Dragon Ball Super's Dub Quietly Honored One My Hero Academia Star

Dragon Ball Super is making its way through its English dub week after week, and Toonami fans have [...]

By Megan Peters

Dragon Ball Super is making its way through its English dub week after week, and Toonami fans have yet to miss a beat. Thanks to the dub cast, fans have been able to check out a new angle on the Tournament of Power, and standouts like Kale quickly gained praise for their performance. Now, it is Cabba who has come into focus, and it isn't just because of his Super Saiyan 2 debut.

No, his spotlight has so much to do with My Hero Academia, and fans admit they were surprised by the connection.

Recently, Dragon Ball Super released its newest dub episode, and it was there Cabba went head-to-head against Freeza. The famous villain decided to take out his rage against Saiyans on the boy, but Cabba did not go out easily. In fact, the hero doubled down his assault against Freeza, but his dub performance was hard to separate from a certain Bakugo Katsuki.

As you can see above, the recent episode saw Cabba fly into a rage, and it was there the Saiyan tapped into the UA Academy student. His screams of rage sounded exactly like Bakugo in the dub, and the reveal finally made fans realize the voice actors for the My Hero Academia lead takes care of Cabba too. Clifford Chapin is the man responsible for both of the characters' English dubs, so audiences were pleasantly surprised when Cabba leaned into his Pro Hero counterpart during his showdown with Freeza this past weekend.

So, did you notice this shonen dub connection...? Let me know in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @MeganPetersCB to talk all things comics and anime!

Dragon Ball Super currently airs its English dub on Adult Swim during the Toonami programming block on Saturday evenings. It is also available to stream on Funimation and Amazon Video. The Japanese-language release of the series is complete, and available to stream on FunimationNOW and Crunchyroll. The manga has chapters that can currently be read for free thanks to Viz Media, and Dragon Ball Super: Broly is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.

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