Episode 1,153 of the TV anime "ONE PIECE" (Fuji TV, Sundays at 11:15 PM), based on the popular manga by Eiichiro Oda, entitled "The Waves of the Times! The Conqueror's Haki Guiding Luffy," aired on December 14th, depicting the execution scene of "Pirate King" Gol D. Roger. In the end credits, it was revealed that Roger will be played by Shunsuke Sakino.
Until now, the middle-aged Roger has been played by Norio Otsuka and Masatane Tsukayama. Although there has been no official announcement of a new voice for this episode, Sakino has taken on the role.
Sakino has previously appeared in "One Piece" as Scotch of the Yeti Cool Brothers and Charlotte Daifuku of the Big Mom Pirates.
On social media, viewers were saying things like, "Is Roger Sakino Shunsuke?!", "I thought Roger's voice had changed and it was," "I wonder if he's been replaced by Sakino Shunsuke," "Is he the third generation or a stand-in?" and "The new Roger is also very good."
