Dragon Ball Daima’s Goku Actor Sean Schemmel Passed Out Three Times Recording English Dub Finale

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The last pair of episodes from the series “Dragon Ball Daima” are now dubbed and broadcasted on Crunchyroll. These final episodes mark a return to adult voices, featuring Sean Schemmel and Chris Sabat among others. Interestingly, many characters in “Daima” were previously de-aged, bringing Stephanie Nadolny back as the voice of young Goku. With Schemmel once again voicing Goku, prepare for plenty of shouting. The “Dragon Ball” franchise, notably “Dragon Ball Z“, is renowned for prolonged periods of loud screaming. Voice actors from the “Dragon Ball” series, particularly Schemmel, have openly discussed the strain of continuous screaming during recording sessions and even fainted due to exhaustion at times.

It appears that history has echoed itself, as Schemmel confessed to his fans on Discord that he may have fainted multiple times during the recording of the final episode of “Daima”, which ironically included a new Super Saiyan 4 transformation. Interestingly, this isn’t the first time such an incident has happened with Schemmel; he also fainted while recording a transformation scene for Dragon Ball GT. Both series are known for their demanding recording process, but Schemmel’s fainting spells suggest a particularly grueling work schedule.

Sean Schemmel passed out 3 times during recording for Eng Dub of Daima Finale

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Sean Schemmel’s Decades Spent Voicing Goku Are Catching Up With Him

Prolonged shouting for over a few moments might cause irreversible harm to your vocal cords, and there’s a significant risk that you may run out of breath as you expel everything from your lungs. The longer you shout, the less air you can inhale, which could make you feel dizzy and potentially cause fainting. This was the case with Sean Schemmel during the recording of the notorious Super Saiyan 4 scene in GT, and it’s likely what caused him to faint again in Daima. Despite being experienced actors like Schemmel and Sabat, they know how to control their screams and protect their voices. However, Schemmel confessed that he underestimated the time he could shout while taking deep breaths between takes, which led to his well-known fainting in GT.

Schemmel maintains that he never fainted during his initial recordings of Dragon Ball Z in the early 2000s, suggesting that fainting was uncommon for him. However, it’s possible that he’s exaggerating the situation for the fans or maybe he experiences more fainting episodes as he ages. It’s worth mentioning that Masako Nozawa, the Japanese voice actress who plays Goku, is 88 years old and still delivers her lines in the same energetic manner, even when Schemmel was only 56.

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2025-05-16 23:41