vale.
Kaiser doubting himself playing Trunks when he's damn near 1:1 to the actual English VA is ridiculous. Hell he might be even better, because I remember Trunks' voice being grating sometimes.
Since Kaiser's mentioned Trunks is his favourite character, I think it's a case of being so attached to them that you don't feel good enough to live up them, yknow? Like "oh god I will totally screw up if I play my favourite it has to be someone else", as opposite to Lani "VEGETA IS MY FAVOURITE GIVE ME VEGETA" Pator
Kaiser is perfect for Trunks in the same exact way that Lani is perfect for Vegeta and Piccolo. Their voices just have those specific qualities that match up with the characters perfectly.
This is why you need friends to give you positive feedback when you're self-doubting yourself. We would have gotten an amateur Trunks VA if it wasn't for those two
It's interesting how for this first time voicing the character he's got a lot more of the raspiness from Eric Vale's version of the character in there. It's a really good impression of the dub voice but I'm glad that for season 3 proper he went for a voice that was a bit more natural. Kaiser really made this character his own and delivered one of the absolute best performances in DBZA imo.
Coming back to this video and this highlights why breaking from an exact voice copy can be wonderful. As Lani's Vegeta started to move away from early Sabat's take and became his own thing you could really hear just how good Lani is. Kaiser's Eric Vale impression is fantastic, but his full-tilt season 3 Trunks? Magnificent.
If it means anything to KaiserNeko, every time I see that Trunks transformation in DBZA, I get instant chills on every replay. I could not imagine anyone else doing that performance the same justice Kaiser did. I can hear the voice perfectly in my head. Best casting decision for Trunks period.
Kaiser as trunks was the perfect casting. The voice, the delivery in the lines, it was amazing. No matter what he says, he played and amazing trunks and was perfect for the role
Thanks to both you and Lani for tricking Kaiser into doing the role, his Trunks is amazing. You all have done great jobs as the various characters but each have that one that you just nailed. Every version of Cell with you, Vegeta with Lani, and for Kaiser it was his Trunks that always stood out to me. I can respect the self confidence issues and wanting to find the best person for the job with Kaiser, but in this case he absolutely was that person.
Good call, past Taka and Lani. You knew you were right. We knew you were right. But sometimes it's about proving it to the one guy you need to prove it to. Scott's Trunks is amazing.
"Me and Lani are sitting there looking at Scott going dude your trunks is great" Plot twist: Kaiser was actually wearing trunks and kept thinking they were complimenting his swimwear.
I REMEMBER. Watching this when it was out and thinking... "I cant wait for them to actually introduce Trunks." THATS how good Kaiserneko was at the playing the character....
Man I still remember the first time I saw this bit. I Legitimately thought that was the original voice actor from the funi dub. It blew my mind how close kaiser's voice sounded like Trunks.
yeaaaaaaaaaaah I have no clue what he was on. Like maybe it's that whole thing of how you hear yourself in your head is different than how you actually sound. But yeah dude always sounded spot on
I think the most incredible part is how good everyone's impressions are of the characters to the point I hear people actually think the abridged series IS the original dragonball series. He's an incredible Trunks.
No cap, probably the only voice that sounds close enough to not be able to tell it apart. Not to throw shade, everyone else sounds like a good parody of the voices (high pitch Goku, trying to sound tough Vegeta, and winey Bulma just to pick three examples), but this one sounds super close to how Eric Vale does it, if not a little higher pitch.
I think for me the reason it sounds so good is becuz his take reminds me of sabats og voice for vegeta where he was MUCH raspier. modern vegata is just piccolo with a kind of nobility accent.
Or it gets referenced when vegeta goes majin. Like: Babadi: where are we gonna find a fighter that's so angry tha-- *hears vegeta's namek scream and a lightbulb appears over his head*
Vegeta's scream traveling through space and only reaching earth 20 years later is great.
He's still like "I don't know if I was the best person for the job" and Lani and everyone else on the planet immediately responds with "you were."
He might not've been THE BEST, but he was definitely THE BEST AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS THAT WASN'T OFFICIAL VA. He's in fact so good that when I think of Trunks in my head, I think of Kaiser's Trunks instead of the official ones.
I think he’s way too hard on himself. He did great as Trunks.
I could imagine Lani violently shaking him and screaming ‘WHAT MUST I DO TO SHOW YOU YOU ARE LOVED!?’
YWNBAW
Is there a chance he was just being a diva about it and making people talk him into what he was going to do anyway?
To this day Kaiser as Trunks is to me the most impressive performance in the show
Too many good voice performances to pick my favourite, but his trunks is definitely top tier.
In my head it's just what Trunks sounds like. But so is Lani's Piccolo and Remix's Kami
@@hillbillypowpow I'm Italian so i didn't grow up with the English dub, Kaiser's in my mind is literally the only English trunks i know
I think Lani as Vegeta has to take the cake, but Trunks is up there. Kaiser was amazing as Trunks.
@@thewandering01 There where so many great performances on this show, every main character had a rock solid performer when they reached Season 3.
Thanks for forcing him to play Trunks, he is perfect for it!
Couldn’t agree more.
Ikr, kaiser *is* trunks
@@pastorofmuppets9346 I read Trunks with Kaiser's voice when I read the manga....
Similar to LittleKuriboh as Frieza, Kaiser as Trunks is just one of those things where I constantly think "man if something ever happened with the official VA I'd really like to see them made the official voice".
I actually hear TFS's voices when playing the games, at this point. They all did a fantastic job!!
@@uberDoward Understandable. I still get thrown off when I hear Dodoria speak in games and it isn't the Abridged voice.
@@alexandercns Jaice
@@uberDoward in Xenoverse, one of the voices of Nappa you can change to is the TFS voice actor
“If something happens to the original”? Gimme five minutes.
One of the best jokes in the whole of DBZA was written to force their friend to voice the character he was born to play
There isn't anything more TFS than that
If Kaiser ever feels like his Trunks wasn't up to standard, he just needs to go back and watch his performance for History of Trunks. When he discovers Gohan's body is one of those rare moments where TFS takes the scene seriously, and Kaiser crushed the performance.
Absolutely, it took one of my favorite moments in the series already and made it even more dramatic. I *LOVED* the choice of music there and the editing in snippets of Gohan's fight as Trunks discovers the body. One of the darkest moments in the franchise with one of the most powerful Super Saiyan transformations (in many ways rivalling even Goku's initial one), and Kaiser knocked it out of the park with his performance.
Oh yes definitely that scene lives in my head rent free.
Full goosebumps and a shudder just remembering it. His editing heightens it as well.
You don't even have to watch the full movie. Just the trailer they released for it was perfection.
I genuinely think Kaiser is the best english VA for Trunks. Whenever I read the manga it's always his voice that goes through my head.
0:36 That's a funnily accurate impression of Kaiser. His inflection and all.
I'm glad Kaiser has friends like Lani and Taka because for sure, Taka alone has enough self-esteem for the both of em.
Inflection huh
Nah Lani is the one with the overwhelming self steem
I loved the callback to this when they played Vegeta's rage scream in the background during that same scene in History of Trunks.
Scott is the best english language Trunks we've ever had. That isn't to disparage the others, but just to say Scott's is just that good.
Similar to Eric Vale, but does enough make it his own and it's perfect
I say that the other Trunks english VA are not very good. Just Kaiser makes the character justice.
Nah, Eric is better.
@@juarezamorim You are wrong. Most English Trunks VAs are decent-to-good.
@@stevemanart TBH Trunks English VA's sound like they're trying to squeeze one out. Kaiser makes it sound so natural.
The laugh after how you say "How bout that" was glorious
I literally can't imagine any other voice for Trunks, that's such a great story lol
This and “I’ll be your mommy” are probably my two favorite jokes in the entire series
*internal screaming*
Kaiser's Trunks is so good - not only its it super close to the dub voice, but its actually kinda better than the original.
Thanks a lot Taka, not just for this. But for all, the other things you are doing.
This is how you can tell you 3 were best friends at this point cause he was down on himself and you rightfully shot that shit down. And Kaisers Trunks is just as good as the Funi Trunks
*better
I literally cannot imagine anyone else as Trunks. So glad you and Lani were able to convince him.
Clever dudes into tricking Kaiser into playing Trunks…I have to admit he came VERY CLOSE to Eric Vale because first time I heard that joke I LITERALLY though it was Eric Vale
he does a great young, boyish voice which is perfect for trunks
The scream coming back in History of Trunks was, hands down, the best joke in all of DBZA.
1:46 This is me with singing and voicework. I don't think I'm good but everyone else says I'm great
LISTEN TO THEM THEN
Remember that you are always going to be your worst critic. Because only you can hear how you wanted to sound, and you will always want to compare yourself to what you wanted to sound like and view it as a failure. But no one else can hear how you wanted to sound, only what you actually do.
So when everyone around you says you are good at singing, listen to them and ignore that voice in your head telling you that you missed the mark, because only you even know what that mark was in the first place.
So both Taka and Lani literally gaslight Kaiser to voice Trunks despite him trying to find someone else. I mean it works out in the end and sounds close enough to Eric Vale.
Kaiser doubting himself playing Trunks when he's damn near 1:1 to the actual English VA is ridiculous. Hell he might be even better, because I remember Trunks' voice being grating sometimes.
Especially modern Eric Vales voice.
Since Kaiser's mentioned Trunks is his favourite character, I think it's a case of being so attached to them that you don't feel good enough to live up them, yknow? Like "oh god I will totally screw up if I play my favourite it has to be someone else", as opposite to Lani "VEGETA IS MY FAVOURITE GIVE ME VEGETA" Pator
@@tinyetoile5503 Yeah, it seems Kaiser and Lani are the opposite spectrums of modesty.
It's not gaslighting: they were telling him the truth. His trunks is REALLY good, damn near iconic, and it was just getting him to believe in himself.
“Don’t worry Kaiser we’ll give you a tonne of lines and cool moments in the Buu Saga!”
I thought you just baited him with the Broly movie and "princess Truuunks" Though jokes aside his performance is to this day stellar
Thank you Taka for pestering Kaiser into being the best dang Trunks that DBZA needed.
Good on Kaiser for trying to get the best person for the job, but, my dude, you were the best person for the job
Kaiser is perfect for Trunks in the same exact way that Lani is perfect for Vegeta and Piccolo. Their voices just have those specific qualities that match up with the characters perfectly.
Lani sacrificed his vocal chords to ensure Kaiser became Trunks. XD
His performance as Trunks was one of the best in the series. Which is saying a lot because everyone killed is as their characters.
kaiser is like, THE voice for a Trunks for me at this point
I still die laughing in the TFS Trunks Special when you hear Vegeta's screaming in the background with no context 😂
I dunno, when Takahata says your voice is perfect for a role, I'd listen.
And yet he plays Trunks perfectly
0:14 I unironically quote this regularly to this day. In all honesty TFS has irreparably changed my vocabulary
I'll be honest for a sec every character had the perfect voice actor
I'm just hearing Lani and Kaiser's voices in that conversation.
We are forever grateful that you and Lani did that to Kaiser.
Such great performances.
This is why you need friends to give you positive feedback when you're self-doubting yourself. We would have gotten an amateur Trunks VA if it wasn't for those two
Glad you guys took Kaiser's advice and got a good actor to voice Trunks.
Thank you for railroading him into his most iconic role lol
First time I saw that I immidiatly thought "Damn I hope they keep that voice for when they get to the android arc.".
It's interesting how for this first time voicing the character he's got a lot more of the raspiness from Eric Vale's version of the character in there. It's a really good impression of the dub voice but I'm glad that for season 3 proper he went for a voice that was a bit more natural. Kaiser really made this character his own and delivered one of the absolute best performances in DBZA imo.
Coming back to this video and this highlights why breaking from an exact voice copy can be wonderful. As Lani's Vegeta started to move away from early Sabat's take and became his own thing you could really hear just how good Lani is. Kaiser's Eric Vale impression is fantastic, but his full-tilt season 3 Trunks? Magnificent.
Kaiser's Trunks is my favorite character in DBZA. I can't believe he didn't think he could do it!
Wow, yeah, this was his first time as Trunks and he completely nailed it.
She wants the desk Yemma.
Mahogany 😂😂
Taka going full Producer Nappa there...
Well, if anyone would know what Nappa is thinking, it'd be Taka.
If it means anything to KaiserNeko, every time I see that Trunks transformation in DBZA, I get instant chills on every replay. I could not imagine anyone else doing that performance the same justice Kaiser did. I can hear the voice perfectly in my head. Best casting decision for Trunks period.
Someone tell Kaiser that the 1st time I heard Trunks' voice on DBZA I legitimately thought TFS somehow got Eric Vale on the show.
Kaiser as trunks was the perfect casting. The voice, the delivery in the lines, it was amazing. No matter what he says, he played and amazing trunks and was perfect for the role
Kaiser's vocal range is insane so hearing thst he used to be so self-conscious about it is funny
Kaiser's Trunks is legit the ideal version of his voice in my opinion
The "...daddy?" Line had me dying the first time I heard it. Never laughed harder at an abridged series than by that joke
Never noticed that they spelled Welcome as Wellcome at the check-in station
I'm still perplexed by Kaiserneko's reluctance to play Trunks, man was born to play that role.
Now Kaiser got other shows requesting his trunks. Like death battle.
Thanks to both you and Lani for tricking Kaiser into doing the role, his Trunks is amazing. You all have done great jobs as the various characters but each have that one that you just nailed. Every version of Cell with you, Vegeta with Lani, and for Kaiser it was his Trunks that always stood out to me. I can respect the self confidence issues and wanting to find the best person for the job with Kaiser, but in this case he absolutely was that person.
I swear kaisers tombstone will say
Should have given Trunks to someone else
When Peer pressure ends up being a good thing lol
Good call, past Taka and Lani.
You knew you were right. We knew you were right.
But sometimes it's about proving it to the one guy you need to prove it to.
Scott's Trunks is amazing.
It's great that you and Lani made that plan because I'm always mentioning the SSJ Trunks scene to people and it's Kaiser, as it should be.
Taka's that friend we all need in our corner telling us we can do the things 😊
Just like with almost every decision you guys made, you were right. Thanks for doing it, whether the ends justified the means or not.
"Me and Lani are sitting there looking at Scott going dude your trunks is great"
Plot twist: Kaiser was actually wearing trunks and kept thinking they were complimenting his swimwear.
1:12 when I break off an intact 2-3 ft. icicle from the eaves
It's legitimately just Scott's voice, he was perfect for it.
Kaiser is the best Trunks; a tough, world-weary teen with a Vegeta-sized hole in his heart.
I REMEMBER. Watching this when it was out and thinking... "I cant wait for them to actually introduce Trunks." THATS how good Kaiserneko was at the playing the character....
I love how they left the scream in the background in the episode of trunks
Man I still remember the first time I saw this bit. I Legitimately thought that was the original voice actor from the funi dub. It blew my mind how close kaiser's voice sounded like Trunks.
Kaiser did SUCH an amazing job with the character, it's truly iconic in my opinion! Thank you and Lani for getting him in there!
It's better to undersell yourself and stay humble than oversell and underperform.
Hold on, does Taka play the red guy as well!?
No, that’s someone else (I wanna say Gan?)
@@OmniGundam777 it's gan.
@@OmniGundam777 Taka did a good impression, though.
Tfs casually hyping up Kaiser’s VA skills will never fail to make me happy
That kind of really cute
I remember in high school, when I first heard Kaiser's Trunks I *genuinely* thought you guys just got the original VA for Trunks
When I first heard him in this clip, I thought it was perfect. you and lani were right to force him to do it
yeaaaaaaaaaaah I have no clue what he was on. Like maybe it's that whole thing of how you hear yourself in your head is different than how you actually sound.
But yeah dude always sounded spot on
20 years later: (echoing from the void) "I don't think I was good enough" "Is that Kaiser or an echo of him doubting his Trunks?"
If I think if Trunks voice 10/10 I will always think of Kaisers version its really amazing
KaiserNeko is truly The Drink.
Also... Daddy...?
Still love the joke of Vegeta's yell 😂
My default voice for trunks in my head is kaisers performance. Just because he sounds so similar to the funi dub trunks to me. Perfect casting imo
The definition of "saving you from yourself".
"I dont know if I am good enough to play trunks"
Is literally one of the best Trunks I have ever heard, official and not
So one of the greatest jokes in the series had hidden intentions
I mean, it worked out gloriously.
Its insane he didn't think he was good for it because his Trunks voice is my favorite
I think the most incredible part is how good everyone's impressions are of the characters to the point I hear people actually think the abridged series IS the original dragonball series. He's an incredible Trunks.
No cap, probably the only voice that sounds close enough to not be able to tell it apart. Not to throw shade, everyone else sounds like a good parody of the voices (high pitch Goku, trying to sound tough Vegeta, and winey Bulma just to pick three examples), but this one sounds super close to how Eric Vale does it, if not a little higher pitch.
His super saiyans trunks transformation still gives me chills.
Most of the Dragon Ball Abridged voices are the voices I hear when I think about Dragon Ball characters
"Imagine hearing this and then he goes _"yeah, I recorded this, I'm not good enough."_ WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!"
Me: *EXACTLY!*
Peer Pressure is a helluva drug
Sometimes you need friends who will force you to do something they know you're great at, but you just can't see it
He had us at "daddy"
Kaiser not thinking he’s good enough to play Trunks is just perfect method acting because Trunks always thinks he’s not good enough. 🧠
I think for me the reason it sounds so good is becuz his take reminds me of sabats og voice for vegeta where he was MUCH raspier. modern vegata is just piccolo with a kind of nobility accent.
It just sounds like trunk's real voice
If TFS did the buu saga it would have been great if they called back to this moment during vegeta’s sacrifice
Or it gets referenced when vegeta goes majin. Like:
Babadi: where are we gonna find a fighter that's so angry tha-- *hears vegeta's namek scream and a lightbulb appears over his head*