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2006-08-07, 09:50 | Link #46 | |
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2006-08-07, 21:12 | Link #48 | ||
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back on topic... I think my only qualm with North American VA is that the character tends to adapt to the voice actor; rather than the voice actor adapting to the character. I'm not gonna delve deeper into this because it's been discussed so many times. but, this is the reason why I sometimes hesitate to buy the dvds. Quote:
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2006-08-07, 21:42 | Link #49 | |
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2006-08-08, 11:08 | Link #50 |
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The only thing wrong they did with FMA was Ed's voice... the original VA was a female which gave it the distinct young voice. But in English it was done by a older male, which IMHO didn't really fit as well; not saying it's bad, just different.
I would've prefered ADV too since I think FMP's cast would fit SR almost perfectly, but that's just my opinion. O well, can't change what's already decided, now we just have to wait till the DVD's come out to see. |
2006-08-08, 11:30 | Link #51 |
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Personally I don't really care for the english dubbing in a series.
There are a few exceptions though. The greatest of which are Cowboy Bebop and Golden Boy for me. The dubbing in Golden Boy would probably normally be on the lousy side except that it is so appropriate for the show. I think for alot of us it is just a preference built up from watching tons of anime subbed. I used to watch all my anime dubbed and thought it was great. Then found fansubs and yeah....its pretty much always subs for me. |
2006-08-08, 15:20 | Link #52 | |
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2006-08-08, 23:06 | Link #53 | |
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2006-08-09, 08:47 | Link #54 |
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Like most of us I'm really interested in buying the DVDs but I've heard some bad things about funanimation:
- Too many (unskippable) commercials before you can even get to the title screen - only 2,3 episodes/DVD - And what worries me the most, I'm told that they use dublations. Personally I can't stand dubs so I prefer Japanese with subs. But if the subs are just scripted dubs that could be very annoying. I'd like to know what you guys have to say about this. |
2006-08-09, 10:04 | Link #55 | |
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Sorry but most of this is a load of bollocks.
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1) Too many (unskippable) commercials before you can even get to the title screen True, but the problem (if any) may well be with your DVD player. On my Pioneer DVD player I find that the "Skip to Next Chapter" is disabled, but I can still avoid all the adverts by pressing the "Top Menu" button. 2) only 2,3 episodes/DVD I can't speak for all the FUNImation releases but the series I have typically have 4 eps per DVD, some such as Fruits Basket had 6 / 7 eps per disc. Some of the Case Closed DVDs do have only 3 eps and some of them have 4 eps but then the RRP of this series is $20 instead of the usual $30 or $25. So even 3 eps for $20 is better than 4 eps for $30 (and please remember it's easy to find 40% discounts online for DVDs). 3) And what worries me the most, I'm told that they use dublations. Where does this rubbish originate from... Again, I can't speak for every one of their releases but as far as I know no company has a policy of only including dubtitles on all (or even some) of their releases (at least none of the major American anime companies). There are cases where dubtitles are included as well as subtitles, so there are several subtitle tracks available, the normal subtitles and an extra dubtitle (typically provided for the hard of hearing). |
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2006-08-10, 13:53 | Link #57 | |
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Both Funi and Viz use the Unskipable version. But Viz uses it more than Funi. I even saw it on a ADV one once. Viz has the 2 - 3 episode DVD format. Funi usually has the 3-4 episode format (Or the 5-6 in the case of Furuba and Negima) I wish they did dual dubs. But I guess it would then reveal that their translators just steal material from Fansubs , because NO ONE uses dual subs. (Except for ADV's Ghost Stories). Funi's main problem is an overzealous Legal Department. I have no other problem with Funi. (Oh and a crappy Negima direction) Oh for the person who said they hired ADV's VA's. That's actually wrong. Funi has subcontracted out FMP TSR's dubbing to ADV completely.
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2006-08-11, 03:27 | Link #58 |
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they should hire proffesional studios like the one that did the original metal gear solid voices for PSX. that is one of the best voice acting jobs in any US videogame/anime show. i dont particularly like ADV dubs. i used to like the viz ones, but they reuse actors to often, hearing them always reminds me of ranma1/2.
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2006-08-11, 19:50 | Link #59 | |
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And btw you CANNOT use Metal Gear Solid as an example. They don't have mouths! You can do anything if you don't have to follow lip flaps. Btw Who do you think is going to play Tenma? I want to say The girl who did Chiyo-Chan but honestly I hated her Yuna of Maburaho voice.
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2006-08-13, 09:01 | Link #60 |
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@Forbis and xrin: I was just telling what I read on other boards. However, the initial criticism is being refuted by others (you two for instance) which gives me a broader view of funanimation and what to expect of them.
But in the end, we'll just have to wait and see |
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