Master Roshi

Mike McFarland Has Cancer. Needs Help NOW!

Aside Roderick J "Jay" Friz Anime , , , , , , ,

This is a priority alert to all Dragon Ball fans. Mike McFarland needs our help now more than ever as he is going to be fighting for his life. I repeat, Master Roshi’s life is in danger.

This past January, we broke the news that Mike McFarland, best known for being the main dub VA for the OG dirty old man of anime, Master Roshi, had undergone surgery. A checkup at the hospital for what he thought was an ear infection revealed that he actually had a brain tumor. They got the tumor out, but McFarland had a tough road to recovery ahead of him. Thousands of people donated on GoFundMe to help him out, and it looked like that was the end of that.

It wasn’t. A few days ago, the GoFundMe was updated. The tumor was glioblastoma, a rare and extremely aggressive form of brain cancer. The prognosis is…I don’t even want to bring it up here. It’s that bad.

According to the organizer, Mike had to go back to the hospital after an attempt at assisted living, but that’s no longer an option. In order to fight this battle, he’ll need to move into a fulltime nursing facility. That will cost a lot of money every month. That is where we come in. It is up to us to make up for the failings of the healthcare system. Master Roshi needs us now more than ever!

So please, if you have any spare money lying around, consider donating it to help Mike McFarland. Master Roshi was the OG mentor of Shonen anime, and an inspiration for many since then. Also, we just lost Toriyama last year. I refuse to lose another member of the Funimation dub team so soon!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-mike-mcfarlands-road-to-recovery

Master Roshi Needs our Help

Aside Roderick J "Jay" Friz Anime, DBZ, Uncategorized , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The following is an emergency announcement from the D&A Anime Blog concerning an important member of the Dragon Ball community.

Less than a year ago, the world of anime wept at the loss of Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball. Now, another prominent member of the anime community is in need of our help: Mike McFarland.

For those who aren’t aware, Mike McFarland is a veteran voice actor with more than 400 roles to his credit. The one we should concern ourselves with the most, though, is one of the OG conossseuirs of Waifus, Master Roshi. And right now, he’s in trouble.

https://twitter.com/ccarrollbeard/status/1878548074563354904?s=46&t=4W-BLvIh5yMGPeETlsL3QQ

Earlier this week, Colleen Clinkenbeard revealed on Twitter that Mike went to the hospital for what he thought was a bad ear infection. Instead, it turned out to be a brain tumor that the doctors had to get out of him. Thankfully, the operation was successful, and Mike is out of the hospital and recovering. However, with that comes another problem: paying the bills. He will need someone to stay with him until he is fully recovered, which won’t be cheap. That is why Brandon McInnis and J. Michael Tatum have set up a gofundme page to help the man cover his medical fees. Fortunately, the fundraiser has already met its goal…but some extra money cannot hurt.

Many Dragon Balls are still mourning the loss of Toriyama a year ago, and I’m still saddened by the loss of Rachael Lillis in that same year. So, the fact that the man who gives Master Roshi life facing something so scary is too much to bear. Fans of Dragon Ball and anime need to do whatever they can to help a man who plays one of the OG Shonen mentors in his time of need. And if this winds up being more serious than doctors first thought, we need to ensure that he has enough money for further care.

Link to the fundraiser here

And if it helps, Mike already tweeted saying that he’s already up and about.