"Dragon Ball Super" FUNimation Dub Official Discussion Thread

[Jinzoningen MULE]

You can still have faithful and accurate dubs even with cultural incongruities. I get that the dub scripts can't be a literal translation of the original because it wouldn't sound natural, it wouldn't fit the lip flaps and it would be too wordy and unnecessary. What I don't agree with is the idea that a dub shouldn't be a 1:1 adaptation. A dub, at least to me, should be the exact same show/movie but in my native language. When I watch Terminator 2(one of my favorite movies)dubbed in Latin Spanish, I expect it to be a 1:1 adaptation. Or as close as possible to the original. Now, I've never watched T2 in English so I don't know how accurate the Latin American dub is. But I expect it to be as accurate as possible. Because like I said, I want to watch Terminator 2 in my native language. Not some cheap re-imagining with unfaithful dialogue and replace score. I bring this up because I've read a lot of comments were fans don't want the (English)dub to be a 1:1 adaptation of the original. And I don't get it. Maybe it's a cultural thing. 90% of the shows/cartoons/movies I comsume are dubbed. That's why I want them to be as accurate as possible. Or maybe I'm just a purist who expects too much from dubs. Probably the latter.

Who is saying they don't want the dub to accurate? Not wanting the show to be exactly 1:1 for reasons you stated in your first sentence does not mean we don't want it to be accurate. For example, Goku was an annoying prick in #17 in the original Japanese and Goku was still an annoying prick in #17 in the English dub, they both may have had differing dialogue etc but they both still conveyed the same thing.

No one. I'm saying that I want a 1:1 dub and that English dub fans don't.

If you want a 1:1 translation, subtitles are a thing.

[jeffbr92]

Can someone please tell me If Android 18 has her original voice back or is it Kai's one?

It's Colleen Clinkenbeard. The same women who voiced her in Kai.

Its Meredith McCoy.
https://www.funimation.com/blog/2016/11 ... all-super/

Was McCoy in the original Z dub? I wonder why they didn't keep with the same VA present in Kai

[DHM211]

It's Colleen Clinkenbeard. The same women who voiced her in Kai.

Its Meredith McCoy.
https://www.funimation.com/blog/2016/11 ... all-super/

Was McCoy in the original Z dub? I wonder why they didn't keep with the same VA present in Kai

She was. She also voiced 18 in Kai TFC.
From what I heard the only reason she was replaced for Kai 1.0 in the first place was because she wasn't available at the time.

[Freeza Soldier #156]

Its Meredith McCoy.
https://www.funimation.com/blog/2016/11 ... all-super/

Was McCoy in the original Z dub? I wonder why they didn't keep with the same VA present in Kai

She was. She also voiced 18 in Kai TFC.
From what I heard the only reason she was replaced for Kai 1.0 in the first place was because she wasn't available at the time.

It's Clinkenbeard in TFC as well. McCoy is 18 in Z, GT, BoG, RF, and now Super.

[Baggie_Saiyan]

Was McCoy in the original Z dub? I wonder why they didn't keep with the same VA present in Kai

She was. She also voiced 18 in Kai TFC.
From what I heard the only reason she was replaced for Kai 1.0 in the first place was because she wasn't available at the time.

It's Clinkenbeard in TFC as well. McCoy is 18 in Z, GT, BoG, RF, and now Super.

Buu Kai started dub production in 2013, and BoG in 2014 so it is safe it say McCoy wasn't free until 2014 and that is probably why she has been in everything after. Though with Super on going if McCoy gets busy again we'll probably get Colleen back as #18.

[Dpc292]

She was. She also voiced 18 in Kai TFC.
From what I heard the only reason she was replaced for Kai 1.0 in the first place was because she wasn't available at the time.

It's Clinkenbeard in TFC as well. McCoy is 18 in Z, GT, BoG, RF, and now Super.

Buu Kai started dub production in 2013, and BoG in 2014 so it is safe it say McCoy wasn't free until 2014 and that is probably why she has been in everything after. Though with Super on going if McCoy gets busy again we'll probably get Colleen back as #18.

God i hope that doesn't happen. Her voice doesn't match 18s at all.

[Bansho64]

God i hope that doesn't happen. Her voice doesn't match 18s at all.

I don't see the issue with it. I like it a lot. If anything Meredith McCoy's 18 is the one I like less. It's a bit deep not young enough sounding if you ask me. I think it fits alright if you throw that outta the way, but Collen does it to the T.

[Dpc292]

God i hope that doesn't happen. Her voice doesn't match 18s at all.

I don't see the issue with it. I like it a lot. If anything Meredith McCoy's 18 is the one I like less. It's a bit deep not young enough sounding if you ask me. I think it fits alright if you throw that outta the way, but Collen does it to the T.

Meredith sounds like she's showing no emotion but at the same time as much emotion needed for each scene that she's in. Coleen puts way too much emotion into her scenes and also sounds like most other characters that she usually plays in anime.

[HeroR]

God i hope that doesn't happen. Her voice doesn't match 18s at all.

I don't see the issue with it. I like it a lot. If anything Meredith McCoy's 18 is the one I like less. It's a bit deep not young enough sounding if you ask me. I think it fits alright if you throw that outta the way, but Collen does it to the T.

18 is in her 40 or 50s.

[Bansho64]

18 is in her 40 or 50s.

And? Colleen's voice has deepened considerably, but doesn't sound too old. It's perfectly fine for a person that age imo. McCoy's......not so much.

[kinisking]

God i hope that doesn't happen. Her voice doesn't match 18s at all.

I don't see the issue with it. I like it a lot. If anything Meredith McCoy's 18 is the one I like less. It's a bit deep not young enough sounding if you ask me. I think it fits alright if you throw that outta the way, but Collen does it to the T.

18 is in her 40 or 50s.

Androids age slower.

[perucho1990]

And? Colleen's voice has deepened considerably, but doesn't sound too old. It's perfectly fine for a person that age imo. McCoy's......not so much.

My main issue with Colleen is when she yells, its so cringeworthy and painful to hear.

I was comparing McCoy performance in Kai and Super compared to the old Funi dub, and she really sounds like age has caught up on her or its just me that likes the japanese voice of 18 better .

[Scsigs]

She was. She also voiced 18 in Kai TFC.
From what I heard the only reason she was replaced for Kai 1.0 in the first place was because she wasn't available at the time.

It's Clinkenbeard in TFC as well. McCoy is 18 in Z, GT, BoG, RF, and now Super.

Buu Kai started dub production in 2013, and BoG in 2014 so it is safe it say McCoy wasn't free until 2014 and that is probably why she has been in everything after. Though with Super on going if McCoy gets busy again we'll probably get Colleen back as #18.

Pretty sure they kept Colleen as 18 in TFC because she had too many lines as 18 & it'd be weird to have McCoy back as her, so they kept with the continuity set up in the series. Though that doesn't explain Brad Jackson being back as Oolong, but then again, he wasn't really in any dubs for a while until he had that bit part in the One Piece dub when they fired that back up in 2012, then he was back full-time as Oolong. Plus, his replacement only had a few lines in Kai, so it's not like anyone would miss him.

[8000 Saiyan]

You can still have faithful and accurate dubs even with cultural incongruities. I get that the dub scripts can't be a literal translation of the original because it wouldn't sound natural, it wouldn't fit the lip flaps and it would be too wordy and unnecessary. What I don't agree with is the idea that a dub shouldn't be a 1:1 adaptation. A dub, at least to me, should be the exact same show/movie but in my native language. When I watch Terminator 2(one of my favorite movies)dubbed in Latin Spanish, I expect it to be a 1:1 adaptation. Or as close as possible to the original. Now, I've never watched T2 in English so I don't know how accurate the Latin American dub is. But I expect it to be as accurate as possible. Because like I said, I want to watch Terminator 2 in my native language. Not some cheap re-imagining with unfaithful dialogue and replace score. I bring this up because I've read a lot of comments were fans don't want the (English)dub to be a 1:1 adaptation of the original. And I don't get it. Maybe it's a cultural thing. 90% of the shows/cartoons/movies I comsume are dubbed. That's why I want them to be as accurate as possible. Or maybe I'm just a purist who expects too much from dubs. Probably the latter.

Who is saying they don't want the dub to accurate? Not wanting the show to be exactly 1:1 for reasons you stated in your first sentence does not mean we don't want it to be accurate. For example, Goku was an annoying prick in #17 in the original Japanese and Goku was still an annoying prick in #17 in the English dub, they both may have had differing dialogue etc but they both still conveyed the same thing.

No one. I'm saying that I want a 1:1 dub and that English dub fans don't.

I don't think you should expect every dub to be 100% accurate in translation and voices.

[Dragon Ball Gus]

Hey guys, I just want to put this weird discussion about Android 18's voice actor to a halt so I could ask you guys something. In last week's episode Dragon Ball Super, we saw the (full) debut of Caulifla (who, I'm not gonna lie, is really hot), and she acts like a real punk. Now the question I wanna ask you guys is, when The Universe Survival Arc gets dubbed, who would you guys want as the English voice of Caulifla? My ideal voice would be Jamie Marchi, because her voice would really fit with her punky attitude, but that's just my opinion. You guys' turn.

[Forte224]

Didn't think this was worth making a topic for, but I've been watching just YouTube clips of the dub and is it just me or is Sabat back to making Vegeta sound gravelly again like he did pre-Kai? I guess I felt the same way in the BoG movie and then he was fine in RoF. I determined it was more due to the fact that Vegeta is basically just yelling for the entire BoG arc whether it be in the movie or anime and he doesn't really have many calm lines. I dunno, am I just crazy?

[VejituhTheWarriorGuy]

At South Texas Comic Con, Sean says that he records Super remotely meaning that he slipped up when he said that Chris flys down to LA to record Sean. They do it over the internet which is pretty cool

[VejituhTheWarriorGuy]

Didn't think this was worth making a topic for, but I've been watching just YouTube clips of the dub and is it just me or is Sabat back to making Vegeta sound gravelly again like he did pre-Kai? I guess I felt the same way in the BoG movie and then he was fine in RoF. I determined it was more due to the fact that Vegeta is basically just yelling for the entire BoG arc whether it be in the movie or anime and he doesn't really have many calm lines. I dunno, am I just crazy?

He sounds how he did in Kai

[Dragon Ball Gus]

Is anyone going to answer my question?

[VejituhTheWarriorGuy]

Is anyone going to answer my question?

Jamie Marchi would be good for Caulifla though I'd like to see Luci Christian as her personally