A brief look at the English Filipino DBZ dub

NeverRamza · Post by **NeverRamza** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:04 am

I've been asked about my rare tapes on these forums a few times and so with my new camera, I'd like to share some of them with you. Basically, before the Funimation DBZ dub, there was another English dub that's hardly talked about on the net. It is the Filipino English dub. I decided to bust out the VHS tape and finally give the rest of the internet a chance to hear what some of the voices sounded like in this previous dub.

Yes, I'm using a handheld cam and holding it to the television screen. I know it's low quality and I purposely didn't use a tripod or anything like that just to reinforce the idea that this wasn't being posted as any sort of alternative to a commercial version. Plus, the episode I show is pretty bad anyway, and really not one anyone would watch out of order.

This is all done with the intention of being educational and to enlighten everyone that there was indeed an English dub that predates Funimation's. Also, as an added bonus, you get to hear myself rambling throughout the entire thing when no one's talking.

Part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KxPiHreKWDU
Part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=IkmSu28aaKA
Part 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=2mMvQKU0tiE

Let me know what you guys think

I won't be posting any full episodes or anything like that. Again, this is just to show off that this dub does indeed exist.

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:43 am

Huh. Nappa sounded like how I'd expect dub-Vegeta to sound, while Vegeta's voice was smooth; like he was just some random guy. o_O;

Ah well, I learned stuff.

sangofe · Post by **sangofe** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:18 am

Did all of DBZ air in the Philipinnes?
BTW: I knew about this dub for years, had a neighbor kid that was from there and told me about it

Timo · Post by **Timo** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:39 am

I always thought the TV series was dubbed in Tagalog (and two movies in Englisch). oO
However, thank you sir, to share this los jewel with us.^^

NeverRamza · Post by **NeverRamza** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:42 am

sangofe wrote:Did all of DBZ air in the Philipinnes?

I have a brief memory of someone telling me that they made it somewhere into the Namek/Freeza arc but that's about all I know.

Timo · Post by **Timo** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:05 pm

Mhm, but Meri has samples from the Trunks arc on her page though it's from the Tagalog dub. So, does this mean that there're one English and one Tagalog dub for DBZ for the Philipinnes?

bkev · Post by **bkev** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:48 pm

Maybe it's me, but I'd rather watch the episode than hear commentary over it.

ViolentSaiyan · Post by **ViolentSaiyan** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:54 pm

Whoa I really didn't know that the Philippines had a English dub of dragonball.
Do you know how long did the dub had the original Japanese music ?
To me vegeta and nappa voices really doesn't fit well but the and other characters voices are kinda normal.

NeverRamza · Post by **NeverRamza** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:43 pm

bkev wrote:Maybe it's me, but I'd rather watch the episode than hear commentary over it.

If you want to watch the episode for the sake of enjoyment, buy the DVD.

bkev · Post by **bkev** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:52 pm

NeverRamza wrote:
bkev wrote:Maybe it's me, but I'd rather watch the episode than hear commentary over it.
If you want to watch the episode for the sake of enjoyment, buy the DVD.

where can I find that?

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:08 pm

bkev wrote:
NeverRamza wrote:
bkev wrote:Maybe it's me, but I'd rather watch the episode than hear commentary over it.
If you want to watch the episode for the sake of enjoyment, buy the DVD.
where can I find that?

I would assume in the Philippines.

dchan316 · Post by **dchan316** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:34 am

Hmm...I was in the Philippines this past June, and I couldn't find it there. Maybe I wasn't looking hard enough, but I did a fairly thorough run of the Mall of Asia (huge, huge mall, one of the biggest in the world) and still didn't see anything. If anyone knows where to get it, it'd make me happy.

I was looking for Pokemon in Tagalog (it would be a good way to better learn my parents language), as well, with no luck. I caught it on tv, and the voices and everything fit perfect!

sangofe · Post by **sangofe** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:01 am

Super Sonic wrote:
bkev wrote:
NeverRamza wrote: If you want to watch the episode for the sake of enjoyment, buy the DVD.
where can I find that?
I would assume in the Philippines.

please, don¨t give "smart" comments, it¨s only frustrating for those who actually wants to purchase thetse. Anyway, Ï have never ever seen this dub anywhere, got online links?