ONE PIECE: Kazuki Yao, who announced his graduation from Franky opened an Instagram page!
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Voice actor Kazuki Yao will be stepping down from his long-running role as Franky in the popular anime “ONE PIECE,” it was announced on Sunday, December 8 at 10:15. This sudden announcement came as a great shock to “ONE PIECE” fans.
Comment from the cast member about stepping down from the role of Franky
Kazuki Yao has played the important character of one of the Straw Hat gang for about 20 years since Franky’s first appearance in the anime in 2005, and according to the official announcement by ONE PIECE.com, the decision was reached “after long discussions Yao has been playing the role of his own X (old T-shirt).
On his X (formerly Twitter) page, Yao expressed his feelings about his departure from the board.
It’s a sad goodbye to a guy I’ve lived with for nearly a quarter of a century…” He expressed his regret at parting with the character he has played for so many years. He added, “I’m going to have to leave the Sunny for a while , because I’m going to have to leave the Sunny for a while. So I decided to get off the Sunny for a while. I’m so disappointed! I’m so sad! Seriously, I’m sorry,” he said, suggesting the reason for his decision to leave the board.
In addition, he also announced , “I’ve got a super replacement for you!” He also announced, “I’ve got a super replacement for you! The replacement will be announced at JUMP FESTA 2025 on December 22, where all the voice actors of the Straw Hat gang are scheduled to gather.
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Franky was modeled by Kazuki Yao!
Franky is a character that plays an important role in the story of “ONE PIECE. As the ship’s carpenter for the Straw Hat crew, he is solely responsible for maintaining, remodeling, and repairing the ship during its voyage. It should be noted that Franky is a character created by author Eiichiro Oda based on Mr. Yao!
This has been publicly stated by Mr. Yao himself.
Jango’s voice actor, Wataru Takagi, was chosen as the understudy.
As is probably well known to “One Piece” fans, Mr. Yao’s first casting for “One Piece” was Jango. At a staff party held after his performance, he said to Eiichiro Oda, the author of the original story, “Hey, Jango is not dead, right? He’s coming back, right?” Jango continued to appear in the manga as a door picture after that. One of the charms of “ONE PIECE” is that you can see another story through the door pictures! That Jango also reappeared in the anime in October 2024, but it was announced that Wataru Takagi would fill in for Kazuki Yao due to his poor health.
Mr.2 Bon Clay!
Mr. Yao was next cast as Bentham (Mr. 2 Bon Clay).
Mr. Yao was the general MC for the “Jump Super Anime Tour 2002” events that traveled around the country, and Mr. Oda was there. Mr. Yao took Mr. Oda around with him, saying “I’ll show you the night world”, which led to the appearance of the Kingdom of Kamabatka in the world of “One Piece”. Later, a character named Bentham (Mr. 2 Bon Clay) was introduced, and Mr. Yao was chosen to play this role.
When a character named Bentham (Mr. 2 Bon Clay)., who admires Emporio Ivankov, the queen of the Kamabakka Kingdom (permanent queen), appeared in the anime, Mr. Yao was chosen to play this role.
*Mr. 2 Bon Clay (Alabasta Arc) appears before Emporio Ivankov (Impel Down Arc) in terms of order of appearance.
Mr. Yao had a history of appearing in “One Piece” in this way,
