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Fans of One Piece are just realizing that a cult character was played by Naruto VA Junko Takeuchi

Fans of One Piece are just realizing that a cult character was played by Naruto VA Junko Takeuchi

The rivalry between One piece And Naruto Fans is one of the biggest online feuds in the history of the anime and manga industry. Both One piece And Naruto Fan communities always try to prove that their favorite series is better than the other. What fans fail to realize, however, is that One piece And Naruto are interconnected in more ways than anyone can imagine.

Naruto in Naruto Shippuden
Naruto in Naruto Shippuden | Studio Pierrot

Although One piece began shortly before Narutos, Both series and their creators Eiichiro Oda and Masashi Kishimoto vied to reach the top of the anime and manga world. This competition helped them improve their work and create some of the greatest storylines and narratives of all time.

However, One piece Fans recently found a connection when they realized that an iconic character from Oda’s masterpiece was played by the voice actor of Narutos, Junko Takeuchi. This character is none other than Luffy’s sworn brother Sabo, who is also the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army.

Sabo and Naruto have the same voice actor

Sabo is one of the most important characters in One pieceHis past with Luffy and Ace and his current adventures as a member of the Revolutionary Army make him extremely important for the One piece History. He will play a leading role in the finale of Eiichiro Oda’s One piecebecause he is the only one besides the Five Elders who has seen Imu.

Another thing that makes Sabo an icon is the voice actor who played him as his child version. The character is voiced by Junko Takeuchi, who is known for her roles as Takuya Kanbara in Digimon BorderRin Natsuki in Yes! PreCure 5Metabee in MedabotsMamoru Endou in Inazuma ElevenGon Freecss in Hunter × Hunter (1999)etc.

Kid Sabo in One Piece | Toei Animation
Kid Sabo in One piece ^ “Toei Animation” – Translation – Linguee Dictionary

However, the biggest role she has played is probably that of Naruto Uzumaki in Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto-san. She has played the role of Naruto both as a child and as an adult. She even played Naruto’s role in the sequel spin-off series, BorutoShe has also played the role of Naruto in the video game adaptations of the series.

One piece Fans are shocked after finding out the truth about Sabo

Although the current Sabo is voiced by Toru Furuya in One piecehis childhood version has the same voice actor as Naruto, and this is a shocking revelation for One piece and anime fans in general, as they never knew this before.

Flame Emperor Sabo
Flame Emperor Sabo in One piece ^ “Toei Animation” – Translation – Linguee Dictionary

Also, the fact that Sabo and Naruto look a little similar, with yellow hair, goggles and a tall stature, makes it even more surprising for One piece fans.

exd_shadow shared this revelation One piece fans on Instagram and it received some unique responses in the comments section.

While some fans were surprised by the resemblance, others began calling him by other names, such as Sabo Uzumaki.

enzoedits.gg commented:

Sabo Uzumaki

doorvavaidya commented:

I KNOW I CAN NEVER FORGET NARUTO

rush_solo2 commented:

Uzumaki Luffy

yakup_movlamov commented:

He never said “dattebayo”

mystic.2676 commented:

Wasn’t there One Piece first and then Naruto?

losve_tsos commented:

Sabonis is also blonde and wears protective glasses

Although anime fans are surprised by this revelation, such crossovers are quite common in the anime industry. There are many other voice actors who have worked on both. One piece And Naruto-san. Some of the biggest examples are Kaguya Otsutsuki and Big Mom, Gaara and Cavendish, Kaido and Kurama, etc.

You can watch One piece on Crunchyroll and Naruto on Hulu.