Ocean Studios' "Dragon Ball Kai" Dub Turns 15; Still Unreleased

[MistaL]

I'm sure Willems would be the first choice; he's considered by many to be Ocean's best director, all the voice actors love him, he'd be great. But, if he wasn't available, it's not like the end product would be bad -- any bad directors would not be working for Ocean, or at the very least wouldn't be put on a project like Dragon Ball -- I'm sure all the actors will put in great performances and whoever the director is, they'll be great, whether it's Willems or not.

I do wonder if there's more than one director, though. Given the huge cast of Dragon Ball, and the fact it was recorded from at least two locations(Vancouver and Calgary), I wonder if they had a second director who worked on the minor Calgary voices, or something like that...

I'm not sure.

I think it's possible that whoever directed the Vancouver VA's might have also flown to Calgary to direct the Calgary VA's.

There have been cases where NYAV Post directed between New York and LA over Skype or something similar. Ocean could have done the same here.

[8000 Saiyan]

I'm sure Willems would be the first choice; he's considered by many to be Ocean's best director, all the voice actors love him, he'd be great. But, if he wasn't available, it's not like the end product would be bad -- any bad directors would not be working for Ocean, or at the very least wouldn't be put on a project like Dragon Ball -- I'm sure all the actors will put in great performances and whoever the director is, they'll be great, whether it's Willems or not.

I do wonder if there's more than one director, though. Given the huge cast of Dragon Ball, and the fact it was recorded from at least two locations(Vancouver and Calgary), I wonder if they had a second director who worked on the minor Calgary voices, or something like that...

I'm not sure.

I think it's possible that whoever directed the Vancouver VA's might have also flown to Calgary to direct the Calgary VA's.

There have been cases where NYAV Post directed between New York and LA over Skype or something similar. Ocean could have done the same here.

Yeah, you're probably right.

[90sDBZ]

Here's an idea for a new thread name;

Ocean Studios "Dragon Ball Kai" dub seems to finally.. finally.. be here

[Robo4900]

Here's an idea for a new thread name;

Ocean Studios "Dragon Ball Kai" dub seems to finally.. finally.. be here

Haha.

I think something concise and to the point is best, which is why I suggested "Ocean's Dragon Ball Kai: Airing [airdate]". Those who aren't all that interested will read it and get all the relevant information they need from that, and those who are interested will see that, and take it as an "Oh, this is happening then? Neat!!" and perhaps join in the thread.

If we just changed the title of this thread, there wouldn't be much indication of when newcomers should jump to, where exactly we gained our surety of this, etc. etc., and it looks very intimidating to newcomers that there's 292 pages of backlog. A new thread would make it much easier for newbies or people who haven't been around for a while to just jump in and catch up on any info they've missed from what will probably be discussed in the first few pages.

[8000 Saiyan]

I think it should be Ocean Studios' "Dragon Ball Kai" dub discussion.

[SX10]

So is the general consensus on the channel launch Q1 or Q2 of 2019?

[Tian]

I think it should be Ocean Studios' "Dragon Ball Kai" dub discussion.

Nah, it should be Dragon Ball Kai Ocean Dub discussion.

Just kidding

[WittyUsername]

So is this dub officially going to air now?

[MistaL]

So is this dub officially going to air now?

No confirmation yet, but it's almost certain at this point. We've found out Toei still has the Ocean dub and is willing to let it air, and are also experimenting with creating an HD version of it. On top of that, Wow! Unlimited is in talks to acquire and air it.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

So is this dub officially going to air now?

If I had to take a guess, at this point - 90% chance it will air. I'm hopeful but reserving judgement until the day it debuts to prepare myself for disappointments should any come up.

I hope the channel will launch sooner rather than later, or at the very least make announcements for the shows that will be broadcast.

[WittyUsername]

So is this dub officially going to air now?

No confirmation yet, but it's almost certain at this point. We've found out Toei still has the Ocean dub and is willing to let it air, and are also experimenting with creating an HD version of it. On top of that, Wow! Unlimited is in talks to acquire and air it.

Interesting.

By the way, is there word on how many of the actors from the old Ocean dubs will be reprising their roles, besides Scott McNeil and Brian Drummond?

[MistaL]

So is this dub officially going to air now?

No confirmation yet, but it's almost certain at this point. We've found out Toei still has the Ocean dub and is willing to let it air, and are also experimenting with creating an HD version of it. On top of that, Wow! Unlimited is in talks to acquire and air it.

Interesting.

By the way, is there word on how many of the actors from the old Ocean dubs will be reprising their roles, besides Scott McNeil and Brian Drummond?

I think just Michael Dobson as Nappa has been confirmed, though I'm sure we'll hear Cathy Weseluck as Puar and Chiaotzu again since she still works prominently with Ocean.

[Arian]

No confirmation yet, but it's almost certain at this point. We've found out Toei still has the Ocean dub and is willing to let it air, and are also experimenting with creating an HD version of it. On top of that, Wow! Unlimited is in talks to acquire and air it.

Interesting.

By the way, is there word on how many of the actors from the old Ocean dubs will be reprising their roles, besides Scott McNeil and Brian Drummond?

I think just Michael Dobson as Nappa has been confirmed, though I'm sure we'll hear Cathy Weseluck as Puar and Chiaotzu again since she still works prominently with Ocean.

Here is Robo4900's list of actors currently slated to be in the dub based on what we currently know (as of April 23, 2018):

CALGARY:

• Brendan Hunter as Tenshinhan
• James Beach as an unknown character in episode 21

VANCOUVER:

• Scott McNeil as Piccolo, Jeice, Dr. Briefs
• Brian Drummond as Vegeta
• Michael Dobson as Nappa
• Saffron Henderson as Gohan
• Richard Ian Cox as Goku (Newcomer)
• Lee Tockar as Freeza (Newcomer)
• Cole Howard as #17 (Newcomer)

[Robo4900]

So is the general consensus on the channel launch Q1 or Q2 of 2019?

We have no idea.

So is this dub officially going to air now?

Pretty much confirmed, yes.

By the way, is there word on how many of the actors from the old Ocean dubs will be reprising their roles, besides Scott McNeil and Brian Drummond?

I think just Michael Dobson as Nappa has been confirmed, though I'm sure we'll hear Cathy Weseluck as Puar and Chiaotzu again since she still works prominently with Ocean.

CALGARY:

• Brendan Hunter as Tenshinhan
• James Beach as an unknown character in episode 21

VANCOUVER:

• Scott McNeil as Piccolo, Jeice, Dr. Briefs
• Brian Drummond as Vegeta
• Michael Dobson as Nappa
• Saffron Henderson as Gohan
• Richard Ian Cox as Goku (Newcomer)
• Lee Tockar as Freeza (Newcomer)
• Cole Howard as #17 (Newcomer)

Worth noting: McNeil also said he's back as Caroni(The blond guy of the Mr. Satan trio), Dale Wilson(Cell, Olibu, Enma in the AB Groupe Z run, and Kami in the first 16 Saban episodes and the entire AB Groupe run) said he's not back, Doc Harris(The narrator) at one point said he isn't back, it's quite likely we'll be getting a new Bulma, it's entirely possible Don Brown is back in any number of his roles, Paul Dobson will not be reprising Zarbon, we can be pretty certain that David Kaye will not reprise Reacoom, Robert O. Smith(Grand Elder Guru) passed away in May 2010 so he won't be back, I recall hearing that Jason Gray-Stanford probably won't be back as Raditz, and it's entirely possible Laara Sadiq is back as Chichi.

Apparently the bulk of the cast is Vancouver actors. It appears that they re-auditioned everybody they could who'd played a given role the most in each cast, and in the cases where they didn't think either casting was good enough or they couldn't bring the old voice(s) in, they brought someone new in.

[8000 Saiyan]

I honestly wouldn't mind hearing a more younger-sounding Chi-Chi.

[Arian]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqzS4D66mls

Richard Ian Cox sure loves the taste of NDA in the morning. I bet you even after it comes out, he'll refuse to talk about it, similar to Ray Chase.

[Robo4900]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Richard Ian Cox sure loves the taste of NDA in the morning. I bet you even after it comes out, he'll refuse to talk about it, similar to Ray Chase.

Once it comes out, I'm sure he'll talk about it, that should be when the NDA breaks.

I honestly wouldn't mind hearing a more younger-sounding Chi-Chi.

TBH, I can't really see anyone else being as good as Sadiq is as Chichi. She's just perfect. Sweet and motherly, but stern and demanding... But never unreasonable, she always sounded legitimately like a concerned mother who's worried for the life of her son... Just, perfect casting IMO.
So, I really hope Sadiq is back.

[MistaL]

I said screw it and just sent Sadiq an email asking about it. I hope she comes back as Chichi too, and I'll make sure to say here if she responds.

[Robo4900]

I said screw it and just sent Sadiq an email asking about it. I hope she comes back as Chichi too, and I'll make sure to say here if she responds.

To be honest, I'm not sure I'd advise sending emails to the voice actors. Even if they do respond, they're probably bound by NDA.

[MistaL]

I said screw it and just sent Sadiq an email asking about it. I hope she comes back as Chichi too, and I'll make sure to say here if she responds.

To be honest, I'm not sure I'd advise sending emails to the voice actors. Even if they do respond, they're probably bound by NDA.

I think if Scott McNeil and Brian Drummond of all people are so open to talk about it then it should be fine. They've been in the industry long enough to know how things work, so based on how they are about it I'd say either no NDA was signed or it's expired by now.