Best FUNi voice actor

Thanos6 · Post by **Thanos6** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:38 am

Freeza's FUNi voice isn't a bad voice at all.

It's just not a good voice for Freeza.

It fit Genkai in Yu Yu Hakusho perfectly when she did essentially the same voice.

And for some original villain, it could be wonderful, full of icy threats.

Just not Freeza.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:13 pm

Thanos6 wrote:Freeza's FUNi voice isn't a bad voice at all.

It's just not a good voice for Freeza.

It fit Genkai in Yu Yu Hakusho perfectly when she did essentially the same voice.

And for some original villain, it could be wonderful, full of homoerotic threats.

Just not Freeza.

Fixed.

-Corey

El_Diablo · Post by **El_Diablo** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:22 pm

I suppose I have to pick Eric Vale Johnson, or whatever his name is.

I haven't heard anything by FUNi's in house cast beyond "Season 3", and we all know that was terrible.

I picked him because his Trunks was better than the Ocean Group's effort, from what I've heard.

gotenx · Post by **gotenx** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:16 pm

I'd have to say whoever Buu's voice is. I just LOVE Buu's voice. The voice is just sooo pefect for Buu, it definetaly beats out the Japanese voice. Sean Scheml(sp?) is also amazing, especially with his screams. He also fits Goku almost perfectly. Christopher Sabat is good in the redub, but in the 12th movie he sound a bit too dark. Brian Drummond was okay, but I didn't like his EEEYARGH! thing that he did whenever he got mad. He did a PERFECT impression of Japanese Vegeta's voice. And yes, Japanese Vegeta DID speak English. There's a clip somewhere in these forums. I'll try to dig it up later.

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:40 pm

Chris Rager as Mr. Satan is a fave, He's is definately up-to-par with his Japanese counterpart. And for some reason I think Fat Buu's American voice seems more suited for him than the Japanese.

Vhanos · Post by **Vhanos** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:56 pm

Chaos Saiyajin wrote:Stephanie Nadolny, no doubt. In my opinion, FUNi's best VA, along with Chris Sabat. I love the way she captures the innoncence of Goku and Gohan as children, and Chris Sabat's Vegeta is amazing to say the least.

Yep me too. I agree with those. I also thought Christopher Sabat's Piccolos were good.

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:03 pm

gotenx wrote:I'd have to say whoever Buu's voice is. I just LOVE Buu's voice. The voice is just sooo pefect for Buu, it definetaly beats out the Japanese voice.

That's where I kinda have to disagree. Considering English Buu is made to be flat out stupid while original Boo at least can construct some of his sentences properly. :\ That and original Boo's voice doesn't make me cringe everytime he says he's going to turn someone into candy.

Kirbopher · Post by **Kirbopher** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:35 pm

Considering I'm a big fan of FUNimation's cast, I'd have to instantly agree with all of the ones you guys've listed so far :3

To add some new ones:

Mike McFarland- I had the pleasure of meeting him at Otakon last year, and he's HILARIOUS. Makes sense that an actual comedian would be playing a character like Roshi, who's his favorite role among all characters he's played. Not to mention he's a damn good director, and did an amazing job on Fullmetal Alchemist along with Colleen Clinkenbearg.

Chuck Huber- I WISH I could meet this guy. He's only got three voices as many people say, but he's got such awesome range XD Garlic Jr. and Pilaf as his crazy, funny characters and No.17 and Kibito as his serious characters. Serious seems to be the type of voice he's frequently cast as, but from all I've heard and seen from him, he's nothing but funny :3 For those've you who haven't gotten the FUNi redub of Movie #1, I'd suggest picking it up simply for the comentary he did with Chris Cason.

Justin Cook- My absolute FAVORITE VOICE ACTOR OF ALL TIME. From any dubbing agency, anywhere, ever. I don't think I've ever once had a single problem with any character he's ever played, from the ZTV Camera guy, to the Cell Jrs, to Teenage Dende, to Super Buu, to Cardinal Muchi-Muchi. Going past DBZ itself, he's ALSO an awesome director, and worked on shows such as Fruits Basket and (his favorite) Yu Yu Hakusho, where he also did a freaking awesome job as he voice Yusuke Urameshi. He just puts so much love and emotion into everything he's ever worked on, wether it be directing, voice acting, and now even as the Line Producer for all of FUNimation's shows. I also got the honor of meeting him at Otakon last year for a little bit to tell him him how much of a fan I am.

Cyberman · Post by **Cyberman** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:43 pm

Tsukento wrote:
gotenx wrote:I'd have to say whoever Buu's voice is. I just LOVE Buu's voice. The voice is just sooo pefect for Buu, it definetaly beats out the Japanese voice.
That's where I kinda have to disagree. Considering English Buu is made to be flat out stupid while original Boo at least can construct some of his sentences properly. :\ That and original Boo's voice doesn't make me cringe everytime he says he's going to turn someone into candy.

That may be the case with Fat Buu, but Super Buu and beyond is terrific voice acting in my opinion. He starts sounding sadistic as Skinny Buu. In the dub, I like the acting on Gotenks Buu the most.

"I understand the lost of your friends and family has left you speechless Gohan. Dry your tears so we can fight."

Kirbopher · Post by **Kirbopher** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:53 pm

Cyberman wrote:"I understand the lost of your friends and family has left you speechless Gohan. Dry your tears so we can fight."

Short version of my big paragraph? Justin Cook is awesome :D

gohan2k · Post by **gohan2k** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:25 am

I've always thought Chris Sabat utterly ruined every voice he took over with Piccolo and Jeice being destroyed from voice legend, Scott McNeil, and his interpretation of those characters.
Vegetas voice was just pure gold with Brian Drummond as his voice actor, oh how I miss him and his I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS!!! YOU WON'T ESCAPE MY WRATH!!! I'LL GET YOU!!! That was just classic.
Other than that I really like Dameon Clarke, Stephanie Nadolny, Sean Schemmel and Sonny Strait among others actually apart from a few like Mark Britten's Ox-King and Old Grandmother Frieza there all pretty good.

Duo · Post by **Duo** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:35 am

And I would like to re-itterate by saying that anyone who enjoy's FUNI's Gyu-Mao (Ox King) is quite clearly suffering from heavy brain damage. And if you like Enma's FUNI voice? You are probably brain dead.

That is all.

Kirbopher · Post by **Kirbopher** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:40 am

Duo wrote:And I would like to re-itterate by saying that anyone who enjoy's FUNI's Gyu-Mao (Ox King) is quite clearly suffering from heavy brain damage. And if you like Enma's FUNI voice? You are probably brain dead.

That is all.

That, or people are allowed to have their own opinions on things. Whichever seems fair 9.9

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:39 am

Kirbopher wrote:That, or people are allowed to have their own opinions on things. Whichever seems fair 9.9

Not when it comes to Ox King.

"Mm, meat loaf. My favorite!" will NEVER leave my head. T__T

Cyberman · Post by **Cyberman** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 1:16 pm

I agree with Yemna and Ox King having bad dub voices, but we hardly see them enough to make any impact.

lost in thought · Post by **lost in thought** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:16 pm

For me, it doesn't get any better than this:
Ian Corlett as Son Goku, Scott McNeill as Piccolo, and Brian Drummond as Vegeta.

As much as I have a soft spot for the dub as it stands now, I just like how these guys did it; and, also, Chris Sabat doing so many peoples voices kind of wears away at me a bit. I like Sabat's Piccolo, but when he's doing so many other voices on the show, and you can TELL that he's the one doing them, it kind of got me bored by it. Over-exposure if you will.

Otherwise, I am pretty much cool with everyone on the US dub, but I don't really have any favorites there... then again, maybe Chuck Huber for his Pilaf, but that's more just the original DragonBall, than Z.

By the by, I don't like Kirby Morrow's interpretation of Goku, in the Vancouver dub of the show. I don't know what it is, but it always strikes me as "not right" for the part.

masenko · Post by **masenko** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:26 pm

I think FUNi did a good job with Krillin's voice in Dragonball to help match DBZ. Also, I enjoy Chi-Chi's voice even though the whole "slang" thing is no where to be seen....er...heard.

Duo · Post by **Duo** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:21 am

For me, it doesn't get any better than this:
Ian Corlett as Son Goku, Scott McNeill as Piccolo, and Brian Drummond as Vegeta.

AMEN.

You tell it like it is, you a true playa.

Or...someting like that?

Mystic Kami · Post by **Mystic Kami** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:20 am

Michael Dobson as Nappa. He totally rules over whoever did the re-dub!

"I'll always have a soft spot... in the bottom of my boot for ya!"

Everytime I meet this man, I make him do a random Nappa line!

Kirbopher · Post by **Kirbopher** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:56 pm

masenko wrote:I think FUNi did a good job with Krillin's voice in Dragonball to help match DBZ. Also, I enjoy Chi-Chi's voice even though the whole "slang" thing is no where to be seen....er...heard.

Actually, there's a reason for WHY there was no actually interpretation of the dialect that Chichi, Goku and such characters had for the dub. Chris Bevins, one of FUNimation's directors, said on a Burst Angel commentary that FUNimation had this joking 'rule' they gave themselves to not use any Texas country-type accents or anything to that extent, and the people from Osaka in Burst Angel were the first to break that rule. I'm not quite sure WHY, possibly to not 'stoop to that level' or something to that extent since obviously the cast is FROM Texas. I'm just repeating what I heard from him though, I don't quite know the reasoning behind it.

Also, not to sound like a jackass guys, but I think the point of the thread was to talk about the FUNimation VAs you liked and not which ones from Ocean Group did a 'better job' :/ Just saying.

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