Masako Nozawa Marks 90th Birthday With FAVOLC Apparel Line
Nozawa, who holds Guinness World Records for her work as Goku, continues to be an active merchandising presence at 90, with a new apparel line from FAVOLC.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Masako Nozawa, the voice of Dragon Ball's Son Goku, announced a new apparel line for her 90th birthday on Saturday. The collection, released by voice acting merchandise brand FAVOLC, includes shirts, sweatshirts, pouches, a tote bag, shorts, and a baseball hat. It is available through the FAVOLC website and the Animate online store, with prices ranging from 3,080 to 8,800 yen. Purchases through FAVOLC include an original 90th anniversary pin.
The apparel line is the latest addition to Nozawa's long-running career, which began with the 1963 Astro Boy anime and includes roles like Kitaro in the 1968 Gegege no Kitaro and Doctor Kureha in One Piece. She also voiced T0-B1 in Star Wars: Visions.
Nozawa holds two Guinness World Records for her work as Son Goku: one for voicing the same character in a video game for the longest period, and one for the longest video game voice acting career. She won a Kan Kikuchi Prize in 2023 and was named a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese government in 2025.
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