Watching DBZ in Japanese for first time

FindKenshi · Post by **FindKenshi** » Thu May 29, 2008 10:31 pm

What was your thoughts on the Japanese Freeza?

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Thu May 29, 2008 10:46 pm

FindKenshi wrote:What was your thoughts on the Japanese Freeza?

Japanese Freeza= The embodiment of evil.

theoriginalbilis · Post by **theoriginalbilis** » Thu May 29, 2008 11:07 pm

Freeza's Japanese voice is actually menacing & totally evil, unlike the English voice, where Linda Young does a decent job, but she doesn't inspire terror in the characters like Ryusei Nakao does. Linda Young is more suited to a wicked-witch-type character than a genocidal, paranoid, maniac like Freeza.

Watch the episode where Piccolo fuses w/ Nail in Japanese and you'll hear this really low hiss/roar sound comes from Freeza when he powers up. Combined with the voice acting and the music, that scene really gives off an ominous feeling. That's why I like Japanese DBZ more.

That and I love Masako Nozawa's upbeat, overly-excited Goku voice, I could seriously listen to her talk as Goku all day.

pepsiplunge · Post by **pepsiplunge** » Fri May 30, 2008 2:16 am

Why don't you try the portuguese Freeza?

Sun_Wukong · Post by **Sun_Wukong** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:39 pm

jjgp1112 wrote:And I actually like Bruce Falcouner's score even more than the Japanese one. I've always liked his scores. Call me an idiot all you want, that's how I feel.

I guess you like nails on a chalkboard as well?

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:44 pm

Sun_Wukong wrote:
jjgp1112 wrote:And I actually like Bruce Falcouner's score even more than the Japanese one. I've always liked his scores. Call me an idiot all you want, that's how I feel.
I guess you like nails on a chalkboard as well?

That's kinda harsh, I don't like the dub music either but...Ginyu's Transformation wasn't bad...and Goku's SSJ3 music.

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:47 pm

NeptuneKai wrote:
Sun_Wukong wrote:
jjgp1112 wrote:And I actually like Bruce Falcouner's score even more than the Japanese one. I've always liked his scores. Call me an idiot all you want, that's how I feel.
I guess you like nails on a chalkboard as well?
That's kinda harsh, I don't like the dub music either but...Ginyu's Transformation wasn't bad...and Goku's SSJ3 music.

Goku's SSJ3 music made me cringe. The TV was on minute after I listened to it for a good minute.

djkalteraphine · Post by **djkalteraphine** » Fri May 30, 2008 2:19 pm

I don't mind The Falcouner's score that much, to be honest. There are bits I like (Cell's theme), bits I don't care for (any "Happy we're home!" sorta theme - they're terribly lame and chime-y), and most of it I'm indifferent to. Menza's score on the other hand? I downright loathe it. Trying to watch the UUE dub made me almost throw up. But it's always better with the Japanese music. That's why, to me, Dragon Ball has the perfect dub. And that's my favorite of the trilogy anyway.

mrkaizoku · Post by **mrkaizoku** » Fri May 30, 2008 2:42 pm

jjgp1112 wrote:I actually like Bruce Falcouner's score even more than the Japanese one. I've always liked his scores. Call me an idiot all you want, that's how I feel.

I wouldn't call Bruce Falconer's plunking around on a keyboard, or virtual guitar a score. I'd expect someone with multiple degrees in music to know something about building and releasing tension. There are so many problems with what Falconer does. To compare Bruce Falconer to Shunsuke Kikuchi is like comparing Razor Blades to Oranges sure both are edible, but in the end one of them nourishes you while the other leaves you in a quivering mound of eviscerated flesh.

FindKenshi wrote:What was your thoughts on the Japanese Freeza?

This reminds me of a Japanese friend I had in highscool. I had a tape that was filled with Japanese episodes (long before DVDs) of Dragonball Z, and I let my friend Shun borrow it. He came back the next day and said, "Freeza sounds like a gay man". It was awesome.

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Fri May 30, 2008 4:24 pm

Sun_Wukong wrote:
jjgp1112 wrote:And I actually like Bruce Falcouner's score even more than the Japanese one. I've always liked his scores. Call me an idiot all you want, that's how I feel.
I guess you like nails on a chalkboard as well?

No. I have an opinion. I like Falcouner's music more than the Japanese version, you feel the opposite way. Let's leave it at that.