"Dragon Ball Super" FUNimation Dub Official Discussion Thread

[Bansho64]

I used to see a rumor that Toriyama prefers the Funimation dub of DB because he likes the more serious take.

Yeah, these type of bullcrap rumors come up a lot. Edit: What Baggie said.

[Baggie_Saiyan]

I used to see a rumor that Toriyama prefers the Funimation dub of DB because he likes the more serious take.

Yeah, these type of bullcrap rumors come up a lot. And that doesn't make any sense because, if you really analyze it, the original is arguably more serious without a question.

Also it doesn't make sense because I don't think Toriyama understands English anyway

[VejituhTheWarriorGuy]

Simuldub incoming it seems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy24AzV32tc

[Simere]

I don't know shit about shit, but it feels to me like a simuldub is just what's needed to generate and maintain popularity. The BoG arc was a rough start and RoF is going to be even worse.

[Cure Dragon 255]

That would mean skipping the Zamasu and Goku Black arc and it would mean there's no weight to the Universal Survival arc if it stars in like half the arc.

[VejituhTheWarriorGuy]

That would mean skipping the Zamasu and Goku Black arc and it would mean there's no weight to the Universal Survival arc if it stars in like half the arc.

Do you honestly think they would skip those arcs? No way in hell would that happen

[Cure Dragon 255]

I mean if Toonami does get to air the Simuldub, sure they may be released on Home Video, but casual viewers will probably miss the arcs if they decide to skip them.

[Simere]

I mean if Toonami does get to air the Simuldub, sure they may be released on Home Video, but casual viewers will probably miss the arcs if they decide to skip them.

It would be on FunimationNow I think if there is one.

[NintendoBlaze53]

So how often do Toonami do Marathons? A Super mara could help speed things along especially if it comes in the, and I will try not to vomit, Freeza arc.

Toonami's marathons are never new content. They just re-run all the past episodes they've aired back to back over one night.

[Scsigs]

Even Watanabe says he prefers the English dub Spike Spiegel to the Japanese one

This is actually a rumor that's been spread around for a while. Research it yourself if you don't believe me. There's no record of Watanabe saying he prefers the English dub or English Spike.

I have read that it might've been the main series composer who said that.

[Scsigs]

So, Forneverworld said something big's gonna happen with Super in the coming weeks/months. If it's a simuldub, I wonder how they're gonna handle the logistics of it. Are they gonna get their episodes out a few weeks after the sub, or the same days? If they do, could Sean & Kyle set up a home studio or something in California so they can telecommute, or would they fly out to Texas for a few days every several weeks?
Or, are they simply fast-tracking the dub for their streaming services? I could see this going either way, honestly. If only Toei would let them release Super on home media regardless of the TV deal, like One Piece. I mean, is it really important that they show the episodes on TV before releasing the DVDs & Blu-Rays? I understand not being able to release them for a while until the Japanese ones have been out because of reverse importation, but what about a few months after? They're already a year & a half behind, so it's not like they'd have anything to fear really.

[Baggie_Saiyan]

So how often do Toonami do Marathons? A Super mara could help speed things along especially if it comes in the, and I will try not to vomit, Freeza arc.

Toonami's marathons are never new content. They just re-run all the past episodes they've aired back to back over one night.

Ahh, that sucks then.

[VejituhTheWarriorGuy]

A simuldub seems possible at this point especially with what Forneverworld said and Toonami can still air the show because there's no agreement in place that says that they can't air it if FUNi does a simuldub, especially because the episodes that FUNi would be simuldubbing wouldn't even air on Toonami for a good while and because, unless they put up a backlog of dubbed episodes on FUNimationNow when the simuldub starts, they'll be the first to air the dubbed Universe 6 and Goku Black arcs. Remember, not everyone has the money to subscribe to FUNimation Now so if a simuldub starts, it'll stay on Toonami

[Theophrastus]

Realistically I can only see them going through with a simuldub if Toei has informed them in advance that the Universe Survival arc is actually going to be the final arc of Super (like how they simuldubbed Fairy Tail Zero because that was going to be the end of the Fairy Tail anime for the time being).

I can't see anything else working out logistically. People can set aside any personal business they might have for 3-6 months if they have to to make things run smoothly, but asking them to keep their schedules open indefinitely, on an ongoing basis just in case they need to record would be ridiculous/impossible.

[Simere]

Realistically I can only see them going through with a simuldub if Toei has informed them in advance that the Universe Survival arc is actually going to be the final arc of Super (like how they simuldubbed Fairy Tail Zero because that was going to be the end of the Fairy Tail anime for the time being).

I can't see anything else working out logistically. People can set aside any personal business they might have for 3-6 months if they have to to make things run smoothly, but asking them to keep their schedules open indefinitely, on an ongoing basis just in case they need to record would be ridiculous/impossible.

What's the difference exactly? Honest question. Even if they don't do a simuldub they already have to record those episodes on an indefinite basis, don't they?

And what's ridiculous about it? Isn't that what actors do? Isn't that what the Japanese voice actors are doing?

[Theophrastus]

The way Mike McFarland and Joel McDonald described the simuldub/broadcast dub production process on the One Piece Podcast (which was a couple of years ago, so maybe things have changed, but I kinda doubt it) is that the production schedule of these dubs is so tight that they're forced to focus on putting out exactly 1 episode per week. Meaning everyone would have to record every single week while the series is on-going. They also specifically mentioned "trying to make sure no one goes anywhere for a few months" as one of the challenges the whole initiative presents because of that. Sometimes that just isn't possible because of real-life shit, though. Eventually something would come along that would mess up the production line if they had to keep doing it week after week with no end in sight.

DVD releases allow for a much more flexible production schedule in comparison because they can just have an actor come in and record a bunch of lines all at once when they're available.

As far as Japan goes, I'm pretty sure they also have the benefit of being able to record in batches, and even if they don't, Japan is smaller and much more densely packed than the state of Texas so it would be easier for Toei to get everyone they need together on short notice.

[Baggie_Saiyan]

What is exactly did Forneverworld say? And what is their reliability like?

[Scsigs]

What is exactly did Forneverworld say? And what is his reliability like?

He said that he has some sort of partnership going for FUNi & him & he's been reviewing anime & manga for years now on YouTube, so I'm doubting he's lying about something big happening with the series.
I'd take a grain of salt if you check him out though. Ever since his beef with Double4Anime, I stopped checking him out as much. Geekdom101's a better person for these kinds of things, but we'll see what's going on soon.

Realistically I can only see them going through with a simuldub if Toei has informed them in advance that the Universe Survival arc is actually going to be the final arc of Super (like how they simuldubbed Fairy Tail Zero because that was going to be the end of the Fairy Tail anime for the time being).

I can't see anything else working out logistically. People can set aside any personal business they might have for 3-6 months if they have to to make things run smoothly, but asking them to keep their schedules open indefinitely, on an ongoing basis just in case they need to record would be ridiculous/impossible.

It wouldn't surprise me if they do announce its end, but I'm doubting that's what's going on given its popularity in Japan & its booming popularity overseas.

[Baggie_Saiyan]

Oh right cool just saw the video, definitely seems something is up, that simuldub teaser had MHA, AoT and DBS. We knew MHA was getting a simuldub, now AoT is via Toonami and so that leaves Super, and given that news definitely seems the case. It's obvious Toei just want it to air on TV and then FUNi can do what they want hence Kai being released full steam ahead. So a simuldub for the U.S arc and the catch up via Toonami that would be the best scenario but I am still apprehensive about a simuldub, we'll see!

[dragonballgeek]

I'm really hoping they are. I can stop watching the Japanese versions

Not that it's bad. I just prefer English 'tis all