"Dragon Ball Super" FUNimation Dub Official Discussion Thread

[kinisking]

Why? Nozawas doesn't sound much like Zamasu.

She has her voice, obviously, but their way of speaking and accent is almost the exact same. Having Rosé Black be British whilst Zamasu is american despite the fact that they're the same person is stupid as all Hell.

By way of speaking, you mean the diction and grammatical structures used right ? I guess it's harder to do that in the English dub because Goku doesn't really speak like a hick there. Also, they didn't go out of their way to give Zamasu a sophisticated way of speaking.

What exactly do you mean by accent ? Same as above ? If not, maybe it's because I don't speak Japanese but I don't hear any distinct accent they share in common.

[Doctor.]

I don't really have a way to explain it, since I too don't have a huge amount of knowledge on the Japanese language, but you can hear it when Goku and Black speak. They talk differently, even when you remove the difference in vocabulary. Goku talks almost as if he has his mouth full, Black talks more calmly and you can hear the syllables more clearly.

It's really a simple fix, though. If one has a British accent, so should the other. If one has an American accent, so should the other. It's a small thing, never claimed it was a big one (my biggest problem is Zamasu's performance as a whole), but it's stupid.

[Baggie_Saiyan]

I had been following the dub of DBS until Ep11 when I couldn't find enough time to wait every week for something I'd already watched once and eventually dropped it. So I have a few questions for those of you following the Dub; what makes you like it? Is DBS worth re-watching in English? I can watch the original anytime I want, but I've already watched it before, so I was guessing it would be better to watch it in English instead.

From my experience yes the re-watch is worth it, it is a different experience whilst also had the same time being the same experience as the JPN if that makes sense lol. I guess what I am trying to say is it keeps the spirit of the show in tact from the OG JPN, plot, characterisation all that but the dub has it's own unique spin on things and in my opinion when adapting something that is important you don't want it to be the exact same 1:1 otherwise what is point, for example the "Oh I Forgot my tractor" moment in the last episode, made a fun scene even fun-er!

And on top of all that the English dub cast (the main players anyway) are in the peaks and in my opinion their voice performances so far is above the JPN performances. The Champa arc outside of Champa and Beerus there wasn't that much stand out performances so the dub has potential to be better than that too but the Black arc is where it is gonna be a bit tough for the dub to be compete, Schemmel's SSR Black as shown promise and Sabat has said it is still in works so if they can iron that out we should be okay but no matter what he does he won't match Nozawa, Marsters will be brilliant as Zamasu and he can definitely give Miki a run for his money and Vale as Trunks this is another odd one, if they can get him to ditch that rasp he has it should be fine. But from the Black arc I am looking forward to the moment in #61 when Goku flips out, that was the best acted JPN Goku moment so far in Super. In the current U.S arc the JPN performances so far nothing as stood out yet.

[Scsigs]

I certainly remember people bashing Chris Ayres when he started as Freeza. Now he's beloved.

...By everyone but most hardened Linda Young fans...

Yeah, there's a lot of people blinded by nostalgia.

And there's an etire thread on here where some idiot's arguing nostalgia doesn't exist fr Z's English dub!
I wish I was kidding.

[Scsigs]

The Clarke and cell thing is different. Back then, most people weren't exposed to Wakamoto for long periods of time before listening to Clarke. Heck, I've never even listened to Wakamoto's cell.

I'll have to listen to Zamasu again before I comment , but I think Black's voice fits the character in Rose. It's posh and arrogant .

Then it's a good thing I'm giving you an unbiased look at both performances. People in general won't care if the voice is different from the original as long as the actor performance fits the character.

I like Black's Rosé voice, I don't like how he sounds nothing like Zamasu.

You might not care, but I think plenty of people care.

Why? Nozawas doesn't sound much like Zamasu.

Nozawa didn't HAVE to sound like Zamasu's actor. I think people are forgetting here that Zamasu SWITCHED HIS MIND WITH GOKU'S, not their vocal chords, so it makes sense for Black to still sound like Goku in tone, but sounds more sadistic. That's all Sean needs to do as well. The accent is just kinda unneeded & his SS4 voice is TOO gruff & deep for him as well.

[Scsigs]

I had been following the dub of DBS until Ep11 when I couldn't find enough time to wait every week for something I'd already watched once and eventually dropped it. So I have a few questions for those of you following the Dub; what makes you like it? Is DBS worth re-watching in English? I can watch the original anytime I want, but I've already watched it before, so I was guessing it would be better to watch it in English instead.

Ultimately, what makes me love the dub is that the main actors & scriptwriters are finally at the point to where they can do no wrong in my eyes. Sean finally gets how to voice Goku 100% & the scripts are letting Goku's other personality traits through over the more overt hero characterization the original Z dub gave him. Everyone else does a great job too, but Sean's definitely a highlight for me, personally.

[Scsigs]

It's really a simple fix, though. If one has a British accent, so should the other. If one has an American accent, so should the other. It's a small thing, never claimed it was a big one (my biggest problem is Zamasu's performance as a whole), but it's stupid.

I can't tell you how much I agree.

[DB_Fan1991]

So nice to hear Laurie Steele as Young Krillin again in the flashback. I'm still not feeling Colleen Clinkenbeard's Young Goku though.

[Scsigs]

So nice to hear Laurie Steele as Young Krillin again in the flashback.

Considering Steele's still living in Texas & has been voicing Alvida in One Piece, it's not surprising they got her back.
Update: Now that I hear it through watching my DVR recording, it sounds like she's out of practice because she use to sound EXACTLY like I'd expect English dub Krillin to sound as a kid, as voiced by Sonny Strait, during the DB dub. Now it sounds like she's only halfway there. Did she not watch a few episodes of that dub to match it when she went in to record? It's just weird.

I'm still not feeling Colleen Clinkenbeard's Young Goku though.

I'm with you there. As I've been saying in the Kai: TFC dub forum, Clinkenbeard just DOESN'T fit as either young Gohan OR young Goku. Doesn't help that I already deeply associate her young male voice with Luffy, which is the exact same voice she uses for them, just more high-pitched. Seriously, I can accept Strait as both Krillin & Usopp, Vale as both Trunks & Sanji, Sabat as Piccolo & Zorro, Ian Siclair as Whis & Brook, & several others as their respective characters if they use the same voice for both, but NOT Clinkenbeard as young Gohan & Goku. Sorry. She's serviceable, but ultimately unfitting. Had they gotten an actress with a similar voice to Nodolny, if not Nodolny herself, I wouldn't be complaining as much. Doesn't help that the voice can get grating as them.

[DB_Fan1991]

So nice to hear Laurie Steele as Young Krillin again in the flashback.

Considering Steele's still living in Texas & has been voicing Alvida in One Piece, it's not surprising they got her back.
Update: Now that I hear it through watching my DVR recording, it sounds like she's out of practice because she use to sound EXACTLY like I'd expect English dub Krillin to sound as a kid, as voiced by Sonny Strait during the DB dub. Now it sounds like she's only halfway there. Did she not watch a few episodes of that dub to match it when she went in to record? It's just weird.

I'm still not feeling Colleen Clinkenbeard's Young Goku though.

I'm with you there. As I've been saying in the Kai: TFC dub forum, Clinkenbeard just DOESN'T fit as either young Gohan OR young Goku. Doesn't help that I already deeply associate her young male voice with Luffy, which is the exact same voice she uses for them, just more high-pitched. Seriously, I can accept Strait as both Krillin & Usopp, Vale as both Trunks & Sanji, Sabat as Piccolo & Zorro, Ian Siclair as Whis & Brook, & several others as their respective characters if they use the same voice for both, but NOT Clinkenbeard as young Gohan & Goku. Sorry. She's serviceable, but ultimately unfitting. Had they gotten an actress with a similar voice to Nodolny, if not Nodolny herself, I wouldn't be complaining as much. Doesn't help that the voice can get grating as them.

I thought Laurie sounded fine here. As for Colleen, I don't know I prefer her Gohan to her Goku. Her Gohan pre-Cell Games is a lot more fitting than Nadolny was especially in the very beginning of Z. I've never heard a four year old that sounded like Nadolny's Gohan in early DBZ. Once Gohan fights Cell though then yes, Nadolny is a much better fit. Nadolny will always be my pick for the definitive English Kid Goku though. She really nailed Goku's personality and it was a smooth transition from her to Sean in DB's dub. It's jarring going from Colleen to Sean or even Colleen to Kyle with Goahn.

[Esfír Dedragón]

It was quite off-putting for me not hearing Nadolny's voice as Kid Goku.

They could have at least used the previously recorded audio from Dragon Ball's English FUNi dub.

[simtek34]

YAS! They got Laurie Steele to do Kid Kuririn again! And THANK GOD they re-recorded the lines with Clinkenbeard and not reusing Nadolny!

Sorry Scsigs. I do like Stephane, but I prefer Coleen.

[Bansho64]

It was quite off-putting for me not hearing Nadolny's voice as Kid Goku.

They could have at least used the previously recorded audio from Dragon Ball's English FUNi dub.

It's not that simple.

[Scsigs]

It was quite off-putting for me not hearing Nadolny's voice as Kid Goku.

They could have at least used the previously recorded audio from Dragon Ball's English FUNi dub.

It's not that simple.

They did it for Battle of Gods. The only way I could see them not being able to do that again is the timing of the original recordings being off, but they could have their udio people speed up or slow down the recordings as needed.

[Super Saiyan Swagger]

That dub of Episode 16 was everything I wanted it to be. Chris Sabat was amazing. Small things like the way he yelled "SILENCE!" was hilarious.

[Chillekasper]

#makeGohangreatagain !
He is back! And now he will get stronger than ever!

[Baggie_Saiyan]

It was quite off-putting for me not hearing Nadolny's voice as Kid Goku.

They could have at least used the previously recorded audio from Dragon Ball's English FUNi dub.

It's not that simple.

They did it for Battle of Gods. The only way I could see them not being able to do that again is the timing of the original recordings being off, but they could have their udio people speed up or slow down the recordings as needed.

They only used Z audio in BoG because they had it already out the vault as they were remastering the old Z series for BDs.

[DBZ Macky]

What's wrong with Kid Goku's new voice? I think it's amazing and suits him perfectly.

[Footlong Shoe]

What's wrong with Kid Goku's new voice? I think it's amazing and suits him perfectly.

I feel the same way. The only arguments I ever hear against Colleen's Goku and Gohan are that they are grating (which I disagree with, but I guess I can understand), or that they sound too much like Luffy (which I think is a silly complaint for its own reasons).

[VejituhTheWarriorGuy]

At Louisiana Comic Con this year, Sean stated that he records for Super in Los Angeles and Chris flies down there to direct him rather than having Sean fly up to Dallas to record. I find that pretty interesting and that's probably why that LA recording studio is credited in the dub credits for "Additional Recording". Kyle probably still goes to OkraTron because he does more than just Gohan for FUNi and they would have mentioned it on the panel. So Super is being recorded in the same city at two different studios for two different dubs for two different companies (Sean for FUNi's dub at North Hollywood Sound and Bang Zoom's dub for Toonami Asia at Bang Zoom)

Crazy