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May 24, 2013 3:46 PM
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According to their panel at Anime Boston, Aniplex of America announced that the anime series Sword Art Online is to air on Toonami this August.

Aniplex of America also outlined its home video release of Sword Art Online on Blu-ray and DVD as well as its re-release of Blue Exorcist on DVD and for the first time on Blu-ray.

The dub cast for Sword Art Online stars Bryce Papenbrook as Kirito and Cherami Leigh as Asuna. Other cast members include Cassandra Lee Morris as Leafa, Christine Marie Cabanos as Silica, Sarah Williams as Lisbeth, and Patrick Seitz as Agil.

Sword Art Online dub trailer from AniplexUSA.

Source: ANN

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May 24, 2013 3:47 PM
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I'm interested to see how the dub will turn out (a single trailer can sometimes be quite misleading). For such a hit show, I'd hope that they'd put in more effort than usual to making this sound good.

Anyhow, let's see how long 'till the blind hate starts up in this thread...

May 24, 2013 3:48 PM
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yay
May 24, 2013 3:49 PM
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ill watch it
May 24, 2013 3:50 PM
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saw this coming lol
May 24, 2013 3:54 PM
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Saw this earlier but here we go~
May 24, 2013 3:56 PM
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Well good for the fans and soon to be fans, I personally am not a fan of this show.
May 24, 2013 3:56 PM
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Aniplex has confirmed the early listings for a four-part Sword Art Online home video releas. The plans have the four English subtitled/English dubbed Blu-ray sets selling for $112.98 each and the four DVDs at $49.98, dated for monthly release August through November.

I was going to buy the first 12 Episodes of SAO becuase I enjoyed the first arc and hated ALO to no ends; however, I lol'd @ the Blu-ray price and now I say "Fuck that shit."
May 24, 2013 3:57 PM
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Don't have cable or dish so yeah....xD While I did like SAO I wouldn't shell out no $112 per pop for 4 volumes I might just stick to the DVDs.
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May 24, 2013 3:57 PM

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Episode 1 will definitly make a crowd and maybe some new anime fans will come out of it. Good gateway..

but..

I wonder how the western audience is going to react to the romance-type-incest
(assuming they continue to air it that far)

sexual incest in nisomonogatari - no one bats an eye
romance incest in SAO - everyone loses their minds
May 24, 2013 3:58 PM

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That last half. Godamn it.
May 24, 2013 4:00 PM
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Stark700 said:
Saw this earlier but here we go~


I remember seeing this also i was ROFL at the dubbed part "If i die in the game... I DIE IN REAL LIFE!!!"
May 24, 2013 4:00 PM
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Oh after watching that trailer I must comment on how misleading it is haha. Alot of people are going to be surprised, in a bad way (at least those who don't know about the show before hand).
May 24, 2013 4:06 PM

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AWWWWWWW SHEET!

Reminds me of when Adult Swim showed the .hack series. How nostalgic.
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May 24, 2013 4:07 PM
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Yay, can't wait to check out the dubbed version! I just wish they would announce Gun Gale Online already!!
May 24, 2013 4:13 PM

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Looking forward to the BD
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May 24, 2013 4:21 PM

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Oh great, even more people that will religiously swear to this shows "greatness".
May 24, 2013 4:22 PM

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Great visuals and amazing music is coming to Toonami! Enjoy!
May 24, 2013 4:34 PM

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It's going to be so popular to lonely delusional 13 year olds. SAO is like the Japanese Twilight in some ways.
Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone
May 24, 2013 4:38 PM

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I'll tune in when they do the "KAYAAABAAA" episode to see how will it play out.
May 24, 2013 4:47 PM

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When the blastwaves hits don't cry, you asked for this
May 24, 2013 4:54 PM

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That's awesome news. Toonami just got better now with this show in their anime line-up.
May 24, 2013 4:56 PM

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Hmm.

A new generation of anime watchers that grow up to like this stuff. Cool.

Well, it's better than no anime watchers.
May 24, 2013 5:01 PM

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Good News and the Cast for the english Dub sounds great, Let's hope that Toonami keeps getting more shows.
May 24, 2013 5:01 PM

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Good for SAO and its fans.

The whole incest thing probably wont ring well with the majority of the western audiance though. I wouldnt be suprised if the dub downplays it or makes them not really related or something of the sort.
May 24, 2013 5:04 PM

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I wouldnt be suprised if the dub downplays it or makes them not really related or something of the sort.
Dubs are very faithful nowadays and this is aimed at an adult audience so I doubt it very much
May 24, 2013 5:08 PM
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And Toonami will go to shit.
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Chusaki said:
And Toonami will go to shit.
So it wasn't shit when it aired Deadman Wonderland, Naruto and Bleach?
May 24, 2013 5:09 PM

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Episode 24 in english dub? My body is ready
May 24, 2013 5:10 PM
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SaberRitsu said:
Chusaki said:
And Toonami will go to shit.
So it wasn't shit when it aired Deadman Wonderland, Naruto and Bleach?
Touche, though none of those had tentacles...
May 24, 2013 5:17 PM

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It'll give me a reason to rewatch the series, instead of following with the crowd's opinion on the show.
May 24, 2013 5:25 PM

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AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 24, 2013 5:29 PM

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Anyways, I'm totally okay with this. As much as I want Fate/Zero to air on TV, this is the timeslot that got Deadman Wonderland good ratings. Toonami know their audience and they're capitalising on it. And that's perfectly okay.
May 24, 2013 5:35 PM

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I was kinda hoping for them to bring .hack back.. Oh well.. Next up: Shingeki no Kyoujin.
May 24, 2013 5:43 PM

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I don't think this will turn out well. Calling it now.

It's going to popular with half-wits who don't know what torrents are.




May 24, 2013 5:45 PM

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It's going to be so popular to lonely delusional 13 year olds. SAO is like the Japanese Twilight in some ways.


I agree.
May 24, 2013 5:47 PM
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Already saw the subbed, but might might the dub. Depends on how busy I am at the time.
May 24, 2013 5:55 PM

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Oh hell no. Anything but this.
May 24, 2013 5:57 PM

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Hide your waifus, hide your imoutos, it's gonna be a madhouse.
May 24, 2013 6:03 PM
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IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
May 24, 2013 6:05 PM

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"Mom, why is that octopus holding Asuna in the air in and touching her in weird places?"

Have fun 'Merica!

Just this once, I'll fulfill whatever your wish is.
May 24, 2013 6:06 PM

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i'm interested to see how this will turn out
May 24, 2013 6:13 PM

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I...I posted this ear....never mind. *sigh* (Just go look in the Sword Art Online series part of the forum....)

Anyways, I'm looking forward to it, though I've only seen 2 episodes of SAO and I didn't care for the 2nd episode much.
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I was kinda hoping for them to bring .hack back.. Oh well.. Next up: Shingeki no Kyoujin.

I want .hack as well.
And yeah. I see by the end of next year Shingeki no Kyojin, AKA Attack On Titan, being on Toonami. Or at least at some point.

But why no Gurren Lagann? It'd be perfect for Toonami.

Tavor said:
"Mom, why is that octopus holding Asuna in the air in and touching her in weird places?"

Have fun 'Merica!

It's going to be aimed at adults anyway, so I doubt this'll be a problem.
May 24, 2013 6:17 PM

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Battlechili1 said:
Tavor said:
"Mom, why is that octopus holding Asuna in the air in and touching her in weird places?"

Have fun 'Merica!

It's going to be aimed at adults anyway, so I doubt this'll be a problem.

It may be aimed for adults, but I'm sure Cowboy Bebop was as well....didn't kids watch that anyway?

Regardless though, was merely poking fun here....still wonder if that type of situation would happen.

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May 24, 2013 6:19 PM

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Tavor said:
Battlechili1 said:
Tavor said:
"Mom, why is that octopus holding Asuna in the air in and touching her in weird places?"

Have fun 'Merica!

It's going to be aimed at adults anyway, so I doubt this'll be a problem.

It may be aimed for adults, but I'm sure Cowboy Bebop was as well....didn't kids watch that anyway?

Regardless though, was merely poking fun here....still wonder if that type of situation would happen.

Good point. I remember I used to secretly watch Adult Swim late at night as a child. I think I remember once watching Yu Yu Hakusho when I was like 6 or something. xD
It'd be interesting how a parent would respond to this.
I hope no moms start sending angry letters to Adult Swim.
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SaberRitsu said:
Chusaki said:
And Toonami will go to shit.
So it wasn't shit when it aired Deadman Wonderland, Naruto and Bleach?


Wha...? Toonami aired Deadman Wonderland? That's not one I would EVER have imagined them dubbing or airing. Not saying it was bad, just very much NOT the mainstream stuff Toonami usually shows. Granted I haven't checked up on Toonami for years after getting used to subs (glorious subs), so maybe their stance has changed. Now, SAO fits Toonami perfectly - it's easy to digest.
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7godeohs said:
SaberRitsu said:
Chusaki said:
And Toonami will go to shit.
So it wasn't shit when it aired Deadman Wonderland, Naruto and Bleach?


Wha...? Toonami aired Deadman Wonderland? That's not one I would EVER have imagined them dubbing or airing. Not saying it was bad, just very much NOT the mainstream stuff Toonami usually shows. Granted I haven't checked up on Toonami for years after getting used to subs (glorious subs), so maybe their stance has changed. Now, SAO fits Toonami perfectly - it's easy to digest.

Yep. Toonami aired Deadman Wonderland. Toonami tries to air popular shows or show people shows they never would have otherwise looked at. Like Casshern Sins.
Also, Toonami has changed considerably. For one, it was canceled in 2008, and Adult Swim revived it in 2012, making it much more Adult oriented, have less censorship, and also have less money, meaning they sometimes have to get cheap shows. The people who run Toonami also have more control over it now.
May 24, 2013 6:54 PM

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Good for SAO fans. The new generation of western anime watchers will grow up with SAO just as their predecessors grew up with Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball, Pokemon, and Naruto.

When will Accel World air on Toonanmi? It also has a dub. But it is licensed by Viz Media.
May 24, 2013 6:55 PM
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Smh
May 24, 2013 6:56 PM
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Tavor said:
"Mom, why is that octopus holding Asuna in the air in and touching her in weird places?"

Have fun 'Merica!

lol this would likely happen. Dumb move by them..
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