2004-10-22, 01:14 | Link #1 |
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FMA Dub
English site is finally up properly http://www.fullmetalalchemist.com
If you head over to http://www.fullmetalalchemist.com/dvd.htm you can watch 2 dub video clips where you can hear what Ed, Al, Rose and Conero all sound like. Looks like the first DVD's release date is now officially Feb 8, 2005 |
2004-10-22, 12:45 | Link #5 |
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Just based on the two trailers that were posted, Rose and Cornello, were pretty good. Just on a personal opinion, despite being voiced by an adult, I thought Ed sounded a little too young. Same goes for Al, the voice actor sound a bit too young and also needed a better serious tone. There is room for improvement, but I can't wait to see a full episode to get a better view on the range of the voice actors.
Just on a side note I am looking over at anime news network's list of the voice actors, and it seems they are using voice actors with only a few shows under their belt, FMA being their first major role. Exceptions being Vic Mignogna (Edward), Sonny Strait (Maes Hughes), Dameon Clarke (Scar), Chris Sabat (Alex Louis Armstrong), Chuck Huber (Shou Tucker), and Laura Bailey (Lust). I wonder if this is a attempt to train more voice actors for all their other licenses. |
2004-10-22, 14:42 | Link #7 |
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al sounds like a robot... maybe its on purpose by the dubbers (since he is in a suit of armor...) but in the original he doesn't sound like a robot!
but maybe its just different skill levels.... al's dubber is a kid i think and he doesn't sound like he's getting into it... rather just reading the script... all in all... needs expression and more feeling.... |
2004-10-23, 00:13 | Link #9 |
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I think that Ed's voice actor is better than Al. I remember reading an interview with a director were they said that the kid they have for Al is inexperienced voice actor. I'd expect improvements for both of them, so I wouldn't write the dub out yet.
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2004-10-23, 09:36 | Link #10 |
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It is in my opinion that the dub (at least what was shown in the clips) was REALLY bad. Could they GET a worse voice actor for Al? Why couldn't they do what Japanese anime companies do and get a female to voice a boy's voice?
And Ed... Ed... oh, Ed!!! WTF?! Why did he sound so Pokémon/Digimon/Yu-Gi-Oh!-ish? Why couldn't he have normal voice (like Al's voice, it's normal, although not well-acted, but it's still normal and not american anime-y!)?? The only decent voice in those clips was Roze. Cornello sounded too weird. And if I were Al, I wouldn't want to sit alone in the same room as that priest. |
2004-10-23, 10:00 | Link #11 |
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http://www.adultswim.com/misc/funimation/index.html Few behind the scene things, questions answered.
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2004-10-23, 15:27 | Link #14 | |
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2004-10-24, 13:30 | Link #16 | |
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That is what companies, for some reason, have come to perceive of anime, they are "action cartoons." Now, I completely agree that FMA has a high emphasis on kickass action, but what the dubbers aren't really getting is that the action was all the better because of the plotline... They're turning this into another "epic quest" deal.. It's kind of disgusting to see such a great show go down in flames. I don't care what anyone has to say about my views, since they're MY VIEWS. Dubs introduced me to anime, and I support them. I've seen lots of dubs I like. I don't even completely hate the voices in this FMA dub, but what I see happening is them destroying the plot. It's like playing an RPG for action; I suppose kind of interesting, but for the most part lame. |
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