As many fans might now know, Franky’s voice actor, as well as the voice actor for Bon Clay and Jango, Kazuki Yao, has retired from his roles. This is due to his own health issue ...

Kazuki Yao revealed a huge disconnect between him and the ideal portrayal of Franky as the reason for his departure from the role on X (formerly Twitter). Yao called his departure “sad” and ...

Ever since Kazuki Yao left as the voice of Franky in One Piece, fans have been eagerly anticipating the news of his replacement. The wait ended at Jump Festa 2024 when Yao’s replacement was finally ...

Even though Franky wouldn’t appear in the anime until 2005, Kazuki Yao was already an established cast member for the One Piece anime. He was already the voice actor of the secondary antagonist ...

On December 22, 2024, Kazuki Yao, who played Franky in One Piece, handed over his role to Subaru Kimura on the Red Stage of Jump Festa 2025. As expected, the situation eventually became emotional ...

What began as a simple character evolved into one of One Piece's most memorable personalities, thanks to this unforgettable ...

Yao, who began his voice acting career in 1985 with Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God, took on Franky’s role in 2005 during the Water 7 arc. He has also voiced another One Piece characters, including ...

The One Piece character Franky will soon no longer have his Japanese voiceovers provided by Kazuki Yao. The franchise’s official Japanese X account has a new announcement tweet stating that the ...

For One Piece this year, not too many projects were announced, however, one thing fans got to see was the new replacement for Franky’s voice actor, Kazuki Yao, who is retiring. With the reveal ...