Nozawa and Sabat's multiple roles

[OutlawTorn]

"I think they sound exactly the same."

Again, it's the same spiel we get shot from English dub fans. They can't offer anything else back beyond that, and neither can I.

It's not a "sub vs. dub" thing and you can offer facts to back up your claims if you so desire. How it is any different from the fans of the English dub (I refuse to make such a blanket statement which suggests all fans of the English dub share the same opinion) who may make such claims about Nozawa which fans of the Japanese version hate so much? Throwing ones hands in the air and lowering oneself to the level of the lowest common denominator isn't something which should be acceptable, they just become a basher themselves.

People don't like Sabat? Hey, that's cool. They're allowed to dislike him just as anybody is allowed to dislike Nozawa or Schemmel or whoever else happens to irritate them whenever they speak. But we shouldn't take personal issue with whether or not somebody dares to dislike Nozawa or Sabat. It's just a cartoon which everybody here happens to have in common but none of us, no matter which version we prefer or if we own a fansite devoted to it, own the franchise in any way.

In short, it's just like "Dragon Ball Hoshi" in that there will always be people who believe Nozawa's portrayal of Goku's family sound exactly the same, no matter how much evidence is provided to prove them wrong. Do fed up fans of the Japanese version really want to be lumped under that label just because they see an opportunity to do the same to fans of the English dub?

[Kid Buu]

To be honest it never bothered me. I could always distinguish between the Dub voices.

[VegettoEX]

Look, I'm not saying that's my own personal feeling for every single instance the two characters talked together in 1999 -- and let's be frank, I haven't watched that shit since 1999 -- but it's a perfectly valid viewpoint with more than enough reasoning behind it that you're going to have to sit back and, as fans of the dub who know the ins-and-outs of each and every performance, understand where it's coming from. It's forced, over-the-top, character voices coming from the same dude who hadn't acted much before.

No, I don't think it's appropriate to basically leave it at "HAHA! How ya' like it NOW, dub fans?!? ROFLS!", and I apologize if it came across that way -- certainly not my intent.

'Cuz yeah, I agree with you. If you pay attention, you can hear the differences. The same way I say you can hear the differences if you actually sit and open your gosh darn ears when watching the show in Japanese.

Still, though. Seriously. 1999. Glad that's, over!

[Gonstead]

'Cuz yeah, I agree with you. If you pay attention, you can hear the differences. The same way I say you can hear the differences if you actually sit and open your gosh darn ears when watching the show in Japanese.!

Even based on the minimal amount of episodes that I actually watched in Japanese, I can say that there is a distinctness between the voices.

I should really get back to watching them subbed sometime since I haven't even gotten to the portion where Gohan transforms into an Oozaru. So far though, the experience has been alright.

Still, though. Seriously. 1999. Glad that's, over!

Ain't that the truth ^_^