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This isn't really in any order. I would find it impossible to rank directors. They are all favorites of mine.

Tom Wayland - He's totally on my list too. He has directed and/or supervised some of CPM's best New York dubs. The man has a real talent. He should direct something else! I want to see what he can do today! Some of my favorite dubs that he directed include Alien Nine and World of Narue.

Anthony Salerno - Along with Tom Wayland, one of New York's best directors. The guy should have gotten more to direct over the years, because he's really good at what he does. I frigen loved his dubs on Ping Pong Club (one of the funniest dusb ever!), and Now and Then, Here and There!

Mike Sinterniklaas - Oh Michael Sinterniklaas...he never ceases to impress. His dubs are very nuanced, layered, and subtle, but they work very well. A great example of this off the top of my head is his dub on Domian of Murder, in which he also plays the lead. He did a wonderful job with this dub. The odd dub out that's very different from this however would be Ninja Nonsense which is easily one of the all time funniest dubs I've ever heard.

Robert S. Fisher - It's a shame his talent hasn't been used more often. What he did with Petite Princess Yucie is nothing short of magical.

Matt Greenfield - One of the best ADR directors in the buisness. And probably my all time favorite director too. His only fault...he doesn't direct enough! But I forgive him because he obviously had/has a lot of other responsibilities for ADV and now Section 23. I do hope he is directing the dubs they are planing. He's a really great guy. Notable dubs (that I heard from him) include Noir, Neon Genesis Evangelion (duh), Princess Nine , Gantz and of course Dragon Half ...along with many others the list goes on and on...

Michael Bakewell - He was lightyears ahead of every other director active around his time. Early 90's dubs are sometimes very iffy. Sometimes terrible, sometimes ok, sometimes half way decent. But Bakewell really knew what he was doing. Most of his dubs are amazing, especially when you take into consideration they were dubbed in London in the early to mid 90's. Dominion Tank Police one of Manga Video UK's first dubs for CPM is incredbly good, and even stands up well today. A Wind Named Amnesia is another impressive dub, with a great cast and everyone at the top of their game. Cyber City is my favorite from him however. Not only does the crazy never-ending cursing make it really edgy (and it fits since they are all convicts), it has the feeling of a post 2000 dub. I'm incredbly suprised it sounds so good, after all these years. I'll forgive him for his few flubs like Roujin Z and Mad Bull 34 (which actually has a good main cast, although the other actors are very amateurish. I place most of the blame on whoever cast it, and the weirdness of the show personally)

Steven Foster - I don't care what people think about him. He has directed some of ADV's best dubs. Hell some of the best dubs period. . The man has a real talent, and knows how to get the right reaction out of his actors. Orphen, Pani Poni Dash, 5 Centimeters Per Second , Le Chevalier D'Eon, Red Garden...the list goes on and on of top of the line dubs he directed. So what if some of his older stuff is a little liberal. They are well acted and the dubs are really great.

Kyle Jones - The man responsible for directing the amazing dubs on Air, Kanon, Kino's Journey, Air Gear. Nuff said!

John Swasey - I was blown away by the dub on Welcome to the NHK. But that's not even the only thing he directed that's really impressive. Jinki:Extend is also an incredbible dub, totally done in his style.

Jin Ho Chung - Another great director at ADV. Mezzo DSA and Princes Tutu have great dubs.

Jonathan Klein - One of my favorite directors from L.A. He always does a great job.

Christopher Bevins - One of the best directors currently working over at Funimation. With Witchblade, Speed Grapher, and Burst Angel under his belt, it's no wonder he pumped out such a great dub for El Cazador! And his work on Beck is incredble. That's one of Funi's best dubs, and I point to Bevins for the reason why.

...There are many others, like the talented folks at Ocean. But I'll leave the list at that for now.

Anime Relations: 1 Pound no Fukuin, Mad★Bull 34

This is a list of all the anime I own on VHS. Mostly it's stuff that hasn't been put out on DVD (yet?) in the United States.

Mad Bull 34 - Volume 1
Mad Bull 34 - Volume 2
Mad Bull 34 - Volume 3
Mad Bull 34 - Volume 4
One-Pound Gospel​

Anime Relations: FLCL, Black Lagoon, NHK ni Youkoso!

Anime Title - ADR Studio * Location (R1 Licensor)

1. Black Lagoon 1 and 2 - Ocean Studios * Vancouver Canada (Geneon)
2. Death Note - Ocean Studios * Vancouver Canada (Viz Media)
3. FLCL - Synch-Point ?? * Los Angeles, California (Synch-Point)
4. Now and Then, Here and There - Taj Studios (with Tom Wayland) * New York City, New York (CPM)
5. Paranoia Agent - New Generation Pictures * Beverly Hills, California (Geneon)
6. Kanon - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
7. Welcome to the NHK - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
8. Animation Runner Kuromi - Mercury Productions (with Tom Wayland) * New York City, New York (CPM)
9. Ergo Proxy - New Generation Pictures * Beverly Hills, California (Geneon)
10. Neon Genesis Evangelion - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)

Honorable mentions:

---- Cyber City - Manga Video UK * London, England (CPM)
---- A Wind Named Amensia - Manga Video UK * London, England (CPM)
---- Dominion: Tank Police - Manga Video UK * London, England (CPM) [recorded in 1992 iirc]
---- Gunslinger Girl - Funimation Studios * Fort Worth, Texas (Funimation Ent)
---- Speed Grapher - Funimation Studios * Fort Worth, Texas (Funimation Ent)
---- The Sky Crawlers - The Dubbing Brothers - Los Angeles, California (Sony)
---- Nana - Ocean Studios * Vancouver Canada (Viz Media)
---- The World of Narue * Central Park Media ?? (with Tom Wayland) - New York City, New York (CPM)
---- Alein Nine - * Beatstreet Studios (with Tom Wayland) - New York City, New York (CPM)
---- Jinki:Extend - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- Pani Poni Dash - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- 5 Centimeters Per Second - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- Gantz - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- Kino's Journey - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- Princess Tutu - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- Dragon Half - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- Puni Puni Poemy - Amusement Park Media * Houston, Texas (ADV Films)
---- Petite Princess Yucie - Monster Island * Austin, Texas (ADV Films)

Anime Relations: Mugen no Ryvius

I'm currently re-watching Infinite Ryvius . And just like the many other shows, I'll be listing this as my first watch, even though I've already seen most of it.Stupid MAL is stupid, won't let me mark anything as a re-watch if I haven't finished it yet.

Also I'm doing an "Infinite Ryvius " themes week/month or whatever. I'll be "showcasing" my favorite characters from that anime on my MAL page for now.

For some reason ANN required you to be on Twitter to be entered in their newest contest, so I went and took the plunge and made a twitter account. Hey I want free anime! And sure it was free to sign up for twitter, as far as money goes, but I hear Twitter gets a part of your soul :P . Anyway be sure to follow me on twitter if you have an account. I'll follow you too, promise ^.^ .

Twitter account: @Predederva

Anime Relations: Shoujo Kakumei Utena

Hey for the next week or two my favorite characters from Revolutionary Girl Utena, will be featured on my MAL page. The last few weeks had my favorite characters from El Cazador, but I feel it's trime for a switch. And what better show then the timeless classic Utena, since I'm currently re-watching it from episode 1.

Favorite Characters from Utena

1. Utena Tenjou
2. Anthy Himemiya
3. Wakaba Shinohara
4. Miki Kaoru
5. Kyouichi Saionji

* Honerable mention - Soji Mikage *

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Pictures:

Utena



Anthy



Wakaba