Dragonball Kai (FUNimation English) Dub: General Discussion

[Ashy-kun]

- for instance, the 'people popcorn' line

Goku: "Look Vegeta, people popcorn!"
Vegeta: "I can't believe he's a Saiyan."

I chuckled at that scene. Vegeta knows Goku's personality by now but still scoffs at the idea that a Saiyan can be like that.

FYI, Vegeta's line is :"What is he on?"

I think that's from the Ocean dub. I seem to remember it as "He calls himself a Saiyan".

[ohaimynameiserik]

It is, in fact, "Oh, what is he on?!" in the FUNi dub.

[obiwan23s]

I think that's from the Ocean dub. I seem to remember it as "He calls himself a Saiyan".

It might have been "He calls himself a Saiyan" on TV but at one point I owned all the FUNi singles and it was "What is he on?" on the DVD. That's one that really sticks out to me because it's FUNi re-writing at its finest/worst, depending on how you want to look at it.

[Piccolo Daimao]

I think that's from the Ocean dub. I seem to remember it as "He calls himself a Saiyan".

It might have been "He calls himself a Saiyan" on TV but at one point I owned all the FUNi singles and it was "What is he on?" on the DVD. That's one that really sticks out to me because it's FUNi re-writing at its finest/worst, depending on how you want to look at it.

I liked Vegeta's "What is he on?" line because it's funny and in-character for Vegeta.

[Ashy-kun]

Ummm... Is everyone missing the bit where I said this is how it was for the production with the Ocean voice casts, like what we got in the UK? ^^;;

[SuperSaiyanBatman]

If anyone hasn't posted it yet:
http://nicktoons.nick.com/videos/clip/d ... -full.html

They're really not gonna update the opening, are they?

[ConfusedPhantom]

I dunno why, but I really like Sean's Goku in this episode.

[El Diabeetus]

I dunno why, but I really like Sean's Goku in this episode.

Agreed. He was really on top of his game this episode.

[obiwan23s]

I liked Vegeta's "What is he on?" line because it's funny and in-character for Vegeta.

I'm not at all familiar with the original FUNimation dub script but I wouldn't be surprised if there were more drug innuendos given the people writing the scripts were probably high as hell on the job.

[PuppetDoctor]

That "Next Episode Preview" was awesome. The beginning was so funny.

Overall, I really liked Ayres in this episode. Other then that not much to comment on.

[Zionist]

Only ten minutes into the episode, some of the faces Goku makes, just wtf happened there? Anyone else notice this? He looks really odd and poorly drawn/animated.

EDIT: I chuckled when he randomly thought of how Master Roshi was doing before doing the underwater Kamehameha's

[jjgp1112]

Interestingly, when Fr­ieza recovers from getting kicked, he mentions that that that was the first time he had to dust himself off since training with his father. Perhaps they were just covering up the implied child abuse?

[Suupaa Gohan 2]

Interestingly, when Fr­ieza recovers from getting kicked, he mentions that that that was the first time he had to dust himself off since training with his father. Perhaps they were just covering up the implied child abuse?

Most likely for Nicktoons; I'd assume there'll be a more accurate line in the uncut version.

[penguintruth]

Chris Ayres is, of course, amazing in this episode. Chris Sabat's few lines as Piccolo are delivered really well.

Sean Schemmel's Goku is extremely inconsistent. One moment he's excellent, the next it's awful. I especially find that sometimes he just sounds extremely overwrought and it comes off really corny and insincere.

Some of the dialogue is getting a bit iffy, too.

I think that because this episode is so action-oriented, they figure nobody will notice the overall quality dropping.

[Suupaa Gohan 2]

I don't have too much to say about this episode...more fighting-oriented as will be expected from here on out, so there's less dialogue to focus on...but I thought everything felt very nicely done. Gokou and Freeza finally have a chemistry, and this time, it's not the kind that revolves around terrifying innuendo, big boy...between Ayers as Freeza and Sean noticeably stepping up his game, I think this is some of the best we can expect out of a FUNimation Dragonball dub - and I'm more than satisfied with that. And for what little they had, I thought Colleen and Sabat as Piccolo did a particularly nice job, as well.

Also...this dub is my first experience of Kai. Are you seriously telling me that they left in that bullshit filler with Bulma and the Ginyu frog translator?! I...I could cry. I really, really could.

[Gaffer Tape]

Interestingly, when Fr­ieza recovers from getting kicked, he mentions that that that was the first time he had to dust himself off since training with his father. Perhaps they were just covering up the implied child abuse?

I've still never felt that line implied child abuse. Just sounds like an inference to parental discipline to me. Obviously Toonami didn't have a problem with it. Strange that Nicktoons would. I hate to be the one to once again bring it back here, but they do play Avatar, a show that is filled to the brim with actual examples of child abuse, yet this was too hardcore for them?

[Codarik]

Did anyone else notice Krillin was in his orange outfit when he flew away before the fight started? He was supposed to be in Saiyan armor.

Great voice acting in todays episode. I'm also glad they kept in the Bulma/Ginyu filler.

[Mike JD Silva]

Interestingly, when Fr­ieza recovers from getting kicked, he mentions that that that was the first time he had to dust himself off since training with his father. Perhaps they were just covering up the implied child abuse?

Most likely for Nicktoons; I'd assume there'll be a more accurate line in the uncut version.

Actually, Chris Psaros had talked about that in his review of that episode in DBZ Uncensored way, way back. He learned that the original line was just that, and mentioned that it was a very japanese way of implying 'abuse/discipline'.

[RazorX]

I...I could cry. I really, really could.

Why? The Ginyu filler is entertaining. It doesn't even feel like filler. Plus it's finally got a dub with a decent voice for Bulma.

[MR.Mark]

"Right back at-cha!"

This fight is gonna be a hoot to watch, what with the better pace and MUCH better dub. Sean made some really fun reaction sounds, it was nice to hear him channel some Nozawa like playfulness. Not to mention his screams, by far the most intense of any English Goku ever hands down. The super Saiyan stuff should be most interesting, bring it on.