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You havn't heard it yet?Leotaku wrote:With what everyone's saying about this GT dub theme, I'm glad I only got Blue Water's dub to watch.
It has the original MUSIC, but the vocals are english. I don't think it's translated into english, I would think it's just different lyrics altogether. But hey, as long as it's not this "rap" you guys are mentioning.
Oh, okay - I got it off of this site (watch out, it plays the song instantly)El_Diablo wrote:Yup.desirecampbell wrote: http://content.ytmnd.com//116000/116676/sound.mp3
As if we really need to see "UNCUT" versions of shows like Yu-Gi-Oh or Shaman King.laserkid wrote:That's not ENTIRELY true - they did try to do uncut releases of Yu Gi Oh and Shaman King through FUNimation. But sales didn't do so well, and since then they more or less reverted to normal ignoring show fans.
This is also because of the fact that neither company promoted it in any way. Not to mention, 4Kids only allowed a few amounts of volumes to come out and in LONG spans of time.laserkid wrote:That's not ENTIRELY true - they did try to do uncut releases of Yu Gi Oh and Shaman King through FUNimation. But sales didn't do so well, and since then they more or less reverted to normal ignoring show fans.
Yet kids won't have any problem understanding that "donuts" and "sandwiches" are shaped as balls of rice? ;P Or how a digitally edited sandwich can somehow roll down a hill? I've done my fair share of watching both dubs (English and Japanese). The English dub went down hill and even goes far to changing characters' personalities, backstories, and making music play non-stop every five seconds.A while ago, Pokemon fanatics were going crazy with the changes being made to the show. Hey, guess what, it's a show for KIDS and they need to localize it properly so it's able to be shown TO children. a 7-year-old American kid may have difficulty with names like "Hitokage" and "Satoshi".
Yeah, 4Kids used to use the original background music. They began taking too many liberties and felt kids "wouldn't understand" the music from Japan. Despite the fact that a majority of the music they replace is lyricless background music and their music ends up changing the moods of certain themes. Their music used to be good. Nowadays, it's gotten rather horrible and they think they know what kids like, when they really don't. Three words: One Piece opening.Interestingly enough it's funny how back when Pokemon first aired, it was getting praise for some guys for having the original music. Also with them, you can't blame 4Kids for everything. Nintendo of America has a great say as well. In fact, they're the ones who are responible for name changes, unless it's a one-appearance only character.
Does it really matter? Pokemon was all about marketing the game, anyway (as if it really needs it; those games fly off the shelves every time a new one is released). Yu-Gi-Oh is exactly the same. Although I do have to agree that the way the English version was handled puzzles me. I'm also not afraid to admit that I did watch both shows for a quite a bit.B-kun wrote:I think one of the main differences between fans then and now is because there were less fans back then who actually knew about the changes. Now we have a huge internet fanbase and episodes for download.
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s dub is odd. It's good if you only know the dub, but when you actually see the original, the poor dubbing quality becomes obvious. Their constant erasing of all text (Japanese AND English) leaves me puzzled, particularly when erasing things "DOMINO MUSEUM", "EXIT", etc.
I don't really care what the shows were made for (I got into the Pokemon games before I saw the anime, though I did get into the YGO card game due to the show), I care more about the shows themselves. I enjoy the plots and the characters, so seeing them treated so badly really hurts me. Hell, DBGT was made for the games and I still loved it.Mattias wrote: Does it really matter? Pokemon was all about marketing the game, anyway (as if it really needs it; those games fly off the shelves every time a new one is released). Yu-Gi-Oh is exactly the same. Although I do have to agree that the way the English version was handled puzzles me. I'm also not afraid to admit that I did watch both shows for a quite a bit.
