Does watching this give you new appreciation for Funi's dub?

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:03 pm

B wrote:No, it just re-enforces my previous disposition that watchable children's anime never receive decent dubs.

What about Noozles and Grimm's Fairy Tales Classics? Granted they haven't aged too well, but if you turn off your anime-differing senses and watch them like you would any other cartoon, they're ok.

Rod · Post by **Rod** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:07 pm

This has to be fake O_o

How did they even get one episode?

Metalwario64 · Post by **Metalwario64** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:47 pm

Haha!!

That. is. the. best. dub. ever. period! That kid sounds like some 40 year old crackhead!!

I especially loved the end where he was falling and just gave out a very, very, very weak aaaaaaaaaaaa...a.a..a-a-a... and his voice started breaking!!

VenomSymbiote · Post by **VenomSymbiote** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:51 pm

Super Sonic wrote:
B wrote:No, it just re-enforces my previous disposition that watchable children's anime never receive decent dubs.
What about Noozles and Grimm's Fairy Tales Classics? Granted they haven't aged too well, but if you turn off your anime-differing senses and watch them like you would any other cartoon, they're ok.

Oh my god, I love the Noozles dub! =D

I still have a VHS tape of that. It's one of my fondest memories...

SparkyPantsMcGee · Post by **SparkyPantsMcGee** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:01 pm

Man I really liked my metaphor....oh well.

Are you sure this is real, though? I tried watching it a second time and it sounds like something my friends and I would do when we are bored.

Adamant · Post by **Adamant** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:44 pm

Rod wrote:This has to be fake O_o

How did they even get one episode?

If this is real, which I can personally confirm it is, then I have no trouble believing that Digimon dub is real, too

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:45 pm

Adamant wrote:
Rod wrote:This has to be fake O_o

How did they even get one episode?
If this is real, which I can personally confirm it is, then I have no trouble believing that Digimon dub is real, too

If its any consolidation the original version was just awful so you weren't missing out on much.

TVfan721 · Post by **TVfan721** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:57 pm

That Digimon dub was real. It was dubbed by a company called Agapio which was a Finnish dubbing company that did a terrible job on every show they worked on. Look them up on wikipedia, you'll find more shows they did.

Agapio dubbed the first 26 episodes of season 1 of Digimon and then they were fired. Here's another clip and this person on youtube has every single Finnish Digimon episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xN66zjAvvI

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:01 pm

Does it make me "appreciate FUNi's dub more?"

... Marginally, at best.

Does it make me "realize that it could have been MUCH worse?"

Immensely.

DemonRin · Post by **DemonRin** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:02 pm

I already felt this way about 4kids' One Piece Dub.

They Removed ENTIRE ARCS for ABSOLUTELY NO REASON!!

Like someone said, there will ALWAYS be the smaller fish out there, doesn't change the fact that the FUNi dub is still a pretty small, smelly little fish.

But I have noticed this phenomenon where I've seen people on other forums go into a DBZ thread and say they love the DBZ dub, then go into a Naruto, Bleach, or Death Note thread to bitch about how "Terrible" they seem to hink those shows' Dubs are.

B · Post by B » Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:15 pm

DemonRin wrote:But I have noticed this phenomenon where I've seen people on other forums go into a DBZ thread and say they love the DBZ dub, then go into a Naruto, Bleach, or Death Note thread to bitch about how "Terrible" they seem to hink those shows' Dubs are.

Start a DBZ topic on 4chan's /a/ board.

It's astonishing that that particular userbase prides itself on the motto, "dubs suck, you fucking dubfaggot" will use the word "Tien."

KKZ · Post by **KKZ** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:03 pm

NeptuneKai wrote:Most dubs nowadays are exactly as boring as the Japanese version.

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:04 pm

DemonRin wrote:But I have noticed this phenomenon where I've seen people on other forums go into a DBZ thread and say they love the DBZ dub, then go into a Naruto, Bleach, or Death Note thread to bitch about how "Terrible" they seem to hink those shows' Dubs are.

Which is why I ignore most anime forums.

Rocketman · Post by **Rocketman** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:13 pm

Kunzait_83 wrote:I myself prefer the analogy, "Would you rather be stabbed with an icepick in the left testicle, or the right?"

No, no.

Watching this dub is like getting an icepick through both nuts.

Watching FUNi DBZ is like getting an icepick through the sack, but missing the nuts.

Watching the DBZ anime at all is like getting kicked in the nuts.

The DB manga, obviously, is like powdering your nuts with Gold Bond.

RemiLeopold · Post by **RemiLeopold** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:39 pm

B wrote:No, it just re-enforces my previous disposition that watchable children's anime never receive decent dubs.

Pokemon's dub is pretty solid. As is Funimation's One Piece, Yu Yu Hakusho, Odex's dub of Card Captor Sakura, and I know I'm missing plenty.

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:53 pm

KKZ wrote:
NeptuneKai wrote:Most dubs nowadays are exactly as boring as the Japanese version.

durka durka

Post by **VegettoEX** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:53 pm

Do we have anything to add or contribute to a discussion other than random dub-bashing?

I mean, shit... I have zero interest in watching... nevermind applauding... FUNimation's English dub of the series... but... this just really serves no purpose what-so-ever, does it...?

Onikage725 · Post by **Onikage725** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:12 pm

Rocketman wrote:No, no.

Watching this dub is like getting an icepick through both nuts.

Watching FUNi DBZ is like getting an icepick through the sack, but missing the nuts.

Watching the DBZ anime at all is like getting kicked in the nuts.

The DB manga, obviously, is like powdering your nuts with Gold Bond.

Pretty much. So what's watching Kai?

And to answer the topic question... uh, no. Why would it? "Thank you FUNimation! I realize in retrospect that your shitty dub could have been shittier."

RoarkVegeta · Post by **RoarkVegeta** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:13 pm

VegettoEX wrote:Do we have anything to add or contribute to a discussion other than random dub-bashing?

I mean, shit... I have zero interest in watching... nevermind applauding... FUNimation's English dub of the series... but... this just really serves no purpose what-so-ever, does it...?

But what about Dragonball (not Z)? It keeps the original score, and is a great dub. I sometimes watch it. I think you'd enjoy it.

Reckoner · Post by **Reckoner** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:04 am

RoarkVegeta wrote:But what about Dragonball (not Z)? It keeps the original score, and is a great dub. I sometimes watch it. I think you'd enjoy it.

It's got the same problems as the DBZ dub does (some questionable casting, ventriloquist dialogue, unnecessary rewrites, insert songs talked over and/or gone) but it's not as bad. At least they could actually act...

...when is MORE than I could say than this. THIS is the funniest/most horrible thing I've ever seen.