The voice actor for Franky, Kazuki Yao, has reportedly been facing health issues. It is still unknown what illness he is suffering from, but it has caused him to step down from voicing Franky in the One Piece anime for an indefinite period. As a result, he did not participate in the voice acting for One Piece episode 1121.

In episode 1121, Kazuki Yao was also supposed to voice Django, who coincidentally shares the same voice actor as Franky. If you paid attention, Django's voice in the episode was different from before. Indeed, Django's voice was replaced by Wataru Takagi, who also previously voiced Bellamy in One Piece.

Kazuki Yao is 65 years old in 2024, so it's understandable that his health may no longer be as robust. It remains unclear whether Wataru Takagi will permanently replace him as the voice of Franky. Let's just hope that Kazuki Yao's health improves soon so he can continue voicing Franky until the end of the series.

An interesting fact: Kazuki Yao is a good friend of Eiichiro Oda, and they first met at an okama bar in Fukuoka, Japan. Oda chose Kazuki Yao to voice Franky after getting the idea for the character from him. Stay tuned for more exciting discussions about the One Piece anime and manga at Dunia Games.

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