Redubbing Dragon Ball

[Gokuman1993]

What do you guys think if Funimation redubbed all 153 episodes of the original Dragon Ball? And by "redubbing", I mean adding in new voices and making a more accurate script.

[TheBlackPaladin]

It won't happen. It won't happen for the same reason that a redub of DBZ and GT won't happen--it's financially impractical. Not only would it take a lot of time and money to redub an entire series, taking into account that you'd need to hire the directors, writers, actors, and audio technicians, but it would also piss a lot of the fandom off who like the existing dub. The only people who would buy the redub are the "hardcore" fans, and fans who generally prefer the Japanese version anyway and just want a more loyal English dub for the sake of having one, not actually wanting to watch it.

It would be nice, and would make sense from an artistic standpoint, but it would make no sense whatsoever from a business standpoint.

[Herms]

The only people who would buy the redub are the "hardcore" fans, and fans who generally prefer the Japanese version anyway and just want a more loyal English dub for the sake of having one, not actually wanting to watch it.

I want a more accurate dub so that we don't have to have threads like this all the darn time, but I guess to fix that we'd need both an accurate dub and a time machine to get rid of the old one entirely.

But yeah, almost certainly not going to happen in any way, shape, or form.

[AgitoZ]

I want a more accurate dub so that we don't have to have threads like this all the darn time, but I guess to fix that we'd need both an accurate dub and a time machine to get rid of the old one entirely.

Or maybe have the KanzenshuuEX wiki up already which would be free of dubisms.

[Codarik]

I personally wouldn't care, FUNimation's dub of Dragon Ball is already good enough.

[sangofe]

I think USA's the only country on this blue planet that's even gotten part of DBZ re-dubbed, and then people talk about lesser popular series like DB and DBGT getting re-dubbed? Come on people, get real!

[Vegeta1056]

Why does a topic like this come up every week? Don't get me wrong we would all like redubs of Dragon Ball, DBZ, and DBGT, but it's just not gonna happen. At all.

[Gokuman1993]

Sheesh! I mean, I know it's not gonna happen, but don't complain about it!

Anyway, at least use your imaginations and what cast would you use if Dragon Ball was redubbed (which you and I know won't)

[CaBrPi]

I'd rather have a completely redone series, honestly.

Though that's even more impractical.

[DanielGClapp]

Sheesh! I mean, I know it's not gonna happen, but don't complain about it!

Anyway, at least use your imaginations and what cast would you use if Dragon Ball was redubbed (which you and I know won't)

It's completely impractical to even have a conversation about this, it's never going to happen. Besides, I personally am satisfied with the current dub and see no reason why it should all be re-dubbed. Not only that, but Funimation also sees this as "good enough" to satisfy the masses. Even if they did a re-dub on it, there is no profit to be made. It costs a lot of money, time and effort to dub just one episode, let alone 153.

[linkdude20002001]

I'd rather have a completely redone series, honestly.

Though that's even more impractical.

I think it would actually be a good idea. Something like Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood would've been SO much more popular than Kai. One of the biggest complaints was that it wasn't actually re-animated. Plus it wasn't really a Toriyama cut if they skipped a most of the story. I mean, jeez, Toei... >_> The new animations usually sucked, the music fiasco, horrible animations left in, just so much yuck. Plus they tried too hard to please both sides of the fandom.

[theoriginalbilis]

It would be cool to see the entire DB series re-dubbed, but it will never happen (especially since most fans find it to be the best of the original 3 series dub-wise.)

The only thing I could see FUNimation doing in the future is re-dubbing some lines here and there to fix some plot-holes or inconsistencies (like Kami exposing his alien origin years before the revelation in DBZ, for example.)

[Attitudefan]

Ocean could do it as it could be new to them....

[linkdude20002001]

Ocean already dubbed Dragon Ball. They used a cheaper actor pool, but it was Ocean Productions none the less.

[TheGreatness25]

It made sense for Kai because they were going to be airing it. Do you think in today's world they'd be airing all 153 episodes of Dragon Ball and 291 episodes of Dragon Ball Z? No. To redub that series would cost so much money. And the revenue wouldn't make any difference. There would be no merchandise sponsors for the release or anything. It would just be them wasting tons of money, just so they can give you 40 episodes per release for like $40. It makes no sense to do so on their part.

[tinlunlau]

I think USA's the only country on this blue planet that's even gotten part of DBZ re-dubbed, and then people talk about lesser popular series like DB and DBGT getting re-dubbed? Come on people, get real!

Well, if you want to get technical, Hong Kong is getting the entire DB (not Z) redubbed entirely from scratch and it's going to air starting later this week. I've told VegettoEX months ahead of time via PM and he hasn't even dignified the news yet. The news has been officially plastered all over TVB's forums and other local gaming mags. The original Cantonese dub was fine but a redub is necessary since there may been a few cuts for its first Hong Kong airing back in the late 80s.

P.S. I'd like to throw a wrench @ Mr. Labrie.

[Attitudefan]

Ocean already dubbed Dragon Ball. They used a cheaper actor pool, but it was Ocean Productions none the less.

Bah! Though I know you are speaking the truth....

[JulieYBM]

I think USA's the only country on this blue planet that's even gotten part of DBZ re-dubbed, and then people talk about lesser popular series like DB and DBGT getting re-dubbed? Come on people, get real!

Well, if you want to get technical, Hong Kong is getting the entire DB (not Z) redubbed entirely from scratch and it's going to air starting later this week. I've told VegettoEX months ahead of time via PM and he hasn't even dignified the news yet. The news has been officially plastered all over TVB's forums and other local gaming mags. The original Cantonese dub was fine but a redub is necessary since there may been a few cuts for its first Hong Kong airing back in the late 80s.

P.S. I'd like to throw a wrench @ Mr. Labrie.

Mike hasn't checked his PM box in forever. It's long been filled, thus he wouldn't have gotten your PM anyway.

[tinlunlau]

I think USA's the only country on this blue planet that's even gotten part of DBZ re-dubbed, and then people talk about lesser popular series like DB and DBGT getting re-dubbed? Come on people, get real!

Well, if you want to get technical, Hong Kong is getting the entire DB (not Z) redubbed entirely from scratch and it's going to air starting later this week. I've told VegettoEX months ahead of time via PM and he hasn't even dignified the news yet. The news has been officially plastered all over TVB's forums and other local gaming mags. The original Cantonese dub was fine but a redub is necessary since there may been a few cuts for its first Hong Kong airing back in the late 80s.

P.S. I'd like to throw a wrench @ Mr. Labrie.

Mike hasn't checked his PM box in forever. It's long been filled, thus he wouldn't have gotten your PM anyway.

And my point still stands! VegettoEX needs a wrench thrown at him.
Will the wife please make it so?

[SylentEcho]

A new Dragon Ball dub wouldn't make a difference to me either way.

I mean I'll be happy that there's a new dub and it's getting aired on TV and all of that, but I wouldn't watch the dub seriously. I'd just watch a couple of episodes here and there to check it out, but I'll stick to the JP version.