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Dragon Ball GT airing in Czech republic (Updated)

Post by MCDaveG » Sat Oct 01, 2011 7:56 pm

UPDATE
So I saw it tonight. Unfortunately as I thought with czech subtitles, but the image is awesome and it airs in original Japanese TV format (altough with swapped preview), so Opening theme (Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku, with production text and song-titles in Japanese), then recap, Japanese title card without change, 1st part - 2 eyecatches - 2nd part and ending theme and after that preview.
Preview got cut after 5th episode and got swaped with picture of the main trio with red line on the up and below the image for few seconds and interestingly, they are uploading the original Japanese
previews online on the website after each premiere.
Also, the sound was from the begining until the end in mono. That makes GT the only anime series airing here in mono.

Subtitles are little weird, as they are good actually, but looks like they are translated from Hungary. As I have some Japanese knowledge from the dialogue.
As I saw episodes on Imecka planet, there are two old guys and Goku & co. is falling trough their ceiling, those aliens adress themselves as Liika (the woman) and Elrik (the man)???
In japanese, they are simply grandpa and grandma.
Dragon Balls are translated as Dračí orby = Dragon Orbs (as literal translation will cause the direct pun as this word link will mean dragon testicles in czech), but the title is Dragon Ball GT in english.
Saiyan is unchanged as Saiyan, but weirdly enough, honorific is added, so it's Saiyansan in czech. Names are as are in english, Bulma, Goku, Pan Trunks and the bosses were Ledgic and Don Kee.
Some weird dialogues were added, as Ledgic lies and Goku says, if he's alright. He doesn't say anything but there is line in subtitles, ''Yeah, I'm alright''.
Or ''Pan-chan!!'' = ''We were looking for you Pan'' or as Giru (this is his name in subs) says: Ringu - pointing at apple, the dialogue is: ''It's there''.
So I asume that these are actually dubtitles given by the Hungarian froup responsible for dubbing. Other than that, as I remember from the Japanese, the script is accurate with few cosmetic things
like I described.
Hungarian dub is in stereo and quite good. But I don't know more details, as I don't understand the language.

Also, before the series start there goes the Next spot video, with narration in Czech: ''Son Goku is returning again to save the universe, in continuation of the legendary anime. Dragon Ball GT''
But from the look of things, nobody f**king cares about the series. But as I will watch it for the first time, if you asume that I never saw it before, I will thank all the gods for this blessing to get my favorite anime in original subbed. As I saw part of the Bleach episode, the czech dub got horribly worse on unwatchable level and is full of japanese terms like Shinigami, so if you don't know the series, you don't have a fluffing idea what the hell is going on. So I think if there will ve potential new fans, this presentation can't push them off on the blame of dub and script.

It airs each tuesday on Animax channel, two episodes at 21:15 PM. So in prime-time as you would say, but due the day, the channel airs program for small kids called Minimax and at 20:00 PM it changes to Animax and airs anime.

Original message:
As I said earlier, there were plans to air GT on Animax in Czech republic and as I given up hope, I missed five episodes completely, so maybe I'll catch it next week.
As some guy here notified that it's airing in Hungary on Animax, which we have the localization of, I checked the schedule and tadah, it's there.
I will notify you about dub, if there is one. As I saw the sneak peak promo, it was subtitled.
Also, it's airing in Romania.
What's funny, that it's the first time Dragon Ball is airing here so the viewers never saw DB or DBZ before :D
Hungary and Romania both had these series in TV.
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Re: Dragon Ball GT finally airing in Czech republic

Post by sangofe » Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:48 am

So it is in Japanese, subtitled in Czech? How about Romania and Hungary?

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Post by MCDaveG » Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:05 am

Well, until Animax took over, every anime here was subtitled and in Japanese. After that, they started to dub things. Well in Hungary I doubt it will be subtitled as I'm familiar with the original dub of Dragon Ball and Z, with Super Saiyans dubbed as Star Warriors :D So, as Hungary is the one that bought the rights for it, it should be dubbed.
On Hungarian site, there you will find the same promo as on the Czech, but at least they have some summary, as on the Czech site is pixelized picture of Son Goku from the GT fight with Ledgic and summary ran trough a translator and gramatically horrible, so it looks like they don't give a f**k at all. But Animax sites are well known for lack of support and bad service.
But in the end, I think that they didn't bother at all, as Dragon Ball franchise is unknown here, so they don't have the treatment like ''sequel to a popular series'', they don't have any treatment.....
So we are returning back to paleolite and have it subbed (which don't bothers me at all personally), but I'm very curious about voices and all. I can confirm for now that opening is in Japanese, as after Pokémon, there never was anime series with localized opening.

I found this on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IACtjwvcaVE
So this probably ran on the Czech channel too, only with czech naration. I will confirm lot of rumors this tuesday :)) Also, I can switch from CZ to HUN and see, if they have it dubbed.
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Post by sangofe » Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:19 am

I'd be extremely interested in hearing a dub, because I love comparing dubs :D

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Post by MCDaveG » Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:26 am

Found it..... Confirms czech subbing in one video :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BOJlXqt ... re=related
So CZ version is without dub. Goten si talking with Vanessa? Bra is written as Bulla. And Hun Vegeta is dubbed by the same actor as in the Z from what I remember.

Here goes Romanian promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPHbLmtb ... re=related

Didn't found better samples unfortunately: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ltL_eWX92k&NR=1
Here's Vegeta: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1eXSOCj ... re=related
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Post by sangofe » Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:18 am

Hungarian dub... subbed in Czech... now that is weird.

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Post by MCDaveG » Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:24 am

Well, it's because we have digital broadcast, so you can switch between languages and subtitles the show is airing in.
I can see this guy watching the Hungarian TV and for some reason have the czech subtitles on :D Don't know why actually.
But as everything points it out this way, czech version will be Jap with sub. And I plan to switch to Hun to hear it also :)
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Post by Attitudefan » Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:03 pm

Showing it without a dub is probably the best thing for the Czech's. I seen a horrible Serbian dub.... yeah, better off with sub's.
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Post by MCDaveG » Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:28 pm

Well, as fan of Japanese version, I'm better without a dub, altough Bleach and Naruto have quite good dubs here, but there are some actors, who can't pull a good job in minor roles. You know, as anime is considered as something like outcast in the TV and movie industry here, they are hiring few good actors for the major roles.
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Post by Attitudefan » Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:32 pm

MCDaveG wrote:Well, as fan of Japanese version, I'm better without a dub, altough Bleach and Naruto have quite good dubs here, but there are some actors, who can't pull a good job in minor roles. You know, as anime is considered as something like outcast in the TV and movie industry here, they are hiring few good actors for the major roles.
Well, knowing that many European dubs have a reputation for not being the best, I think DBZ is better off subbed.

Anime here in Canada is not taken seriously either.
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Post by sangofe » Sun Oct 02, 2011 4:39 pm

Attitudefan wrote:
MCDaveG wrote:Well, as fan of Japanese version, I'm better without a dub, altough Bleach and Naruto have quite good dubs here, but there are some actors, who can't pull a good job in minor roles. You know, as anime is considered as something like outcast in the TV and movie industry here, they are hiring few good actors for the major roles.
Well, knowing that many European dubs have a reputation for not being the best, I think DBZ is better off subbed.

Anime here in Canada is not taken seriously either.

Still, dubs are fun when you compare voices :)

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Post by MCDaveG » Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:19 pm

Yeah, exactly :)) I'm watching things in original, movies, series and all, but well it's fun when you see Star Wars in Japanese for example.
Czech dubs of anime aren't perfect, but got few good actors and the script is pretty well done with translating attack names and all from Japanese to czech to sit well in dialogue.
So I must say we got some good translators. At least for Japanese and other languages. Not much english, as lot of people here know english and some cheaper movies are done by students as brigade during school and you don't need to have a high degree in English to know that it sucks ass. But less frequent languages are done by professionals fortunately.
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Post by Attitudefan » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:48 pm

Well it's true that it is fun!

Well, dubbing in English, especially in America, is more or less common practice by many people.
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Post by MCDaveG » Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:35 am

Going to watch it tonight! So I will update this topic with facts.
Unfortunately, I msut go to pay a visit to my mom and brother to do so, as I myself don't have a TV connection at all.
That's because I don't watch TV at all, as there is nothing airing in it, which turned pretty impractical at time like this :D
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Post by Attitudefan » Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:37 pm

I barely even look at the TV nowadays.

The Czech's got it pretty good for Kai, lucky you guys! :D
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Post by MCDaveG » Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:06 am

I don't know. What's airing on Animax is the same that is airing in Hungary, as simmilar to France, they are probably our AB group for the center Europe. I think that GT is not dubbed in simmilar fashion like other older series, that aired here: Slayers (as Lina, The Bandit Slayer), Yu Yu Hakusho (as Yu Yu Hakusho: The Last Trial) and others.
As Dragon Ball and Z have long history in Hungary, they are now airing GT. I think that as Kai is ''brand new series'' from 2010, it will get a better advertisement and dub, unfortunately and first, the Hungarian group must buy the rights and get it from TOEI to dub it and then send the scripts to CZ. So every fault that can possibly came out of the dub, is to blame Hungarians for. Like the French AB group is at fault for other airings in other states. But this is pure speculation :)
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Post by Attitudefan » Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:19 pm

MCDaveG wrote:I don't know. What's airing on Animax is the same that is airing in Hungary, as simmilar to France, they are probably our AB group for the center Europe. I think that GT is not dubbed in simmilar fashion like other older series, that aired here: Slayers (as Lina, The Bandit Slayer), Yu Yu Hakusho (as Yu Yu Hakusho: The Last Trial) and others.
As Dragon Ball and Z have long history in Hungary, they are now airing GT. I think that as Kai is ''brand new series'' from 2010, it will get a better advertisement and dub, unfortunately and first, the Hungarian group must buy the rights and get it from TOEI to dub it and then send the scripts to CZ. So every fault that can possibly came out of the dub, is to blame Hungarians for. Like the French AB group is at fault for other airings in other states. But this is pure speculation :)
It wouldn't surprise me. In India they got the rights of DBZ through FUNi, or so I've heard. I'd love to hear a Czech dub though, as it would be cool to hear what my relatives would think of it back in the old country :)
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