Future Kai DUB Re-casts speculation

[linkdude20002001]

Not really, Kami as Guardian of Earth is just one of those few holdovers from the old dubs. Aside from the edited dubs, they don't really avoid any such references that I've seen.

Also, there's the fact that even the subtitles call him Kami. I don't know why, though. It feels like such a weeaboo-ish thing to do. Why not God like it should be?

[Piccolo Daimaoh]

What is it about the Japanese cast that makes fans receive them like Gods among men. I mean, I understand that a good portion of this is tongue in cheek... but why is that funny? I mean, yeah they're great. But, they're just voice actors.

Because he's a glorious seiyū from the great land of the rising sun.



But seriously, I like Wakamoto's voice acting. He does a good job in all of his roles. I wouldn't go so far as to call him god of the Anime voice acting world or whatever, though.

[Daimo-Rukiri]

Not really, Kami as Guardian of Earth is just one of those few holdovers from the old dubs. Aside from the edited dubs, they don't really avoid any such references that I've seen.

Also, there's the fact that even the subtitles call him Kami. I don't know why, though. It feels like such a weeaboo-ish thing to do. Why not God like it should be?

It could just be a soccer mom thing, they here someone being called god and than they raise hell on earth.
Earth would be a better place without them(literally) Everything good sucks because of them.

[linkdude20002001]

But they say God in FUNi's other dubs... Dragon Ball should be no different.

[Mewzard]

Like I said, it's just one of those occasional holdovers from the old dub, like Tien, Tri-Beam, etc. Not really for censoring purposes, or it wouldn't be on the uncut DVD. The TV version called Eneru a King, while the DVDs called him a God.

[Metalwario64]

it's just one of those occasional holdovers from the old dub, like Tenshinhan,

You mean Ti­en?

[Mewzard]

it's just one of those occasional holdovers from the old dub, like Tenshinhan,

You mean Ti­en?

I know I posted Tien, something changed it. Tien is something easy and short to post. <_<...Crazy post filters.

*edit*...OH COME ON!

[Innagadadavida]

it's just one of those occasional holdovers from the old dub, like Tenshinhan,

You mean Ti­en?

I know I posted Tenshinhan, something changed it. Tenshinhan is something easy and short to post. <_<...Crazy post filters.

*edit*...OH COME ON!

You have to circumvent it. Put one of the letters in a formatting wrapper. Bold, or italicize one of the letters or spaces in between.

It's absolutely fucking obnoxious that we can't have conversations about this without having to jump through hoops.

[linkdude20002001]

Like I said, it's just one of those occasional holdovers from the old dub, like Tenshinhan, Tri-Beam, etc. Not really for censoring purposes, or it wouldn't be on the uncut DVD. The TV version called Eneru a King, while the DVDs called him a God.

But even the subtitles use it. I don't understand why. It seems so stupid. :/

[Mewzard]

Like I said, it's just one of those occasional holdovers from the old dub, like Tenshinhan, Tri-Beam, etc. Not really for censoring purposes, or it wouldn't be on the uncut DVD. The TV version called Eneru a King, while the DVDs called him a God.

But even the subtitles use it. I don't understand why. It seems so stupid. :/

The subs have been accurate for some time now. These little things are probably bits for the fans of the dub. To some people, that's not that big a deal, to others, it's ruining of the series again. Like I said, just depends how tolerant you are to deviation from the source material.

[linkdude20002001]

No, I mean that the subtitles use Kami instead of God. It discombobulates me... Lol.

[Piccolo Daimaoh]

No, I mean that the subtitles use Kami instead of God. It discombobulates me... Lol.

Probably because "it's a Japanese word that's difficult to translate or has a special meaning". Kinda like the word "nakama".



I was being sarcastic, BTW.

[El Diabeetus]

No, I mean that the subtitles use Kami instead of God. It discombobulates me... Lol.

Probably because "it's a Japanese word that's difficult to translate or has a special meaning". Kinda like the word "nakama".



I was being sarcastic, BTW.

God, friends, shouldn't be that hard to translate.

I'm assuming in the subs, Kami is kept to keep it consistent with Kaio-sama. Only reason I could think of, the dub though. I'm thinking it's their way to still call him God without actually doing it. Only thing that seems wrong with that is people might think his name is actually Kami, when it's just a title.

[Gaffer Tape]

I doubt it has anything to do with the dub, as FUNimation's rewriting of Simmons's subtitles only occurred in the first two DVDs FUNimation ever put out.

[Metalwario64]

Only thing that seems wrong with that is people might think his name is actually Kami, when it's just a title.

If they watch Kai, they will know he is the "Kami of Earth."

[Piccolo Daimaoh]

God, friends, shouldn't be that hard to translate.

Tell that to FUNimation and Kaizoku Fansubs. The latter actually argues that "nakama" is untranslatable and should be left in Japanese.

[linkdude20002001]

I doubt it has anything to do with the dub, as FUNimation's rewriting of Simmons's subtitles only occurred in the first two DVDs FUNimation ever put out.

I'm not saying that FUNi did that. I just think it's an odd choice for Daimao to make. Maybe he didi it because that's what the fans called him already??

If they watch Kai, they will know he is the "Kami of Earth."

But even that could be interpreted the same as Gokuh of Earth (as in saying that where he's from.

[Blue]

God, friends, shouldn't be that hard to translate.

The latter actually argues that "nakama" is untranslatable and should be left in Japanese.

Which is so weird because outside of that they do a pretty great job. I mean occasionally they pull an Anime Labs (luckily no F bombs have been dropped I believe) but they do a pretty competent translation if it wasn't for that bizarre need to leave every other words in Japanese and put a translation note on the top of the screen. (Are they even still fansubbing?)

[Metalwario64]

but they do a pretty competent translation if it wasn't for that bizarre need to leave every other words in Japanese and put a translation note on the top of the screen. (Are they even still fansubbing?)

Oi? Nani's wrong with that?

(Translator's note: Oi means hey, and Nani means what.)

[B]

Hey, I can't fucking stand it when they use "oi."