Dragon Ball Super English Premiere on Toonami Asia!

[eledoremassis02]

So this is trending on Facebook with 98% of people thinking this is FUNi's dub on American toonami...

Atleast we know the demand is there given how most people feel about the show.

[Chuquita]

That's unfortunate. ^^;

However, if the rumor gains enough traction, Funi will be forced to say something to clear the air of the rumor.

[Blade]

Are there any cons coming up? Maybe someone could ask Sabat there? Asking at a con is different than asking on Twitter (I know Sabat has a twitter.) I feel he'd be the safer choice to ask; he seems more relaxed.
Everyone at Funi is probably barred from talking about Super though; I'm willing to bet.

The last we heard was at NYCC, where Funimation said that not only did they not have Super, but that it also wasn't on the horizon any time soon.

Now, I know that could have been just a party-line response and not strictly factual - but the exposure of a Comic Con announcement at a Dragonball Super-themed panel would have made a great deal more sense than the news creeping out this way.

But then again - when have Dragonball licensing issues been logical?

[VejituhTheWarriorGuy]

Part of me feels like it's going to be Funi because Toei has pretty much eradicated every other English dub with Funi's in the countries that didn't originally have it. I don't think that they would want to go through all that again.

[Blade]

Part of me feels like it's going to be Funi because Toei has pretty much eradicated every other English dub with Funi's in the countries that didn't originally have it. I don't think that they would want to go through all that again.

This comes to mind.

https://youtu.be/7YJfxIeoQOg

[VejituhTheWarriorGuy]

Part of me feels like it's going to be Funi because Toei has pretty much eradicated every other English dub with Funi's in the countries that didn't originally have it. I don't think that they would want to go through all that again.

This comes to mind.

https://youtu.be/7YJfxIeoQOg

How so?

[Blade]

Part of me feels like it's going to be Funi because Toei has pretty much eradicated every other English dub with Funi's in the countries that didn't originally have it. I don't think that they would want to go through all that again.

This comes to mind.

https://youtu.be/7YJfxIeoQOg

How so?

I think to call Toei's handling of the Dragonball franchise in the overseas market 'incompetent' would be kind.

[Lord Beerus]

My money is on a FUNi dub, but we've had several English dubs broadcast in Asia before, so I think I'll keep a close on this progresses so I don't end up mis-informed.

[jelleline89]

Perhaps this will encourage FUNimation to make an official announcement on their dub sooner.

In the meantime, here's a comparison of a scene from between the Animax and Viz Media version of Inuyasha: The Final Act.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tab9H9wsK30

Animax dubs aren't for everyone due to their stiff deliveries and questionable translations. I for one don't mind them.

[Blade]

So, here was my prediction about how asking Schemmel would probably go down:

Moreover, he has a track record of being really cantankerous when asked about this sort of thing. Even if the production had nothing to do with Funimation and it was news to him, he'd probably react in a less-than-happy fashion about the idea of another English Goku. Let's just say there's a history.

And here's how it went down:

https://twitter.com/SeanSchemmel/status ... 1412161536

Aside from the confusing line he was thrown, it's fair to say that he has no idea about any of this whatsoever.

--Edit--

Aaaand he's since deleted the tweet I linked to originally, having, I assume, realised that he was being a little uncouth. But yeah, short story seems to be that he doesn't seem to know anything about this, and the sudden deluge of stuff seems to have sideswiped him.

The only tweet he didn't delete is the following:

i have no idea what any of this means

https://twitter.com/SeanSchemmel/status ... 2204826624

[sangofe]

I bet what they mean is an English-subtitled release, not a separate dub.

Southeast Asia received two unique English dubs of the original DB, so it wouldn't surprise me if this turned out to be a non-FUNi English dub. Strange things do happen when it comes to this franchise.

Do you have episodes of these dubs, kei17? What do they sound like? Is one of them the "speedy" dub?

An interesting development indeed...

I think the biggest question I'd raise would relate to the 52x30 - is this our first real confirmation of Super's intended length?

That is, of course, assuming the previous figure of 100 was just an abstract placeholder, as is widely accepted.

No, I doubt that. I think that's the first batch they sold Super in, and that it will be at least that long.

[VejituhTheWarriorGuy]

If he deleted the tweet, that could mean that he didn't want to let out that he wasn't being replaced for Super and that they are dubbing it. We seriously need closure from Toonami Asia on this whole thing.

[Sodhi]

Toonami (Asia) is available in countries such as Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Pakistan, Maldives, and India. As such, this still indicates that the series will not be released in the United States; it is solely being marketed for the Asian Pacific Market, and as a result, FUNimation is likely to have no connection to this, and as a result THIS dub will probably not be done by them. This does not mean that FUNimation won’t be dubbing Dragon Ball Super in the future, but in this case the Asian Pacific Market will most likely be getting a different English dub (yes there are multiple English dubs).
However, it is still unclear who exactly will do the dubbing. It is unlikely that it will be the work of FUNimation because Toonami’s branch in Asia does not usually export foreign English dubs, but they make their own instead. Some examples of other English dubs released in this region are the Filipino English dub and the Malaysian English dub.
I took this from dragon ball Insider's article

[eledoremassis02]

Considering they have not gotten super and got the movies fairly quick, I wonder if there is a broadcasting problem (or even a TOEI problem) in regards to FUNimation (Super and Buu kai) and Ocean. It the only thing I can think of as to why there hasnt been any updates on Buu kai or a Super announcement

[NitroEX]

A fresh English cast probably would intrigue me enough to watch Super despite the garbage story. Same goes for an Ocean dub but realistically I don't ever see the latter option happening. Funimation will no doubt have first dibs on it.

[jelleline89]

Some many people outside this forum ,especially YouTubers, are making a huge deal out of this and assuming FUNimation, along with all the voice actors and actresses, are being replaced indefinitely. It's hilarious.

[ArchedThunder]

I bet an English dub starts airing in America around the same time as this, it just lines up too perfectly with how Kai took 13 months to air on American TV.
It will be hilarious if this actually is the Funimation dub and Toonami Asia announced it way before Funimation was ready to announce they were doing a dub.

[Hellspawn28]

I think Super airing on Toonami in July 2016 does make sense since it took a year for Kai to be released and dubbed here in the US. There is nothing that they can't have Kai and Super on the same timeslot? Maybe Super and Attack on Titan Season 2 can have Toonami be move to a early time slot next year to boost up ratings.

[Blade]

I think Super airing on Toonami in July 2016 does make sense since it took a year for Kai to be released and dubbed here in the US. There is nothing that they can't have Kai and Super on the same timeslot? Maybe Super and Attack on Titan Season 2 can have Toonami be move to a early time slot next year to boost up ratings.

I guess the issue is that Super totally undermines Kai as a 'new' product. Whatever the reasons may be, Toei/Funimation have totally missed the boat on launching Buu-arc Kai to the English market, as with Super on the go, the 'FInal Chapters' are already redundant.

I guess it comes down to whether they want to hold back on Super to maximise Kai's already-limited appeal, and, in the process, fail to strike whilst the iron is hot with Super, or just leave Kai hanging for an empty pocket in the home release schedule.

[Hellspawn28]

I think with Buu saga Kai, Funimation most likely dubbed all of the Buu saga episodes when they are ready to go to be aired on Toonami.They can't release Buu Saga Kai on Blu-Ray until it's done on Toonami. With Super, it's a brand new show and the license for it will be much different.