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Which is exactly why they shouldn't be catered to. If they don't care about the integrity of the presentation, then nuts to them. Make a good dub and send the negative feedback letters straight to the burner.jjgp1112 wrote:I think the last thing on a casual DBZ fans mind is how accurate the dub is to the original. Hell, even I could care less.
If someone really loves the series, don't you think they would like it to be presented accurately.jjgp1112 wrote:I think the last thing on a casual DBZ fans mind is how accurate the dub is to the original. Hell, even I could care less.SSj Kaboom wrote:No, I would not. Actually, a new, well-done dub is the only reason I would buy Kai, since I already have a great way to collect Z.Taku128 wrote:But if the dub still sucked would you not buy Kai?
I see what you're getting at.If the dub is different the dub fans have no track to fall back onto, but you have the Japanese track. If they have an "Americanized" English track and a Japanese track they can appeal to two audiences with two different tracks to make more money. If they have a faithful English track and a Japanese track they're appealing to one market twice and completely missing out on a second already existing market.
But a better dub for everybody is worth some people being a little confused at first. People who only knew the "Americanized" dub, if that's the euphemism we want to use for it, will get used to actually having an accurate one in time.
In DBZ's case, half of them don't even like the Japanese version anyway.Gogeta 00 wrote:
If someone really loves the series, don't you think they would like it to be presented accurately.
I'm pretty sure if you wen't up to a casual fan and gave them the choice of having a faithful dub, or an altered dub they would choose for it to be done faithfully.
Then stick to the dub releases you've been given.jjgp1112 wrote:I think the last thing on a casual DBZ fans mind is how accurate the dub is to the original. Hell, even I could care less.
Kentai wrote:Son Gokuu is a fascinating character anyway, because he is - at face value, anyway - an idiot savant. The victim of violent head trauma as an infant [...] he's a simple bumpkin with a fair share of brain damage who's natural talents to work out what's wrong compensate for his broad lack of common sense. But he's also a fighter, through and through [...] he fight until he has, in no uncertain terms, beaten his enemy on terms they can both acknowledge. He doesn't want to kill anyone, or even prove that he can win... he just wants to know he can. He's an ineffably charming bastard who's manly leanings were really incendental, and yes, the fact that he was voiced by a squeaky woman made the combination perhaps all the more charming.
That's not how Funi sees it, though. At this point in time, there's no profitable market for a new DBZ dub. Blame FUNimation for everything they did in the past. As Tupac said, (well uh, the guy singing the hook) "That's just the way it is - things will never be the same..."SSj Kaboom wrote:Which is exactly why they shouldn't be catered to. If they don't care about the integrity of the presentation, then nuts to them. Make a good dub and send the negative feedback letters straight to the burner.jjgp1112 wrote:I think the last thing on a casual DBZ fans mind is how accurate the dub is to the original. Hell, even I could care less.
But if they're really that apathetic about accuracy, then I wonder if they'd truly be that offended if FUNimation were to implement some.
No, I just don't care for one. I would, however, be turned off by a dub that changed everything that I associate DBZ with - namely, the voices and the names. Especially after we've already had a whole dub and a bajillion video games with them.penguintruth wrote:Are you really going to be turned off by a dub that's more accurate in both script and voices?
I'm talking about the script, do you think they would rather have the script be the way it was meant to be, or changed? My idea of a casual has no familiarity with the Japanese version, therefore if they don't like it, it's simply out of ignorance. Your statement is right if you're reffering to the dub fans, but as far as the casual fan goes, there's always the chance that they'd prefer the original if they took the time to watch it.jjgp1112 wrote:In DBZ's case, half of them don't even like the Japanese version anyway.Gogeta 00 wrote:
If someone really loves the series, don't you think they would like it to be presented accurately.
I'm pretty sure if you wen't up to a casual fan and gave them the choice of having a faithful dub, or an altered dub they would choose for it to be done faithfully.
Everything you associate with DBZ is wrong. If doing it right turns you off of it, you weren't a fan to begin with.jjgp1112 wrote:No, I just don't care for one. I would, however, be turned off by a dub that changed everything that I associate DBZ with - namely, the voices and the names. Especially after we've already had a whole dub and a bajillion video games with them.
Kentai wrote:Son Gokuu is a fascinating character anyway, because he is - at face value, anyway - an idiot savant. The victim of violent head trauma as an infant [...] he's a simple bumpkin with a fair share of brain damage who's natural talents to work out what's wrong compensate for his broad lack of common sense. But he's also a fighter, through and through [...] he fight until he has, in no uncertain terms, beaten his enemy on terms they can both acknowledge. He doesn't want to kill anyone, or even prove that he can win... he just wants to know he can. He's an ineffably charming bastard who's manly leanings were really incendental, and yes, the fact that he was voiced by a squeaky woman made the combination perhaps all the more charming.
This seems like a good point to end the thread on. I guess we'll find out what comes of FUNi and DragonBall Kai when the time comes.penguintruth wrote:If doing it right turns you off of it, you weren't a fan to begin with.
