Now THIS is how Funimation should have treated Dragonball

Thanos6 · Post by **Thanos6** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:07 pm

Contra Deus wrote:
Thanos6 wrote:Could you imagine if Pioneer had gotten their hands on the entire thing and been able to give it the same care they gave Tenchi?
Yeah, Tenchi first debued on Toonami only months after season 3 of DBZ finished its run. I was amazed at how well-preserved it was.

I'm going to go on record as saying that Tenchi Universe was quite possibly the sole anime occasion where the dub was superior to the original.

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:23 pm

Cowboy Bebop wasn't?

Thanos6 · Post by **Thanos6** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:23 pm

Tsukento wrote:Cowboy Bebop wasn't?

I'll admit I haven't seen the original of that, so I can't compare. But I can for Tenchi Universe, and they pulled it off.

(See also: 4th Godzilla movie)

Olivier Hague · Post by **Olivier Hague** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:26 pm

Tsukento wrote:Cowboy Bebop wasn't?

Nah.

Contra Deus · Post by **Contra Deus** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:37 pm

Thanos6 wrote:I'm going to go on record as saying that Tenchi Universe was quite possibly the sole anime occasion where the dub was superior to the original.

And then there was Shin Tenchi Muyo (Tenchi in Tokyo) which just plain sucked all around.

Thanos6 · Post by **Thanos6** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:54 pm

Contra Deus wrote:
Thanos6 wrote:I'm going to go on record as saying that Tenchi Universe was quite possibly the sole anime occasion where the dub was superior to the original.
And then there was Shin Tenchi Muyo (Tenchi in Tokyo) which just plain sucked all around.

No argument there.

ssgOverlord · Post by **ssgOverlord** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:46 pm

I wish the flow of Ocean the Funi with Dragon Ball Z was as smooth as the recent transition of 4kids and Funimation to One Piece (Not that it would take much for a smooth transition when comparing the two dubs). I wonder though, it must have taken a lot of effort to have everything in One Piece's episodes on the Toonami block. Original music, eyecatches, full opening/endings, previews...Maybe it's just the standards of anime on TV compared to back then, or the expectations from the fans after what 4kids did to it.