01-29-2005, 12:48 PM
I didn't hate ADV for their dubs a few years ago, but they did give me a bad impression for licencing crappy anime like Tekken and Final Fantasy Legend of the Crystals. But qutie frankly, I still love them for Battle Angel and Devil Hunter Yohko.
I don't mind Naruto being brought to the U.S. as long as it's not under 4Kids as people are afraid of right now.
I still have yet to watch FUNi's version to Yuu Yuu Hakushou. The last time I ever saw it was when I was in the Philippines as a kid (it was under the name Ghost Fighter). I remember Saban having DBZ and changing the dialogue to very horrible lines such as "I'M GOING TO SEND YOU TO THE NEXT DIMENSION" which pretty much turned off most of the DBZ fans. But FUNi did a good job with the dialogue, but a moderate job with the voice acting.
I always thought Ocean Studios was the best for dubs. I personally think the Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu dub is far superior to the original Japanese voice acting. Despite the changes with Ronin Warriors/Samurai Troopers, anime fans of that generation just somehow instantly fell in love with it. I used to think the Ranma dub was equal to the original Japanese dialouge until they started changing some of the voice actors. I just thought that Richard Cox could never really do the great job that Sarah Strange did as Ranma and just made him sound more whiney than aggresive (which is also his flaw as Inuyasha).
And of course people learned to fall in love with dubs thanks to Cowboy Bebop (but I thought the dub eventually got overrated and overpraised, not saying that it sucks).
As of right now, I would like to see Naruto come to the U.S. licenced. I think it would be a good thing. The only country I know of that has Naruto licenced is just the Philippines and it's doing remarkably well over there right now. It's undisputed that Naruto licenced in America will be an instant success (hopefully not under the evil hands of 4Kids).
I don't mind Naruto being brought to the U.S. as long as it's not under 4Kids as people are afraid of right now.
I still have yet to watch FUNi's version to Yuu Yuu Hakushou. The last time I ever saw it was when I was in the Philippines as a kid (it was under the name Ghost Fighter). I remember Saban having DBZ and changing the dialogue to very horrible lines such as "I'M GOING TO SEND YOU TO THE NEXT DIMENSION" which pretty much turned off most of the DBZ fans. But FUNi did a good job with the dialogue, but a moderate job with the voice acting.
I always thought Ocean Studios was the best for dubs. I personally think the Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu dub is far superior to the original Japanese voice acting. Despite the changes with Ronin Warriors/Samurai Troopers, anime fans of that generation just somehow instantly fell in love with it. I used to think the Ranma dub was equal to the original Japanese dialouge until they started changing some of the voice actors. I just thought that Richard Cox could never really do the great job that Sarah Strange did as Ranma and just made him sound more whiney than aggresive (which is also his flaw as Inuyasha).
And of course people learned to fall in love with dubs thanks to Cowboy Bebop (but I thought the dub eventually got overrated and overpraised, not saying that it sucks).
As of right now, I would like to see Naruto come to the U.S. licenced. I think it would be a good thing. The only country I know of that has Naruto licenced is just the Philippines and it's doing remarkably well over there right now. It's undisputed that Naruto licenced in America will be an instant success (hopefully not under the evil hands of 4Kids).