The Bang Zoom! dub is an English language dub for Dragon Ball Super produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment for Toonami Asia, exclusive to Southeast Asia and India. It began airing in January 21, 2017. While Funimation records an English dub for the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, Bang Zoom! produces the dub for English speaking Asian countries.
Cast
| Character Name | Voice Actor |
|---|---|
| Goku | Lex Lang |
| Goten | Dana Hayes |
| Beerus | Archie Fletcher |
| King Kai | Michael McConnohie |
| Vegeta | Kaiji Tang |
| Trunks | Haley Lewis |
| Piccolo | Ray Chase |
| Gohan | Chris Hackney |
| Whis | Doug Erholtz |
| Bulma | Wendee Lee |
| Chi-Chi | Michelle Ruff |
| Krillin | Brian Beacock |
| Videl | Erika Harlacher |
| Majin Buu | Spike Spencer |
| Hercule | Jamieson Price |
| Android 18 | Tamara Ryan |
| Tenshinhan | Ray Chase |
| Oolong | Ray Chase |
| Emperor Pilaf | Tom Fahn |
| Mai | Julie Maddalena |
| Shu | Tom Bauer |
| Fr | Derek Stephen Prince |
| Future Bulma | Wendee Lee |
| Goku Black | Lex Lang |
Production
Wendee Lee (Bulma) serves as the voice director of the series. She decided to use a few voice actors who had worked on the Harmony Gold dub and knew Lex Lang (Gohan in Final Bout) from her days at Animaze. Other recurring roles were cast to actors who worked regularly at the studio.
Changes from the original Japanese version
- As with the censored FUNimation English dub, Mr. Satan is called "Hercule."
- Roshi's pervertedness was toned down for the series, such as in episode 1 where he asks Chi-Chi for the money to pay off his gambling debts.
Trivia
- This dub marks the first time Wendee Lee voices Bulma since the 1980s Harmony Gold dub.
- Despite sharing some consistencies with FUNimation's dub (such as the name "Master Roshi"), other established characters and terms are referred to by their original Japanese names and pronunciation (Tenshinhan, Shenlong, etc.)
Reception
- Chris Rager expressed his disappointment for the dub on Twitter from the initial preview clips as he felt that FUNimation were the only true English voices for the series and thought the Toonami Asia dub was deliberately copying him as well as the other cast members.
- Sean Schemmel and Kara Edwards have given their support for the dub. According to Lang, he and Schemmel talked about the Toonami Asia dub before it began production, with the latter offering the former advice on Goku. Kara, meanwhile, favorited tweets on Harlacher's casting of Videl on Twitter and praised her performance.
- Fan reception of the dub for Season 1 was mixed. Some performances were praised along with the adaptation of a more faithful script. Conversely, it was criticized for its censorship and rushed pacing and some performances were felt to be heavily influenced by FUNimation's and lacked originality.