Funimation

Goodtimes420 said:
But with Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, I know there are english voice actors are capable, it's just companies like Funimation fail to hire good quality voice actors, instead they stick with alright to bad voice actors on the cheap.

Redfoxoffire said:

How can you say that when you apparently haven't even seen a FUNimation dubbed anime except for one, DBZ, that you claim to have actually liked? (Yes, I checked, and none of your listed dubs are FUNimation series)

Strangely enough, even I wasn't too thrilled with Trigun's dub. I'd never say it was bad, but I didn't think JYB fit Vash too well and I was kind of on the edge with Milly's voice.

Goodtimes420 said:


Well that list I put up was only a few, but to list only Funimation anime I've seen is Afro Samurai, but I like their voice acting.

But the others I tried and didnt like, Beck, Air Gear, Baccano, black Cat, Black Lagoon, Initial D, and Negima, that's all I can remember but I feel like I've tried at least a couple more, but they just didn't compare to the Japanese voice acting, but Black Lagoon was close, I remember watching it on Starz movie channel, it was decent but I liked the original better.

Goodtimes420 said:
But the others I tried and didnt like, Beck, Air Gear, Baccano, black Cat, Black Lagoon, Initial D, and Negima

Onibokusu said:


Are we talking about Tokyo Pop's release of Initial D, or FUNimation's redub?

Goodtimes420 said:


I don't know, never really checked when I watched it, I just downloaded dvdrips with dual audio about 6 months ago to re-watch the series sense its one of the only GOOD racing animes, and tried watching it dubbed, but that lasted an episode before I went to subs.

Goodtimes420 said:

But the others I tried and didnt like, Beck, Air Gear, Baccano, black Cat, Black Lagoon, Initial D, and Negima, that's all I can remember but I feel like I've tried at least a couple more, but they just didn't compare to the Japanese voice acting, but Black Lagoon was close, I remember watching it on Starz movie channel, it was decent but I liked the original better.

Fletchaaa said:


Mentioning Beck, Baccano, and Black Lagoon really surprises me considering they all have very good English dubs. On ANN the professional reviewers actually rate the English dubbed version of these anime a little higher (and that almost never happens). If these are some your mentioning as being bad English dubs then I can say easily say your basing most of what you said on your personal opinions rather than the actual quality of the voice actors.

kodial said:
Saying "dub" and "good" in the same sentence without a "not" in between, is an oxymoron.

For instance, an anime character is displaying anger, and yet the voice acter doesn't sound angry, but instead sounds like he's just talking normally in a louder tone. Seriously, if their suppose to act out anger and they don't achieve that, how is it better then the Japapnese voice acting that DID achieve that?

Onibokusu said:
ITT: Dubs pre-2004 used as an example of the currently quality of English dubs.

Goodtimes420 said:
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And like any critic, I try do judge based on quality from different aspects, and the anime I listed above I didn't say were bad, I just didn't like them as much as the Japanese voice acting. I'm starting to get tired of everyone putting words in my mouth, I never say their bad...

I SIMPLY SAY THEIR JUST NOT AS GOOD.

I don't go I hate the voice so it sucks, when I attempt to watch a dub I try to listen to the quality based on the situation the voice actor is faced in the many situations in the anime.

Hypeathon said:

What does that have to do with anything, especially Funimation licensing what I believe to be a mediocre, yet briefly-controversial show? Really, what?

Onibokusu said:
Everything.

Companies improve.