07-16-2003, 12:02 AM
Just a little background knowledge... for those un-informed...
First all voice actors take there job very seriously... Bad dubs usually result in bad sells which in turn means those voice actors maybe out a job next time the audition. In Japan the voice actors strive everyday to try and get the European and American Accents down because generally to most JApanese viewers the only accent differences they can tell is if the voice actor is from northern, southern, or Okinawa Japan. These actors work so hard to take a Brtish accent and put it into Japanese dilect that it never seems to come out just right.
I will put it this way... I checked the local papers here in Okinawa and the Audio studios are looking for Eurpean and American's that can speak Japanese so they can be used in voice overs, Why because it is easier to believe that Britsh person speaking Japanese his dilect will carry over into the Anime. Look to Record of Lodass War all the charcters are from Medevil Age so they should have an European Accent. Just like Kenshin everyone is from Japan they should have a Japanese accent.
I'm not knock anyone for like Japanese Dub to English Dub. I just wish that is you have an American Charcter then have an american do his part and vise versa... Vampire Hunter D Blodlust was done beautifully and if it were for Americans with love and deep pockets we wouldn't have had another Vampire D story because the Japanese Studios weren't doing anything to further the story...
First all voice actors take there job very seriously... Bad dubs usually result in bad sells which in turn means those voice actors maybe out a job next time the audition. In Japan the voice actors strive everyday to try and get the European and American Accents down because generally to most JApanese viewers the only accent differences they can tell is if the voice actor is from northern, southern, or Okinawa Japan. These actors work so hard to take a Brtish accent and put it into Japanese dilect that it never seems to come out just right.
I will put it this way... I checked the local papers here in Okinawa and the Audio studios are looking for Eurpean and American's that can speak Japanese so they can be used in voice overs, Why because it is easier to believe that Britsh person speaking Japanese his dilect will carry over into the Anime. Look to Record of Lodass War all the charcters are from Medevil Age so they should have an European Accent. Just like Kenshin everyone is from Japan they should have a Japanese accent.
I'm not knock anyone for like Japanese Dub to English Dub. I just wish that is you have an American Charcter then have an american do his part and vise versa... Vampire Hunter D Blodlust was done beautifully and if it were for Americans with love and deep pockets we wouldn't have had another Vampire D story because the Japanese Studios weren't doing anything to further the story...
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