Dragonball Kai (FUNimation English) Dub: General Discussion

[Big Momma]

...did I mishear, or when Vegeta is telling Goku he can't possibly defeat Freeza, did he say 'don't underestimate your own strength'...?

I thought I heard that, too. I'm sure it's overestimate...but that caught my ears, as well.

[linkdude20002001]

Hmm...I'm watching the episode right now.
I don't remember that mutation line from Ginyu on the Dragon Box...

I think he said that. It sounds right to me at least...

[Metalwario64]

...did I mishear, or when Vegeta is telling Goku he can't possibly defeat Freeza, did he say 'don't underestimate your own strength'...?

I thought I heard that, too. I'm sure it's overestimate...but that caught my ears, as well.

Just watching it online... and he did say that... Wow, that's the second big error after Dende's "brothers and sisters" line... Someone needs to bring this to their attention as well, so that they will correct it in time for the 3rd DVD...

Judging from Sabat's response to Dende's line error, it appears they are rushing these out to get them on TV as soon as possible, and then they are going back and correcting any glaring errors they may make in the process for the DVDs. That is, if they are aware of them...

[Blue]

These verbal slip ups are starting to be reminiscent of the Pokemon dub. Of course there's not as many at this point but still kinda weird. I'll still take slip ups over SDAs any day of the week.

[Metalwario64]

I'll still take slip ups over SDAs any day of the week.

What are SDAs? Sexually Dransmitted Aiseases?

[Blue]

Yup, that's exactly what I was talking about!

Stupid Dialogue Alerts. Such as bad jokes and puns. (In hindsight slip ups could be considered SDAs I suppose.)

[Piccolo Daimaoh]

It's really no worse than "Rock the Dragon" or that shitty guitar riff for Funimation season 3.

"Rock the Dragon" was catchy and had a nice tune to it at least. "Dragon Ball Zeeeeeeee" was annoying and monotonous.

[Big Momma]

These verbal slip ups are starting to be reminiscent of the Pokemon dub. Of course there's not as many at this point but still kinda weird. I'll still take slip ups over SDAs any day of the week.

Yeah. That, and I'm sure it's only due to them rushing to get these dubs out. It'll probably be fixed on the DVD release.

[Suupaa Gohan 2]

I figured that was the issue. Like he was meaning to say 'you shouldn't underestimate Freeza' and 'you shouldn't think so highly of yourself' at the same time, and just got the mental wires crossed. Happens to the best of us, and naturally if they're rushing these, they might not catch such slip-ups. As long as we point them out, they should be fine for the DVD releases.

[dan2026]

Hmm...I'm watching the episode right now.
I don't remember that mutation line from Ginyu on the Dragon Box...

Ginyu always said that in the original.
He speculates that Goku is so much stronger than a normal Saiyan because he's a genetic mutation like the Ginyu Force were.

[Cowboy Dev]

Yup, that's exactly what I was talking about!

Stupid Dialogue Alerts. Such as bad jokes and puns. (In hindsight slip ups could be considered SDAs I suppose.)

Season 3's slipping back in!

[Metalwario64]

Season 3's slipping back in!

"Agh you dirty dog!"

[Cowboy Dev]

Season 3's slipping back in!

"Agh you dirty dog!"

"Hammer time!"

[Zep]

KRILLIN'S IN DA HOUSE!

[KaiserNeko]

Whatever turns you on, big boy.

Oook, enough of that.

[coola]

Guys, guys, I think there's at least one thing we can agree with...

None of them are as bad as this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpwR90iADZY

Well,i personally like it very much.

[Cowboy Dev]

Guys, guys, I think there's at least one thing we can agree with...

None of them are as bad as this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpwR90iADZY

Well,i personally like it very much.

You like bad rap?
To each his own I guess.

[Piccolo Daimaoh]

You like bad rap?
To each his own I guess.

Liking rap isn't an uncommon thing. It just doesn't belong anywhere near Dragon Ball.

[TheGreatness25]

Maybe that line is covering up for something that won't fly on Nick Toons, like the word "damn" or something. They do "curse" (if you want to consider those curses) a lot in the first Blu-ray release. And when that happens, they just make up some random dialog to shove into the TV version. "That damned Kakarot" could become, "What a fighter Kakarot is" and whatnot. Of course I just made that one up as an example and wouldn't like people jumping on me asking me where that dialog came from lol I just notice in the Thread that has the TV edits (a GREAT Thread may I add) has dialog changes to that extent whenever there's a "naughty word" being thrown around.

[Zep]

On the subject of dubs, I've been reading older bits and pieces of DBZ Uncensored recently and, other than a few points here and there, Psaros really seems to like acting as though he knows what he's talking about half the time, like this little gem:

"Listen to the Japanese version. You'll notice that NONE of the principal characters use anything but their normal speaking voices, and this is what gives them that sense of reality, subtlety, and believability. The "cartoon voice" mentality really needs to be done away with."

Because Masako Nozawa never altered her voice whatsoever when she switched between performing Goku and Gohan. And Daisuke Gouri wasn't clearly deepening his voice when he played Mr Satan or King Cold... This is in the middle of his diatribe about how voice actors "putting on cartoon voices" was bad and it's better to let voice actors use their natural speaking voices.

I'm sure Mel Blanc would've gotten just as much work as he did if he only ever did one voice, right? Billy West too. And Jim Cummings. And Roger L. Jackson. And Tress MacNeille. And Jeff Bennett. And Rob Paulsen. And Maurice LaMarche. And Scott McNeil... Okay, maybe I got a bit carried away, heh.