The Goku Cosplayer – Jah’lon
Why Get into Anime?
Derek: Before we talk about FUNimation and how you started with them, can you tell me about yourself?Jah’lon: I’m turning 30 this upcoming year and I have been cosplaying for over 10 years. I’ve pretty much been into anime since around high school, but...
Cosplay Culture
Derek: So you started to get more into Dragon Ball and eventually started cosplay?Jah’lon: I was into Dragon Ball so much that I started buying the rare figurines on eBay. Things like the Freeza spaceship camera and rare Bandai toys of limited release...
Becoming Goku
Derek: What is it that you do at the convention?Jah’lon: With FUNimation I usually hand out information on new shows, news on what they’re doing, and so on. This year FUNimation is pushing their tablet App’s for people who are into FUNimation and ani...
Living Goku
Derek: What is the difference between the two characters for you mentally? What do you have to do when switching costumes? You have the wigs and contacts. Is it both physically and mentally a switch?Jah’lon: With regular Goku when he’s a kid in Dragon Ball ...
Connecting with Dragon Ball Fans
Derek: What has the fan reaction been like? Are they excited to see you at conventions?Jah’lon: Yeah. I do have a lot of kids that are like, “Hey, you’re Goku!” It’s so awesome to have to that kind of reaction.One story comes to mind. I was walking down the hall at Anime...
Soaring Beyond
Derek: Dragon Ball is still popular and we have new releases coming out, such as the new Dragon Ball Z movie, Kai, and the video games. Do you plan to continue playing the role of Goku?Jah’lon: As long as my body will allow me to, I will continue to ...
Goodbye Goku! Until We Meet Again!
Jah’lon: I really enjoyed the interview and was happy to get out in the open and talk about these things. Honestly, I’ve never had to talk about Dragon Ball at this level. So when you asked me to be interviewed about this I was beside myself. “Oh my god he wants to ask me about Dragon Ball and what I think about it. This is kind of deep.” Haha. I was really ecstatic to do it, and I appreciate the opportunity to express myself. I’m really thankful for that.Derek: Thank you for saying so, I’m really glad to have you here.Now if somebody wants to find out more about you, they can go to your Facebook page?Jah’lon: Yeah. It’s BlackGokou. You can find me on Twitter @BlackGokou. Also find me on ACParadise.com and Cosplay.com. If you type Black Gokou on Google or Yahoo you’re going to find me. I’m all over Flickr and Tumblr.Derek: Well I know we could probably talk about Dragon Ball for hours more.Jah’lon: I know! Haha. We could talk until the cows come out in the morning. But thank you very much. I really do appreciate it.
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